[Event] Paarl Enduro

[ChristiaanSt]

Event Name: Paarl Enduro
When: 10/12/2022
Where: Laborie Wine Estate, , Paarl, Paarl, Western Cape
Category: Mountain Bike

Race Information:

• Full Race - 5 stages 
• Lite Race - 3 stages 
• stages will be announced a month out from the event
• all A-lines and B-lines will be marked clearly for safety
• pre-practice allowed, but there will be no official practice
• all normal Paarl Permit Rules apply for any pre-practicing
• there will be food and drink vendors present

Information on start times and registration will be released a week before the event. 

Recommended Riding Gear:

• knee & elbow pads 
• long sleeves 
• gloves 

note this gear is not compulsory, just recommended.

• NO HELMET NO RIDE (full faces optional)

Go to Event Page.

[MORNE]

since we know 4 of the 5 stages by now ill post them here for info. 

- The Wall (spice route)

- The Advocate (Spez Paarl)

- Langklip (Spez Paarl)

- Laborie descend (Laborie)

- murmurs of something called "playground"

EDIT : Confirmed stage 4 is PAARL DH!! weee!

thanks @Warren Melissa Go Riding

 

none of them are hard...some of them are just pedally AF...but since i suck at going fast downhill i'll use those spots to make up some time haha

 

cant wait.

Edited November 23, 2022 by MORNE

[Meezo]

31 minutes ago, MORNE said:

since we know 4 of the 5 stages by now ill post them here for info. 

- The Wall (spice route)

- The Advocate (Spez Paarl)

- Langklip (Spez Paarl)

- Laborie descend (Laborie)

- murmurs of something called "playground"

 

none of them are hard...some of them are just pedally AF...but since i suck at going fast downhill i'll use those spots to make up some time haha

 

cant wait.

are you better at pedaling?

[MORNE]

19 minutes ago, Meezo said:

are you better at pedaling?

relatively...yes haha

 

PS: i'm assuming you're still preoccupied with being a roady to come to the funduro?

Edited November 23, 2022 by MORNE

[Graham S]

1 hour ago, MORNE said:

since we know 4 of the 5 stages by now ill post them here for info. 

- The Wall (spice route)

- The Advocate (Spez Paarl)

- Langklip (Spez Paarl)

- Laborie descend (Laborie)

- murmurs of something called "playground"

 

none of them are hard...some of them are just pedally AF...but since i suck at going fast downhill i'll use those spots to make up some time haha

 

cant wait.

I've never done an Enduro before but ridden Jonkershoek, Conties, Hillcrest etc etc. Would I be able to do this event? 

I'd like to get into some more Enduros next year but currently on my 2010 Commencal Meta 26er. Would this be a hinderance? 

[Headshot]

1 hour ago, MORNE said:

since we know 4 of the 5 stages by now ill post them here for info. 

- The Wall (spice route)

- The Advocate (Spez Paarl)

- Langklip (Spez Paarl)

- Laborie descend (Laborie)

- murmurs of something called "playground"

 

none of them are hard...some of them are just pedally AF...but since i suck at going fast downhill i'll use those spots to make up some time haha

 

cant wait.

Are they smoothish - wondering if my steel HT might be the deal for this?

[leon_pro]

 

[MORNE]

3 hours ago, Graham S said:

I've never done an Enduro before but ridden Jonkershoek, Conties, Hillcrest etc etc. Would I be able to do this event? 

I'd like to get into some more Enduros next year but currently on my 2010 Commencal Meta 26er. Would this be a hinderance? 

super chilled at paarl, smooth and fast. no real gnar to speak of.  just come! This is marketed as a "Funduro" to get newbies into the format. It's big fun.

jonkers was my first enduro and I basically did it blind (other than @Meezo showing me the ropes on Thursday) since i have never ridden there, and i was on a new bike too

...proper trail by fire lol. 

[MORNE]

can someone please point out where paarl dh is on a map?

 

[Warren Melissa Go Riding]

Does this help?

[Warren Melissa Go Riding]

The entrance is on the left of the monument road at the gate of the Taal Monument.

You will see a trail go up. where it splits, you go left for DH and right for Advocate.

 

[MORNE]

Just now, Warren Melissa Go Riding said:

The entrance is on the left of the monument road at the gate of the Taal Monument.

You will see a trail go up. where it splits, you go left for DH and right for Advocate.

 

SO IT IS LATE HARVEST!!! we asked you lot on Saturday and you said no no no...so we didn't go ride it haha. 

[Graham S]

32 minutes ago, MORNE said:

super chilled at paarl, smooth and fast. no real gnar to speak of.  just come! This is marketed as a "Funduro" to get newbies into the format. It's big fun.

jonkers was my first enduro and I basically did it blind (other than @Meezo showing me the ropes on Thursday) since i have never ridden there, and i was on a new bike too

...proper trail by fire lol. 

Ok awesome, watched W&M video now and looks pretty doable tbh. 

I will enter after pay day and try get a practice run in on the 3rd or 4th. Not so keen on going in blind 😅

[Warren Melissa Go Riding]

5 minutes ago, Graham S said:

Ok awesome, watched W&M video now and looks pretty doable tbh. 

I will enter after pay day and try get a practice run in on the 3rd or 4th. Not so keen on going in blind 😅

Keen to organize a group ride there on the 3rd if anyone is keen? Happy to do the lite stages and or the the full

Edited November 23, 2022 by Warren Melissa Go Riding

[Graham S]

Just now, Warren Melissa Go Riding said:

Keen to organize a group ride there on the 3rd if anyone is keen? Happy to do the lite stages and or the the full

That sounds awesome! I'll be keen for that. Would like to do the full 😁

[Warren Melissa Go Riding]

21 minutes ago, Graham S said:

That sounds awesome! I'll be keen for that. Would like to do the full 😁

Lets do it! Maybe drop a post here if you would like to join and we can all grab a beer after! 7am start and if we do it slowly we will be done by 10am

 

Edited November 23, 2022 by Warren Melissa Go Riding