[Event] The 36ONE MTB Challenge 2018

[GAP]

so when do we start weather watching?  

It's going to be DARK.

[TrailWarrior]

so when do we start weather watching? 

 

For now - 20th -Friday is 27'deg and the eve 12'deg in Oudtshoorn

Saturday - 21st  is 27'deg and eve 11'deg

 

Calitzdorp is 26'deg Saturday with hopefully a tailwind pushing us in..... For now that is.... lol 

[maidenmole]

Solid advice from Benky ...

 

https://dryland.co.za/2018/04/11/qa-with-kevin-benkenstein/

[maidenmole]

Now, gosh, I do wonder who Ramses is referring to when he's asking nicely for some company at the sharp end to help him break his own record?

 

https://dryland.co.za/2018/04/11/ramses-bekkenk-ready-for-the-36one-mtb-challenge/

[maidenmole]

For now - 20th -Friday is 27'deg and the eve 12'deg in Oudtshoorn

Saturday - 21st  is 27'deg and eve 11'deg

 

Calitzdorp is 26'deg Saturday with hopefully a tailwind pushing us in..... For now that is.... lol 

I remember similar forecasts last year, but in the end we froze down in the dips. I'd prepare for patches around 2 to 6 degrees.

 

A tail wind up Rooiberg. From your mouth to Zeus' ears.

Edited April 12, 2018 by maidenmole

[TrailWarrior]

I remember similar forecasts last year, but in the end we froze down in the dips. I'd prepare for patches around 2 to 6 degrees.

 

A tail wind up Rooiberg. From your mouth to Zeus' ears.

 

AND! last year temps spiked to 40deg+ with the run in to Calitzdorp CP3.

It broke me.............but luckily it didn't destroy me   ......lol

[vulgar]

It was 5 deg (garmin 500)at Calitzdorp Saturday morning at 06h10 a.m. It got colder like you say in the dips especially approaching the first feeding zone after Calitzdorp...just had to hold on I couldn't feel my hands and my toes was freezing up through my shoes...never mind my flipping ears.

I asked the gent at water point how far is first guy(strandloper) he said an 1hr ahead LOL

I thought i didn't hear correctly putting it down to the cold and sleep deprivation...only at prize giving i could work out time diff.

[WaldoZ]

It was 5 deg (garmin 500)at Calitzdorp Saturday morning at 06h10 a.m. It got colder like you say in the dips especially approaching the first feeding zone after Calitzdorp...just had to hold on I couldn't feel my hands and my toes was freezing up through my shoes...never mind my flipping ears.

I asked the gent at water point how far is first guy(strandloper) he said an 1hr ahead LOL

I thought i didn't hear correctly putting it down to the cold and sleep deprivation...only at prize giving i could work out time diff.

 

I probably started my decent from Rooiberg around that time... going down I didn't know if my hands was still on the handlebars or not as my fingers was also freezing... I just did the climb and was all sweaty so that did not help things at all going down. The wind chill factor makes it worse. I really had to take it slow cause I could not "feel" my brakes either.

 

My minimum measured 2deg.

[Velouria]

I remember similar forecasts last year, but in the end we froze down in the dips. I'd prepare for patches around 2 to 6 degrees.

 

Yup - practice doing up your wind jammer on the downhills, and undoing it as you climb out of the dips (while at the same time turning your light from low to medium on the downhills, and from medium to low on the ups).

 

There will be times (particularly on the downhills) where you can do either the jammer or the light, but not both.

[maidenmole]

There will be times (particularly on the downhills) where you can do either the jammer or the light, but not both.

What are we? A bunch of dirt roadies?!?!? You can still steer the bike via your handlebar light man. One hand free then.

 

We'll be wheeling all technical like Sagan and watty watting like Kulhavy. 

[WaldoZ]

I was watting it like Kulhavy last year 

 

...for the first 3 hours 

...then felt like I was dying a slow death 

...getting weaker and weaker and weaker and weaker 

[Velouria]

What are we? A bunch of dirt roadies?!?!? You can still steer the bike via your handlebar light man. One hand free then.

I'm not even a dirt roadie, I'm a proper roadie.

(Don't get me started on my issues with riding off road!)

 

I'm talking about those moments when you need two hands for the jammer zip because it's gotten stuck on some drool or crystallised tears or something. 

[maidenmole]

[Dogs]

Now, gosh, I do wonder who Ramses is referring to when he's asking nicely for some company at the sharp end to help him break his own record?

 

https://dryland.co.za/2018/04/11/ramses-bekkenk-ready-for-the-36one-mtb-challenge/

If he does a double lap at the same pace I can keep him company for the last stage

[sucramuk]

Is it compulsory for the medical forms. As I haven't done so

[TrailWarrior]

                     Ride

           WP1   36k

 63      CP1    27k

 90      WP3   27k

128     WP4   36k

152     WP5   26k

183     CP2    31k

216     WP7   33k

252     WP8   36k 

280     CP3    28k

310     WP10 30k

338     WP11 28k

361     Fin      23k

 

That Rooiberg water point has got me ??    (The place of my 'demons') They hide there! 

 

I think I have figured out and I would like to believe that the 36One Team got the calculations wrong.

This Rooiberg water point distance got me into investigative mode and hereunder is what I believe the correct distances are against the previous posted. (Measured from Google Map)

 

The water point at Rooiberg if still at normal spot is 242km not 252km. From that waterpoint to checkpoint 3 - Calitzdorp is 38km, not 28km..... hope I'm right 

 

Total dist    Ride

                  WP1 - 36

63              CP1 - 27

90              WP3 - 27

128            WP4 - 38

152            WP5 - 24

183            CP2 - 31

216            WP7 - 33

242            WP8 - 26

280            CP3 - 38

310            WP10 - 30

338            WP11 - 28

361            Fin - 23

 

For those riding waterpoint to waterpoint/ checkpoint to checkpoint - hope it helps. 

Edited April 12, 2018 by TrailWarrior