Rudi Pollard

You definitely got shafted... Go and k@k out that mechanic!!!

I also use the X-King Protection and it very clearly says protection on the one side of the tyre... I know its a race king in the picture but my X-Kings have the same "Protection" stamp as in this picture http://brimages.bikeboardmedia.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/continental-race-king-mountain-bike-tire02.jpg

Is that just on the Marathon or for the entire weekend? I know on the ultra like 50 guys out of the 200 starters finished...

Finished in 5:39. Very tough day out there. Bike is a bit sick after yesterday

Killed me last year after the mamba chased up my heart rate

mamba is gonna hurt me thinks

Well at least its not going to be 45 degrees on top of the mountain again...

I learnt my lesson with Mamba last year. Heart rate went mad on Mamba and never came down for the rest of the day. Will try and pace it better on Saturday

Contact them on twitter and facebook as well. They usually respond there

I am B for the Marathon on Saturday and A for the Half on Sunday. See you guys there

That first half kills your legs so the second half definitely does not feel like downhill!!! Hopefully it wont be as hot as last year

You can do it by removing the valve core and squirting it through there. I take mine off as I want to clean out the old sealant... Lots of youtube videos to guide you on this one...

Bombs will do it yes, but if you have a few holes it starts to dry up and it causes this. I have found these in my tyres without using CO2 bombs...

I have never replaced mine since doing the conversion and I have not had any issues...

I depends on the tyres you use and how many punctures you would have had sealed but I try and do it every 2 months. Once you take the tyre off you will know if the timing is right or not. If your sealant dries up, you get these little monsters in your tyres: http://fcdn.mtbr.com/attachments/29er-components/741700d1354456507-how-do-you-check-stans-sealant-stans.jpg

You take your tyres off and clean out the old sealant. Go and buy some sealant at you LBS and put about 60-75ml in there while you remount the tyres. I usually go the BP close to my house and use their pump to get the tyres seated on the rim again. Some tubeless tyres you will be able to get seated with a floor pump and some elbow grease, but others you will need compressed air... Its a very easy job...

HI geemobee, Once the conversion is done, you dont need to do it again, so once the tyres are worn out you look for a special and get some new tubeless tyres for half price - thats my approach anyway... As for maintenence, you just need to make sure that you top up the tubeless sealant every now and then. About every 2 months I take my tyres off and replace the sealant. It dries up after a while which renders it useless so you need to replace it every now and then. And avoid using CO2 bombs as far as possible. That screws up your sealant as well.

Thanks for the feedback Fritz, Just one point regarding the numbers. It sounds like all your planning was done for 1000-1500 riders. Why not place a cap on the number of entries if you know any more would cause havoc like this? Most of the problems was caused because you planned for a lot less people than actually entered. I loved the route by the way. Some proper mountainbiking!!!

Ek het nog Continental X-King protections so sal hulle maar gebruik vir nou. Sal dalk iets anders moet kry vir agter...

Dis die eerste keer wat ek so sukkel met hulle en ek ry al lank met Ikons. Anyway hulle gaan vervang word na hierdie naweek. Kan nie so sukkel met Sabie nie

Get the 310XT or 910XT quick release kit. Thats got a strap which works with the Quarter turn fitting I got mine directly from Garmin

Does anybody have more information on what happened with the finish of the Ultra. I saw on Twitter that Charles was not a happy camper with the signage at the end as he took a wrong turn and effectively lost the race. I did watch the video of Lourens at the finish and he mentioned that he listened to what was said at the start and thus knew that second time around he had to follow the right boards. I see in the Cannondale newsletter they are still investigating this.

Silverbacks guarantee would only cover the frame if it fails. Component failure(chain, derailleur etc) would not be covered.

Maxxis Ikons. It was more bad luck than anything else. Refilled my sealant earlier in the week as well. Lost about 20mins due to the tyres

I have to agree with everyones sentiments. The route was really great, no problems there. Although I had 7 punctures I still finished with a decent time. The waterpoints was shocking for such a big race. Even the girls at the waterpoints admitted that there were only roped in on Wednesday and it was the first time ever which they had to do a waterpoint at a cycle race. That is ridiculous if you look at all the races Fritz and Co has organised over the years!!! The merging of the routes at the end was a disaster. You would think that they have learnt their lesson at the Trailseeker series but NO, they still think its a good idea. Anyway the riding was great, so for that I will be back. But I have learnt not to expect to much from Advendurance...