milky4130 Posted May 22, 2018 Share https://www.bikehub.co.za/features/_/news/mtb/sa-mtb/great-conditions-at-the-tenth-amarider-100-miler-r7326 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catty Posted May 23, 2018 Share This was the first race I've ever done on my steel gravel (read - commute, lol) bike - and it went sooo well! Everything - the venue, the scenery, the support & the company on the route! TBH was a bit hesitant about signing up for a 100 miles with the bike that I've never ridden on the gravel, really - just commuting from Sea Point to Woodstock through town) - so for me it was supposed to be a go or no go kind of thing. Smart people would've signed up for 50 miles to try it out first probably, I've never been that. It was a painful and rewarding experience. I've got some weird disc brakes on it and drop bars do not really help to break and control it properly (and neither do slick tyres), thus the downhills were really slow, scary and oh they hurt. It might be the case of me not skilled enough for that, too. But on the good side of things, I do think gravel bikes go faster on the flats and climbs, and it's a much more enjoyable experience to realize all your effort goes where it should. Completed in 7:43. The only part of my body that was aching the next day were the hands from being constantly beaten by the bars for over 7 hours, otherwise all surprisingly fine. Looking forward to other gravel events now Ferro, Karman de Lange and Rouxenator 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamil Posted January 25, 2019 Share This event on 13 april this year. Is this correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lechatnoir Posted February 25, 2019 Share any ideas on the 'gravelability' of this race? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etienne_jordaan Posted February 25, 2019 Share Very much. I did it on a gravelbike last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie88 Posted February 25, 2019 Share **Edit** This is dated two years ago Would have been dead keen to do this but it's the same week at the Sani2C trail which I am tackling with the old man - next year maybe Edited February 25, 2019 by Cookie88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierrrd Posted March 13, 2019 Share Am I wrong to imagine a truckload of devil thorns on the route? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breezer Posted March 13, 2019 Share any ideas on the 'gravelability' of this race?Did it last year on my gravel bike. There was a lot of other guys as well. The winner was also on a gravel bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterbean Posted March 13, 2019 Share Entered today.. Have no idea if we can finish the 100 miler but it'll be interesting to find out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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