MORNE Posted September 26, 2019 Share I joked at the start I was taking R100 cash to buy a carbon duallie cheap-cheap at the finish, but in the end, the joke was on me: all had left by the time I got thereWell nearly all.The photographer at the Lagoon couldn’t hold back her laughter as I squelched through the last drag to the finish. The expression on my face is actually priceless. I think it was frozen like that from about Boskak on. Roughly translated into, I’m riding THIS until I’m either effing REMOVED or I get to the END where you WILL give me that medal even IF it’s tomorrow!!(Never knew I’d care so much about a mass produced metal lump on a silly piece of ribbon )yea i'll admit from all the useless lumps of stamped metal i received this year....this one definitely means the most. Its by far my most expensive medal to date.... Edited September 26, 2019 by morneS555 gogo@, JohanDiv and matthieup 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rouxenator Posted September 27, 2019 Share K, I'm entered for 2020. gemmerbal, gogo@, Chingy182 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chingy182 Posted September 27, 2019 Share K, I'm entered for 2020. Nice, got the go ahead from my lady-friend who is keen to do it all again in 2020 gemmerbal, Rouxenator and JohanDiv 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rouxenator Posted September 27, 2019 Share I don't wanna jinx it, but could it be any worse than this year? /touch wood. Gr3mlin131 and gemmerbal 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chingy182 Posted September 27, 2019 Share I don't wanna jinx it, but could it be any worse than this year? /touch wood. I was given that exact same process of thinking... touch wood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bj horn Posted September 27, 2019 Share Only thing worse would be snow falling on top of Pr Alfreds. One of the main reasons I do this every year is to enjoy the beauty of nature. Did not like the mess left behind at the waterpoints especially with the wind blowing the cups all over the place .Wish they would make dedicated chuck zones.Even those big fruit bins would do the job.Did not like throwing gel sachets,bar wrappers etc on the ground at the waterpoints because there were no bins or they were full. Rouxenator and Leon O 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValeYellow Posted September 27, 2019 Share My gillet blew out on that long downhill, guy came past at the bottom and said he saw it at the fall out near the top, i could not see myself going back up to get it, hopefully someone picked it up, it was a nice one and still dryIf he saw it blow out - surely it would not have made that much of a diffs to his time if he stopped, picked it up, and pass it back to you when he caught up. Some folks..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORNE Posted September 27, 2019 Share I don't wanna jinx it, but could it be any worse than this year? /touch wood. the weather a few days before k2c 2019 perhaps? 36*and up? funny part is...while we were in Knysna those days prior to the race, i told my wife that i'll rather ride in cold wet weather than that heat. oh how wrong i was.... Edited September 27, 2019 by morneS555 ValeYellow and ChrisF 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Me rida my bicycle Posted September 27, 2019 Share imo your body still take a beating on the route even though it's "district roads", you have to be a bit fitter when taking on the k2c on a hardtail. Last year a few people passed me on the fast sections the few km's before Simola, not because it's downhills that's above my ability, I was just too damn tired to keep up with my hardtail bumping on the corrugations.it all depends on HT. With the new geometry and frames made to be more comfortable than ever. I did it last year on my HT and it was a lekker ride for 1 thing nothing climbs like a HT. MORNE , Skubarra, Rouxenator and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanMan Posted September 30, 2019 Share I did my first K2C back in 2005(I think) and it was also raining for most of the way. I am wondering which year was worse? Back then bikes were not nearly as advance as they are today, 26 vs 29 ect. Anybody else did K2C back in 2005? What year was worse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rouxenator Posted September 30, 2019 Share My dad told me of that one.He said they had lots of chain suck and that was what I dreaded most on this one - and had plenty of it too. Unfortunately he did not ride this one so can't really make a comparison. How cold was it in 2005? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Legs Posted September 30, 2019 Share My first post in many years on this forum. Congrats to everyone who toughed it out and commiserations to the rest of the entrants. I did the second ever K2C somewhere in the early 2000's and we hit a mini heat wave, high thirties. I finished in a few seconds over 6 hours but was still in the first half of the field. At the finish the organisers were calling for persons to assist them to collect participants from the route. TIB, Rouxenator and JohanDiv 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy Posted September 30, 2019 Share My dad told me of that one.He said they had lots of chain suck and that was what I dreaded most on this one - and had plenty of it too. Unfortunately he did not ride this one so can't really make a comparison. How cold was it in 2005?It was cold but not freezing. It was however very, very muddy and the ou-wapad was still a wagon trail. I went through a set of brake disks after the brake pads wore down to rivets and ate them up. The descent down towards the river crossing before the Simola was a highlight as I realised I had no way of stopping. I also ground away a new chain and took years of the rest of the drive chain. Ps. I found the t-shirt in my cupboard recently and found that 15 years at the bottom of a pile of tees has caused it to shrink around the tummy area... Skubarra, Rouxenator, JohanDiv and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIB Posted September 30, 2019 Share My first post in many years on this forum. Congrats to everyone who toughed it out and commiserations to the rest of the entrants. I did the second ever K2C somewhere in the early 2000's and we hit a mini heat wave, high thirties. I finished in a few seconds over 6 hours but was still in the first half of the field. At the finish the organisers were calling for persons to assist them to collect participants from the route. 2011 as well That was brutal. Unfit and fat. Broke the 8 hour barrier..... more than 3 hours slower than normal Edited September 30, 2019 by TIB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rouxenator Posted September 30, 2019 Share 2011 was my first time, loved it! Started my tradition of bringing it in under 5. gemmerbal and GAP 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rouxenator Posted October 2, 2019 Share Checking the PPA seeings. The beta on this one is 1.17 up 0.01 from last years 1.16. Makes no sense. gogo@ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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