Berg100 open to Gravel Bikes and E-Bikes

[Chris NewbyFraser]

Berg100 announced today that they will allow gravel bikes (and e-bikes) to participate in this event in an informal capacity. I guess this is an experiment. Going to give it a try on a Diverge with 38mm TriggerPro tyres. Its a lot cheaper than travelling to W Cape for the Amarider100miler or the Eroica 185km and there won't be a shortage of water to shower in afterwards.

[bradwentzel]

I am in, cx bike FTW

[EmptyB]

Good for them... I'll be on my MTB.

[Coolspin]

Surely these CX bikes got to be faster than a MTB, lighter?, bigger wheels (definitely),

Maybe the CX is a lot slower or more difficult to ride on tech sections (or is it)

I wonder if this may signal the beginning of the end of the MTB as we know it.

Would have thought this would have been a pretty big topic but other than the bike mags punting the CX thing, the silence is deafening, or have I missed something?

I think if I was in the market for a new bike it would be a cx.

 

Cant really see the ebikes catching on in any big way other than for urban commuters in Europe, kind of defeats the object of riding a bike. Not to mention the prices, many real motorbikes and scooters can be purchased for a lot less. (Imho)

[EmptyB]

E bikes are definitely growing rapidly (no, I dont want one).

 

Cant see cx taking over mtb...certainly not in SA. Cx bikes have been around for ever...

[Coolspin]

 

E bikes are definitely growing rapidly (no, I dont want one).

Cant see cx taking over mtb...certainly not in SA. Cx bikes have been around for ever...

Oh, I thought they were a new thing in SA, had not seen or heard of them a year ago.

[lechatnoir]

Surely these CX bikes got to be faster than a MTB, lighter?, bigger wheels (definitely),

 

THEY ARE

Maybe the CX is a lot slower or more difficult to ride on tech sections (or is it)

 

THEY ARE

 

 

E bikes are definitely growing rapidly (no, I dont want one).

 

Cant see cx taking over mtb...certainly not in SA. Cx bikes have been around for ever...

 

Saw a rather decent rider on a roadbike getting absolutely smoked on Suikerbossie but some noob-looking peeps on e-bikes this morning... 

[Coolspin]

Will be interesting to see how the cx bikes fare against the MTB in the Berg 100 event.

 

The electric scooters, not so much, not really the same thing.

[eddy]

Will be interesting to see how the cx bikes fare against the MTB in the Berg 100 event.

 

 

 I have done about 10 rides from hekpoort to the top of Breedts and back on a CX bike, but my PR is on a Spez Epic.

 

It may just be that I was fitter then, but it certainly was muck quicker down the rutted bits.

[Coolspin]

I have done about 10 rides from hekpoort to the top of Breedts and back on a CX bike, but my PR is on a Spez Epic.

 

It may just be that I was fitter then, but it certainly was muck quicker down the rutted bits.

Respect Eddy, I have only driven over breedts neck in a 4x4, hectic tough, not something I would be keen to do on a bicycle, proper challenge to do.

Might do it on one of the electric jobs though, hmmmmm maybe there is a market for those things aside from comuters.