Sparki 1

you gonna love it. pure bliss

For the 60km race, i got a total of 1019m gain on my garmin. One of my mates got over 1400m with his tomtom and another got over 1200m with strava and another got 1118m with a garmin. i know it varies and there is no right or wrong but i am rather keen to hear what elev gain others got for this event and how was it measured i.e. garmin/strava/tom tom........

time is fixed

aaahhh piket-bo-berg my fav annual event.

loved the event. great route, great weather and venue. the marathon is always a force to be reckoned with for me. now if saseeding can only fix my time

dump it

that was the Rectron race if memory serves.

The Baths in Citrusdal.

enjoyed this event. hopefully the weather will play along again for #3.

It was farkin cold. My fingers were numb for about 1hour into the race. Bb is also stuffed good I got 1567m gain on garmin.

Bargain!!!!!!! Your friend loves you.......

If the bike is in very good condition and that is the float factory series shock I'll say offer him 18k. How much do you weigh and do u ride very aggressively? Those gt hard tails are bullet proof but does have some degree of flex if throwing it around corners. Another thing to note is frame clearance in the rear for tyres 2.2 inches or wider.

all i can think of is 'lucky bugger' to have all that beer!!!

really enjoyed this event. thumbs up to PPA! Although the temp was effing cold on take-off, it turned out rather pleasant for me after about 30 min into the race.

i got to the venue late and missed my A batch start. managed to just about get into b batch and take off with them. at the finish, i informed the race time officials that i took off 10min late and they adjusted my start time to 7:40am. my time shows spot on

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anyone know how seeding will work on the day? i'm in for bone crusher but nowhere does it indicate my seeding batch on my number board. it seems all bone crusher riders has white boards with black numbers. do we perhaps get scanned into our chutes?

holy thread resurrection right here munchkin

Yes it is totally safe. I ride alone most of the time all hours of the day and never felt unsafe once.

agree!!!!!

i heard there were lots of riders taking all sorts of short cuts in the second half......i personally only saw 3 riders in front of me bailing after the first 25km by going back to the start venue. dont think they went over the timing mat at the finish line though otherwise their finishing time would have been under 1h30min

second place is Cradle

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just make pretty sure you frame allows for it. also remember, your wheels flex under load which might cause your tyre to rub against the frame if your gap isn't big enough. Your weight will also cause excessive flex. is it a dual suspension or hard tail?

Pity about the traffic jam with the short route riders.