Stevief

My Fox forks on my TRANCE NEED A SERVICE (ITS BEEN 3 YEARS ) OF HARD RIDING . What should i be paying and how long do i need to wait for all of this

I have a large would love a medium in cape Town

I rememebr you i honked your horn on small heart rate hill

i also have a large willing to swop for a medium

Just got back from the trail, was an awesome experience, the smooth singletrack was brilliant, the scenery breathtaking, the vibe incredible , all in all it did live up to its hype. Day 2 will live in my memories for the rest of my life and the first 40km will go down for me as the best piece of singletrack on planet earth. Its truly MTB nirvana and everyone should do it once. It was my First Sani and i really enjoyed it. Even the cold was fun. BUT....here come the BUT. .... I sensed towards the end that its success is beginning to be it downfall . Im not the best biker in the world but i know how to ride off road and if you enter the sani one should at least understand how to navigate rocks, roots etc, most of the course was pristine and smooth but every now and again as it got a teeny bit technical people would stop uncleat and push cause there was a rock or root or a puddle in the way. Leaving me to my gripe number 2 which is the same old same old thing with slow people on downhill singletrack. I was amazed at how some seriuosly fit riders would pass me on the flats and uphills only to come to a screaching halt as the terrain turned south. Im well aware that the Sani has now grown into a monster that even Farmer Glen cannot believe but for me the field is way to congested. There are to many riders out there (1500 a day) and i feel that was its downfall. Would i do it again???? .... i would LOVE to ride that route again its the best terrain and i have ridden but to ride it in a crowd , and live in a mass crowd and eat in a crowd and sleep in a crowd was a bit hectic, there was lots of long lines for everything. from eating, to toilets, to washing, to , to singletrack that it became a bit tiresome. I might give it a miss next year and opt for a much smaller and unknown event like Lord of the chain rings or the knysna 300 etc. hmmm but day 2 could make me sign up for it again , i really am envious of the dudes that did this race in the early years before it became a mass mkt party. Anyhoo well done to all who did it, i will treasure my memories, im just not sure if i will fall into the category of signing up for it year in year out like a lot of people do, i understand why they do, and i know there are thousands lined up ready to take my place but thats ok i might be somewhere else riding a route that will be the "New Sani: and will enjoy that before it too gets eaten up by the corporate monster of a world we live in.

Bike serviced and running like a dream.......check Bike booked on cyclelab transport.....check flight booked ......................check accomo and transport to event sorted...............check gear packed ........................check fitness level.........................who cares DAMN im amped!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! cannot wait ... 5 more sleeps

Is there no way he can try and reason with his employer?? Maybe put in overtime or take a paycut the following week??

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spec it with shimano deore

What did you expect....that she would just lie on her back and lift her skirt for you.

Saw an ibis mojo on the the hub recently that sounds up your alley frame was going for R14k or something

That was my friend, he is ok, Managed to get down and complete the ride, Typical roadie had no business being on the MTN , ...it was a great ride one of the best on the calender, had it all singletrack, climbs technical and views that are hard to rival anywhere on earth.

i have been sick the last 2 weeks i have done max 6 hours the last 10 days, goingt to do a 4 hr tmrw but im not well prepared, i foresee PAIN for me . Anyone got any legs they dont need for the week of the 14th -18th?...going to check the classifieds for some strong legs

My car has cost me R9000 in services and tyres for the past 4 years my MTb has cost me 12k in 4 years for new wheels, services , tyres , bits , bobs etc etc etc. Its crazy when u look at it like this.

Kenda Nevegals they heavy but in 4 years of hectic MTb riding i have NEVER got a puncture . Until i do i will keep fitting them.

I ride up and down singletrack and i have NO problem giving way to the dude coming down as when its my turn to go down i expect the dude going up to give way as the main focus of mtb is gunning down singletrack take that pleasure away and whats the point of climbing . SO Stevief says give way to the dude coming down....case closed.

Looks like a silverback

that chirp made my day

Medals are silly i agree, but whats worse are most of the goodie bags! At one event i got a can of soup for crying out loud i have also been given a mallet which was most unusual...fact is im sure the combined costs of the so called goodie bag and medalsmuliplied by the amount of entrants would be better utilised as a cash donation to the community in which the event takes place as opposed to handing them out to people of whom 95% dont give a toss.

Somerset west you have within 20km radius...Jonkershoerk, grabouw, oak valley, lebanon, lourensford. Not bad ...not bad at all

Stupid question but Im coming up from Cape Town where do i get my box??

Best part was no bottlenecks on singletrack, as the race started we climbed 400m in the first 5 km so by the time i got to the track the entire field was about 30 mins ahead of me.

Wow i had no idea the anthem 29er was so highly rated, i always thought they were fairly enrty level 29ers, i had a 26 inch anthem and it was an awesome bike i just never liked the looked of the 29er. Guess i was wrong

Was a very hard ride, never thought it would be, 1750m of climbing aint easy. But im happy i did it i need the training for sani2c. That singletrack at the end was as technical as i have ever ridden in a race.

self inflating tyres .....or at least remote inflating/deflating tyres so if u need to adjust tyre pressure on the fly u just hit the button for soft, medium or hard.