MTBJoe Posted April 5, 2016 Posted April 5, 2016 All enquiries regarding entries can be directed to info@99er.co.za how long do you plan on riding? how long did u ride getaway the w'end?thanx. Rode 2:20 no problem with those hills though
Bosbrommer Posted April 9, 2016 Posted April 9, 2016 Did the 44km today. Geez, a proper mtb race. Some tough climbs. Managed 3 hours on the dot. 10th spot in Batch C. Very good turnout which i did not expect. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk mikkelz 1
mikkelz Posted April 9, 2016 Posted April 9, 2016 Did the 44km today. Geez, a proper mtb race. Some tough climbs. Managed 3 hours on the dot. 10th spot in Batch C. Very good turnout which i did not expect. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk That was bloody tough! The heat didn't help either. Congrats on your result.
Rapunzel Posted April 10, 2016 Posted April 10, 2016 I was also pretty trashed after that but the singletrack was amazing!! Definitely need a 30 up front on the 1x11
V18 Posted April 10, 2016 Posted April 10, 2016 Did the race yesterday. 6/10. Highly priced. Allot of farm roads. Single track I already know as part of my club trails. Hurry up and wait vibes in the single track sections itself. Despite my grievances,it was well marshalled. The waterpoints were on point and I loved the vibe with many new faces enjoying the trails I enjoy daily. Could have been more shade by the end reception area. It was a scorcher.
MTBJoe Posted April 11, 2016 Posted April 11, 2016 Done the 45km, had three falls and brakes gave up @ 32km.Just was not my day. Felt like Hell on earth lol. mikkelz and Oufy MTB (Roadie) 2
cadenceblur Posted April 11, 2016 Posted April 11, 2016 any other guys keen to share? The entry fee put off a lot of people - me included.Particularly since those trails are open anyway.
KarlvN Posted April 11, 2016 Posted April 11, 2016 i chose to go ride Jonkershoek instead. Petrol = R100Trail Entry = R50Post ride coffee with my boet = R70not having to share the trails with 3000 unskilled dirt roadies = Priceless milky4130, Thermophage and JasonS 3
Thermophage Posted April 11, 2016 Posted April 11, 2016 I ride them trails all the time..This 45km felt incredibly tough, but perhaps I just had an off-day.The entry fee really was over the top for what one got...or didn't get.And every time I do one of these races I am astounded at the lack of skill of people when things go into the negative gradient. People must be going through brake pads at a hell of a rate Even the super tame decent into Hillcrest from the top of Contermans peeps were on their brakes constantly.And why they put us on the top section of the blue at Contermans and then proceeded to cut out the bottom section in favour of more dirt road I don't know.But alas I need to get used to racing and being tuck behind people as W2W is coming up later mikkelz 1
Stumpmeister Posted April 11, 2016 Posted April 11, 2016 any other guys keen to share? The entry fee put off a lot of people - me included.Particularly since those trails are open anyway.I ride those trails a lot and I enjoyed it to do them in a race, a bit more stress. The USN water points were great and I have enough Gels for a while now, that last 10km was brutal, I saw one or two falls but overall it was ok. Was my first race on my new bike. You will never be able to ride the cement road, Nitida to Aurora and what I think was kliprug or part of it. mikkelz 1
MTBeer Posted April 11, 2016 Posted April 11, 2016 I ride those trails a lot and I enjoyed it to do them in a race, a bit more stress. The USN water points were great and I have enough Gels for a while now, that last 10km was brutal, I saw one or two falls but overall it was ok. Was my first race on my new bike. You will never be able to ride the cement road, Nitida to Aurora and what I think was kliprug or part of it.mmmm a cement road - must add this one to my bucket list.... Thermophage 1
Thermophage Posted April 11, 2016 Posted April 11, 2016 mmmm a cement road - must add this one to my bucket list....Oh and some more dirt road we can't usually ride...which I walked a fari bit of anyway
Skubarra Posted April 11, 2016 Posted April 11, 2016 any other guys keen to share? The entry fee put off a lot of people - me included.Particularly since those trails are open anyway. I guess why certain events are successful and others not will always be a bit of a mystery...Take the Philadelphia race next week, sandy, bumpy, dusty, a bit boring with very little singletrack yet hugely popular To be fair to the 99er, there are very few events are there that use trails that aren't open to the public. Even something like Wines2Whales are mostly on trails that are open to public. I would imagine the vibe, water tables, timing, element of competition make people enter events like this at almost the price of an annual membership. Also I think a lot of the entrants aren't "locals" who are interested in riding the trails regularly or on their own. Oufy MTB (Roadie) 1
Rouxenator Posted April 11, 2016 Posted April 11, 2016 i chose to go ride Jonkershoek instead. Petrol = R100Trail Entry = R50Post ride coffee with my boet = R70not having to share the trails with 3000 unskilled dirt roadies = PricelessI ride Bottelary when nothing else is on. Petrol = R0 (I ride from home)Post and Pre ride coffee = R0 (at home)Year Permit = R500
Meezo Posted April 11, 2016 Posted April 11, 2016 I ride Bottelary when nothing else is on. Petrol = R0 (I ride from home)Post and Pre ride coffee = R0 (at home)Year Permit = R500 *not having a priceless line to end off = Priceless babse, JasonS, Skubarra and 3 others 6
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