If money is not issue why would you not do a MTB race

[Super Sywurm]

Hi guys, I see so many people moaning about MTB routes. What will make you not do a MTB race. What makes a challenge not a challenge anymore.

To many hills, sand, thorns ..........

 

This weekend I learned that sand is my downfall with my 26" wheels!!! :thumbdown:

[Wyatt Earp]

Can I bring the toilet paper now for all the bitching ones to wipe their tears?

 

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[andregrobler]

This is a weird human psychology, I see it all the time in running. I read a friend's status on Facebook where he said he was entering a 10km race and wanted to break 1 hour. Another friend of his told him to get to the race early so he could start at the front. No, dude, if you can only run 10km in an hour then you're a slow moving obstacle for most of the pack. Same at Parkrun, old lady walkers that push to the front and have to be overtaken by everybody in the first 50 metres.

 

 

Do you think people would subscribe to an honesty system for the unseeded riders? In other words, have a marked grid near the start gate categorised by the time a rider would expect to complete the race?

 

I think the honesty system can never really work. Even if everyone was very realistic regarding their capabilities, in MTB everything is relative. For example: I managed to ride the Xterra 28 km in magalies in 1:45, but I can do double that on a district road. And a route profile helps but can only show you so much. You have no idea how the terrain will look before you have done it. So if I have never done a race, and was asked what speed I plan on averaging, I will not be able to give a good answer. Is it the 16 km/h of magalies of the 30 km/h of the district road?

 

I actually like bottlenecks, give me time to catch a breath. And it gives me time to eat my snacks. Ok, no, I am just joking!

 

I try to find the "smaller" races, organized by the local guys. I have done races in Bothaville and Hartebeesfontein (granted these are close to me) and both was superb. Well organized, marked, no bottlenecks. And the "make a weekend of it" is working well for us; then the "quickly drive and race" crowd is not there to cause bottlenecks :-)

 

I saw someone mentioned the Royal MTB challenge and must concur: that is mountain biking! Scary, technical but not dangerious if you know your capabilities (aka go slow on the downhill). But very, very nice race and so rewarding! Will try the Marico one as well.

[scotty]

So why did they mirror your pic?

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[Wyatt Earp]

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[Hairy]

This weekend I learned that sand is my downfall with my 26" wheels!!! :thumbdown:

Don't blame the wheels!

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[Super Sywurm]

Don't blame the wheels!

 

I blame the wheels, my lack of experience in sand and the fact that I don't want to ride through sand.

[Ratty]

I blame the wheels, my lack of experience in sand and the fact that I don't want to ride through sand.

 

Could be your choice of tyres rather than the wheels.

 

I rode with a different tyre a week ago and couldn't believe how easy it made riding through sand compared to my other tyre.

[DACoetzee]

Yeah 26" really just takes a bit more skill

[Super Sywurm]

Could be your choice of tyres rather than the wheels.

 

I rode with a different tyre a week ago and couldn't believe how easy it made riding through sand compared to my other tyre.

 

That could be a problem, but I have upgraded my tires 3 or 4 months ago from cheap Kenda tires to nice Maxxis tires and I could feel a huge difference.

[hayleyearth]

This weekend I learned that sand is my downfall with my 26" wheels!!! :thumbdown:

 

Nooit dude, dont you know it isnt about the length diameter, it is about the width/thickness of contact area - that gives the traction required in sand.

 

To make it easier...up your cadence through sand and keep that constant. Dont use the heavy gears.

Keep handle bars straight and keep pedaling.

[Super Sywurm]

Yeah 26" really just takes a bit more skill

 

I love riding my 26" through the technical parts of the races. On the long and flat roads (and the sandy parts),I battle to keep up with the 29ers.

[Super Sywurm]

 

Nooit dude, dont you know it isnt about the length diameter, it is about the width/thickness of contact area - that gives the traction required in sand.

 

To make it easier...up your cadence through sand and keep that constant. Dont use the heavy gears.

Keep handle bars straight and keep pedaling.

 

I right in very light gears...

 

Try riding through sand with Lego wheels or maybe a bmx!!??

[Wyatt Earp]

 

Nooit dude, dont you know it isnt about the length diameter, it is about the width/thickness of contact area - that gives the traction required in sand.

 

To make it easier...up your cadence through sand and keep that constant. Dont use the heavy gears.

Keep handle bars straight and keep pedaling.

 

And also the bigger fulcrum from the bigger radius ?