Trans this and Trans that

[Shebeen]

transgermany

 

http://www.bike-fourpeaks.de/en/home.html

[V12man]

AFAIK only launched yesterday - http://themunga.com/

https://twitter.com/TheMungaMTB

 

Launch event in Jhb is the 22nd.

[I FLY]

ja. I have family there, and it's about 6-1 in terms of visits so my number is up soon.

 

My sister has been on Gold Coast since 1996 and my visits still = zero.

[Skubarra]

transkaroo doesn't go (even close to) across the karoo. it's a overhyped one day race on provincial roads...but maybe i'll still do it one day.

 

 

 

I'd take that over this one

 

http://www.expeditionblackberg.co.za/

 

No such place as the blackberg and they even the mountain logo/picture is from a different country. (But I'll still do the race if they can get it off the ground)

 

If you can stomach provincial roads and a name that's technically not 100% correct the Trans Karoo is really worth doing.

[Joe Low]

Similar but different, Race Across America has been a pipe-dream of mine for a while. I'm sure they'd let you do it on a mtb and you could go off-road up and down the Grand Canyon along the way.

[Shebeen]

Similar but different, Race Across America has been a pipe-dream of mine for a while. I'm sure they'd let you do it on a mtb and you could go off-road up and down the Grand Canyon along the way.

I know sometwo people doing RAAM this year for a honeymoon sufferfest.

 

I'd take that over this one

 

http://www.expeditionblackberg.co.za/

 

No such place as the blackberg and they even the mountain logo/picture is from a different country. (But I'll still do the race if they can get it off the ground)

 

If you can stomach provincial roads and a name that's technically not 100% correct the Trans Karoo is really worth doing.

ha ha, and you would think the BigShots would know that!

[Brian Fantana]

How about taking a long travel bike and tackling a 6 day Enduro called Trans-Savoie:

 

http://www.trans-savoie.com/

 

http://www.trans-savoie.com/images/header13.png

[RichB]

transkaroo doesn't go (even close to) across the karoo. it's a overhyped one day race on provincial roads...but maybe i'll still do it one day.

 

there's this one....just wonder when the steel supplier will headline it

http://www.transcapemtb.co.za/

I did a great ride last year that I would strongly urge anyone with a "Trans" bucket list to look at. TransPortugal - go check it on line. Small field, fantastically run race through an awesome country. It's a 9 day unmarked un-supported GPS ride over approx. 1100kms with a lot of climbing. If anyone is keen to look at it, let me know.

 

BTW - Is anyone out there keen to look at TransAlp or Four Peaks next year?