Firozfx Posted December 3, 2019 Share So got my 34 medal. All contact points are still sore. Been catching sleep that I didn't get in the race. The toughest race on Earth. Brakepad, The Ouzo, CraZyCupCake and 32 others 35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Steer Posted December 3, 2019 Share Actually, you're all wrong. You're trying to pass off your opinion as fact. It isn't. TDFN has his opinion, SwissVan is telling him it's wrong. Others like the Cumbaya, others are telling other they 'HAVE' to respect the decision by the riders.... BOLLOCKS! It's opinion after opinion and not one is 'correct', so agree to disagree and move on. None of you are right, so stop trying to force each other to come around to your way of seeing the match fixingYou're wrong... Jewbacca 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewbacca Posted December 3, 2019 Share You're wrong... ha! In your face! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted December 3, 2019 Share ha! In your face!Careful, it's where he likes it. Jewbacca, BigDL, Bat and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgarblount Posted December 3, 2019 Share Yawn... This thread is filled with more complaining and moaning than with actual quality content. If I am a prospective Munga participant and I have to read through all this 'opinions' I'll just fall over and die. Then again, reading through this thread will be excellent mental prep for the race. You are all wrong! You are all right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldron Posted December 3, 2019 Share Actually, you're all wrong. You're trying to pass off your opinion as fact. It isn't. TDFN has his opinion, SwissVan is telling him it's wrong. Others like the Cumbaya, others are telling other they 'HAVE' to respect the decision by the riders.... BOLLOCKS! It's opinion after opinion and not one is 'correct', so agree to disagree and move on. None of you are right, so stop trying to force each other to come around to your way of seeing the match fixing On thehub there are never any facts. Even "facts" can be interpreted... You're exactly guilty in that very post of all the things you're pointing out :-) In theory everybody should start their sentences with "I think" or "In my opinion" etc but who has time for all that when we're bickering about nonsense???? Wayne pudding Mol and Rowl 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldron Posted December 3, 2019 Share Where on their website does it show previous results? Does anyone know? https://mtb.themunga.com/downloads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Steer Posted December 3, 2019 Share Everybody just step away from the keyboards...Lots of Post Munga Dot Withdrawal Syndrome in the house. Stuffing up what has been an uplifting thread showcasing the triumph of the human spirit Peace Rowl, Jewbacca and coppi 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewbacca Posted December 3, 2019 Share Everybody just step away from the keyboards... Lots of Post Munga Dot Withdrawal Syndrome in the house. Stuffing up what has been an uplifting thread showcasing the triumph of the human spirit Peace Are you telling others to 'Steer clear' of this thread for a while? Andrew Steer, Long Wheel Base, peetwindhoek and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Steer Posted December 3, 2019 Share Are you telling others to 'Steer clear' of this thread for a while?Just asking Jew to bacca off... Escapee.., BigDL, Jewbacca and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underachiever Posted December 3, 2019 Share Having read a lot of comments on the opinions of the race (and the decision to share the 1st spot) and seems that it ranges from: • this is what is wrong in the world, the death of the race's future, pandering to the new age we all good, waste of time after those that followed it invested so much time and emotions on who will win and how close it will be... • This was a true reflection of sportmanship, when the two riders found their inner selfs there on the road and recognised their fellow participant more as a brother than someone you need to beat in the ground, something the world needs more of to heal a divisive world. For me, it sometimes feel like some hubber here make their point, and then again and then again (or either side of the argument), and not sure again what the purpose is to repeat sometimes the same point over and over. For me, I liked how it ended (but that is based on my outlook to life), and I will continue to watch and be excited about the Munga, from the first person over the line till the last (irrespective if they did it before or after the cut-off). As for me the Munga is a race which tests the riders mental strength, going into deep corners of their mind, lay bare their own failings and insecurities (and with a pinch of luck) overcome it all and roll over the line. I have a bit of experience in Audax events, my best effort being the 400km event. I achieved a victory over myself completing that. I shudder at PBP, LEL, Munga, RAAM, Everesting, but am deeply intrigued by it. I'm not ready for such an event, yet!! Since these type of events its mostly a race with yourself. What can you achieve what you originally thought impossible? I think that is why we follow the Munga, that is the main connection, admiration. All that tried are winners, finishers even more so. They won against themselves, especially the 1st timers. That is the how you "race" the Munga. That's why I have no problems if there are shared winners. BigDL, Tatt, coppi and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Boab Posted December 3, 2019 Share A change of recent topic...but possibly asked before? How technical is The Munga? I.e. if you know bugger all about MTB-ing, how tricky are the worst bits? Long Wheel Base 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkerr Posted December 3, 2019 Share A change of recent topic...but possibly asked before? How technical is The Munga? I.e. if you know bugger all about MTB-ing, how tricky are the worst bits? I'm a roadie not really a MTBer at all. There were very few stretches on the 2018 route that I struggled on from a technical standpoint. Those that were trickier, I ended up quite enjoying:there were some stretches with long patches of deep sand. In the dark of the night, suddenly hitting one of those proved quite entertaining (and sent me over the bars on one occasion). Ultimately though, I started to smile at the fun of theminto Sutherland were a couple of short and rocky descents that had my backside twitching. Also a big descent in the Tankwa Karoo stretch on loose rocks saw me battling.the very last bit into Doolhof in the pouring rain saw me walking/slithering down and narrowly avoiding crossing the line on my @ss.Those aside though, it's mostly gravel with some ferocious corrugations in places. Edited December 3, 2019 by walkerr DJR, Andrew Steer, Underachiever and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firozfx Posted December 3, 2019 Share A change of recent topic...but possibly asked before? How technical is The Munga? I.e. if you know bugger all about MTB-ing, how tricky are the worst bits? My roadie friend decided 3 months before last years munga to do it with no mtb knowledge. He crashed more than 10 times There are some knarly technical sections that avg mtbers will walk. You will be doing 25km/hr and then hit a deep sand patch and stop dead. No skill, you fall There was also some knarly downhills. You hands hurt holding the brakes If you go in with no skill, you will just take longer to finish but can be done walkerr, Long Wheel Base and DJR 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDL Posted December 3, 2019 Share Incredible - Well done. What an achievement So got my 34 medal. All contact points are still sore. Been catching sleep that I didn't get in the race.The toughest race on Earth. DJR and Andrew Steer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDL Posted December 3, 2019 Share If reading this thread is enough to kill you, I suspect that the Munga may not be for you. Yawn... This thread is filled with more complaining and moaning than with actual quality content. If I am a prospective Munga participant and I have to read through all this 'opinions' I'll just fall over and die. Then again, reading through this thread will be excellent mental prep for the race. You are all wrong! You are all right! Long Wheel Base and edgarblount 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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