Cejay Posted February 23, 2015 Share Weather and time will play a huge role in how you ride stage 3.If the weather is anything like last year and you hit Rooiberg from mid morning ensure you stock up well at the last waterpoint. As Sias said be careful for the ride into Calitsdorp it can bite you as you are full of adrenaline coming down the mountain and you want to give it stick.(personal expierence) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDW Posted February 23, 2015 Share Shot, thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannamtber Posted February 23, 2015 Share Ok 17hours is not too bad, what is your longest single ride out of the +17hours (hours & distance).6-7 hours on MTB gravel roads and proper climbs part of the route, like Paarl Mountain. Or on my road bike, same hours and a pass like Bainskloof from both sides. Distance anything from 120-165km. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky4130 Posted February 23, 2015 Share 6-7 hours on MTB gravel roads and proper climbs part of the route, like Paarl Mountain. Or on my road bike, same hours and a pass like Bainskloof from both sides. Distance anything from 120-165km.ok cool thanks for the info guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanievb Posted February 24, 2015 Share Our training is going well, taking every possible opportunity to ride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrailWarrior Posted February 24, 2015 Share Our training is going well, taking every possible opportunity to ride Hahahha ....lekka man, lekka PS. Still trying to get a OTG cable for charging....maybe I am not looking hard enough.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanievb Posted February 24, 2015 Share Hahahha ....lekka man, lekka PS. Still trying to get a OTG cable for charging....maybe I am not looking hard enough.... i eventually ended up with a diy jobbie which seems to be working fine. check this link. http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-a-USB-OTG-host-cable-The-easy-way/?ALLSTEPS you only need to bridge the pin on the mini usb side, and leave the usb male adapter as is http://cdn.head-fi.org/d/db/dbfd8cfd_difference_circuit_271738111300.jpeg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Messier87 Posted February 24, 2015 Share I hope someone can help indicate fitness requirements for this event. (Maybe the guys on the fittrack program since I can quantify that fairly easily.) I need to gauge if I will be fit enough to attempt this beast. My training was focused on Argus until now, but it has been around 8-12 hours per week and if I use last year's Trans Karoo as an indication I should be able to survive an ultra with my current legs. I might want to shift focus in two week's time as this event is on my bucket list and reading your comments here just entices me even more. My current Fittrack score is around 70. What is more or less required for this event? Obviously the short answer is to "ride a lot". Am I being realistic or should I rather just leave it till next year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heel Drop Posted February 25, 2015 Share I hope someone can help indicate fitness requirements for this event. (Maybe the guys on the fittrack program since I can quantify that fairly easily.) I need to gauge if I will be fit enough to attempt this beast. My training was focused on Argus until now, but it has been around 8-12 hours per week and if I use last year's Trans Karoo as an indication I should be able to survive an ultra with my current legs. I might want to shift focus in two week's time as this event is on my bucket list and reading your comments here just entices me even more. My current Fittrack score is around 70. What is more or less required for this event? Obviously the short answer is to "ride a lot". Am I being realistic or should I rather just leave it till next year?do it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrailWarrior Posted February 25, 2015 Share i eventually ended up with a diy jobbie which seems to be working fine. check this link. http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-a-USB-OTG-host-cable-The-easy-way/?ALLSTEPS you only need to bridge the pin on the mini usb side, and leave the usb male adapter as is http://cdn.head-fi.org/d/db/dbfd8cfd_difference_circuit_271738111300.jpeg THANKS FANIEVB..........Will see what I can do with this.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannamtber Posted February 27, 2015 Share 7 weeks to go!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanievb Posted February 27, 2015 Share 7 weeks to go!!Shhhhhh [emoji15] [emoji85] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuzzy Posted February 28, 2015 Share @bonk-king I did mine with a fitness level of 55 and had a good ride. My opinion is that you can be as fit as you want, if you do not have the mental strength, you will struggle. It is kind of a mind boggle to hit the biggest climbBout halfway. Most difficult part for me was the stretch from the bottom of Rooiberg to Calitzdorp, geez, it just never seem to stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jiggs Posted March 1, 2015 Share Specially if you think the water point is on the top of Rooiberg like did last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scharlvs Posted March 1, 2015 Share Is it cold during the night? Do u need to ride with leg and arm warmers? Is a back pack needed or are there enough stops that are well stocked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room Service Posted March 1, 2015 Share Waterpoints every 20-30kms, well stocked. Warmth depends how fast you go. Arm warmers yes, coz it gets very cold after midnight. Also if you have a problem en-route you can get very cold very quick by not moving and because of sweat. Leg warmers not so crucial. Last year was warm and we didnt even start with arm warmers. Gillet in the back pocket for early morning. You can collect also warmers at cp2 & lose it again at calitzdorp (other side of rooiberg). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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