2022 Virgin Active Ride Joburg

[Frosty]

58 minutes ago, BaGearA said:

It sucks but put the phone down and block the number , it only takes two or three times for it to stop.

complaints fall on deaf ears, fix it yourself or learn to like it 

sorry this is the world we live in now 

I’ve been blocking numbers for a while now, and really isn’t a problem to keep doing so.

[ACM]

1 hour ago, Sandro said:

“Good morning 

The 1st batch Start for Virgin Active 947 Ride Joburg is delayed by an hour due to lightning and flooding risk. Safety personnel to reassess at 7:30 and communicate again.

All participants should stay in vehicles and all staff to stay under marquee tents.

Team Ride Joburg”

Hard pass for me

Also decided (last night) to pass. Looking at the Whatsapps this morning I’m glad I did 😁

[117]

1 hour ago, BaGearA said:

It sucks but put the phone down and block the number , it only takes two or three times for it to stop.

 

complaints fall on deaf ears, fix it yourself or learn to like it 

 

sorry this is the world we live in now 

The trick is to actually answer the call, then hang up. Then block it

The automated services are designed to repeat call (every few days) until the system recognizes an answered call, then it assumes its delivered its message to you and removes your number from the dialing list

Edited November 13, 2022 by 117

[Mokgaga]

happy mud day to those who are doing 50km MTB today 😛

[OVERDRIVE]

1 hour ago, ACM said:

Also decided (last night) to pass. Looking at the Whatsapps this morning I’m glad I did 😁

Looking at the weather now It feels like...

55 minutes ago, Mokgaga said:

happy mud day to those who are doing 50km MTB today 😛

Def not me. Will they go on though? 

[117]

They're racing, saw some clips of a batch starting. 

Reminded me of a mass start at the midmar mile

[MudLark]

Next Sunday looking like rain too.

[Danger Dassie]

Well that was a proper field of racing. Going to be some proper post bike admin too!

[The Ouzo]

3 hours ago, MudLark said:

Next Sunday looking like rain too.

Not according to Epic Ride Weather

 

[MudLark]

1 minute ago, The Ouzo said:

Not according to Epic Ride Weather

 

Okay, I was looking at an Accuweather prediction. I'm not riding but I hope its a good day for all those who are!

[Schnavel]

22 hours ago, 117 said:

They're racing, saw some clips of a batch starting. 

Reminded me of a mass start at the midmar mile

I saw a video of the ladies finish - absolute mud bath!

[Ispeed_V]

29 minutes ago, Schnavel said:

I saw a video of the ladies finish - absolute mud bath!

But is'nt that what MTB is all about🤣

[Steady Spin]

1 hour ago, FondTF2 said:

But is'nt that what MTB is all about🤣

The stuff dreams are made of. The dreams of every bike shop owner ready to replace a R10k drivetrain. 

[MudLark]

I rode Berg n Bush one year where the mud was super crazy. Day 1 my chain eventually wouldn't stay on the chain ring. Day 2 my front wheel eventually wouldn't turn and later my RD wouldn't shift anymore either (SRAM GX). I had huge fun. The bike didn't seem to suffer too much either though the paint did get chewed off the inside of the chainstays. Many years later I am still using that bike. But mostly I stay away from mud rides nowadays.

[CorrieTheron]

Been there. My first one. Got the medal 😆 But ja, mudfest describes it well.

The back brakes wore onto the metal - a little stone thrown in there by the water, lodged between the caliper and the pad. Because brakes squeak anyway in mud, I only realized later something was off. Had to stop and take the pads out, so rode about 20km with only the front brake, which made things interesting 😁 Front brakes also took shots, so that's at least two new sets of pads. 
The front chainring is also shot. At least an inexpensive already worn oval, but still. Cost add up.

The gravel there is very sandy/grainy, and it just goes in everywhere and lodges. Spent a good 2 hours cleaning the bike. The one deep water crossing, I just walked through, so it looks like the wheel bearings didn't have water ingress, thankfully. 

The staging area was about ankle-depth mud in some places. We rode through heavy rain spots. The wind was icy cold. Was definitely a big challenge, but I'd probably do it again in the same conditions. 

Although hoping next year will be dry, would love to ride some of those winding sections at pace. It is a very cool challenging route.

[Ispeed_V]

1 hour ago, MudLark said:

I rode Berg n Bush one year where the mud was super crazy. Day 1 my chain eventually wouldn't stay on the chain ring. Day 2 my front wheel eventually wouldn't turn and later my RD wouldn't shift anymore either (SRAM GX). I had huge fun. The bike didn't seem to suffer too much either though the paint did get chewed off the inside of the chainstays. Many years later I am still using that bike. But mostly I stay away from mud rides nowadays.

You are not doing your Hub Handle justice😃