walkerr Posted December 1, 2021 Share 3 minutes ago, Underachiever said: Imagine you need to rely on the battery "too much" due to a prolonged headwind. If that beast dies, it will be like a anchor around your neck. Ouch - hurts even thinking about it. Pilling into a gale around Loxton lugging a ton of dead battery weight! The article has some interesting comments about needing to stay in Eco mode and not cane the battery too much. Interesting if different take on the usual Munga endurance story of keeping the body from draining itself. Edited December 1, 2021 by walkerr Underachiever 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkerr Posted December 1, 2021 Share Wow - considering they had a 3 hour headstart, those e-bikes really aren't far ahead of the lead riders now. Edited December 1, 2021 by walkerr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIPSLICK Posted December 1, 2021 Share 6 minutes ago, walkerr said: Wow - considering they had a 3 hour headstart, those e-bikes really aren't far ahead of the lead riders now. From my experience riding with mates on ebikes, unless you going up (yes I’m big) flat they must work, esp after 24km/h my BIL put on bigger gearing after our first ride out rides like the epic obvious day night difference i would gladly race an ebike over 150km rolling no hectic climbs if he doesn’t have a spare battery ???????????? Edited December 1, 2021 by DIPSLICK ChrisF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkerr Posted December 1, 2021 Share 8 minutes ago, DIPSLICK said: i would gladly race an ebike over 150km rolling no hectic climbs if he doesn’t have a spare battery ???????????? According to the article - they do each have a spare battery, but still said they needed to ride cautiously to avoid running out. Different topic, does anyone know if Steunmekaar Spaza is still there? Doesn't look to be anyone stopping at that spot based on the tracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephan Posted December 2, 2021 Share Last comment 14hrs ago........and the Munga is on right now. What's happening folks? Is everyone too busy dot watching or something? ???? Looks like Kevin and Hansie are off to a good start. Go manne! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcza Posted December 2, 2021 Share 5 minutes ago, Stephan said: Last comment 14hrs ago........and the Munga is on right now. What's happening folks? Is everyone too busy dot watching or something? ???? Looks like Kevin and Hansie are off to a good start. Go manne! I can tell you that the enthusiasts are still following the dots but are no longer using bikehub. gemmerbal, nathrix, Cactus and 4 others 3 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkerr Posted December 2, 2021 Share Watching dots - but also keeping a hand on my day job, so less time to post. Looks like a fast pace out front this year. Middle of the pack has a lot of riders in it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avatar Posted December 2, 2021 Share another shared win this year ????????♂️ JohanDiv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgarblount Posted December 2, 2021 Share Glad to see 'Die Vet Kiewiet' still moving forward. Scary Rider, Andrew Steer, DJuice and 4 others 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shova1 Posted December 2, 2021 Share Quite stupendous that KB is over 500km in! This in under 24 hours ???? Rowl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shova1 Posted December 2, 2021 Share Er, looks like HJ is actually 1km up the road from KB....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkerr Posted December 2, 2021 Share 11 minutes ago, shova1 said: Er, looks like HJ is actually 1km up the road from KB....... Amazing progress - course record could be under threat at this rate. You have to look at last Track point time to judge. HJ is showing further ahead, but KBs last track point is 2 mins older than HJ, so the gap can be narrower than it appears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avatar Posted December 2, 2021 Share 17 minutes ago, shova1 said: Er, looks like HJ is actually 1km up the road from KB....... nah I think its just how their trackers update Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted December 2, 2021 Share Heard somewhere in the windy soundtrack of a group ride that two ultra endurance ouens cycled from Cape Town to the start of the event.Anyone know about this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanievb Posted December 2, 2021 Share 7 minutes ago, 'Dale said: Heard somewhere in the windy soundtrack of a group ride that two ultra endurance ouens cycled from Cape Town to the start of the event.Anyone know about this? http://trackleaders.com/munga21i.php?name=_NIKAmunga2021&fbclid=IwAR0Tagl3LHYW99Jkn9c0QPdlwwyu2fu-4bTZLH8D46QAK29Wi7SfHhUngb0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkerr Posted December 2, 2021 Share 10 minutes ago, 'Dale said: Heard somewhere in the windy soundtrack of a group ride that two ultra endurance ouens cycled from Cape Town to the start of the event.Anyone know about this? Yep - Nico Coetzee and Chris van Zyl. Both tracking well now on the race itself too. The TL website wasn't up and running fully, so their track logs don't show the first part from CT. Edited December 2, 2021 by walkerr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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