2016 FNB Wines2Whales

[Berry]

Im looking for a xxl shirt to swop for xl

[WesleyR]

Anyone out there that wants to swop a medium riders jacket for a large? The large is a bit to big for me and they have no mediums left.

Pm your number. Partner has a medium cycling jersey looking for large.

[Jackhorner]

I have a large riders jersey to swop for an xl if anyone has.

 

 

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[Berry]

I have a large riders jacket to swop for an xl if anyone has.

 

 

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Shirt or jacket?

[Berry]

If anyone wants to sell a w2w shirt xxl let me know please

[Jackhorner]

Shirt or jacket?

Sorry, shirt / jersey

 

 

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[Jaco-fiets]

Great event as usual. Had an absolute blast and the weather was great!

 

Friendly warning: stage 2 not 64km but more like 68.5km & stage 3 just short of 73km. Just for you guys timing your nutrition to the T

[duringd]

Good weather and great event. Speaking from previous experience and observing this time I think the organizers need to seriously reconsider their current "medical" support. Definitely not up to scratch in comparison with previous years.

[Bman]

Hi Guys,

 

Please can those with experience or advice comment away.

 

A mate and I got our hands on a last minute entry into the race, couldnt be more chuffed.

Neither of us have done a stage race away from good old Durbs.

 

So how di you guys do it?
​We have booked flights and flying with our bicycles is the only option at this stage.

Just let down tires  little but fine to leave sealant in?

Will a hired Polo suffice to try fit both of us in and our bike boxes?

Where do we leave the bike boxes to use for the return trip?
​Is it possible to still book a car transfer thing to the finish?

Else have no idea how we getting ours there..

 

Accomodation the night before - somewhere super close to Lourensford I take it?

 

Thanks,

 

B

[Benjamin]

B

 

Try phoning Erinvale resort. Literally right next door to the start. You might be lucky, can walk in from there. They very helpful

 

Leave sealant in, but tyres down just a bit. Take to your LBS to pack the bike, they good at it.

There's a big truck to take your bike boxes to the finish.

[Quagga]

Question for the hubbers. 

 

 

When you going downhill in a MTB race, there is basically "a" line that most people follow. Sometimes there is only one line that most people can and do ride.

 

 

Now I always applied this logic. 

 

 

The person in front of me is picking the line they want to ride, this means that at any moment they can change direction from left to right to avoid a hole or rock in the path so if I want to pass them I make sure that there is enough space for both of us and then I will normally say, I am on your right or passing right. BUT I check that it is safe for us both.

 

 

Yesterday while descending katpas just as I got to the rocky section (yes it is a short section and since I fell there in the past and broke ribs and and) I slow down and for me the line I am happy to ride goes from the right to the left and then back onto the dual track again. 

 

 

Someone came flying down and shouted at me "Hold your line!!!"  He missed me and my handlebar by inches.

 

 

What line? The one I am picking? The one over the rock and ditch where my skill level WILL cause me to fall again? 

 

[lerouc]

So my comments about my first w2w:

 

Registration

The shirt collections was the biggest cockup that i have experienced ever at any registration. People were getting angry the staff was getting irritated and we actually gave up and went outside to get beers. My w2w cycling shirt dont fit but maybe its motivation to drop a few kilos.

 

First Day:

Loved every single second of it. Even though i got sunburned to a crisp the waterpoints was awesome even loved the rain on lourensford, loved it so much i bought a piece of land for me and the misses between some trees and rocks on lourensford. (pedal hit a rock on a single that catapulted me through the air and i landed on some more rocks. My brand new versus ice cream socks red of the blood - maar omo was 7 soorte *** uit enige bondel)

 

Day 2:

We started in the K batch. This was even better. Everyone is so chirpy enjoying life, no racing just pure fun. With the sunburn of the previous day and then getting some more rays in i had a struggle but luckily i chose my partner wisely and he helped me ALOT!

 

The only gripe i had on day 2 was the pure shock i experienced with the lack of some people's technical riding ability. Saw one guy flying over his bars on a switchback (do you come to w2w to learn to ride a switchback?) and then some tannies getting off walking everything. I dont rate myself as the most technical rider out there, not even close but come on.

