Demetri Posted June 15, 2018 Posted June 15, 2018 Should be muddy behind the casino. I live about 4km from the casino and we had about 50mm of rain between yesterday morning and todayYou wanna head out on the trails and give us an update ?
Demetri Posted June 15, 2018 Posted June 15, 2018 Wondering if i should put on my John Deere gumboots .
Demetri Posted June 15, 2018 Posted June 15, 2018 Also see flyer says 60km at 8.30am and PPA website says 9am start. Anyone have confimation of start times?Just spoke to one of the organizers and they confirmed starting times for the 60km is 08h30. Skubarra 1
Zorro5614 Posted June 15, 2018 Posted June 15, 2018 There is still a little bit of rain forecast for today till about midnight, but has stopped raining since about lunch time. Weather looks pretty good for tomorrow. About 9degrees at start time with wind no stronger than 10km/h Demetri 1
Rouxenator Posted June 15, 2018 Posted June 15, 2018 I think it will be at 9 then, they always go with the latest time when there is a ballsup.
Skubarra Posted June 15, 2018 Posted June 15, 2018 I think it will be at 9 then, they always go with the latest time when there is a ballsup.PPA website also say 8h30 so I wouldnt bargain on 9h00 if I were you..
BSG Posted June 15, 2018 Posted June 15, 2018 In for this one.... just wondering if i should bring my mtb or kayak??? Mnnnn.... decisions.... decisionsOr a wetsuit, mask and snorkel [emoji6] Sent from my VTR-L09 using Tapatalk
-cK- Posted June 16, 2018 Posted June 16, 2018 Routes had to be diverted and shortened due to the heavy rains that caused problems on the trails. 60km got trimmed down to 48km but still tough as nails with the conditions being what it was. Did not expect the terrain to be that rocky though . Made for some tricky climbing on certain spots to keep momentum and grip... Still was a fun hard day of racing...could just have done without the slow puncture on 15km to go ...nursing that home without stopping on that gnarly terrain was...well...perhaps stupid on my part in retrospect but then not knowing the route and terrain that was the gamble I had to take. All things considered still happy with my result... T-Bag68, MBMtbGirl and BenReaper 3
BenReaper Posted June 17, 2018 Posted June 17, 2018 Routes had to be diverted and shortened due to the heavy rains that caused problems on the trails. 60km got trimmed down to 48km but still tough as nails with the conditions being what it was. Did not expect the terrain to be that rocky though . Made for some tricky climbing on certain spots to keep momentum and grip... Still was a fun hard day of racing...could just have done without the slow puncture on 15km to go [emoji107]...nursing that home without stopping on that gnarly terrain was...well...perhaps stupid on my part in retrospect but then not knowing the route and terrain that was the gamble I had to take. All things considered still happy with my result... [emoji106]These routes have surprised many a unsuspected rider before. Lots of "outside" people know the routes behind the casino, but that's only where the fun starts......[emoji6]Glad you enjoyed riding here.[emoji106] Sent from my SM-A520F using Tapatalk -cK- 1
Rouxenator Posted June 17, 2018 Posted June 17, 2018 Thanks to everyone that put in a lot of effort to make this happen. All the people were friendly, lots of marshals that smiled and greeted back, proper route marking - really a well organised event. As for the route, that first part until after Fairy Glen was not really memorable or exciting. I know the section that was cut came after Fairy Glen and would have had more of the fun stuff. However it was beyond the control of the organisers - they had to act in the interest of rider safety. Some pics Demetri and T-Bag68 2
Demetri Posted June 17, 2018 Posted June 17, 2018 <p>Well organised event. Just a pity my bike took alot of damage due to the mud and water. The climbs were actually not climbs and i was expecting more<img alt=":clap:" class="bbc_emoticon" src="https://cdn.bikehub.co.za/public/style_emoticons/default/clap.gif" title=":clap:" />. Defnitely be back 2019. Busy editing the video i took and will put on link during the day tomorrow. I was the guy with the gopro on the head and the Silverback Hardtail if anyone spotted me. Cheers</p>
Tankman Posted June 18, 2018 Posted June 18, 2018 (edited) <p>Well organised event. Just a pity my bike took alot of damage due to the mud and water. The climbs were actually not climbs and i was expecting more<img alt=" :clap:" class="bbc_emoticon" src="https://cdn.bikehub.co.za/public/style_emoticons/default/clap.gif" title=" :clap:" />. Defnitely be back 2019. Busy editing the video i took and will put on link during the day tomorrow. I was the guy with the gopro on the head and the Silverback Hardtail if anyone spotted me. Cheers</p> This you? Some more shots here, follow the link on my web: www.henkneuhoff.com/sports Edited June 18, 2018 by Tankman Demetri 1
Tankman Posted June 18, 2018 Posted June 18, 2018 Album uploaded on my website, follow the link from there: www.henkneuhoff.com/sports Ferro 1
Rouxenator Posted June 18, 2018 Posted June 18, 2018 Nice, shot of me with my skewe nommer there towards the end. Tankman 1
Demetri Posted June 18, 2018 Posted June 18, 2018 This you? 750_7687.jpg Some more shots here, follow the link on my web: www.henkneuhoff.com/sportsYip thats me. Thanks for the pics Tankman 1
Demetri Posted June 18, 2018 Posted June 18, 2018 Here is the link. Sorry for the amateur footage. Sparki 1, BSG and T-Bag68 3
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