First Round – Trans Talk 2017

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The Trans Talks in the Eastern Cape region 2017.

The first round of Trans Talks has been very well received in Port Elizabeth and East London last week. Port Elizabeth saw double the number of people from the previous year and The Bike & Brew was jam packed with 90% of the mountain bikers being Trans Baviaans rookies. This made for a very attentive crowd as Wikus van der Walt explained the story of how it all started, Harald Zumpt from Polar gave everyone a sigh of relieve with the valuable tips on training for the 230km route and Nick Cape from PowerBar explained the importance of nutrition.

East London Cycles hosted the first Trans Talk in the “Slum” town after a request from the local riders. “The amount of riders that showed up for the talk on a Friday evening amazed us” said Zane Schmahl from Ecobound.  Some very interesting questions was asked and the Ice Cold Darling Brew went down well as everything MTB was discussed.

The rest of the Trans Talk Tour schedule is below, all evenings are set to start at 19:00 and you need to RSVP with carmen@ecobound.co.za

7 Feb 2017 Pietermaritzburg Greg Minaar Cycles
15 Feb 2017 Centurion The Bicycle Company
16 Feb 2017 Klerksdorp Tailwind Cycles
17 Feb 2017 Johannesburg Mellow Velo
22 Feb 2017 Bloemfontein Cycle World
7 March 2017 Stellenbosch Extreme Lights
8 March 2017 Cape Town Revolution Cycles
15 March 2017 Knysna Knysna Cycle Works
16 March 2017 George Coimbra Cycles

 

Trans Talk Port Elizabeth


Polar Trans Baviaans competition being entered


The Trans Baviaans Route Profile being studied 


The mountain bikers of Port Elizabeth


The Ciovita Trans Baviaans 2017 kit being fitted


You can enter for the Polar Trans Baviaans competition and win a Polar V650 or M400 follow this link

 

East London Cycles



Momsen Bikes being checked out 

Trans News #2 -17

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Trans Talk Schedule and more on the Trans Baviaans 2017.

The very popular Trans Talk Info evenings will come your way in the next couple of weeks as we kick off the tour with Port Elizabeth tonight at The Bike & Brew.
If you have questions about the event, the format or would like to just chat to fellow Trans Riders come and join us at one of these evenings. We will go through some do’s and don’ts, share valuable training, nutrition and gear insights.
You will notice that the schedule has been updated with some additions (East London & Johannesburg) to the list of cities we intend to visit. Cape Town’s date has changed to the evening before and Druban’s venues has been confirmed.

Shedule:

Date City Venue
2 Feb 2017 Port Elizabeth Bike & Brew
3 Feb 2017 East London East London Cycles
7 Feb 2017 Pietermaritzburg Greg Minaar Cycles
8 Feb 2017 Durban Leigh’s Cycle Centre
15 Feb 2017 Centurion The Bicycle Company
16 Feb 2017 Klerksdorp Tailwind Cycles
17 Feb 2017 Johannesburg Mellow Velo
22 Feb 2017 Bloemfontein Cycle World
7 March 2017 Stellenbosch Extreme Lights
8 March 2017 Cape Town Revolution Cycles
15 March 2017 Knysna Knysna Cycle Works
16 March 2017 George Coimbra Cycles

Please book with carmen@ecobound.co.za.

Training:

If you haven’t started yet, go and have a look at our training plan on the website and get inspired by the #Bergplaas video below!

Sterkte met die oefening en veilig trap.
Fiets ry groete
Wikus van der Walt
Polar has launched a competition with The Trans Baviaans for 2017.
As a Trans Baviaans rider, you can enter online for a chance to win one of two Polar Bike Computers!  Then enter again at one of the Trans Talks near you and double your chances of winning.
Click here to enter
Shedding some light on #Bergplaas – Trans Baviaans 2016
The 2017 Trans Baviaans Ciovita Cycling Jersey will be available at the Trans Talk’s for viewing and fitting before you order! Online Shop
Have you seen the latest Vipa? We will have the new Vipa Two with us on tour and at the Trans Talks.