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Rowl

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  1. Some nice photies!
  2. I see Hayley Preen is part of Lifetime Grand Prix 2024 list, but surprised to not see Vera Looser given her 3rd place last year and Konny racing (maybe she didn't enter or not interested). Very cool series, thanks for sharing. Though I would say some of the riders could be a bit more down to earth, but just my take.
  3. Too funny. Thanks for the thread and congrats @bleedToWin. Following!
  4. Forgive me for saying this, but I thought this was discussed ad nauseam with the actual cancellation. Trust me when I say they were ready to stage the event and did what they could to have it go on. Yes the weather wasn't actually so bad on the Sunday morning, but given the warning and floods across the province, this was the right choice. The roosterkoek was made and ready to be served at the waterpoint (and was ultimately donated), the medics were on stand-by, etc. It's like saying that you want the roosterkoek to be unmade or the medics to give back the money. I assume the organisers take their cut, but do you not want to pay them for all the prep and time spent on actually getting ready for staging the event and/or ensure that a next event is staged. What is a sufficient discount for predicting the weather 6 months ahead of time, wrong, and having the provincial disaster management call the race off? An entry costs just about R1k, the Prince George double that, go figure. I understand you incurred a lot of cost, at what point should they have cancelled / how much discount do you want?
  5. (We had to pay for the Trail Meraki shirts a few years ago...)
  6. Thanks for sharing!
  7. Thanks for the recommendation, I use to use Hubtiger but they seem to have fallen of the edge of the earth.
  8. Jeepers you're making it difficult to say no...
  9. Why not start with a flatbar and rigid fork? You're going to spend money on shifters and brakes and you might find the bike doesn't lend itself to the setup or you don't enjoy it as much as you want. This also won't result in any throwaway parts.
  10. Sorry for your loss.
  11. Ja nee dis darem 'n innings! Geluk en baie sterkte met die volgende stappe, deel stories en foto's met ons asb. En dankie vir die boodskap hier!
  12. Haven't read through everything said, but will also consider leaving Strava if it gets too much. For now, I wonder the impact of this will be long-term: https://press.strava.com/articles/strava-appoints-google-executive-michael-martin-as-ceo
  13. All good quality brakes, if my budget was a bit better I would have gone for the Juin Techs. The Z-Race was reviewed by Trace Velo in 2022 and it seemed good enough.
  14. I bought zrace br-005 brakes on Aliexpress and received them about a month ago. You can search youtube for some reviews, not a lot out there but good quality so far.
  15. Was entered for the 100 and downgraded to the 50 miler using a DC legs excuse. Also saw the distance between WP2/3 and thought I would have to carry a 3rd bottle or pack potentially. The 50miler was also rollers for days which I enjoyed, WPs were 20km apart and we stopped at each one. Well stocked with friendly peeps and I personally enjoyed the gummies. I was on an alu Momsen with 40s and had to choose my line every now and then, but hey that's gravel for you. The vibe at the finish was lekker with a good variety of pizza being served and the rosette was a nice touch. Yes I'll gladly be back.
  16. Rowl

    The Munga

    Munga is live on the finish line, a bit laggy on my side: https://www.facebook.com/TheMungaMTB/videos/315092788096488/ Edit: Vernon is still 7-odd km out, so still some time.
  17. Rowl

    The Munga

    Only Vernon Rudman at risk currently.
  18. Rowl

    The Munga

    Nogsteeds 'n wenner and no shame in knowing when to pull the plug.
  19. Rowl

    The Munga

    Ag jinne man, hoop alles is ok😕
  20. Rowl

    The Munga

    Thought as much, thanks.
  21. Rowl

    The Munga

    I see someone posted a live link, but this service wants R38 to register, anyone figure anything out?
  22. Rowl

    The Munga

    Take a bow, hope the man from Nam sees all the support he had on here!
  23. Rowl

    The Munga

    I hope it is just the tracker being a little weird...
  24. Rowl

    The Munga

    Think Thinus will slow a bit again with him starting the climb, and likewise think the climb was the gap closing factor. But lekker nonetheless.
  25. Rowl

    The Munga

    Can't fathom this to be honest... Wonder how Drikus would match up to Benky on the RhinoRun.
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