MTBmeisie

I'm doing my first W2W this year and I'm so excited! I'm wondering if someone can tell me how difficult it is compared to Sani2C? Everyone told me that Sani2C would be easy, had a jol but it hurt big time.

I rate Maxxis will definitely last longer but the softer compound of the Racing Ralphs helps with traction. Maybe consider riding an Ikon on the back because it is more durable combined with a RR at the front for a grippier ride.

This year I did my first Trans Baviaans, 5 months prior to the weekend I very impulsively decided to do it. I had never rode more than about 50km's on a mountainbike and my 'biggest race' was the short distance at the Attakwas in 2017. Anyway, I'm a 24 year old girl and I completed the race with another girl in 14 hours on a hardtail with a not so great responding fork (luckily I only found out at the end). Our riding time was 11:58, we just spent a little too much time at the checkpoints. So to all the newbies like me, this race is completely do-able, even with minimal training (the suffering will just be worse) Don't start with too much food in your pockets, the water points are loaded with everything you need, definitely pack in a roosterkoek at CP1 for the road, I read that advice on here and it helped me a lot. Only put dry socks on at Bergplaas. Ry saggies oor die klippe. Make sure you and your teammate have the same goal in mind.