Joe Low Posted August 20, 2012 Posted August 20, 2012 Me and Nancy Drew finished in just under 21hrs. Highlight(s) - completing it & being a team Lowlight - hill past dilapidated buildings after cp7, thought it would be a breezr to the end.
lollos Posted August 20, 2012 Posted August 20, 2012 Dit was awesome!!!! Verlede jaar die riller van 'n Langs Baviaans gedoen en ons tyd hierdie jaar met 4h30min verbeter!! Totale tyd van 15h41min. Dis seker die mooiste stukke natuurskoon in SA - net jammer dit het donker geword en ons kon nie alles sien nie! Is omtrent 57 keer deur water, maar dit was nie so erg soos wat ek gedink het nie! Ek dink die water het actually die bene goed gedoen. Ek was ook heel verbaas dat die sopnat voete nooit so erg koud gekry het nie. Dit was wel koud, maar my voete het al kouer gekry as dit. Die organiseerders was weereens tops en alles was in my oe perfek! Dankie almal vir 'n wonderlike avontuur en belewenis!! Alles te danke aan 'n lekker span met baie gees. Was wonderlik om dit alles met my man te kon deel!!
fabes Posted August 20, 2012 Posted August 20, 2012 Me and Nancy Drew finished in just under 21hrs. Highlight(s) - completing it & being a team Lowlight - hill past dilapidated buildings after cp7, thought it would be a breezr to the end.Well done Joe
sampie Posted August 20, 2012 Posted August 20, 2012 Dit was awesome!!!! Verlede jaar die riller van 'n Langs Baviaans gedoen en ons tyd hierdie jaar met 4h30min verbeter!! Totale tyd van 15h41min. Dis seker die mooiste stukke natuurskoon in SA - net jammer dit het donker geword en ons kon nie alles sien nie! Is omtrent 57 keer deur water, maar dit was nie so erg soos wat ek gedink het nie! Ek dink die water het actually die bene goed gedoen. Ek was ook heel verbaas dat die sopnat voete nooit so erg koud gekry het nie. Dit was wel koud, maar my voete het al kouer gekry as dit. Die organiseerders was weereens tops en alles was in my oe perfek! Dankie almal vir 'n wonderlike avontuur en belewenis!! Alles te danke aan 'n lekker span met baie gees. Was wonderlik om dit alles met my man te kon deel!! Wil nog steeds weet watter geheime doepa jy gevat het. Lyf baie beter vandag.
MTB_Nutter Posted August 21, 2012 Posted August 21, 2012 What a wonderful event. A big thimbs up to the organisers and even bigger thumbs up to all the participants who started it. To those that didn't - you certainly missed out. Well done to all the finishers. Highlight: Finishing our first trans baviaans in 17:11 with no mechanicals or major issues Low: None that I can really think of right now - perhaps just the mud after CP 7 and the final river crossing but it was all part of the race. I really falso want to mention that the development team on their old bikes, using takkies/superga's and makeshift backpacks should get a warm round of applause gets a huge round of applause and respect from our team. I dont think I could manage that.
Spurs Posted August 21, 2012 Posted August 21, 2012 First one done! Phew.... Really loved this ride, and I think I'll be back for more next year!Lowlight would be taking so long, ~20:30, and falling over in the one river Highlight was getting our whole team across the line Out of interrest, how did the sealskinz work through all the water crossings? I had "traditional" mohair mountain biking socks on with a comnination of toe caps. Whilst it did not keep the water out, it kept me fairly warm and the only time my toes went really cold was after the crossing at Hadleigh. I used sealskinz, had 2 pairs, and I will not be using them again. The were fine for the crossings where we were ankle deep, or the crossings where you could ride through, but anything more and they were a nightmare, water going inside the sock, and staying there for hours. Would rather have just had normal socks and suffered with a bit of cold for a while after the crossings while they dried. I really wasn't expecting that many river crossings, or should I say that many deep river crossings, will have to think of something for next year. Maybe waterproof stockings???? Although I think the likely solution is a warm cup of HTFU...
