The Ouzo

Can I suggest another variable be completed before creating a plan, that being available training time.

its really incredible that that can produce music

Keep on trucking I hooked you up a follow on insta. Looking forward to the updates and race report. (hopefully the report doesnt take so long this time )

Any reason it only uses the last 5? I know nothing about making training plans, but I would assume you need to have a little more history than that.

Out of curiosity I signed up and linked my strava (its the same workouts that are in Garmin so decided I did not have to link that too) How far back do you import data from ? Some of the metric it give for the blurb before the training plan seem to be a out. For instance the max speeds are way less than they should be.

Bike is a Giant Contend. Already has Giants cable to hydraulic conduct system on it. But at 10k+, given what I paid for the bike, I'd probably start hunting down a whole new bike instead. But the exercise was merely a "what if" rather than a want / need to change.

I got quoted 10k for 105 R7000 Hydraulic levers and calipers, so you're probably not far off.

you cant come here and say but then not correct it or say which bits of advice was not accurate.

ahh the modern prize giving, everyone is a winner. Well done on the podium.

so how about giving the accurate advice to the inaccurate advice given

Hairy, let me know what you looking at, maybe I can give some insight.

Not true. Old stock is only a problem when there is a new model released. And that can happen at any time in the year.

Quicky before work

On my few non bike related claims where I have wanted to get a better spec item than the one they were replacing I requested this from the insurer. On one occasion they gave me the cash, on another occasion I paid in the difference. Just chat to them.

yeah I agree, that terrain looks like it needs a full sus 120mm travel bike

The bike shop finally go stock and replaced the short cage RD with a medium cage. Some feedback. The short cage works on the 11-32 cassette, but in the larger cogs you can feel that things are not running as smoothly as they should. I spent some time both on the work stand and during rides fine tuning the cable tension. For the most part changes were snappy and smooth, but every now and then it would skip a gear on changes or hang onto a gear for a little to long, requiring you to add a small bit of input through the levers to change. Also the drivetrain was rather noisy. With fresh lube it would be quiet, but 20-30km later and its noisy again. I did 460km with the short cage. I've only done around 55km with the medium cage, but the difference is noticeable. Drivetrain is quieter, it runs smoother through all the gears and changes so far are consistently crisp and quick.

but isnt a mtb with straight bars and narrower tyres just a rigid mtb with narrow tyres ? i.e. not a gravel bike

Ford Cortinas are serious biznis

so you could "sell" your miles ? Interesting.

@wesdrake when will more comms go out regarding final arrangements etc. just over a week to go. Long term weather forecast, hopefully that wind dies down a bit by next weekend

the original Kalahari Ferrari

I see your italics but a survey a couple of years back revealed more super cars per capita on the east rand than in affluent northern jhb suburbs. but yes you sterotypical east rander wants his hilux 4x4=16 fully kitted out