[Do eBikes belong on the mountain?]

E-bikes are still a fantastic enabler for the disabled.

[Bike Wall Mount]

Whatever you buy, if you have an MTB with large front tyres, do make sure that your tyre will fit into it before buying and mounting on the wall!

[Eroica and Eroica Nova 2022]

I propose the start of a sideline event to run in parallel - riders dress in skipy leather attire, and we call it Erotica.

[GPS distance measured on a 26in vs 29in bike different?]

Try measure the loop with Strava on your phone a few times and you will see the (huge) variation that can happen. A Garmin is significantly more accurate (i.e. has a faster polling internal) than strava on your phone, but you'll get the idea that a 150m variation over a 15km loop is actually pretty accurate. Also, there is a fair amount of "distortion" that happens (mostly on measurement of elevations rather than distance) due, as far as I know, to the more extreme angle of sight from SA to GPS satellites, which are skewed towards providing service to the northern hemisphere (unvarified info!).

[Local (RSA) Bicycle Brand & Manufacturers]

3 hours ago, Rolf Hansen said:

Yes I know. Was not sure what would qualify it as South African.

It was started here?

The head office is here? 

It is manufactured here? 

I am sure bikes like Momsen and Avalanche are not manufactured in South Africa anymore? 

German owned, but as far as I know, all design is done here so I'd consider it to be South African????

[Coffee machine]

Here I was thinking this was the forum for general chit chat, like at the water cooler, meanwhile it's 7000+ posts about actual coffee machines ????

[Boschendal: Cape Town’s Best Kept MTB Secret]

Definitely nice trails and worth a visit, however I would note that they are more suited to the marathon and xco riders as, for a rider who leans more towards trail/enduro, those leg-burning uphills barely justify the downhill sections of trail. Also, go early cos that side of the mountain can get moer-hot!

[Race Report: 2020 Witfontein Funduro]

Here's how NOT to do the second one...You will struggle to accidentally hit them. You see them from plenty far away to avoid em.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WAvC3Eud-I

Could that video be more terrible? ????????

[sTraining4Ezel???]

The date was reserved on the calendar, but does not mean that the event is happening. There are spanner-in-the-works admin issues... and those of you that know, know that management have little time for admin. Snot looking good, in my opinion. But yes, train hard!

[New MIPS helmet: Giro Fixture or Specialized Tactic III or ?]

Try both on if you can

Your dome will tell you which one is best

^^^ This

[Do eBikes belong on the mountain?]

E-bikes are a fantastic enabler for the handicapped.

[The EzelEnduro: Bigger and tougher]

And I just realised, probably the best thing about the whole weekend is not one rider felt the need to wear their underwear in public! #coverthatlycradammit

[The EzelEnduro: Bigger and tougher]

on a scale from 1 to 2017 Cape Town Cycle Tour, how much was the entry fee? 

Hi Rock, it was R850 for two night's camping, a whole-lotta-painful racing, all-you-can-eat potjie, lots of free after-party booze, bonfires, good vibes and endless positivity!

 

And at the risk of opening myself up to the trolls, FYI, the "invite only" thing is a bit of a misnomer because all anyone had to do was say "yo, can I come?" and the answer was always "yes of course!"... contrary to popular belief, there ain't no secret society and handshake! We f'd up a bit in the beginning by making the 2016 facebook page private instead of public and frustratingly facebook don't allow it to be switched back, and by the time we realised it was too late to create a new one, but next year it'll be public and then word will get out better - it's only our second event, and we live and learn! Join us next year!