Zula Posted June 22, 2010 Share Hi there Any advice would be muchly appreciated. Myself and a mate are entered for the kalahari challenge at the end of July roughly 1 months time. Any advice on how we should train? At the moment we doing about 7-8 hours a weekend Not sure how much/little we should be doing Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNOSE_E Posted June 22, 2010 Share Hi there Any advice would be muchly appreciated. Myself and a mate are entered for the kalahari challenge at the end of July roughly 1 months time. Any advice on how we should train? At the moment we doing about 7-8 hours a weekend Not sure how much/little we should be doing Thanks! Plenty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zula Posted June 22, 2010 Share Plenty! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakes Posted June 22, 2010 Share plenty more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivey Posted June 22, 2010 Share 7-8 hours a weekend should see you through. There are no hills, just lots of sand & then some more sand.Enjoy!! It is a nice ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zula Posted June 22, 2010 Share plenty more! another bit of sarcasm. You guys are the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zula Posted June 22, 2010 Share 7-8 hours a weekend should see you through. There are no hills, just lots of sand & then some more sand.Enjoy!! It is a nice ride. thank you!at least there are some people who have value to add Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranswurm Posted June 22, 2010 Share We dont call it sand,we call it horizontal hills Anyway there is very little sand,just lots of single track,ball bearings and thorns. Any reasonably fit marathon mtber will be comfortable. See you there PSRiding some of the course this weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIRR Posted June 22, 2010 Share Hi there Any advice would be muchly appreciated. Myself and a mate are entered for the kalahari challenge at the end of July roughly 1 months time. Any advice on how we should train? At the moment we doing about 7-8 hours a weekend Not sure how much/little we should be doing Thanks! Take sand tyres...like continental mountain kings or specialized captain controls The race is not that hard...just very rocky, sandy, thorny and flat in respective sections A full suspension bike is preferable(for rocky section) but you will be ok on a hardtail Put plenty of sealant in your tyres, preferably running tubeless Its really cold there at night (in the negatives), take very very warm clothing and warm sleeping bag. It will warm up during the day when you are riding. Keep a good eye out for route markings, dont just follow the person(s) in front of you, its easy to take a wrong turn. Otherwise just your normal multi day event stuff. Thats enough hours of training to get you through the event comfortably. Have fun its a great event Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranswurm Posted June 23, 2010 Share Hi there Any advice would be muchly appreciated. Myself and a mate are entered for the kalahari challenge at the end of July roughly 1 months time. Any advice on how we should train? At the moment we doing about 7-8 hours a weekend Not sure how much/little we should be doing Thanks! Which team are you?I am an organiser and took your entry......also want to see if you have paid :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zula Posted June 23, 2010 Share I am part of team Subaru Southern Africa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranswurm Posted June 23, 2010 Share I am part of team Subaru Southern AfricaAha........sent you an email just now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovenboi Posted June 25, 2010 Share Looking forward to this one. Heard great things ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bionic Gerbil Posted July 1, 2010 Share We dont call it sand,we call it horizontal hills Anyway there is very little sand,just lots of single track,ball bearings and thorns. Any reasonably fit marathon mtber will be comfortable. See you there PSRiding some of the course this weekendI'll echo that. Awesome weekend. I have ridden it three times, but can't make it this year. One thing is that it gets very cold overnight. Last year was -6. Scraping the ice off your tent when trying to take it down, certainly wakes you up. Enjoy the ride. Great bunch of guys in Gabs. Used to live there myself and ride with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now