Wow, what a race.
It rained the whole time, (I think) the course was super scenic - green and lush (because of the rain) and thankfully the trail drained well and the mud as quite watery. (Instead of sticky)
The race featured a crazy amount of climbing- 1200m on the 36k bike and 500m in the 10k […]

How to lube a rusted bike chain when you have no (Squirt) chain lube.
Disaster strikes. The airline took your luggage hostage. You have to pre ride the course, so you borrowed a bike, helmet, shoes 2 sizes too big and clothes. (Yay for someone else’s used chamois!) Read more about why and how this was […]

Here is some video of our tire testing in Stellenbosch South Africa earlier this year:

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