Hilton.

Yes thanks! I joined the Swellendam team. Also aiming for a 6 hour ride. Good luck!

Ok now I've looked up the Mason Resolution 3, and I'm in love 🥰 about R45k for the frame, and Shimano build from about R80k. https://road.cc/content/review/mason-resolution-3-sram-force-310881

I'm still looking to join a team for the DC, preferably one that is going for a quick time. Any gaps in your lineups? Happy to be the waterboy / mascot 🚴‍♂️

I'll put my hand up as well, if a team needs another rider 🙋‍♂️ Cape town Atlantic seaboard based. A solid A-B batch rider, I'd say. I would be happy to do my share of pulls on the front in turn.

🤯🚀 521 Watts up Franschhoek Pass ?!

Here it is on Ridewithgps.com : https://ridewithgps.com/routes/47243894 I had to approximate a straight line on the rolling gravel road a few k's from the finish, for the updated 2024 route.

This is my closest approximation, using the updated changes shown in the email last week: .fit file. Should work like a .gpx Race_to_the_Sea_Route_2024.fit

Men's XCO today at 13H55. Featuring our own Alan Hatherly 😁 He should be starting on the front of the grid.

I see they're a new company based in Belgium. They primarily show Candice on their testimonials, so they don't appear to have many other athletes using them yet. They report their rim weights in a large range, 250 - 290 grams, depending on finish. That's also super light. And they are priced even lower than South Industries XC rims, directly converted. About R8k each.

Very comfortable. Not a problem at all. And I have lower back issues on long rides. Completely unrelated to the USWE. The water pack doesn't make any difference.

What extra features do you think it will get? LTE / cellular? I don't think so, but that would be amazing. Leave the phone at home, and still be able to receive emergency texts and broadcast location. Unlikely though. More smartphone capabilities probably, to close the gap to Apple watches etc on that front. Though I don't think most hardcore sportspeople need much more than it currently offers.

Amazing! What a weekend 😅 incredible performances from Candice and Alan! Flying the flag very high for South Africa

Firstly, I got two different email subscribe list popups. One on the home page (asking for First, Last name and email) and another on the XC wheels page (with no text field for email address). Your gravel wheels link doesn't work, on the Gravel & Road page. Can you offer a set of gravel wheels with inner width between 25mm - 29, with an external width about 35mm or more ?

Amazing to see the South African 🇿🇦 champ on screen in the breakaway of Stage 1 of the Tour 😁🏆

I like this a lot! It looks so much like the Epic Evo 2023, or the new 2024 Epic 8. Great geometry, clean design, very balanced spec components, and a really attractive price (compared to "entry level" carbon dual susses these days). Great job!