Frosty Posted October 16, 2019 Posted October 16, 2019 12 hours and a few minutes, then it’s bike o’clock for 235km to Volksrust.
Veebee Posted October 16, 2019 Posted October 16, 2019 12 hours and a few minutes, then it’s bike o’clock for 235km to Volksrust. Safe trip down G ! Enjoy.
Neville Bailey Posted October 16, 2019 Posted October 16, 2019 I drove along the route today, from the Start until the 45th Cutting turnoff, and recorded the drive with my dash cam. Here’s the footage which is sped up 5 times to reduce it to a 20 minute clip. https://youtu.be/GKvF4P9Xv8E
Gr3mlin131 Posted October 16, 2019 Posted October 16, 2019 I drove along the route today, from the Start until the 45th Cutting turnoff, and recorded the drive with my dash cam. Here’s the footage which is sped up 5 times to reduce it to a 20 minute clip. After watching this I am proper excited to get on this route again. Not exactly at those speeds unfortunately,
Frosty Posted October 16, 2019 Posted October 16, 2019 Safe trip down G ! Enjoy.Thanks, looking forward to some chilled riding rather than the faster race-pace-type riding that usually happens.
Frosty Posted October 16, 2019 Posted October 16, 2019 I drove along the route today, from the Start until the 45th Cutting turnoff, and recorded the drive with my dash cam. Here’s the footage which is sped up 5 times to reduce it to a 20 minute clip. https://youtu.be/GKvF4P9Xv8EThe hills just aren’t the same in a car, and appears like it’s much flatter. The second half of Fox hill went by in a flash.
shova Posted October 17, 2019 Posted October 17, 2019 without creating too much panic, I think the only "really" bad section is the 12km stretch between Thornville and Umlaas Road, this surface is rough. and then a small patch in Cato Ridge under the bridge. The rest is okay, just chose your line and stay mostly in the middle of the roadWe have teams out on the route the whole week and the potholes are being filled - yesterday they were on Umlaas Road. We are thankful to the roads department for their assistance. Have a lovely ride and see you at the finish!
Neville Bailey Posted October 17, 2019 Posted October 17, 2019 We have teams out on the route the whole week and the potholes are being filled - yesterday they were on Umlaas Road. We are thankful to the roads department for their assistance. Have a lovely ride and see you at the finish! While driving along the route yesterday I saw potholes being filled between Cato Ridge and Harrison Flats. Great to see!
Bateleur1 Posted October 17, 2019 Posted October 17, 2019 I drove along the route today, from the Start until the 45th Cutting turnoff, and recorded the drive with my dash cam. Here’s the footage which is sped up 5 times to reduce it to a 20 minute clip. That was a nice trip down memory lane for me thanks.
LongDonkey Posted October 17, 2019 Posted October 17, 2019 Nervous about riding on the 10 yr old fast rollers. They are just just peeling away at the edge but i am sure this is a made in Taiwan issue. Any thoughts?
LongDonkey Posted October 17, 2019 Posted October 17, 2019 Nervous about riding on the 10 yr old fast rollers. They are just just peeling away at the edge but i am sure this is a made in Taiwan issue. Any thoughts?
Veebee Posted October 17, 2019 Posted October 17, 2019 Nervous about riding on the 10 yr old fast rollers. They are just just peeling away at the edge but i am sure this is a made in Taiwan issue. Any thoughts? Conti Gp5000's
Gr3mlin131 Posted October 18, 2019 Posted October 18, 2019 anyone able to give a weather update ?Latest from the organizers (from the Facebook event), gonna be a good time.
Veebee Posted October 18, 2019 Posted October 18, 2019 PMB - Very hot on Sunday - peak temps at around 38, wind 7km/h Hillcrest - 32 deg, wind 13km/h Westville & Durban about the same - 28 deg, wind 13km/h, gusts 24km/h Have looked at various weather apps and all seem to be on par, very little wind at the start in PMB.
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