Fedgroup Berg & Bush 2014 questions

[Ratty]

The weekend after the hot weather the 2-day started in single digit weather........nice and chilly.

 

Long and short......come prepared for anything and everything.

 

The trails are so good u don't care about the whether.

 

My partner suggested I should stop at the bottom of Spionkop (I was broken after the heat on day 1). I refused, would have crawled up there just to ride one of the longest and most awesome piecies of singletrack back to the camp.

[GrantRH]

 

We even stopped at a village and filled out bottles from their jojo tank.

 

I remember that. It was day 2 just before spionkop. Guzzled down litres of water from the poor villager only to turn around the corner and the red bull water point was there with loads of drinks before the major climb.

[Squier]

Thanks for all the replies! Man, can it not be October already?!?

[Izak]

You gonna love this one man!! Awesome race, been training in the area quite a few weekends over the last two months and man you got to love it!!

[BarHugger]

Just as a reminder......be prepared.

[skipperw]

Any power in the race village? Or suggestions for charging GPS units and cell phones?

[Sniffie]

Any power in the race village? Or suggestions for charging GPS units and cell phones?

There is charging facilities. Take your own charger. You may want to check this out as well:

http://amped.co.za/

I got myself one at Sani this year, works a charm.

[Squier]

There is charging facilities. Take your own charger. You may want to check this out as well:

http://amped.co.za/

I got myself one at Sani this year, works a charm.

Would be cool if they support Berg & Bush like they supported joberg2c and the sani2c race. I was on the Trail and it was very disappointing that they were nowhere to be found. That little device does make life easier.

 

Any talk of Berg & Bush going the "self-navigated" route like joberg2c and sani?

 

[Squier]

So, a bit more than a month to go before my first Berg & Bush. Other than a quick knee op for my partner, preparation is still going well.

 

Who else is riding? How many have you done?

[Traverse]

So, a bit more than a month to go before my first Berg & Bush. Other than a quick knee op for my partner, preparation is still going well.

 

Who else is riding? How many have you done?

Hi we are also doing the descent and also our first! Wil see you there and exited!B)

[Surprize]

I'll be doing my first Berg & Bush, which will also be my first stage race. Quite nervous and excited, all in one!

 

Training has not gone as well as I hoped due to time constraints, just hope I'll be fit enough not to suffer from the get go.

[Stretch]

it kicks ass!

 

you can try my mates place for the family....it will likely be full as he is involved in the event..but no harm in trying

 

otherwise family can also camp in the race village

 

edit i never linked it http://www.tugelariverlodge.co.za/

[Ratty]

So, a bit more than a month to go before my first Berg & Bush. Other than a quick knee op for my partner, preparation is still going well.

 

Who else is riding? How many have you done?

Not close to enough! Found it difficult to find other people willing to ride on the days when the weather wasn't great and my OH won't let me cycle along (I can't disagree as his points are all valid). Day 1 is going to be long and tough.....

[Squier]

I see day 1 is 10km longer than it was. Helps if you have no frame of reference. Lol

[Ratty]

I see day 1 is 10km longer than it was. Helps if you have no frame of reference. Lol

The newsletter said 7km's longer, not 10!!! The section we are missing is quite a steep descent so hopefully some of those 7 km's are just nice flowing slightly downhill single track that we can cruise on. (wishful thinking I know).

[I FLY]

I will be sitting in my office doing annual budgets.

 

I was given a free mid week entry but had to turn it down.