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I bought a replacement battery from Takealot for my edge 520 , took it to our local Pakistani cellphone shop and the guy charged me R100 to replace the battery. I am back to 12 hour battery life comfortably

Doing my 5th this weekend, weather is really looking great for a change. Good luck to everybody riding

I agree , it sucks but it is what it is. No event can afford to give discounts or roll over entries if basically 100% of the operating cost was already paid.

Mmmmm...certainly entertaining. For some reason I am wondering what happened to that oke that sold bike tours in Stanford and vanished off the face of the earth

We did the race and was fortunate to finish just before sunset , we rushed to our accommodation at Mentors. Showered, ate something and returned to the finish a couple of hours later to wait for friends. Only then I realized that there was nothing at the finish. I could see the disappointment on riders faces when they were told to buy something at the Wimpy stand. Some people were really spent and to expect from them to fall around and look for a drink or snack is just wrong.

After completing the past race I would strongly recommend decent gloves and a proper rain jacket. We saw riders that couldn't even shift gears or take a bite with clogged up hands. Our stops was brief at CP 1,2 and 3 in order to stay warm on the bike. We kept on reminding each other to eat and drink and just focused on reaching the next CP. The water crossings was actually pleasant, it felt warm. Even before we started I could tell which teams were not going to make it. With the right attitude and mindset you will be fine. Good luck and enjoy

Hats off to everyone who finished. This was my 4th Baviaans and I have never felt so cold on a bike. We didn't waste any time at the check points and just kept going after brief stops to stay warm. From cp 5 the conditions improved and we found a nice rhythm and finished just before sunset. The highlight of my day was the last km's on the single track that was dry.

The weather will probably change 3 times before Saturday

I was privileged to be involved at the Epic this year as crew member and spend every day at various sections alongside the route. Apart from the acceptable dropout rate from the heat, illness, mechanicals, crashes etc I was stunned at number of riders that pitch up genuinely under prepared. There is definitely a percentage of riders that under estimate the Epic either by poor fitness/conditioning and shockingly poor skill levels. Everyday there was a couple of really big guys at the back end that did amazingly well in difficult conditions and if they can manage to be prepared there's no excuse.

So glad my wife lost interest in cycling. First world problems is hard on a man🤪

If you are not fuzzy about accommodation book a room at the hostel. We have stayed there on 4 previous races and enjoyed it. Dinner and breakfast included.

I can't say which is better, both versions was really good but stage 3 at the SB for me is definitely harder. For the guys doing the shiraz keep something in the tank for the last 15km

Rode Oakvalley today, the trails are in good condition. Looking forward to 3 awesome days.

Its already up in team format.

The High court apparently granted a interdict today for the removal of all unoccupied structures and any further shacks being erected. The municipality is looking for alternative land to house to current land grabbers. The danger however is protest action that will probably follow