Langebaan Posted January 30, 2019 Share I am an average rider and will be doing my first CTCT (Cape Town Cycle Tour).What average speed can I expect if conditions are fair? Riding a Camber Comp 2x11 29er. Oufy MTB (Roadie) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjommie Posted January 30, 2019 Share Depends on your level of fitness I did this last year on my Scott Spark 29er 1 x 10, 32 front Chainring 11-42 on knobblies pumped to 3 barDid a 3:53 ,28 ave It's tough on the fast sections of the route M3, down Smits, down suik. Went too hard in the first half of the race trying to stay with the bunches, blew a gasket and crawled up suik 7km p/h Oufy MTB (Roadie) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headshot Posted January 30, 2019 Share Use slicks. If you fit and your gearing is good there isnt that much of a penalty IMO Oufy MTB (Roadie) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIB Posted January 30, 2019 Share 30.68 km/h ave on a steel 26" ...... but that was 15kg and 24 years ago Raf, MDJ, Headshot and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oufy MTB (Roadie) Posted January 30, 2019 Share A couple of years ago I finished with 3-15, there were 2 mtbs making a helluva noise with their knobblies. I dropped them at misty cliffs. Then on the finish straight they just flew past me.Obviously they strong ones but I see many mtb on knobblies handing out pain in road races, those on 1x must be spinning at 200rpm. Go for it! Gav1 and Andrea Fletcher 3l3v3n 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boerklong Posted January 30, 2019 Share Average of 27km/h on my mtb with knobblies last year. 34 11-46. I was the speed limiting factor... I've got a set of slicks mahala, for free that you can have if you want them. Rode one Argus with them and the rest on dik wiele. Edited January 30, 2019 by Boerklong WaynejG, Oufy MTB (Roadie) and Wayne pudding Mol 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadbod Racing Posted January 31, 2019 Share I posed this question to a bike shop owner who said putting on slicks won't help much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoKnight Posted January 31, 2019 Share I posed this question to a bike shop owner who said putting on slicks won't help much. From my experience it does make a difference Pure Savage, MDJ, Skubarra and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefmeister Posted January 31, 2019 Share Someone offered me an entry, but I'm not sure if I'm in the mood to do it on my 160mm travel enduro. I can mange 28 km/h ave with heavy aggressive rubber on the tarmac.I've got 2 lighter spare tyres, maxxis ardent race and a spez ground control s-works casing that I can fit, but then I'd need a 34T chainring as well. Seems like a lot of effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbloomer Posted January 31, 2019 Share I posed this question to a bike shop owner who said putting on slicks won't help much. I'm ride knobblies because I cant be arsed to swap out my tubeless... Edited January 31, 2019 by Sbloomer Dadbod Racing and Robbie Stewart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skubarra Posted January 31, 2019 Share I posed this question to a bike shop owner who said putting on slicks won't help much. Depends on how you define "help much" - In my experience its about a 2km/h - to 3km/h difference in speed which is about 10 to 15 minutes time difference for an Argus. Great if you are aiming for say a Sub-4 or Sub-3h30 and want to take any advantage you can get. Not worth the effort if you just want to finish or are just doing a social ride with your mates TIB, Dadbod Racing and MDJ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewbacca Posted January 31, 2019 Share I've ridden a BMX round that course in well under 4 hours. A 2x mtb will fly in comparison Oufy MTB (Roadie) and MDJ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadbod Racing Posted January 31, 2019 Share I'm ride knobblies because I cant be arsed to swap out my tubeless... I love the honesty..... Robbie Stewart and Oufy MTB (Roadie) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted January 31, 2019 Share I posed this question to a bike shop owner who said putting on slicks won't help much. well at least now you know which bike shop to avoid. NickGM, MDJ and eddy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langebaan Posted January 31, 2019 Share Depends on your level of fitness I did this last year on myScott Spark 29er 1 x 10, 32 front Chainring 11-42 on knobblies pumped to 3 barDid a 3:53 ,28 ave It's tough on the fast sections of the route M3, down Smits, down suik. Went too hard in the first half of the race trying to stay with the bunches, blew a gasket and crawled up suik 7km p/hI ride in Langebaan, not much climbing. I average 21 kph over 40km offroad with elevation gain of 380m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadbod Racing Posted January 31, 2019 Share well at least now you know which bike shop to avoid. So you would have preferred him to sell you some expensive slicks that may or may not make a difference?? Edited January 31, 2019 by Dadbod Racing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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