Velouria Posted August 6, 2018 Share How about sum old photos of TB from years ago.2008 (my 5th Baviaans) Team Name: Soggy Bottom Boys - a wet year. And Camelbaks were still cool. A Dual Sus 26er 2009 - Team Name: Rusty TarTrollips (paying homage to our roadie background). Camelbaks still in fashion! And my upside down fork was cool way before the RS1 2010 - Team Name: Little John and his Merry Men (John was on a little 26er, our first time on 29ers). Our first time making Konodomo in the daylight! Our first top 10 (7th) in 9h25 2011 - LangsBaviaans. Team Name: The Fire Breathing Rubber Duckies 2012 - Team Name: The Walla Walla Weasel Whackers. Made the last checkpoint in the light 2013 - (Number 10) Team Name: The Night Time Ninjas. Captain Craig broke a frame before checkpoint 2 2014 - Team Name: The Pink Fluffy Monsters. The long water stretch after checkpoint 3 2015 - Team Name: The Quixotic Hill Engines (google it). Had a complete disaster. Finished in 10h31. 2016 - Team Name: The Chernobyl Brick Layers. Lauf forks and hard tails! And very bad puncture repair skills! 2017 - Team Name: The Cowardly Penguins. The biggest bonk in the history of Baviaans (not me for a change!). Finished in 11h10 maidenmole, Escapee.., Hamstring and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kom Posted August 6, 2018 Share 2016 - Team Name: The Chernobyl Brick Layers. Lauf forks and hard tails! And very bad puncture repair skills! IMG-20160813-WA0004.jpgimage2.JPGearly days of gravel bikes? are there any gravel grinders entered this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velouria Posted August 6, 2018 Share early days of gravel bikes? are there any gravel grinders entered this year?Yoh - it's going to take a brave soul to enter Baviaans on a gravel bike. There are several areas where a gravel bike is going to fly, and several areas where I'd want to chuck that bike into the bushes!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted August 6, 2018 Share Cool timeline there, Velouria.Those team names. Out of this world. Velouria 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidenmole Posted August 6, 2018 Share Finish line action already from the organisers.https://youtu.be/9GlTDugKuAg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidersky Posted August 6, 2018 Share I still have bar ends. I'm convinced that they are going to make a come back one of these days...Who is this Barend oke you guys are on about? Skylark, vulgar and TIB 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIB Posted August 6, 2018 Share He is one of the farmers near the Studis Police station in the Kloof who grades the road on their own account when the goverment fails us!! Seriaas Kudus to them Sidersky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheJ Posted August 7, 2018 Share 2008 (my 5th Baviaans) Team Name: Soggy Bottom Boys - a wet year. And Camelbaks were still cool. A Dual Sus 26er IMG_0942.JPG Donated my 53-39 shirt to charity some years ago. I rode DC with you boys back in 2008 I think it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velouria Posted August 7, 2018 Share Donated my 53-39 shirt to charity some years ago. I rode DC with you boys back in 2008 I think it was.That was the year I missed DC with a knee injury (dating back to the Epic). Baviaans just made it worse... My wife did backup for the team though while I moped at home! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheJ Posted August 7, 2018 Share That was the year I missed DC with a knee injury (dating back to the Epic). Baviaans just made it worse... My wife did backup for the team though while I moped at home! I thiiiink it was 2008... fandacious was also in the team. I just remember the team started at an absolutely ridiculous pace. The first rider dropped off the squad on the first climb out of town within the first 2km. I was quietly glad my frontwheel started breaking spokes (3) giving me a valid excuse to drop off the train. Good times. Edit : 2008 it was. Red/White/Black helmet. http://lh4.ggpht.com/_2ZbR7lkXwT8/STfM2JuMo3I/AAAAAAAACHs/ZClSuYV_C68/Velo%20Tales.jpg Edited August 7, 2018 by TheJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongDonkey Posted August 7, 2018 Share Keen to try TB again next year.But a question for a friend (really). He got a "wildcard" entry to the Ironman world champs in 3 weeks and is worried he will hurt himself on the TB and result in him finishing stone last for the Ironman. I don't think he is the fastest chap in triathlons so he is understandably worried.Question : Will TB be a good training ride, or will the recovery time needed hurt his energy stores and legs and result in a slower time for Ironman? IMHO he needs the training ride and the recovery for 5 or 6 days can be taken up by swimming and running short distances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheJ Posted August 7, 2018 Share Keen to try TB again next year.But a question for a friend (really). He got a "wildcard" entry to the Ironman world champs in 3 weeks and is worried he will hurt himself on the TB and result in him finishing stone last for the Ironman. I don't think he is the fastest chap in triathlons so he is understandably worried.Question : Will TB be a good training ride, or will the recovery time needed hurt his energy stores and legs and result in a slower time for Ironman? IMHO he needs the training ride and the recovery for 5 or 6 days can be taken up by swimming and running short distances. I would have ridden. 3 weeks is plenty time to recover. But I'm known for skimping on rest. In 2010 I did full distance IM, and then the weekend later a 76km trail run. Or the other way around, can't remember, but it was back to back weekends. And I didn't die or have bad legs. LongDonkey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velouria Posted August 7, 2018 Share I thiiiink it was 2008... fandacious was also in the team. I just remember the team started at an absolutely ridiculous pace. The first rider dropped off the squad on the first climb out of town within the first 2km. I was quietly glad my frontwheel started breaking spokes (3) giving me a valid excuse to drop off the train. Good times. Edit : 2008 it was. Red/White/Black helmet. http://lh4.ggpht.com/_2ZbR7lkXwT8/STfM2JuMo3I/AAAAAAAACHs/ZClSuYV_C68/Velo%20Tales.jpgAaah yes - "the one black shoe cover, one white shoe cover year". I think it was Chris (CVanV on the Hub) - third from the right - that got dropped early that year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowbee Posted August 7, 2018 Share Fandacious is not a name one sees often anymore. He is too busy playing bodyguard for his Mrs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowbee Posted August 7, 2018 Share Looks like rain on the weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squier Posted August 7, 2018 Share Looks like rain on the weekend Looks like rain on Friday but a dry sunny day on Saturday. Could bode well for road surfaces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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