Uys aces Silverstar mountain bike race

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South African sub-veteran marathon champion Henry Uys mastered the wet and slippery riding conditions atop the Krugersdorp Ridge to claim the victory in the Pennypinchers Silverstar MTB Challenge, presented by ASG, on Saturday.

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[GrantRH]

I have never ridden through mud/clay like that!

 

I had layers upon layers upon layers on my drivetrain. This is actually a picture when it was cleaner after riding through some puddles...

 

So how did everyone fair?

 

I still had fun.

[RocknRolla]

Had a free ticket for this race, couldnt get my new tyre on the rim last night, am glad i did not do this, the bikes i saw coming back from the race on the back of the cars looked scary...all i see is rands and cents...kinda knew the top section was mgoing to be muddy, last time we rode it, it was feshfesh...

[Flippa]

Was a great day out. Decided to take the SS when I saw the weather and I'm glad i did. Plenty of mud to slog through and saw plenty of broken derailleurs and chains as well as wheels completely jammed up against frames with all the mud. 

[RocknRolla]

Hmmm.. I think my tyre clearance would have been a problem at the rear...

But yeah, ss is the winner in these conditions

[roskii]

1x broken derailer here 

 

Well worth it! Epic race, mud was crazy

[Kaalvoet Thysie]

Was my first race and it was insane for me. But I enjoyed it a lot. Not sure if I will be able to walk tommorrow...

[Skylark]

I have never ridden through mud/clay like that!

 

I had layers upon layers upon layers on my drivetrain. This is actually a picture when it was cleaner after riding through some puddles...ImageUploadedByTapatalk1441467933.354622.jpg

 

So how did everyone fair?

 

I still had fun.

How's your drivetrain doing after that serious application of grinding paste?

 

I stay away when the mud gets like that, riding in mud is awesome but not if it costs a few Rk to sort the bike out afterwards. Rather Ss all the way in that case.

[GrantRH]

How's your drivetrain doing after that serious application of grinding paste?

 

I stay away when the mud gets like that, riding in mud is awesome but not if it costs a few Rk to sort the bike out afterwards. Rather Ss all the way in that case.

A full service is definitely in order. Especially a full crank and BB clean.

[NGUTF]

I have never ridden through mud/clay like that!

 

I had layers upon layers upon layers on my drivetrain. This is actually a picture when it was cleaner after riding through some puddles...ImageUploadedByTapatalk1441467933.354622.jpg

 

So how did everyone fair?

 

I still had fun.

Mud and Mosquitos my two pet hates.

[garrethk]

I have never ridden through mud/clay like that!

 

I had layers upon layers upon layers on my drivetrain. This is actually a picture when it was cleaner after riding through some puddles...ImageUploadedByTapatalk1441467933.354622.jpg

 

So how did everyone fair?

 

I still had fun.

Looks expensive

[nonky]

I'll be honest and admit that my riding partner and I discussed at 06h00 on Saturday morning and decided to NOT race due to the weather conditions and the possibility of a bike looking like the pic above ^^^.

There's Dullstroom next weekend and training for a big race at the end of the month, so the possibility of a stuffed ($$$) bike or an injured body did not make sense.

[MarcBurger]

I still have mud in my ears.

 

Was fun in the mud. Never a dull corner.

That rat-maze was a complete put-off.