[Event] The Munga MTB 2017

[Calculus Bikes]

Interesting comment on DS vs HT.

 

What worked really well, and what other "features" you (anyone that rode) would have liked to have on their bikes to make the ride easier?

 

 

HT all the way . It was amazing how many HT bikes with Lauf forks there were. And if you really want to go hardcore, you put a Jones H Bar on as well..Im already ordering mine.
The mechanics were working overtime with the duals. That fine baby powder dust gets in every where. I had no issues at all.

[Kalahari Vegmot]

HT all the way . It was amazing how many HT bikes with Lauf forks there were. And if you really want to go hardcore, you put a Jones H Bar on as well..Im already ordering mine.

The mechanics were working overtime with the duals. That fine baby powder dust gets in every where. I had no issues at all.

The Lauf is obviously great ito nothing to go wrong, but were there times when you would of preferred a 'normal' fork?

[Vetseun]

The Lauf is obviously great ito nothing to go wrong, but were there times when you would of preferred a 'normal' fork?

No. Had there been hardcore technical sections probably.

[Vetseun]

@ Vetseun

 

If you are ordering a Jones bar, please would you include an order for me?

Can PM further details if possible.  Split the postage.

Thanks

Sure Bro. Im busy with a guy called Brendon. They dont offer a shipping option to SA anymore. All the parcels get lost they say.He arranges orders from SA manually with shipping through Fedex

He is working out a quote for me.

I will PM you

[SwissVan]

HT all the way . It was amazing how many HT bikes with Lauf forks there were. And if you really want to go hardcore, you put a Jones H Bar on as well..Im already ordering mine.

The mechanics were working overtime with the duals. That fine baby powder dust gets in every where. I had no issues at all.

Googled Jones bar as I’d never heard of it till now

Never stop learning on da hub

 

http://www.jonesbikes.com/h-bar/

 

Which one are you ordering?

[Vetseun]

My quick (by no means in detail) account of my Munga 2017 experience

 

Bloem-VDK: Nice ride, hurricane winds for about 30min outside bloem, arrived 00:30, couldn't sleep (too much caffeine), set out 3am

 

VDK-Britstown: Falling asleep on the bike until sunrise, tricky navigation into petrusville, corrugations (im on a hardtail), had a tailwind from WP3 - WP4, some ice cold homemade choc milk! Really suffered last 50km into britstown, was hot and windy! had a good 2hrs sleep in britstown

 

Britstown - Loxton: I set out at about 17:00, it was hot and we had a head wind, trail magic at about 50km, coldest water ever from a friendly farmer! Some more falling asleep on the bike and a real struggle to get to WP6(treat of a water point, friendliest people they even made pancakes at 2am!), set out for loxton at 5am, arrived 7am. Had a nice scrambled egg breakfast in Loxton and 3hrs sleep!

 

Loxton - Sutherland: Started just after 2pm. TOUGH as nuts. it was hot, it was windy, I hurled a few times 30km from loxton, WP7 very nice, slept an hour here, Fraserburg was closed at 9pm, and then some horrible jeep track to WP8, didn't sleep at WP8 and made for Sutherland. arrived in Sutherland just after 6am. broken...finished...klaar.

 

Sutherland - Ceres: had a nice breakfast, 3hrs sleep, made for ouberg pass just after 2pm again hot and windy. Ouberg pass is much higher than I thought, you reach frightening speeds on your way down. WP9 was good, 1hrs sleep. Luckily had the Tankwa during darkness, WP10 had no sleeping space for me, had 5min on that red capret! Made for Ceres at 00:30, more falling asleep and sleeping in the road next to red romans, had some hallucinations and a coloured oke chased me to steal my bike, no really it happened. Got into Ceres at 6am.

 

Bain's kloof feels never ending and it started to rain.

 

I finished the Munga in just under 4days.

I could have been more efficient in the race villages in terms of time. Try to keep momentum even if you're going slow and if you can practice and learn how to fall asleep real quick, it will help.

 

I will do it again in a heartbeat! I think the entries open 1st of Jan!

Brilliant!

I wrote my review for Ride Mag yesterday. I swear it is almost a mirror image of your review. Just more detailed but essentially the same

[edgarblount]

Vetseun, what GPS unit did you use and did you experience any navigational issues?

[Vetseun]

Vetseun, what GPS unit did you use and did you experience any navigational issues?

Edge 800. No issues Pal.

[nickc]

Brilliant!

I wrote my review for Ride Mag yesterday. I swear it is almost a mirror image of your review. Just more detailed but essentially the same

 

Which issue will it be in ?

 

Looking forward to reading it.

[Slowbee]

how did you keep your GPS charged Vettie?

[Tim Brink]

Which issue will it be in ?

 

Looking forward to reading it.

It will be in are 21st-anniversary bumper relaunch issue, mid Feb.  Worth the wait - A good read. Am about to pressure the man into all sorts of technical things like kit lists, good-choices/bad-choices, things he would do different to add to it all.

[Nibali]

Googled Jones bar as I’d never heard of it till now

Never stop learning on da hub

 

http://www.jonesbikes.com/h-bar/

 

Which one are you ordering?

 

Thanks for sharing, was also wondering.

[Vetseun]

how did you keep your GPS charged Vettie?

With the fantasyic powerbank that you get in your goodie bag. Never needed my other one

[nickc]

It will be in are 21st-anniversary bumper relaunch issue, mid Feb.  Worth the wait - A good read. Am about to pressure the man into all sorts of technical things like kit lists, good-choices/bad-choices, things he would do different to add to it all.

 

Great - thanks Tim.

[Stretch]

Saw Louis Fourie at the airport yesterday. He showed me pics of his backside.

Good Lord above it looks bad. Like in very bad. He used a local ansthetic cream during the ride. So he couldnt feel the damage that he was doing to himself.It is raw meat, I kid you not.

When a went to my doctor pre munga and asked for a prescription for the cream, he refused. He said I must be able to feel what is going on downstairs.I was upset with him. Today I am thankful. When I asked for decent pain pills, he told me that you dont need a prescription for Panado. Im glad that I listened to him.

My ass was wrecked, believe me. But not like his is. He had to sit for the take off and landing. The rest of the time, he stood in the isle.

I tip . Shammy cream by Biogen worked well until a point.

A medic advised from Sutherland to use vaseline..I smeared it in the pad like a teenager smears jam on his sarmie. Thick.

It took me through to the end.

There's a reason we use Vaseline everywhere for comrades... It's the only thing that works

[fanievb]

There's a reason we use Vaseline everywhere for comrades... It's the only thing that works

 

i see your vaseline and raise you