Bub Marley

I think the old route coming up Vissers was much more unique. Now it kinda feels like your standard Durbanville road race. Even Odendal is cut in half. Would be nice if they could actually get to repairing Vissershok again.

Any event happening between July-October has a risk of being rained out. And that’s probably 90% of the gravel and off-road events. Nothing we can do about it though. 2023 was a terrible winter in terms of rain but we needed it as well.

Im entered for the 100km race.

What exactly is complete nonsense?

Please provide evidence that their profit is more than 20% or is just an assumption?

I attended the RvR race as well and also suffered that same delay. I think the big difference with that event is that was negligence on the organisers part wrt not having enough ambulances. So they needed to do more than just a discount and fair play to them they have done that.

Just like you had to fork out the full costs, so did the organisers. There’s nothing we can do about the weather unfortunately. They actually do not need to refund you anything so honestly I would take the small discount. Until we get to add some insurance for event cancellations, there is nothing we can do about it unfortunately.

Definitely pink. But I think it looks good regardless of colour.

Yeah i think the winner of our group did 2:40 which is crazy fast.

I was in F and our group started like a house on fire. I got caught out fiddling with my computer and next thing you know there’s a gap and you’re just burning unnecessary matches trying to close it.

That Finistime website is just pathetic honestly. The times will probably be transferred to Racetec soon but yeah we’re gonna have to make do with it for now until the upgraded site is ready. Most likely will be launched around Argus time along with the permanent race boards. For now it’s carry on buying the stupid disposable ones to make up for the free one we are receiving for the Argus. You can’t make this stuff up 🤣

1048 finishers on the long route today. Fantastic turnout and hopefully we see this attendance continue for all the races leading up to the Argus.

No beating around the bush here 🤣 “Make the most of the water point at Lord’s Wines, because you’re about to tackle the hardest 12kms of your pathetic little cycling career”

Only had good dealings with Evobikes so far as well. Will wait for them to respond accordingly before making any assumptions. I also think the OP is allowed to feel aggrieved if the service levels are not at the correct standard. I do think he could’ve gone at it in a better way though. At the same time, i also feel that hubbers sometimes are blindly loyal to certain bike shops or people because they haven’t had issues. I think it’s fine to praise a certain bike shop but I also think we shouldn’t protect them when they’ve done wrong. In saying that, I hate taking these things online. I try and sort my issues out in person. I think we are far too quick these days to just jump on social media and bash companies.

For road biking, if you exclude the usual peninsula stuff, then yes either Bainskloof or Franschhoek pass is great. There’s a nice breakfast spot at the foot of Bains where you can stop. And there are loads of options in Franschhoek as well for a nice stop.

While the actual temperature might not be that high, the real feel will be. When you are outside for hours on end with the sun baking you it all adds up. It probably felt close to 50degrees so all credit to those who braved the heat.

I’m not actually sure when was the last time i held any newspaper tbh.

You okes might have just solved the puzzle. It’s no co-incidence that the drop in numbers coincided with the Argus dropping the sponsorship.

No one uses any of the stuff because they’re useless to cyclists. I think people would care a bit more if it was actually relevant. It’s not high on my list of important things, but it would be nice to actually get a goody bag with a few useful items. The DC goody bag is great as they always surprise you with something. yeah, meant this year. I’ve edited the post.

This year will be my 13th and probably my last one for a few years with Ramadan in the mix. I think for a capetonian it’s a no brainer to enter every year but obviously understandable for those travelling from further if cost is holding you back.

I only take my bikes to Mark’s Bike Shop in Bellville. Fully recommend him.

How? Surely there is a block on Shimano components as they force you to use the local agent.?

Merlin wont ship Shimano components to South Africa.

Ill play as well. The Cannondale was my very first bike. Still have it but hasn’t seen daylight in donkeys years. The mileage is obviously not accurate as I did most of my riding on that bike pre-Strava.

I just had a quick gander at the website and I see they’re bringing the road race back (or are they). Looks like a 3 day event. Day 1 - Looks like gravel Day 2 - Mtb Day 3 - Road or Gravel I wish there was a bit more info about the routes etc. Still a bit vague for now but at least it’s got me semi excited slightly again.