hboli4 Posted August 21, 2012 Posted August 21, 2012 My 1st Trans Baviaans turned into disaster en-route to Bergplaas. Light fading fast...and my partner started cramping badly to a point of unwalkable and our 16hr goal crumbled! Lost 3hrs on that mountain trying to get him going. Managed to get to Bergplaas checkpoint at 11pm. Got assigned to a team that had no time goal and proved frustrating at times when all they wanted to do was camp around a fire?? I thought i would go insane with the waiting!....so finally road into the finish in 22hrs!!! Longest night of my life!....... Big congratulations to the top riders in times that were super insane!! as well as big up to all the others who got to the finish! Looking for photo's from the event...anybody know of photographers that were there?? ActionPhoto took the 'official' photo's, will probably be up this week as they have already created the event on their page. Well done on finishing, I know what 22hrs feels like, did that last year when we had loads of mechanicals and falls.
hboli4 Posted August 21, 2012 Posted August 21, 2012 Me and Nancy Drew finished in just under 21hrs. Highlight(s) - completing it & being a team Lowlight - hill past dilapidated buildings after cp7, thought it would be a breezr to the end. I hate that last climb after CP7, bites me every time.
Wil6 Posted August 21, 2012 Posted August 21, 2012 What a wonderful event. A big thimbs up to the organisers and even bigger thumbs up to all the participants who started it. To those that didn't - you certainly missed out. Well done to all the finishers. Highlight: Finishing our first trans baviaans in 17:11 with no mechanicals or major issues Low: None that I can really think of right now - perhaps just the mud after CP 7 and the final river crossing but it was all part of the race. I really falso want to mention that the development team on their old bikes, using takkies/superga's and makeshift backpacks should get a warm round of applause gets a huge round of applause and respect from our team. I dont think I could manage that.They were brilliant!The one guy had a backpack on that was probably a 5 year old girls backpack.Remember passing them as the one guys jockey broke.Does anybody know if they finished? Another highlight was about 20km before Hadleigh their was this little boy standing alone next to the road at about 21:00 in the middle of nowhere clapping his little hands and you could here this kid is tired but he still cheered us on HOU BENE HOU.....HOU BENE HOU :clap: The support the whole route was excellent and thanks to everyone making it an event I will never forget!
MTB_Nutter Posted August 21, 2012 Posted August 21, 2012 ActionPhoto took the 'official' photo's, will probably be up this week as they have already created the event on their page. Well done on finishing, I know what 22hrs feels like, did that last year when we had loads of mechanicals and falls. Can also get some photos (of the first set of teams ) here http://www.facebook.com/PhotoDynamix/photos
MTB_Nutter Posted August 21, 2012 Posted August 21, 2012 They were brilliant!The one guy had a backpack on that was probably a 5 year old girls backpack.Remember passing them as the one guys jockey broke.Does anybody know if they finished? Another highlight was about 20km before Hadleigh their was this little boy standing alone next to the road at about 21:00 in the middle of nowhere clapping his little hands and you could here this kid is tired but he still cheered us on HOU BENE HOU.....HOU BENE HOU :clap: The support the whole route was excellent and thanks to everyone making it an event I will never forget! I saw them at the finish in Jeffereys Bay and they had finishers medals on. This was at about 4 am. slowpoke and Wil6 2
Velouria Posted August 21, 2012 Posted August 21, 2012 Didn't read the race booklet. Consider myself a Trans vet, we mos know where the finish is. Right. Paid the price for that one.I had the same approach - why bother with the race briefing or the booklet. I know the route. And what are there - something like 5 turns in the whole race? It was only with 15 minutes before the boxes had to be in when someone mumbled something about the finish being at a new venue. Mad panic trying that damn book.
Dirty Twin Posted August 21, 2012 Posted August 21, 2012 Me and Nancy Drew finished in just under 21hrs. Highlight(s) - completing it & being a team Lowlight - hill past dilapidated buildings after cp7, thought it would be a breezr to the end.Well done Joe Low and Nancy!! You two are made of steel!! nimbo and Nancy Drew 2
Azonic Posted August 21, 2012 Posted August 21, 2012 Actionphoto have put some pics up.http://www.actionphoto.net/raceimages/Trans_Baviaans_2012-/Large/Trans_Baviaans_2012-4125828/DSC_1694.JPG
lollos Posted August 21, 2012 Posted August 21, 2012 Wil nog steeds weet watter geheime doepa jy gevat het. Lyf baie beter vandag. Hey Sampie. Ek dink nogsteeds dis daai "Espresso Love" GU gel wat Skollie my ingejaag het!!
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