2008 Rock Shox SID
XTR Shadow.
XT Wheels
Merida Prototype.
Scott was showing a 6.7KG MTB!
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Friday, August 10, 2007
Real Mountain biking
So you thought that the Cape Epic with its 140km 3000m ascent was a hectic mountain bike race stage? Well that ain't nothin when you look at some races in Switzeland. Christoph Sauser, winner of the ABSA Cape Epic spent over 6 hours in the saddle at the recent Swiss Bike Masters Race, and that was good enough for 2nd place after a sprint finish.
The route was 120km long with 5000m of vertical ascent, plus it was raining and wet. If that is too much then you could choose to do the shorter route at 75km and 3000m ascent. So the next time you are out on a tough MTB race route, just think that it could be so much worse - or better depending on your point of view.
Wednesday, August 08, 2007
The end of a legend
Today is a sad day for team Subaru. Subaru South Africa will no longer support the team in the forth coming ABSA Cape Epic. To keep in line with new company strategies Subaru will be unable to continue its sponsorship of the team.
Alan and Albert would like to thank Subaru for their support over the last 3 years. It has been a great ride!
With little less than a week left until entry fees must be paid, it was doubtful that these 2 stalwarts of the Cape Epic will complete a fourth event.
But then the good news came - Team BBB Maxxis was born. Look out for news of this new team flying the flag for average guys everywhere.
Alan and Albert would like to thank Subaru for their support over the last 3 years. It has been a great ride!
With little less than a week left until entry fees must be paid, it was doubtful that these 2 stalwarts of the Cape Epic will complete a fourth event.
But then the good news came - Team BBB Maxxis was born. Look out for news of this new team flying the flag for average guys everywhere.
Monday, August 06, 2007
Full Suspension vs Hardtail
Reading a race report on the African championships held recently in Namibia I see that a full suspension bike came out tops. Granted it was piloted by Burry Stander who has really picked up speed since he has been racing full time in the US with the GT team. But this is not the first time that Burry has won a cross country race on a full suspension bike. With most of his competitors opting for the conventional hardtails for the apparent benefits of acceleration and weight, it has to make you wonder?
Sure some sponsored riders have to ride what they are given. But when you are gunning for the top like Burry with Olympic qualifying on your mind, you take the best weapon available, as Burry puts it in his blog, “we were off to the track, i rode the ht at first to see how it would go but after two laps i decide to head back to the hotel and fetch the full suss. the gt marathon was the perfect bike for the job as the course was super rocky and the descents were long.”
Burry won that race by a comfortable 9min !
Sure some sponsored riders have to ride what they are given. But when you are gunning for the top like Burry with Olympic qualifying on your mind, you take the best weapon available, as Burry puts it in his blog, “we were off to the track, i rode the ht at first to see how it would go but after two laps i decide to head back to the hotel and fetch the full suss. the gt marathon was the perfect bike for the job as the course was super rocky and the descents were long.”
Burry won that race by a comfortable 9min !
The Marathon Team has a 100mm travel carbon fiber monocoque I-Drive 4 frame. The carbon rear swingarm assembly is new and is outfitted with a full XTR group and Fox 32 RL fork. The bike is stiff and light and both Todd Wells and Burry Stander have been getting impressive World Cup results on the new frame.
Check out Burry's Blog for latest news, http://burrystander.typepad.com/
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Ryan cox R.I.P.
It is a sad sad day for anyone related to cycling. Ryan Cox one of South Africas great cyclists passed away today.
He was a two-time SA road cycling champion, also won the Giro del Capo and the Malaysian Tour de Langkawi and represented South Africa at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne last year and part of the Barloworld team.
He died after recovering from a recent operation to fix a knotted artery in his leg. More on this
Long live his memory and what he achieved in cycling.
Ryancox.co.za
He was a two-time SA road cycling champion, also won the Giro del Capo and the Malaysian Tour de Langkawi and represented South Africa at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne last year and part of the Barloworld team.
He died after recovering from a recent operation to fix a knotted artery in his leg. More on this
Long live his memory and what he achieved in cycling.
Ryancox.co.za
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