brian1

Yip, I am batch B for 40km starting at 08h22 as well.

I am registered for the 40km MTB on Sat, got an SMS saying starting batch B and registration is either Thursday in fourways or Friday at Emperors. Nothing about the morning of the race? There is no way I can get to JHB for reg, little thing called work keeps getting in the way. So I will just show up on Sat with my proof of payment, I guess. Or am I missing something?

I'm in for the 40km, I am easy to recognise, at the end I am the exhausted guy bringing up the rear.

I also bought Mr Price MTB shoes, I am a newbie and have nothing to compare them to but no complaints so far, they have already seen alot of water and mud and the related vigorous washing.

I also saw those dodgy looking guys, luckily there were loads of people around, later on my way back the bakkie was still there but the people were missing, again lots of riders around.

Anyone done this race before? My sister sent me the flyer, I had a look and it is quite close to Serengeti, is the terrain similar? I am not really in the mood for another mudfest like that.

That was really nice, a bit of everything. I will be back at Babbas.

Sorry about some of the spelling, damn tablet keyboard.

I bought my Merida big nine lite 1000 last month, I am very happy, have done 2 races so far. The reasons I bought it were, it is the same frame as the next model up the 1500, itbhasca through axle on the rear and sometime in the future incould upgrade the shock to that as well, the 1500 comes out with it. The mavic wheelset is beter than what comes with the competitors, I really like the simple lines and colours, all the components are SLX. Ok that was my logic.

This is the first thread that after 7 pages most posters still agree.

Thoroughly enjoyed that, my second race, just glad they aren't all like Serengeti. Also my first proper crash, lost concentration and front wheel got out of the track, it felt spectacular from my perspective. Lucky it was between the reeds and the guys behind only saw me straightening my handle bars.

Hahaha only if the rider crashes into one of ours.

Was at Sportmans warehouse and browsed the special table, saw one of those power bracelets marhed down from R100 to R50 to R10, hilarious, walked by. Then got a packet of rim tape looked nice, 2 rolls, R4,95, bought it, got home looked at the slip and it read rim tape 26, doh, I have a 29er. Lucky not an expensive error.

Should you decide to go for it, please keep a regular post update with links and photos, I will be the first to subscribe.

Entered the 30km, hope its not as muddy as Serengeti was.