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If I look at what some of you weigh versus your height I am seriously screwed! No wonder I can't keep up with the racing snakes! EK IS TE DIK!!!!

My bike has gone on strike after taking such a beating on the TB so I am forced to rest!

- better identification of support vehicles with team numbers clearly visible on the support vehicles to ensure that support vehicles stick to the rules and to ensure that unauthorised vehicles do not enter the check points. (some teams had up to 4 cars at checkpoint 4, resulting in cars having to park for over 1km down the road resulting in teams having to cycle all the way back to their cars, into oncoming traffic to get to their support cars. NO MORE SUPPORT CARS DURING THE RACE! The 20 teams that have these vehicles make things very difficult for the other 350 teams just so that they can enjoy not having to plan around crates. Stop it, it is just not necessary.

I find this silence re this past event rather weird, odd, even scary for THE HUB. I thought someone would be complaining about something?? Well, all I want to say is that this was one b1tch of a race! TransGrootrivier seriously kicked a couple guys in the teeth. Great challenge, but NO to this being the route every year. I'll take my chances with buffalo and rhino before I have to climb the new BMAC!!!

The system is fundamentally flawed in that new riders automatically get put in the waiting list queue. It makes a mockery of their whole story about everyone having a fair chance. Coupled with a IT meltdown the big word is "F...UP"

Rush Entry Process = Hurry Up and Wait

Ysterman, welldone! Just remember all the posts above have also been trying since 12h. But the system is flawed in that it tries to accept entries and allocate. It should just accept right now and allocate later so that everyone has a fair chance.

No its somma SERVICE UNAVAILABLE!!!

Useless, like applying for a governmet tender, if you don't know the right people you aint gonna get it!

That's warm!!!

If my memory serves me correct its between CHK 2 and 3

Not many cyclists will see this view, due to it possibly getting dark by the time you get here.....

Some of the new road!

Well done to the organisers for taking the brave step to change the route. A lot of riders will certainly be questioning the decision, but it is all in favour of the riders. Virgin territory for everyone!!!

Dit gaan koud wees...!!!!

Looks like nice weather for the ride http://www.accuweather.com/en-us/za/eastern-cape/bergplaas/forecast2.aspx

Quick Q to all the Pro TB riders - I have been booked off my bike with a rather nasty chest infection which is going to take a couple of days to clear. We have been training for the TB, so the legs are not too lazy, but at what stage do you rather pull out of the team due to health than drop your team during the race? When does one say "no go"?

I just tried to apply for the new data bundle package form 8ta via telephone so that I didn't have to go into a shop to do it. All went fine until they started asking questions about things that had nothing to do with applying for this contract. What is your current cellphone number, when does your contract expire, what phone are you using...... When I brought it under attention of the person doing the application I was merely told, well, either answer our questions or go into a shop and go through all the paperwork! WTF! This is clearly a way for them to get hold of information to try and steal from other networks in the future, and they do it without skaamte! Beware, if you want to keep your personal information secure don't speak to these plonkers!

Forget about the weight issue, unless you are a Burry S! Good strong good grip tyre, centre nips just run off a bit quick if you run the tyre pressure too hard.

I did a little online shopping at CWC last week and got to work this morning to find my neatly wrapped parcel waiting at my office. Everything neatly packed, invoiced, and a little something extra Verniet en Gratis!! Thanks, Chris (Jnr) and your team for great service!

And as usual the organisers are DEAD quiet...... The site does not get updated, none of the Hub's Q's get answered. Definitely not the way to do it.

What a ride! After something like that how do you get excited about the next ride?

Giant Anthem X29er

Loving mine! Getting use to it, single track is taking a bit to get use to. Apparantly this bike is the lightest in its claas in stock form. Clearly Giant did some homework and the result is starting to resemble a cult following......

Giant Anthem 29er, under 30k, then new wheels and stuff, well below 50k!!!