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Here is a video of a crash into my buddy the other day @ groenkloof: http://youtu.be/iQvqgOyx6h8

Great idea! Just what the MTB scene needed!! If this takes off, we are in for some proper mtb'ing fun! I like your idea of a 2-day event Enduro on Sat / XC on Sun Keep us posted!

When will it air on TV?

http://enduro-mtb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/8113129224_c7ff5a444d_b-780x520.jpg The good thing about it: you can hang with your friends, ride to the different stages together, talk and have fun. You should definitely take some energy bars but of course it’s more delicious to stop at one of the refreshment stations and grab a slice of pizza, focaccia, cake or fruit.http://enduro-mtb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/8113124978_871dfb1941_b-780x520.jpg Once you get to the start, the tension grows. The friendly chitter chatter ends, full-face helmet on, get on the bike! GO!http://enduro-mtb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/8113110577_15858f38bc_b-780x520.jpg Rough, flowing, short climb, then flat – damn it – pedal! Finally, the finish line! The tracks are not only a technical treat; panorama and flow are not far behind and are definitely the icing on the cake. Compulsory full-face helmet rules make absolute sense on tracks with these kind of Downhill characteristics!http://enduro-mtb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/8113119344_0f36358ba3_b-780x520.jpg After every stage, you wait for your buddies and ride on to the next one together. Towards the end of the race, the time limits are smaller and therefore tougher. But as they say: misery loves company.http://enduro-mtb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/8108090984_12d8569496_b-780x520.jpg Marco Fidalgo from Berg Cycles After half a day, 50 kilometers and 2000 meters in altitude (6500 ft), you have reached the finish line and gained 30 minutes of racing time in your calves. Battle-scarred but still with a smile on your face. Enduro races demand everything from a rider – no matter which discipline he originates from. In the end, they are all reunited in ONE discipline.

I was at this one event a while back in the east of Pretoria.... stood at the front of the field cause I was early. Parked there and watched everyone getting ready, getting in line. Just chilling there on my bike waiting for the start... lekker rustig, THEN these mountain bikers that you are probably referring to (or that I can relate to) came from the side of the starting line and made their way through to front of the field. FFS!! WHY!? There was such limited space to get through, so I said "where do you want to go?" Then this prick flipped and kakked me out Such an inconvenience to everyone else who made the effort to be in line and on time to get their positions, but no, they have to make their way through everyone just to get to the front. Dit maak my die moer in!!! I have seen these species at other Gauteng XC events as well. Not all XC mountain bikers are like that, I must say, but they seem to be trending in this scene, of which I am getting more gatvol lately. I love my riding and respect others on the trail (or farm roads ). Leave your attitude at home and rather start enjoying what you do and have some manners. I am heading over to to the Enduro scene....

http://enduro-mtb.co...-superenduro-2/ The Future of Mountainbiking: SuperEnduro http://enduro-mtb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/8113130630_a9a3e8d35f_b-780x520.jpg >> While it was common courtesy to ride cross country as well as downhill at the beginning of mountain biking, a wide gap has formed between those two disciplines in the last couple of years;Caused by a gradual technical specialization, coming along with the development of fashion trends in each discipline. Nowadays, a single glimpse at the bikes is enough to spot the differences: except for two wheels, Cross-country and Downhill bikes have almost nothing in common anymore. http://enduro-mtb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/8108077611_e5692d4530_b-780x520.jpg Two very different extremes. Practically! Enduro is returning to where the other disciplines once went their separate ways. In a very unique way, Enduro reunites the essential elements of the origins of mountain biking and adds some new ones, too: stamina, fitness, technical skills, style, competition and fun. You could argue that Enduro represents the diversity of mountain biking, by combining the nicest aspects of all disciplines. For Enduro you don’t need extreme stamina like in Cross-country. It isn’t as technically challenging as Downhill tracks either but rather displays a compromise combining those disciplines and requires the rider to make this compromise as well. http://enduro-mtb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/8113129778_df76299234_b-780x520.jpg More precisely: all-round skills and all-round bikes for all-round tracks. At the Superenduro race in Finale Ligure, the spark of hope was rekindled to reunite the riders of these disciplines. Worldcup riders of all disciplines were present: Downhill, Fourcross, Cross-country. Their common purpose? Having fun at mountain biking! http://enduro-mtb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/8108097116_34c495b865_b-780x520.jpg They couldn’t have asked for better circumstances: sun, beach and Italian flair. http://enduro-mtb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/8108146998_97757b6989_b-780x520.jpg The night before the actual race, they organized a nice prologue. A night-race within the historic downtown of Finale Ligure, which most riders finished off with a cool beer and some delicious antipasti. http://enduro-mtb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/8113121553_dc0919630d_b-780x520.jpg The next morning, everyone packed their backpacks and pilgrimed to the Piazza Principale, where the beginning of the race track was placed. Everywhere you turned: relaxed faces – hardly a racing atmosphere. Why would there be? http://enduro-mtb.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/8113122121_17af383f85_b-780x520.jpg Superenduro is a racing format, which consists of several stages. In a nutshell: time is only taken on downhills. The transfer rides to the next stage simply have to be completed in a certain time range. In the end, the total time of all stages is going to determine the winner. In 2012 it is Dan Atherton.

YES PLEASE! http://enduro-mtb.com/en/

Is there a video by any chance of someone shredding at the Spruit? Would like to see the setup and maybe make a trip one Saturday to go and ride there!

Never been there - I'm from the flat plains of Gauteng (Pretoria)

Sweet!

Awesome! Thanks for explaining that Nigel. Reason I was asking is that some of the XC events are getting boring, and I wanted to try something new. I think Enduro can go a long way in SA, especially if you want to make the transition to more AM riding and currently have a XC bike. This would justify getting a 140mm or bigger travel bike - If there is events you can use them on! Would my 120mm Trek FuelEX be sufficient for an event like this or must I start the negotiating process with my wife to get that Yeti

I see on the KZN mtb calendar for 2013 there is a "Giba Gravity Enduro" on 13 July? How does this event work? What are the requirements? Is it strictly for downhillers?

I see on the KZN mtb calendar for 2013 there is a "Giba Gravity Enduro" on 13 July? How does this event work? What are the requirements? Is it strictly for downhillers?

WOW! Super skill.

i took 32Gi @ Berg and Bush + recovered on beer, does it count as doping?

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I feel bad for the guys over at Sinamatella, they shot "An Epic Tale"

Agree, maybe the kids of today need to look at guys like Greg Minnaar and Andrew Neethling for inspiration, you know, SOME PROPER MOUNTAIN BIKING!

racing snakes - eish, dodgy those things...

BWAHAHAHA! What a WANKER!

Would love to see the footage!

no probs in shorts the last 7 years....