[Event] The 36ONE

[ajnkzn]

Also look on Rene Herse website, GCN etc etc

[BuffsVintageBikes]

15 hours ago, HMCPS89 said:

Any ideas what tires people ride for this? My first time on this event.

I raced the 180 Half last year on a set of 47C Vittoria Terreno dry's on my Hartail. They performed beautifully, even down Rooiberg at speed 🤙

[Wynando]

1 hour ago, BuffsVintageBikes said:

I raced the 180 Half last year on a set of 47C Vittoria Terreno dry's on my Hartail. They performed beautifully, even down Rooiberg at speed 🤙

In 2022 that wouldn't have been the case, if I remember correctly. Rooiberg downhill was terrible!

[Mamil]

10 minutes ago, Wynando said:

In 2022 that wouldn't have been the case, if I remember correctly. Rooiberg downhill was terrible!

2022 Rooiberg was pretty rough ja and someone told me it had been rougher before. 2023 it was a mudbath, spent 25 minutes before climbing the pass cleaning peanutbutter paste so thick the wheels wouldn't turn with drinking water and desert bush leaves. Watched a few riders having nervous breakdowns as they did the same.

2024 the descent was disappointingly smooth as the tarmac on Bainskloof.

Also the degree and extent of corrugation on some of the other roads varies from year to year a bit. I do think a fast rolling 2.35 is the way for mamils, narrower if you're a lightweight speedster.

Nothing can prepare a person for the freeze of a predawn descent of Rooiberg though.

In 22 I got there as the sun rose and lit the mountain in a deep red iridescence, memory of a lifetime. I could have had gp5000 on the wheels and I would have been happy.

[BuffsVintageBikes]

In 2022 I went down there on a gravel bike with 40C Rambler tires. It wasn't fun but it was doable.

[fanievb]

3 hours ago, hboli4 said:

My excuse is that I love spending time at the WP's and CP's and I'm sticking to it.

And I fairly suck at climbing

THIS

['Kaze Pete]

16 hours ago, Mamil said:

Unless it's wet like it was a couple of years ago ... 

 

I did The "wet" Half (2023) on 2.3 and 2.35's on a hardtail. All I needed was a mudguard

[hboli4]

1 hour ago, fanievb said:

THIS

Are you making a comeback Fanie?

[fanievb]

On 2/28/2025 at 3:34 PM, hboli4 said:

Are you making a comeback Fanie?

maybe next year.

busy with some studies and May is exam month 🥲

[Mook]

On 2/28/2025 at 12:38 PM, BuffsVintageBikes said:

I raced the 180 Half last year on a set of 47C Vittoria Terreno dry's on my Hartail. They performed beautifully, even down Rooiberg at speed 🤙

Took podium in the Team Category as well neh 💪

 

Those 47C's really did the job just fine 👌