I rode my fourth 36one on the trot on residual fitness and did a fair amount of complaining and made many excuses. Still good fun. Despite vows to the contrary I may take on my fifth one next year. I can’t be the only one who doesn’t have that black...
The Munga is more than a bike race. To me it seems a container for a spiritual journey. The route is explicitly designed to take a rider on an inner sojourn as well as an outer pilgrimage across the most beautiful, harsh and ancient places of our land. The race...
The Munga is 6 days away. 1130km with a 120 hour cutoff from Bloemfontein to Wellington cross country on farm and dirt roads. The organizer sent a questionnaire looking for general biographical information and included the questions “Why are you doing this?” “Stretching the body to make room for the...
I knew it was going to be a long ride in the dark setting out because my partner, who is usually a stronger rider than I am, was spectacularly undertrained. Predictably we made excellent time to the first climb and then we didn’t anymore. I will say this for my...
I have been riding a 2022 Trek Top Fuel 7 trail bike and I love it. I’ve ridden most of the western cape MTB trails on it as well as quite a few 100-mile gravel grinds, a Trans Baviaans and a couple of 36one rides. The bike is stable and...
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