 Look out for us along the route and at the Start & Finish zones. We have some great things planned to help see you through the darkest hours of these gruelling MTB challenges.
We have some exciting bicycle lighting packages for participating riders, including our ULTRA and EPIC batteries which proved very popular with riders last year. The ULTRA & EPIC water-bottle-style batteries were developed in South Africa, specifically for 24 hour endurance events like the Trans Baviaans.
No longer do you need to carry extra batteries or worry about recharging along the way, slot one of these into a bottle cage on your bike and it will see you right through from sunset to sunrise.
Click here for more info about the ULTRA battery. For a mountain bike endurance race you need a light with a good balance of flood & spot beam, and obviously a very important factor is how long it will last on a charge. The last thing you want to worry about is your battery running out of juice halfway down the Big Dipper. Our lights are spec'd with the best balance between output (brightness) and efficiency (battery runtime). There's a lot more to choosing a bike light than just the amount of lumens it can produce. You need to take into account things like the shape of the beam. Have a look at this article or drop me an email if you need help choosing the right bike light for you. We realize that not all riders will have the same lighting requirements for an endurance race. For this reason we are allowing you, as a Trans Baviaans / Trans Drakensberg participant the opportunity to customize your light setup. Depending on your estimated finish time, you should select a battery that will last at least as long as your night time hours of the race. Refer to the table below to help you decide which battery you need.
OK, so now you should have an idea about how long you need your light to run for. This is how the rider specials work:
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Trans Drakensberg & Trans Baviaans 2012 Specials |