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If you in the Cape, bring it to me, I charge R399 😉

Yup and the Epic is not ideal prep for the rest of the short course season. Both Neff & Lecomte are in Stellenbosch at the moment preparing for the season and neither are at the Epic.

Sunset on Zevenwaght

The Avalanche is also a great option for not much more money.

Yes, the riders have a time slot after each stage where they can log an objection as per UCI regs. If it can be proven, they will either get their time back or a portion thereof. It's happened in the past before, you just don't really hear about it on TV. I was on one of the bikes at the time (ps. it wasn't me 😇)

so its now about TSS? not too long ago it was about being equal prize money... eish Fixed 😉

That turned out absolutely beautiful, well done on the attention to detail you put into the restoration 👏

Yup, we're all hero's until it happens too us. I have a mate that's an ex-springbok MMA fighter that was mugged outside Kayamnadi and offered up no resistance because the assailant was a deranged, drugged up lunatic on tik wielding a machete. Just one strike of that knife and your life could end. Is your bike worth a family without a father? You read the situation and you react appropriately. That's the wise thing to do if you're able to function properly in a fight or flight situation. Not everyone has that ability though because they're never been faced with it before.

@two hands Chris has pretty much summed up how I feel about this issue so I don't have much more to add. I also ride for a local NPO that raises funds for those in desperate need of assistance so I get where you're coming from. My gripe isn't with the kids or the entire community, it's with the bad elements in that community that are using the good elements to shelter themselves. While you might go in there daily, you're naive if you don't think you're a possible target at any time of the day, that's just a reality is SA.

Correct, works for me. If you're sheltering known criminals then you're part of the problem rather than the solution. I know it's not that simple but I also don't have all the answers.

By having police security

So a normal day in Montagu then 😉

World class MTBer and wipes out on an electric scooter in town... you just can't make these things up. The odds are ridiculous yet it happens. I truly feel for her, the amount of time and effort to get to this point is just off the charts.

I'm always torn between supporting this event or giving it the middle finger. On any given day of the week you cannot even cycle past Kayamnandi for fear of being hijacked of your bike and belongings yet you as a cyclists get asked to support an event that promotes the upliftment of the sport in the area. Yeah no, it just doesn't work for me, it's just a little too ironic. Until something gets done about cyclists safety in the area, I'll steer clear of this initiative... again.

Ek haal my helmet af vir julle manne, julle is ysters... pure blue steel. I helped push the other buggy all the way up Smitswinkel and my left knee is still sore today. It's the only time my HR went into Z4 all day 😄 I can't believe that you guys do that for 109km's, it's truly impressive 👏🙌

We had a rather spectacular day out there enjoying the freedom on the Cape. Fell back a few groups and cycled with my wife who was on her ebike. A mate of mine "Hennie" decided to join us as well. Departed at a leisurely 7:36am, stopped in Kalk Bay for our first coffee at Vida and then cruised through to the Deli at Noordhoek for another coffee and munchie stop at the Deli. The long rest did wonders for the legs and the missus's tender tush and Chappies and Suikers were a breeze on rested coffee legs 🙃 Had a wonderful time shooting the breeze with the other riders and spotted some beautiful old steel classics still doing active duty. Of course we also encountered a fair number of plonkers as well who bore the blunt of my best Afrikaans expletives regarding their mother and how they ride... I apologize to those who were around me at the time. Outstanding day out there, next year same time and place? 👍

Sounds like the opening line to a song of international sports... "Join us or lose"

Resistance was futile 😊 I've been lusting after one ever since they were launched so it was just a matter of time I guess.

"Snap" @Eugene Oppelt 😉 From the top of Dorsberg last night during the Titan Racing night ride event

Perfect, thanks 🙏

Wonderful, see you guys there 👍 Just 2 questions; How do we know if we registered correctly and get a free trail ticket after sending the sms as there's no confirmation sms? What time will the ride start? Getting to Meerendal from Brackenfell after work is a time consuming process with this insane gridlocked traffic.

I hear you... on the steep fire road climb up pass Coetzenberg (granny gear type steep), the wife and myself were riding next to each other and I heard a bike coming at speed and suggested to her to move out the way because there's someone coming up very fast on an ebike and then Wout Alleman passed us doing an interval... and he wasn't on an ebike. I almost got off and sold my bike, the speed was just stupid fast 😲

You've seen how fast she rides, I had no chance 🤣

I rode the Eden & G-Spot trails on Sat morning and the Stellenbosch hills are literally crawling with Marathon Pros doing last minute prep and intervals for the Epic. The most noticeable was the lovely, Loana Lecomte, she tends to catch your eye when she rides past 😇

Check them out on FB, very much an "Inclusive group" which is why they have grown so quickly. They're pretty much entrenched in the Northern burbs community and Titanium and SJC security often offer them security cover on their rides. They even have their own kit. All the best with your idea, it seems like you've put a lot of time and thought into it 👍