Thanks Mark, looks like you had a good day.

Great, hopefully you like it. Love mine, just a pity it doesn’t have a Gopro attachment. Def see you out there.

@@mariusklokie8478 the drivetrain is Sram Eagle.

@@darrylhausman-pk8cq cheers, much appreciated. It took longer to edit than ride the race.

It is always good to meet fellow sufferers. Sorry to hear about the injuries and race, rest up, no laughing, coughing or sneezing!

Very true!

Check out the 2022 video. The bolts for the rotor came undone and backed out.

Thanks, I did do that but I needed to do it before I bought the bike.

Cheers gav. Fingers crossed! It is a long race and a lot can go wrong…. Over 50DNFs this year.

Thanks, the ebike Whaka50 would be good fun, give it a go.

Thanks, it is a greta place to ride.... one of the best.

Yes I watched her video, she is quicker t(and younger) than me!

I think it helps not to go too hard on the hills and keep a good cadance rather than grind up hill.

Yes but it is a Merida! (Joke)

@jaselikesbikes You know those who don't know will think that as they are uneducated & really don't know much about the mainstream bike industry but my frame work is a full carbon Merida frameset set at carbon production level CF3 & between those that knows Merida owns 49% of Specialized who throughout Taiwan's main East Asian manufacturing major bike production industry makes Giant, Trek, Pinarello, etc, etc so on & so fourth to name a few & yes my frame is made up & molded to the same standard with the exact same manufacturing protocols as your mainstream rip off high street bullshit bikes that you'll pay £4k plus for a carbon frame that really cost £1.2k & the rest going into the sake of a name...,its better i go for my Merida option than for this rip off triple the cost amount for the exact same frame lay up all for just a name don't you think as my custom build Merida Reacto 6000 disc with all the latest bells & whistles can for sure challenge any of these so called £8k,10k,12k,14k road bikes & mine only cost £6k which is a custom build suited to my personal body geometry & which incorporates all the latest top tier in bike components & spec.., 7.265kg overall weight so lets not bikker about who my bike is but really consider in yourself about educating yourself more indepth in the biking industry before you make flippent remarks that it seems you don't know much about before you make a complete fool of your self as my Reacto frame set is second to none exactly just like your £6k plus Pinarello's etc, etc so on & so fourth but don't take my word for it go research all what I just told you for your own understanding but promise not to get mad being educated ok...., 👊🏾

Pretty hard to do for that price in NZ. Especially with those components. Send me a link though to see if it can be done!

Sorry thought I had replied to you, sounds like a great adventure and i am sure that you know the Heaphy is closed to bikers at the end of Nov for the season.

@@janalaughlin2197 sorry I haven’t tried it. Although if it has got the same type of straps and they have some give in them it should be good.

@@jaselikesbikes I’ll check the straps out! Thanks! I like my son’s it’s just a bit too big.

@@cliffcox7643 yes perfect for that!

I haven’t tried but I am not sure if it powerful / quick enough.

@@Markdouglasgray ha ha. I think he was the star of the show!

No problem Matt, they are suprisingly good!

Yes surprisingly so!

Thanks, I think. 👍🏻

Yes, still have it! It is a nice bike. I will work on my neck rehab :-)

Great to know, thanks for the tip!

I have a Garmin varia radar and also specialized Stix light.

Fair point, nothing is fool proof for sure.

@@roadracer1593 inside and locked up it is!

I would say Marathon and stage race XC is going well in NZ and around the world. There is not much going on around Auckland unfortunately.

See you there, I am doing the Entree!

Ha ha, thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

Cheers JLBM

Ha ha, just a little one!

Thanks, I still havr the bike and think I will put 30mm tyres on it.

The wheels are nice 🙂

That is good to kmow, thanks for sharing.

@@cornelhughes still sore on my neck/shoulders/upper back but that is my old injuries. Tried to order a new Roubaix frameset but the waiting list was a year! I would order the Giant Defy SL frame if it was available over here.

Ha ha.

Probably true.

Hmm I think the valves are 80mm.

Thx and pedals are shimano?

@@radektrompisch yes

Thanks, I thought it was going to be drama free.... until it wasn't!

Probably true.

@@jordansjournal3077 good luck, hope it works for you. I think I am going to try mine on the gravel bike.

Just checked, it looks like 750 metres. I think I have my strava linked under the video so you can check if you like.

@@jaselikesbikes thanks!

Last year, I had 2 bottles, topped up one at the 35km aid station. Then swapped both at halfway and then 1 more at about 80km. This year the main drop bag is earlier around the 35km point so it is a bit trickier early but might have a small pack until then and then swap to bottles and pick up gels etc.

Thanks, the only problem I have had with this bag is the zip can be sticky sometimes.

Thanks, I wish I think I would swap it to be fast on the uphills.

@@jaselikesbikes I spent the whole day work watching the 4 recce videos

@@timba792 that is commitment! Good luck with the race and see you there.

I use one for my MTB and it goes well on the dropper.