mrcg Posted December 4, 2017 Posted December 4, 2017 Apparently Karina is riding with takkies, no cleats! Not sure that was a wise decision? Not sure of her riding experience etc....but that decision alone has cost her many hours easily!Anyway, she is allowed to continue and finish...just not sure there will be anyone at the finish line. Apparently her husband is accompanying her since yesterday....so she's not "alone".Of course hubland is there too....and maybe some will be able to welcome her at the finish. She surely deserves it, despite not making the cut. eddy, Dusty, Andrew Steer and 7 others 10
Pure Savage Posted December 4, 2017 Posted December 4, 2017 Max is on Bain’s!! Woo hoo!! Max got the bus into Cycling, hence our interest in the single speed rigid crazy!! Wil6, Gen, Dusty and 2 others 5
Gen Posted December 4, 2017 Posted December 4, 2017 Max is on Bain’s!! Woo hoo!! Max got the bus into Cycling, hence our interest in the single speed rigid crazy!!His tracker update I just saw shows he is spinning that one speed like mad...chasing down Alex Harris.. Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk Pure Savage 1
cyclenut Posted December 4, 2017 Posted December 4, 2017 (edited) Anyone else notice that MM only did 1071.4km (not to take anything away from him of course) - wonder if he will be at the finish to see the last man home ... Edited December 4, 2017 by cyclenut
River Rat Posted December 4, 2017 Posted December 4, 2017 Anyone else notice that MM only did 1071.4km (not to take anything away from him of course) - wonder if he will be at the finish to see the last man home ...That's a 0.046% error
Gen Posted December 4, 2017 Posted December 4, 2017 (edited) Anyone else notice that MM only did 1071.4km (not to take anything away from him of course) - wonder if he will be at the finish to see the last man home ...Yeah I saw that.. last update was 19 hrs ago..very strange.. maybe he decided to sleep and then just ride the few last meters before cut off..or he decided he isn't going any further[emoji848] Or his tracker is messing around..but he isn't on the finishers list.[emoji52] Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk Edited December 4, 2017 by Gen
taito Posted December 4, 2017 Posted December 4, 2017 Guys, if I may. Just a little story about Taito. Taito is a tiny little skinny oke with a permanent smile on his face.One night during a freezing cold, windy night I was taking a break at a waterpoint on a farm in the middle of the night. I was fighting my own demons. Taito came rolling in, he looked close to death. Pale shivering and skinny, very skinny.A quick wave and his usual smile and he walked away and let loose. Sounded like a student on his first drinking spree. I leftwishing him luck while he lay wrapped in a blanket shivering and dry heaving.As I left the farm, the farmer said to we well that is his race done. I couldnt agree more.The next day I was sitting at a race village eating, as usual when I look up and Taito comes waltzing in. Looked like death but the smile plastered over his face.Somehow he had picked himself up and out of that deep black hole and was back on the go.I asked him if he thought that he should continue. I like being a hubber so I wont repeat his answer for the risk of being banned.From there Taito showed me what it is to HTFU.As somebody told me before the race, hy is in taai klein etter.I have now seen it myself.Respek Bra jy is n yster. Sepia, TIB, Curbie and 3 others 6
arendoog Posted December 4, 2017 Posted December 4, 2017 Karina deserves a Bikehub medal ! Gen, TALUS, Sepia and 1 other 4
River Rat Posted December 4, 2017 Posted December 4, 2017 RDK also over the top 17k to go I think he'll be our last man over the line with about 30min to spare.
Slowbee Posted December 4, 2017 Author Posted December 4, 2017 RDK should be ok to get in. Time penalties fr off route can be a nightmare! I wonder if the thoughts go through your mind of taking the time penalty and hope you still make the cut off time. Because turning back to get onto route just takes to much time.
edgarblount Posted December 4, 2017 Posted December 4, 2017 Anyone else notice that MM only did 1071.4km (not to take anything away from him of course) - wonder if he will be at the finish to see the last man home ...Some tracker issues I guess... JOC, Medic 2 and Medic 3 also did 1071.4km
River Rat Posted December 4, 2017 Posted December 4, 2017 Some tracker issues I guess... JOC, Medic 2 and Medic 3 also did 1071.4km mung3.JPGI think it reflects where the tracker was deactivated. So they could have crossed the line and then moved to their backup vehicles which is where the tracker was deactivated and that's the position you see.
Gen Posted December 4, 2017 Posted December 4, 2017 I see Ambo 2 has now left tankwa without Karina..she must have made the decision to chill and call it there. Well done lady..I don't know you but you have all my respect.. that was very gutsy.. Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk eddy and TALUS 2
Andrew Steer Posted December 4, 2017 Posted December 4, 2017 What's with Pieter Strobos... tracker not updated for 3.5 hours, and showing him 20kms from the finish? Did his battery just die...
Andrew Steer Posted December 4, 2017 Posted December 4, 2017 I think it reflects where the tracker was deactivated. So they could have crossed the line and then moved to their backup vehicles which is where the tracker was deactivated and that's the position you see.Also when you are racing like MM you take the corners a little tighter nathrix 1
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