Patchelicious Posted April 7, 2017 Share So if the KOM is at an average of about 16 kph for the 8 km climb it can't be too flat....,When last have you been up there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy Posted April 7, 2017 Share When last have you been up there? December. Up and over from the south. It is always a great feeling cresting the hill as you know that it is one of the toughest road climbs in SA. Underachiever and Patchelicious 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underachiever Posted April 8, 2017 Share December. Up and over from the south. It is always a great feeling cresting the hill as you know that it is one of the toughest road climbs in SA.Also the most beautiful. Even more awesome and brutal from the Northern side!! It's a kind of magic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchelicious Posted April 8, 2017 Share Also the most beautiful. Even more awesome and brutal from the Northern side!! It's a kind of magic...One dream, one soul, one prizeOne goal, one golden glance of what should be? Underachiever, Jewbacca and M Hickley 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underachiever Posted April 10, 2017 Share The pass saw some heavy rains the weekend, especially on the Prince Albert side. Hope prep for this race was not compromised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underachiever Posted April 10, 2017 Share The pass saw some heavy rains the weekend, especially on the Prince Albert side. Hope prep for this race was not compromised. Eish, just saw pics on PB. The pass is in a bad state (the bottom few km on the PA side). Pass closed for traffic. This has now turned into a MTB race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchelicious Posted April 10, 2017 Share Eish, just saw pics on PB. The pass is in a bad state (the bottom few km on the PA side). Pass closed for traffic. This has now turned into a MTB race.Then so be it.I'll bring the MTB down, check the pass out and make a call on the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcza Posted April 10, 2017 Share Eish, just saw pics on PB. The pass is in a bad state (the bottom few km on the PA side). Pass closed for traffic. This has now turned into a MTB race. Hoping to be ok on 40C tyres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPLot Posted April 10, 2017 Share @underachiever can you maybe upload some pics. Also set on riding with my CX bike with 40mm tires just don't want to bite off more than I can chew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky4130 Posted April 10, 2017 Share 40c is basically mtb tires. More than enough. I'll be fitting the 33c openmind 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchelicious Posted April 10, 2017 Share My skills are way weaker than my legs, if the descents are rough, I am sure that I will lose more time going down them on a CX than what I would lose riding the tar on a MTB..... "No Andre!! Stop thinking like this, you said it's an adventure ride only!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Boab Posted April 10, 2017 Share My skills are way weaker than my legs, if the descents are rough, I am sure that I will lose more time going down them on a CX than what I would lose riding the tar on a MTB..... "No Andre!! Stop thinking like this, you said it's an adventure ride only!!!" Fixed for ya'! Patchelicious 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W Smith Posted April 10, 2017 Share The road on the Prins Albert side of the pass has been washed away completely as can be seen from the photo taken this morning .There is no road at this section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky4130 Posted April 10, 2017 Share IMG-20170410-WA0001.jpgIMG-20170410-WA0001.jpgThe road on the Prins Albert side of the pass has been washed away completely as can be seen from the photo taken this morning .There is no road at this section.is this part of the route? where exactly would this be? on the descent or the flat section? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skubarra Posted April 10, 2017 Share The road on the Prins Albert side of the pass has been washed away completely as can be seen from the photo taken this morning .There is no road at this section. Better to swop the roadbike for the full suspension then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skubarra Posted April 10, 2017 Share is this part of the route? where exactly would this be? on the descent or the flat section? To me it looks like the start of the pass on the prince albert side? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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