El Scorcho

I've only heard good things about Castelli...

I love my Edge 200, it just works, and is perfect if you're only looking for speed and distance.

Agreed, better (lighter/cooler/more comfortable) than the R600 Giro I was using before.

I live in Sunninghill, old start/finish point was perfect for me

I've got X5 shifters and RD, and a Deore FD on my bike with a triple crankset.

I can't bring myself to enter this one considering it normally costs me R15 entry to ride there!

I've got a First Ascent pack, bladder didn't last more than 2 months (cap to close it broke). The bag itself is great though, but I'm going to get a Camelbak replacement bladder rather than a cheap one.

This is what I do, I don't have a bike rack. I get a medium Momsen 29er into the backseat of my C Class easily - though I remove the seatpost as well which makes it a bit easier.

800 lumen is enough, I've done the Kia night races at Modderfontein with a 600 lumen handlebar light only. I did get myself a headlamp as well now, would still be fine without it though. I'm also doing this one.

I've got UST/LUST Ardents front and back, lots of grip and bulletproof. Highly recommended.

I'd go for the Momsen, generally the best bang for buck in that price range. I've been through this exercise twice and, spoiler alert, I now own two Momsens.

Titan makes some really nice looking frames, especially in that carbon range

I'm pretty sure that's the one I saw at Solomon's

I saw one in Solomon's Woodmead last time I was there, around R900 I think.

I still feel a little silly, seeing as all I needed to do was not walk around in them for hours after a ride!