tunariaan Posted July 14, 2011 Posted July 14, 2011 Anyone of you who did it?The riding was fairly easy excepth for chain suck from 10km's and onwardsNext year im doing the big 5
udxcob Posted July 14, 2011 Posted July 14, 2011 Watched it, i thought you guys were mad, the climb after the ride was a killer (up the concrete strip) i saw guys literally craling up the hill.Well done to anyone who rode and ran.
tunariaan Posted July 14, 2011 Author Posted July 14, 2011 was a bit crazy, killed my legs, specially for the half on saturday, gotta do way more training for next year
majestic Posted July 16, 2011 Posted July 16, 2011 I did my first Xterra in Knysna. I am hooked . It was a fantastic event.Bikes took a hammering with all the mud.As for the run up the hill Eish. Other than a great event my wife finished her 2nd Knysna Exterra by winning the KTM mountain bike in the lucky draw. :clap: I think the big 5 will be a great option. Will have to learn to paddle though.
Guest agteros Posted July 16, 2011 Posted July 16, 2011 I did my first Xterra in Knysna. I am hooked . It was a fantastic event.Bikes took a hammering with all the mud.As for the run up the hill Eish. Other than a great event my wife finished her 2nd Knysna Exterra by winning the KTM mountain bike in the lucky draw. :clap: I think the big 5 will be a great option. Will have to learn to paddle though. No reason to paddle for the big 5, but as good an excuse as any to learn to!
majestic Posted July 16, 2011 Posted July 16, 2011 No reason to paddle for the big 5, but as good an excuse as any to learn to!I do not like the road race( I do not feel safe on the N2),it is either that or the paddle, me thinks the paddle wins hands down.
Guest agteros Posted July 16, 2011 Posted July 16, 2011 I do not like the road race( I do not feel safe on the N2),it is either that or the paddle, me thinks the paddle wins hands down.
timM Posted July 16, 2011 Posted July 16, 2011 Anyone of you who did it?The riding was fairly easy excepth for chain suck from 10km's and onwardsNext year im doing the big 5It was geat fun! I did the big 5 and the xTerra was the highlight! Multisport over a week is great training and good fun as long as you manage your resources!
tunariaan Posted July 16, 2011 Author Posted July 16, 2011 fter having so much problems with my bike i really wished they would draw my name, cant believe how many okes have left before the lucky drawHope your wife enjoy het KTM, my wife astually also uses and KTMBaught a silverback frame and some new compaonent -will be up and racing this weekend again
flex Posted July 16, 2011 Posted July 16, 2011 Also did the big 5, thoroughly enjoyed all of them. The Xterra was great, I was reminded never to underestimate a shorter-distance event. It was tough and my MTB gave me cr@p from the word go, but still enjoyed it a lot. Out of interest, I'd rate the Big 5 as follows, from what I enjoyed most to least:1) Featherbed trail run2) Xterra3) Knysna half marathon4) MTB marathon5) Road race Definitely back for more next year.
tunariaan Posted July 16, 2011 Author Posted July 16, 2011 Didnt do all of it but would rate it the same, skipped the featherbed cause we did a trail run of 18km's the sunday before so the legs wasn't ready yetWere truly blessed with the mountainbiking and also the trailrunning paths we have in our areaHere'a links of todays 27km runhttp://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150235608037027.314107.613637026&l=3fe92a9165
timM Posted July 16, 2011 Posted July 16, 2011 Also did the big 5, thoroughly enjoyed all of them. The Xterra was great, I was reminded never to underestimate a shorter-distance event. It was tough and my MTB gave me cr@p from the word go, but still enjoyed it a lot.Out of interest, I'd rate the Big 5 as follows, from what I enjoyed most to least:1) Featherbed trail run2) Xterra3) Knysna half marathon4) MTB marathon5) Road raceDefinitely back for more next year.For me it was:1. Xterra2. Featherbed trail run3. MTB marathon4. Road race5. Half marathon (the paved downhill and crowds are not my thing!)I'll also be back next year!
majestic Posted July 19, 2011 Posted July 19, 2011 fter having so much problems with my bike i really wished they would draw my name, cant believe how many okes have left before the lucky drawHope your wife enjoy het KTM, my wife astually also uses and KTMBaught a silverback frame and some new compaonent -will be up and racing this weekend againShe was the 6th name out of the draw.She said from the start that she would win it. Power of positive thought. :clap:
majestic Posted July 19, 2011 Posted July 19, 2011 fter having so much problems with my bike i really wished they would draw my name, cant believe how many okes have left before the lucky drawHope your wife enjoy het KTM, my wife astually also uses and KTMBaught a silverback frame and some new compaonent -will be up and racing this weekend againI do not know the KTM bicycles. No one in PE stocks them.Does anyone have any input?
majestic Posted July 19, 2011 Posted July 19, 2011 Also did the big 5, thoroughly enjoyed all of them. The Xterra was great, I was reminded never to underestimate a shorter-distance event. It was tough and my MTB gave me cr@p from the word go, but still enjoyed it a lot. Out of interest, I'd rate the Big 5 as follows, from what I enjoyed most to least:1) Featherbed trail run2) Xterra3) Knysna half marathon4) MTB marathon5) Road race Definitely back for more next year.How were the legs after the MTB and road for the trail?
tunariaan Posted July 19, 2011 Author Posted July 19, 2011 my wife has got an ktm , she seems very happy, end of the day most modern day bikes are built well, it more what the rider can do with his machine-bike
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