Captain Fastbastard Mayhem

Yep. I had one on the first table, landed on the front wheel and rode it out. Apparently my yelp was hilarious.

Ja ja ja.. Stupid of me, for sure.

was toit.

HOW DARE YOU DISRESPECT HIM!!!

LOL. Waseef Allie

yeah bro, was proper shaite. But... still had a good time. Was lekker seeing the vinnig okes pinning it down Z and on the "gauntlet" near the end. Also had a lekker lag when one of the guys reckoned they should leave a large gap for "this girl" in front of them, when said girl was Jessie Nixon.

My front tyre decided to have an apoplexy. At the bottom of Cobra, it started leaking air quite aggressively. Plugged one hole, bombed it up again, but then another one popped up. And again, and again. Cuts all over the place. When I took the tyre off to install a tube someone kindly gave me, I counted 5 cuts. Sidewalls, main tread, under knobs, all over the place. No sealant left in the tyre. To top it off, the tube I was lent had a schrader valve, instead of a presta. No bueno. Didn't carry my own tube 'cos Hoogies, and 'cos Tubeless (sealant had been topped up just the previous week) Funny thing is. Had a spare tube in the car, in my other pack. Also had a BRAND NEW front tyre in the back of the van, which I'd elected not to fit just the day before. What I *think* happened is that on cobra, the previously sealed cuts started leaking again, and there wasn't enough sealant to plug em again. The tyre was old, and in hindsight I should have changed it on Saturday before the race. Didn't wanna take ANOTHER tube from another rider, just in case they needed it with still 4 stages to go. Also started early for a reason, and didn't wanna find myself caught at the bottom of Trail Z with another puncture and no way to fix it. Didn't go back to the car for a fix cos that would have left me as DEFINITELY the last person on the trail, and you know how unfit I am. Stupid. Stupid, stupid stupid. So I took it as a sign of impending beerage, and someone offered me a tube at the top of ss5. Figured there was minimal chance of them needing it with just that stage left. New tyre is going on today.

Unfortunately not, though he did ask if we could run it in for him!

His bike is fine!!!

Yep. Blitzvinnig

Both the primary and backup system failed for st2 apparently. Excluding it for everyone is therefore the right thing to do.

That was Riaan, one of the dudes that I ride with. Took a PROPER stack. In hospital now, nothing super serious, but still won't ride for a while.

Indeed.

YUP.

XR500 was on my dream list. Still is.

LOL. DEFINITELY.

These are (if I remember correctly) my first tapes. And And

also, don't fall into the trap of thinking things like honey are any better. Sugar is sugar. Regardless of the source. Apples, oranges, etc. Good thing about the fruit, is that it has fibre to offset the metabolisation of the sugar.

Definitely!!!

You'll get the piss taken, but in good nature. We don't GAF what you wear. I'm doing the obligatory flannel n fanny pack.

And get laced with a fine, extra duties & a 2 month wait when Customs query it. Don't commit customs fraud, guys. It's not the right thing to do. And yes, a mate had his single-trailer detained when the shop he bought it from "kindly" decided to rate it at a value of GBP5.

or.... just put youtube.com in front of the URL that's there?

Having trouble there, Tim?

It's cos he has a lower overall density than air. So he floats over everything.

Did you give him a step so he could get onto his bike? He sometimes needs a boost.