Ray

Thank you so much for organising such an awesome mountain bike experience,we will never no how much time and effort gets put into such an event but would really want you to know how much it is appreciated for giving us the oppurtunity to beable to ride through such beautiful places our country has to offer.Being able to have a nice hot shower after quite a long day was fantastic , the entertainment and food provided was top class!! It was our first Dusiumfula and it definetly wont be our last,I will be reading my emails everyday waiting in anticipation for the 2010 entries to open.Good luck with all the preperation that lies ahead we know it will be a huge success!!

Regards

Pieter and Melanie van Rooyen {still married after spending 11h cycling together}

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Dear Ray, GI and team,

Thanks for a great event. The single track on day one is what brings me back every year, there is simply nothing quite like riding km upon km of natural un-manicured single track. The change in the route on day two was much appreciated. We previously went through the bum of Durban, which was not the best view of the city. This year I would say that we went through the navel (my partner spent most of the morning looking for the blue fluff that normally collects in a navel). The amount of cutting / slashing that it took to get us to Durban and avoid the dump yards was certainly appreciated. Thanks.

Ant Jarvie

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Organisers

Just a quick mail to say the Dusi Mfula was a great event and thanks to all the organizers. We are spoilt in Natal for this kind of event.

Well done.

Laurence Stuart-Hill

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Dear Ray

I just want to say a huge THANK YOU for such an awesome and amazing race! it was my first multiday mountain bike adventure, and I thoroughly enjoyed it!!

Despite the fact I kept wiping out, and had an epic over-the-handlebars fall on Sunday down that steep cliff, I kept everyone highly entertained!! I loved every minute of the ride, the organisation was superb, the waterpoints were excellent, and the overnight stay really impressed me. thanks again, and I shall definitely be back for the 3 day race next year!!

Kind regards

Kim Tickner

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I have just returned to Cape Town after the most awesome weekend riding the Dusimfula. My riding partner and I had a brilliant time and are very keen on securing an entry for the full 5 day experience in 2010. 

Please let me know what the selection criteria will be and keep me posted about this event.

Thanks so much for a truly African experience this weekend- we loved it and hope more Capetonians will take part next year. So worth it!!!

Regards

Janet Lightley

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Hi Ray

I was initially quite sceptical about this seeding process.  This was my 1st Sani2C and when we saw our seeding, we thought they had got it wrong because they only had one ROAG event between my partner and I.  We sent in our other race times and they re-seeded us.  We stayed in the same group for all 3 days, so the re-seeding turned out to be pretty accurate. 

I think the big benefit was spreading the field so that people could overtake with relative ease without needing to beg, plead and swear to get slower riders out of the way. 

The reason I asked you about this was really because I was trying to picture the benefits of a batch start at the Dusi Mfula.  I think that batch starts would have an even bigger impact at the Mfula than they did at the Sani2C as the Mfula doesn't have nearly as much wide district road in the 1st couple of km's as the Sani2C which really helps to stretch out the field.  I've found that even when you are still on the road, the up-hills close to the start are just so clogged with slower riders that have started at the front and stayed with the bunch on the downhill.  I think that going the batch start approach (not necessarily ROAG - but why re-invent the wheel) would really lift the Dusi Mfula experience to another level.  For a mountain biker, I think that there is nothing worse than having to walk single track that you know you are capable of riding - all because you got stuck behind a bunch of slower riders at the start of the day.

From another perspective, I doubt that anyone would complain about batch starts.  Certainly the bunch of guys I ride with (many of whom are riding their 1st Mfula this year) with all very happy with the batch starts at Sani and most of them have done the race before without the batch starts. Even those that got poor seedings and didn't request a review said that it was easy enough to pass and apart from one

exception, there were no time wasting queues.     

Well - that's my 2 cents.  Good luck with the final preparations and see you in Maritzburg.

Regards

Dave

Dave Farrer

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Hi Ray - another great event and the seeding really did the trick.

The "virgins" that I convinced to do the ride, loved it and I'm sure that most of them will be back for more next year - I most definitely will be.

Thanks for giving us this experience.

Dave Farrer

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Here we have another satisfied customer:

Hi Vinnie
 
A big thank you to the Round Table for the car transport service - you made the Dusi Mfula experience even more enjoyable - for us vaalies.  It was great just dropping off the keys and collecting them again at the end and walking across the road to the car. 
 
I hope we will see you guys again next year and that the money you collected made your efforts worthwhile. 
 
Regards  

Dave Farrer

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