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I haven’t but I do have a Tailfin rear axle that is the same pitch thread (1.5) so I’ll try it.

I have the 2025 Advanced pro 2 and mine has just started creaking after being silent for the first 2 months of owning it. Weirdly it is silent for the first 30 to 60 mins of riding then it starts. BTW my slipping seat post nightmare was solved by changing carbon paste brands and adding locktite on the wedge bolt. I suspect high speed corrugation vibration was unwinding the bolt.

Do you see that as a positive thing? Would you travel to the world champs if you qualified?

I think it's also an option to pay R2,150 for an event. Limited to 13 riders. It's really weird. If 8 people pay and show up to the start line do you really have a product that people see value in? The fields are so small there is not even social media or brand value in it. Some of the smaller events use their races as Instagram marketing for affiliated brands but this does not even have that. At least with something like the 500km Munga grit you get water points, medical backup and a sweep vehicle. All for R2,800. At least they are providing something for the race entry fee.

Great stuff! It’s rare to read interesting and entertaining race reports like this. Very solid race time in a tough year. My rough estimate is that it was around 5hrs slower for the top 10% of the field than a fast year.

Early bird pricing until 31 May: R850 - 50 Miler I don’t think this is unreasonable for a 50 miler. The price does includes beer and lunch. Their pricing is also similar to Round the Pot which is a much bigger event that has sponsors.

My bad. Sincere apologies I must have had the VPN on and it was showing the overseas pricing. I’ve deleted the post. Hope to see you on the start line.

Great stuff. I think you captured it perfectly. You know you have done this race properly if it lives on in you as one of life's most treasured memories. Yes the prep for it can be all consuming but it can be done on a lowish amount of cycle training if you do lots of mental training. I did it on less than 10hrs a week of riding and just missed my sub 3 day target by a few hours. IMO the mental prep is just as important as the bike training.

An observation about this event. Every year there are the racers that are trying to go sub 3 days or 72hrs or less. On average, over the 10 years, you would need to be in the top 10 to achieve this. On paper that does not look that hard. 375km per 24hrs. In reality it’s very very hard to do. This year seems to be no exception. Congratulations to everyone that finished.

Agreed. In triathlon you wait it out in a penalty area with no access to water or food. The Munga has always had a pretty lax attitude to rule enforcement. Especially in the earlier days around drafting and even course cutting.

Never said they did. I said they have IG live updates. That’s exactly what Lifetime does for all of their races. So to does Silk Rd mountain race. So to does Atlas and others.

They do. I wrote “live” updates. IG live like you would see on Lifetime etc.

Besides trackleaders I don’t see any social media live updates. The Munga must have the worst social media coverage of any big(ish) race in SA. Damn it’s dreadful.

It’s a better event now than it was 20 years ago. The neutral zones make it more social and much safer. It used to be a pretty dangerous and at times out of control race. It’s easier than it was but it’s also better.

I agree. The massage gun is a great tool that I used a lot.

Have you tired compression boots for recovery? Normatec is the main brand but there are others as well.

You just misunderstood the message. “All” refers to ability or level and not financial means.

That may have been too cryptic. One is full of bluster and hot air. The other is a master of his craft.

You are like Bike fit James. John is like Neill Stanbury. IYKYK

It really depends on the bike. Many modern geo gravel bikes come with 70 or 80mm stems. The bike bike radar voted as best road bike a year or two ago comes with an 80mm stem in a size large. Head tube angle, reach, fork off set all play a role.

3 weeks to go till the start in Bloem. Is this still happening?

I’d never buy a roof mounted bike rack again after driving into the garage with bikes up top. It looks like one could make the same mistake with this rack. Or would the wheels be lower than a standard garage door?

All sports drinks are essentially water, sugars, salt. The shitty ones add other crap like artificial colors, artificial flavors and preservatives. Energade is one of those. Plus it’s a low carb sports drink by modern standards so it fails on multiple fronts. If you’re mid ride and desperate and there is nothing else then it will do the job but its far from a good product.

That Energade is a good product?