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Velouria

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  1. We've successfully avoided the lure of 36One for a couple of years now - I think I can do the same here. Also, it doesn't help that the next 24hr will be in 2022 - I'll be old and jittery by then!
  2. Oh, and don't forget William Keith - a former winner from way back 90mm suspension up front was excessive, and 26ers ruled the roost!
  3. Thanks PhilipV - this is my retirement race. (I know I always say this, but I'm serious this time - I'm getting to old for this self abuse!) Another name to watch is Grant Lottering. He can certainly do the distance. To win Oak Valley you need to do around 32 laps, which works out to be about 380kms and around 8000m of climbing. Enough to make me want to curl into a ball and cry!
  4. This route is definitely hardtail friendly. I'd leave the 2.4s on the front and back if you're going to be doing a lot of riding. Grip, comfort and control are far more important than speed. I'm running 2.35s front and back, on my Yeti.
  5. I'm so glad I'm not the only one who saw this. I'm quite sure it's fixable with a bit of duct tape!
  6. Yup - no tent. No spare chair. No distractions. I have heard rumours that she also brings gin and tonic, red wine, some really tasty steaks etc. But I have never seen evidence of these indulgences!
  7. And the shoulder to cry on at 3 in the morning when you want to go home!
  8. I always say that riding the bike is the easy part. Being the brains of the operation is the hard part. I think doing it unsupported solo should be a separate category! (My only advice would be a very big cooler box with 30 premixed bottles!)
  9. We first rode DC with Nic in 2013 - this is what I had to say then: https://www.velotales.com/2013/11/double-century-2013.html
  10. It's been such a long time that I think I am a noob all over again! Watching a solo rider pass another rider (not a common occurance) is like watching a Formula 1 overtake move in super slo motion - the whole procedure takes about 3 minutes! So, I can afford to be polite and have a whole conversation - in fact, I often enjoy the company, the slower pace, and the distraction. My passing phrase is "Hi there - passing on your left/right when you get the chance", followed by a "Thank you", and it seems to work like a charm
  11. Maybe this is just the sort of event we need for us to learn how to be civil to each other again. I've never had an issue, both as someone passing people, or as someone being passed. As long as both parties are polite and patient, the course provides enough space to pass. "Please" and "Thank you" have an amazing effect in miraculously widening the trail. As for the E-bikes - the purest in me isn't convinced, but if we want events like this to continue, we need numbers, and if the numbers are riding E-bikes, so be it. I think I would take the E-bikers over the trail runners - at least we have a few more things in common.
  12. Just did some Strava number crunching: My commute is 17kms from home to work. I commuted 130 times on the bike (a commute is one way, and excludes rides where I went training after work before riding home). I did 2411kms of commuting. I spent 90 hours getting to work and back. And I climbed 31327 metres.
  13. Here is the interview: http://www.702.co.za/podcasts/196/the-best-of-afternoon-drive-with-joanne-joseph/275802/eye-witness-account-in-the-nick-dlamini-attack-by-rangers
  14. And SANParks though that this was their biggest crisis of the day...
  15. The foreigners have latched on - a world of poo coming SANParks' way
  16. Luckily, Nic has friends in high places - Premier Winde is already aware of this, and I suspect we won't be seeing the end of this for a while...
  17. Clean break of the humerus. A snap - not a fracture...
  18. And boy do we have a few stories to tell Busy working on it
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