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come banna. lets make this happen :P

 

Wes: i must just remember to take lid cam with on Sat. I'll give it a spin after DS prac. and i'll take a FF lid for this little exercise :P

 

Ok Cap. I timed my run at Majik from the beacon to the tarmac at the carpark. But... I did the run after a 4 hour training ride, so I was pretty knackered at the time and also had xc tires on my Zula...and it was still wet/slippy ;) Excuses excuses! Did it in 7min 15 sec. So Wes's estimate of 7 min was spot on.

 

I reckon with Nevegals/High rollers and fresh legs you can push a 6:45? And with bigger balls possibly another 15 sec off?

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Ok Cap. I timed my run at Majik from the beacon to the tarmac at the carpark. But... I did the run after a 4 hour training ride, so I was pretty knackered at the time and also had xc tires on my Zula...and it was still wet/slippy ;) Excuses excuses! Did it in 7min 15 sec. So Wes's estimate of 7 min was spot on.

 

I reckon with Nevegals/High rollers and fresh legs you can push a 6:45? And with bigger balls possibly another 15 sec off?

 

I reckon you're spot on... Wes could easily have done it under 7. I could have, if I had been fresher, and had been there before...

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I reckon you're spot on... Wes could easily have done it under 7. I could have, if I had been fresher, and had been there before...

 

It feels like it should go a lot quicker than 7 minutes, but I guess it's all the switchbacks (i.e. stop/start) that takes up a lot of time. The trick I guess is to keep it smooth and hold your speed in the corners.

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guys. lets all meet up and DO THIS!

 

I'm doing Karoo to Coast this week end, but after that I'm cleared to do AM riding for the rest of the year. :clap: So give us a shout. I'm in Majik (or the surrounds) most Saturday mornings.

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guys. lets all meet up and DO THIS!

 

I don't know what happened, I am the LAST to have a competitive streak but I want to know how fast it can be done.. (or slow, better not count any chicken just yet..) Count me in!

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I don't know what happened, I am the LAST to have a competitive streak but I want to know how fast it can be done.. (or slow, better not count any chicken just yet..) Count me in!

 

Ja, Ja... You just wanna ride. And test your new Kashima-coated pogo

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ok. settled then. this weekend is the DS event, the last thing i want after that is more pedalling.. <_<

 

next weekend lads? Best ride it before hand so you'll know what to expect. then we can make next weekend the challenge day. what y'all say?

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ok. settled then. this weekend is the DS event, the last thing i want after that is more pedalling.. <_<

 

next weekend lads? Best ride it before hand so you'll know what to expect. then we can make next weekend the challenge day. what y'all say?

 

Sounds cool to me. :thumbup:

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mayhem: u riding the DS event right?

 

in fact, who all is riding at the last round of the dual slalom?

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