Ridemyplanet

Please post about your charity on the Bicycling 24-Hour MTB facebook page, there are lots of followers that I'm sure will help.

Lets see some lighting systems you are using???

This one is great fun and keeps growing every year. The event has some excellent prize money. https://twitter.com/#!/24HourMTBSA

Friday at 18:30 at Dunkeld parking Lot, cnr Jan Smuts & Bompas, Dunkeld http://www.facebook.com/events/227955050635077/

Friday at 18:30 at Dunkeld parking Lot, cnr Jan Smuts & Bompas, Dunkeld. http://www.facebook.com/events/227955050635077/

Get it into your calender now. 1st and 2nd December 2012 will see something completely amazing. Not done in SA before . . . . . . . possibly the world. Watch this space!

Where is this article? Link please?

Things will never work out with these guys because we simply have some wrong people in those organizations! Not all but just some.

Its official: Our 24-Hour event is the only qualifier event in South Africa for the 24 Hours of Adrenalin World Championship 2012. http://www.24hoursofadrenalin.com/worldchampionships/the-details/qualifying/qualifying-events/

Event Name: Bicycling 24-Hour MTB - Omni-Motion When: 1 December 2012 - 2 December 2012 Where: Van Gaalen Cheese Farm, International Category: MTB 24-Hour Mountain Bike race - AMTRI rules. Go to Event Page

HERE IT IS: FIRST 20 SOLO SINGLE-SPEED ENTRIES WILL BE ABSOLUTELY FREE. NO CHARGE TO TAKE PART IN THE BICYCLING 24-HOUR AT VAN GAALEN CHEESE FARM 3rd DECEMBER. We will have an inspection of all Solo Singlspeed riders to verify that they are legal singlespeed bikes at the event before the start. In order to take advantage of this you need to send me your entries so that I can process them at no charge. Email your Full name, age, sex, contact numbers and emergency numbers to nenkovphotography@gmail.com

There are many reasons for moving the event to a new venue. We have also had many requests to have the event in the area we are moving to. The purpose of our event is to bring this experience to new riders as well as keep existing regulars excited and looking forward to something different. This event is primarily for the FUN of the sport. Having said that: we have had requests to add it to the international "24-Hours of Adrenaline" series from next year. Hence the change too. The Vlei venue had challenges and flaws that the organization was not convinced about going forward. We are just trying to keep a high standard and to bring fun, excitement and quality to more riders. As some people have mentioned - We have traditionally done the event (for 12 years) on the first week-end of December and will not let our regular riders down by changing this due to other events appearing.

Are the timing chips priced R110 compulsary for this event? I tried to enter and there is no option to enter without buying the RaceTech chip. That makes the entry extremely expensive.

We should organize a Sandton one

Road or MTB?

Good chat guys. Thanks. I am confused though . . . . . . . what are "elderberries"?

Yellow jerseys, 29 inch wheels, stages etc. Has MTB become road racing? Isn't it just roadies on sand roads?

My 29er

Hi All PLEASE PASS ON THIS MESSAGE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW THAT CYCLES!! THE MORE THAT KNOW THE BETTER!!! 3 of us were on an off road ride and held up on Saturday morning (2 October 2010) by 2 armed men near Hoekplaats in Centurion / Erasmia area. (GPS coordinates are -25.852456, 28.076946) at about 08h00. They ambushed us and then tied us up face down on the ground and took all our valuables (and obviously the bikes). The men indicated to us that they had been watching us ride there previously and asked us where our other two usual riding partners were. They kept us there for at least 30 minutes and were in no hurry whatsoever to clear the area. We are all fine and diffused the situation by co-operating and remaining calm. Having been through a few hold ups I can assure you this is the best way to respond particularly if you are taken by surprise. They knew what they were doing and made sure they kept their distance until we were well tied up. The bikes that were taken are as follows: . 1) Scott Spark 15 2009 (with Epic sticker). Black with Yellow and white trim 2) GT Marathon Team Bike 2010. Black Carbon with silver and a bit of yellow 3) GT Marathon Pro 2009. Silver with a bit of black carbon I am convinced that someone has to be behind this as they must be creating a market for these bikes. My bike for example is only one of very few of its kind in South Africa. We must be able to start to track down whoever is ‘redistributing’ these bikes into the market. There are possibilities that these bikes are making their way across our borders, but there is also a good chance that they are staying right here. Please also send to people in other provinces as the bikes may well make there way there too. Should you ever be buying a second hand bike please make an effort to enquire as to the details of the previous owner and somehow make sure it is not a stolen bike. We have to stamp this out and be allowed the freedom to enjoy our riding with peace of mind. We will most certainly keep on riding and not let this affect us, but this vicious circle must be stopped……………stolen……….sold………..claim from insurance……………no arrests…………so it goes on………….stolen………………… I hope that we can put an end to this and start to live a rightfully free existence. Cheers Steve Ellis 0826003057

This is tragic and has deeply saddened all of us. We are in touch with Netcare and will receive details later today so that we can offer the family all the support that we can.

Thanks to Allen for sending in some awesome photos from our 24HourMTB events he did in the past.<?: prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> You can view them at http://24hourmtb.blogspot.com/2009/09/24-10-inspiration_09.html Send us your photos too

There are some images (Taken with iPhone) up on www.24hourmtb.com that show some of the singltrack trails that we are including in the final route. Have a look.<?: prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

PLEASE - Do not think of the route you see at the moment as the final 24-Hour course. IT IS NOT. We are a full months work away from the final 24 Hour course. Everything riders are saying is taken into consideration and changes are being made almost daily so that we can sculpt this into a good route. Nothing has even been marked, prepared or decided on yet. Lets not comment on the cake before we eat it.

Each lap will be in the region of 10.5km - still to be finalized

The Original event "Tenth Year Anniversarry in 2009" is moving to Rietvlei Zoo Farm due to (among others) the following reasons: 1. The event has grown too large for Northern Farm 2. Better camping grounds and facilities 3. More exciting "real" MTB trails 4. More secure for cyclists 5. More controlled environment This year dont miss the "Bicycling 24-Hour, by Omni-Motion"