Underachiever Posted November 17, 2012 Share Cape PioneerEpicForest to Falls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stretch Posted November 17, 2012 Share Sorry to see the Giants Castle not making the mix - how many guys have actually done it here? How how can you know what you don't know? So in that sense a popularity poll is fatally flawed.Not flawed if people actually read the entire thread....It was mentioned early on in the thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLuvsMtb Posted November 17, 2012 Share Capies...what is the lighthouse to lighthouse like?...my boet is apparently doing this next yearLike hell and back... but sub the climbs for some thick sand. Small race and viewed by many as merely a training ride for something bigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beanz Posted November 18, 2012 Share 2 less well subscribed one day events that are worth making a weekend of, especially if you like proper mountain biking more than dirt roads. Royal drakensberg MTB classicMarico MTB classic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted November 18, 2012 Share Still on my bucket list: - Clarens- 3 Towers (it made my top 5 stage races simply due to good reviews from friends)- BC Bike Race (booked and paid for 2013, so will be giving feedback post return July 2013)- Trans Alps- Trans Rockies- Desert Dash- Conquistador hells yeah! If I was the OP and was planning 10 local events... I'd trade in all a bunch of them for Trans Alps. I'd also trade in quite a few Megavalanche. Sure, they're not local, but with the cost of some of these local events, sacrifice a few and one could do something legendary. Silence all those Sani, J2C and Epic people at the next braai when you start your story with "well when I was at Megavalanche..."  nobody mentions the cape epic? *crickets chirping* that should be an indication of the bad cost vs reward value that it offers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubed Posted November 18, 2012 Share I had the privilege of doing both the Epic and Freedom Challenge this year and have done a number of the other ones listed. Guess the topic is about priority and ranking etc - but really most events can't and shouldn't be compared - we are so privileged here in SA. If the Epic appeals to you in any way - go for it, make a plan, do it once, life is too short, its an awesome event in our backyard If the Freedom Challenge appeals to you - think twice, then give it everything you have got, it is milestone in your life. If I had to choose - FC all the way - few times in my life have I been so humbled and proud as I was to ride up that driveway to Diemersfontein Edited November 18, 2012 by tubed nonky, Pieta Stumpy, GLuvsMtb and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skubarra Posted November 19, 2012 Share The H&B is different because it is so unusual but there is NO singletrack.Just gravel road and that does not do it for meAbsolutely no interest in riding gravel roads.I would rather go ride my road bike. Just came back from Hell&Back this weekend - I have done a few mtb races that resemble road races on gravel but this definitely not one of them. Never-ending steep climbs, scary rocky descents and virtually no flat bits to recover - doesn't even remotely resemble anything I have done on a road bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickc Posted November 19, 2012 Share SabieKnysnaForest to FallsMagoebaskloof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil6 Posted November 19, 2012 Share A poll has been added.Please go and cast your vote! https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/123679-top-10-must-do-mtb-events/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musashi Posted November 19, 2012 Share I don't see the Cape Pioneer Trek on there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stretch Posted November 19, 2012 Share i dont see any poll? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxic Posted November 20, 2012 Share Still on my bucket list: - Clarens- 3 Towers (it made my top 5 stage races simply due to good reviews from friends)- BC Bike Race (booked and paid for 2013, so will be giving feedback post return July 2013)- Trans Alps- Trans Rockies- Desert Dash- Conquistador  Now you are talking.. Trans Germany can also be added Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arendoog Posted November 20, 2012 Share PioneerW2WRoute 69JB2cMagalies monsterEqstra spring classicAttakwasTransbaviaansBabbaslionman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtbsmurf Posted November 20, 2012 Share Berg and BushMagoebaskloofBarberton Smaller events include:Cowan House (Hilton) still one of my favourites for the awesome single trackRed Stone Crazy Croc for a good local technical ride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firemeister Posted November 20, 2012 Share Not an event, but Knysna Red Route trail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmonooit Posted November 20, 2012 Share Should take the Lion Man off there, its no more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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