 

Day 3:

I struggled alot and we dropped further back, riding with the last back markers. (we came in 50th from last or something like that) what really pissed me off was by die time we came to the last water point they have already started to pack up. I pay ALOT of money to do this event and i dont care whether you are a volunteer or you get paid to sit there you make me feel unwanted when you tell me to hurry up because you want to leave. My partner had to ask for some coke as they already packed it away. I ate the last 2 marmite broodjies (threw them up 5 minutes later but thats another story)

 

I dont even want to how the last guys must have felt passing the "water point".

 

Then getting to the end and the only thing that kept me going was the spur burger and chips and the beers only to hear at the spur stall that they dont ahve chips and they only have chicken burgers left. If you can't sponsor an event properly move over so that someone else can do a better job.

 

Yes again i know we only finish at 15h but still i paid the same amount of money as some of the front runners why am i getting less.

 

Nice meeting some of you! Lekker riding with you Taeke and Jandre (from nam).

 

Except for the one or two issues above i really loved my first W2Ws I have the battle scars (and water on the one knee) to show for it, BOUGHT (lol) the t-shirt and will be wearing it proudly. (wish that my w2w cycling shirt actually fitted me so that i can show everyone i have done it but at least its hanging in the cupboard.)

[lerouc]

 

Question for the hubbers. 

 

 

When you going downhill in a MTB race, there is basically "a" line that most people follow. Sometimes there is only one line that most people can and do ride.

 

 

Now I always applied this logic. 

 

 

The person in front of me is picking the line they want to ride, this means that at any moment they can change direction from left to right to avoid a hole or rock in the path so if I want to pass them I make sure that there is enough space for both of us and then I will normally say, I am on your right or passing right. BUT I check that it is safe for us both.

 

 

Yesterday while descending katpas just as I got to the rocky section (yes it is a short section and since I fell there in the past and broke ribs and and) I slow down and for me the line I am happy to ride goes from the right to the left and then back onto the dual track again. 

 

 

Someone came flying down and shouted at me "Hold your line!!!"  He missed me and my handlebar by inches.

 

 

What line? The one I am picking? The one over the rock and ditch where my skill level WILL cause me to fall again? 

 

 

When i am descending and i am left i stay left or if i am right i stay right. On dual track obviously.

 

If i want to change lines i first check if there isn't someone coming from behind. I dont descend slow (being fat i descent faster than ascending) but i have a few buddies that are downhill maniacs and i am used to them coming from behind from all sorts of angles hence i stay my line and check to see if it is clear to move to another.

[Quagga]

When i am descending and i am left i stay left or if i am right i stay right. On dual track obviously.

 

If i want to change lines i first check if there isn't someone coming from behind. I dont descend slow (being fat i descent faster than ascending) but i have a few buddies that are downhill maniacs and i am used to them coming from behind from all sorts of angles hence i stay my line and check to see if it is clear to move to another.

 

I do the same as you, but I always thought that the person in the front has right of way and and I anticipate that they might "HAVE" to change lines due to rocks etc. 

 

On a dual track I also stay on one side, but I am sure everyone changes track if there is a rock or something obstucting the path. Now if I have to look back for a "possible" person flying down I am sure I will end up on my face. 

 

It is better for them to anticipate is it now?

[lerouc]

I do the same as you, but I always thought that the person in the front has right of way and and I anticipate that they might "HAVE" to change lines due to rocks etc. 

 

On a dual track I also stay on one side, but I am sure everyone changes track if there is a rock or something obstucting the path. Now if I have to look back for a "possible" person flying down I am sure I will end up on my face. 

 

It is better for them to anticipate is it now?

 

Leaving botrivier i had exactly the same issue, i was on left we were coming up on some traffic and just before i changed lines i checked over my shoulder and there were two guys coming down on the right. If i hadn't checked someone would have been really angry at someone else.

[Quagga]

Leaving botrivier i had exactly the same issue, i was on left we were coming up on some traffic and just before i changed lines i checked over my shoulder and there were two guys coming down on the right. If i hadn't checked someone would have been really angry at someone else.

So if you got to the traffic in, and you want to overtake and at that moment the person in the front of you see a rock and changes lines, not track(as in dual track) cause some places there is only one line to ride due to obstructions. 

 

Is it there duty (to check for you) or YOUR duty to anticipate that?

 

I always thought the word "keep your line" only belongs on the road.