[Event] Backsberg Dis-Chem Rotary MTB

[Rouxenator]

any confirmations, is the the boring version, or has the good old Backsberg race returned

From what I see on Strava it was the boring version. Quite glad I opted for another event on Saturday and skipped this one. 

[StokedAboutSpokes]

I really didn't enjoy this one. There was no proper rain days prior to the event but they seem to have taken us through every muddy patch out there!

 

I also followed a group that took a wrong turn. I've had better times..

[Rouxenator]

I don't mind the mud, no matter how dry it has been in previous years there will always be mud on Backberg. Even doing the Twilight rides in December I recall there being mud 

 

However I stand by what I said last year and that is unless they revert back to the 2015 router I am not doing this ride again. The new route is just so boring...

[Sparki 1]

This event was a big mess again. Got lost last year several times and this year again. We were all over the place. Missing route markers at a few junctions messed up the whole race.

[LeoKnight]

This event was a big mess again. Got lost last year several times and this year again. We were all over the place. Missing route markers at a few junctions messed up the whole race.

 

I rode the NissanTrailseeker on Sat, which seem to have been the right decision, the route marking, waterpoints, route planning, parking, was all on song. 

[Sparki 1]

I rode the NissanTrailseeker on Sat, which seem to have been the right decision, the route marking, waterpoints, route planning, parking, was all on song.

 

Agree. I also did the trailseeker marathon on Saturday and was great.

[Rouxenator]

I opted for Riebeeck Kasteel. They already found the trails and marked it - no seeking needed 

 

Edit : I'll never do a Nissan event ever again after my first one.

Edited August 20, 2018 by Rouxenator