Shebeen Posted September 26, 2019 Share shouldn't you be giving us commentary on another event?sure, currently there's some kids from the US smashing it at the head of the mens junior road race edit: found this publicly available online..https://youtu.be/R2Ha-5dwOkg Edited September 26, 2019 by Shebeen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB Posted October 5, 2020 Share Hi guys - I’m doing my first RtC next month so I thought I’d get into the swing of things by becoming a dotwatcher this week for the main RASA event. But for the life of me I can’t find how - the dotwatcher.cc website doesn’t seem to mention FC at all, and all bikehub forums seem to have gone very quiet on all things FC. Is there a website or an app? The FC website itself also doesn’t have any links or information on this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB Posted October 5, 2020 Share OK so reading this thread properly now, including Chris’s summary, I get the impression that the commentary has moved away from bikehub to a large extent, to FB and WhatsApp (with the latter probably too busy for me personally). I was thinking that dotwatching included literally watching dots on a map - is that right? If so, my main question remains: what platform does that reside on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Posted October 6, 2020 Share OK so reading this thread properly now, including Chris’s summary, I get the impression that the commentary has moved away from bikehub to a large extent, to FB and WhatsApp (with the latter probably too busy for me personally). I was thinking that dotwatching included literally watching dots on a map - is that right? If so, my main question remains: what platform does that reside on?You are correct it does involve literally watching a dot. I'm sure FC will publish a link before tomorrow when the first batch kicks off. It's normally on the MaProgress platform if I'm not mistaken.Edit: Here it ishttps://rasa20.maprogress.com/ Edited October 6, 2020 by Dusty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted October 16, 2020 Share https://www.jacarandafm.com/shows/scenic-drive-rian/freedom-challenge-race-across-south-africa/?fbclid=IwAR1NWNXTs3sSvjmt0EibpdqDz0yRbs_WOv1prBo66XKiVxhoNa1qAqTy3HA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted October 16, 2020 Share https://www.facebook.com/groups/FreedomFollowers/permalink/395094124821878/ the word legend gets thrown around too easily these days..but stripes earned here and then some Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted October 16, 2020 Share excellent daily reports from the field by blanket wearer Mike Roy up on the website, and here https://www.facebook.com/groups/FreedomFollowers/permalink/394506611547296/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanbean Posted October 17, 2020 Share Thanks guys, been looking for the Tracker. Got 2 mates doing the Race To Paarl this year, Blanket wearer Erik Egeland and JG Wardle, a legend in his own mind from Cathcart, Thomas River MTB trail boss. DJR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted October 17, 2020 Share Alex made a bug push for the buffalo gate, and made it Albert T 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohanDiv Posted October 20, 2020 Share https://rasa20.maprogress.com/ Looks like Alex will still finish today(And break the 10 day mark and previous record??)!I hope it's after 17:00 though..then I can sit on my stoep, beer in hand, and cheer him on over the finish line!! Andrew64 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanbean Posted November 16, 2020 Share Does anyone have a link to track RTC and RTW? edit already had it on my PChttps://rtwrtc2020.maprogress.com/ Edited November 16, 2020 by deanbean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted July 1, 2021 Share there's this little ride going on currently in kzn. follow the people here https://freedomchallenge2021.maprogress.com/# newsfeed here - https://www.freedomchallenge.org.za/ comments here https://web.facebook.com/groups/FreedomFollowers the guy who won the covid delayed Spring* event last year is racing very very minimal for winter this year, here's his bike setup(no backpack) MTBeer and AdamA 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTBeer Posted July 1, 2021 Share 1 minute ago, Shebeen said: there's this little ride going on currently in kzn. follow the people here https://freedomchallenge2021.maprogress.com/# newsfeed here - https://www.freedomchallenge.org.za/ comments here https://web.facebook.com/groups/FreedomFollowers the guy who won the covid delayed Spring* event last year is racing very very minimal for winter this year, here's his bike setup(no backpack) that is min. With the cold front that just passed (is passing) Cape Town, I hope he has some warm kit there somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted July 1, 2021 Share tyre discussion. Alex posted his racebike on the munga fb page yesterday. It's a momsen Vipa, same as last year. Whilst the small amount of kit he's taking seems a gamble, (I guess he won't have much in the way of spares), the tyre choice has piqued my mind more. He seems to be sponsored by hutchinson so might not have had much options, but he's gone with Griffus 29 x 2.5 and according to this pic front and back they look VERY bulky to me. so i did some googling, they are dry condition DH/freeride tyres similiar to maxxis DHF. https://www.bikemag.com/gear/components/tires-components-gear/tested-hutchinson-griffus-2-4-and-2-5/ you're "supposed" to run the 2.4 on the rear, but he has both of the wider ones which are 1120g each. seems like an odd choice where you want to minimise rolling resistance https://off.road.cc/content/review/tyres/hutchinson-griffus-25-hardskin-tyre-review-6585 Quote Having ridden the Griffus on the driest of hardpack, loose gravel, some lovely loamy goodness and on truly soggy trails, I can say that grip is consistent and confident. It makes for a great all-round tyre – it's a little nervous on seriously steep and sloppy trails, and obviously not light or fast enough for cross-country work, but for general trail and descending fun it excels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted July 2, 2021 Share you might be wondering why this thread has been quiet. it's because the OP (charl) is currently riding it. he's going to have a very long day if he doesn't realise soon WTF is going on. AdamA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamA Posted July 2, 2021 Share 32 minutes ago, Shebeen said: you might be wondering why this thread has been quiet. it's because the OP (charl) is currently riding it. he's going to have a very long day if he doesn't realise soon WTF is going on. How did they miss the turn? Greg Philps is also going to have a long day... hes already done about 45km off track Edited July 2, 2021 by AdamA Added More info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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