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Witrot

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  1. And thats why if riders from C.T come race above do they almost never have the correct gears on, any national event should the riders have the gears at least, meaning actually always. That is how it is written at UCI as well. Its only perception on riding open gears, etc, etc...
  2. Thats because the commissaires are not using roll-in and do not know the gear ratios that is allowed out of there heads with the various roll-in distances. Wich is partly understandeble with the various tyre size one also get which make it difficult to put to memory with all those tables. The ruling is that ones bike just must be able to roll-in to the dist as set out above with the link. Overseas riders come here with 53 on there bikes, but there cluster is put together so it does roll-in at the correct age dist. The old ruling of 52X 14/16/17/18 has fallen away for about year allready. I have also seen very few local youth riders with 53 on there bikes that do roll in.
  3. Oh, most bike shops is supposed to build one or get one for you.
  4. Look at this link... http://www.gnc.co.za/Home/commissaires The gear ratio's are to help with development of the youth riders structure (bones and muscle and joints probably most important). The standerd for u/14 is 52x17, but one can have other gears, as long as one role in to the corrct distance.
  5. Hi Kobie Been struggling with connection issues for 6 months. In my area it is known by network suppliers that i should expierence problems, go to your network provider website and see whats your main signal in the area (looks like you have vodacom and they show it pretty clearly), set your settings to it and you might expierence slower connection, but more consistant. I also see that you are in MP, try rather network like mtn in those regions, get far better signal. Then you also get network enhancers, they help a lot. You get ones for home use and companies...but the ones for companies is very expensive. It has nothing to do with your modem, just the quality from your network supplier.
  6. Good race, pretty well organised regarding route marking and people around the route, eetc. Bunches are to big for racing catagories though, but its a difficult thing to organise with a road as narrow as this and with the amount of cyclists being part of the event. Think bruce have a good idea, but the road is to narrow for this, but moving it to the R59 may just work perfect for the idea. One of the bigger dissipointments today is seeing people on the route, loosing it and swearing like crazy, showing fingers, etc.... this is all uncalled for. Some races is difficult to control, but manage as it is and make the best of it and take problems up with the organiser instead.
  7. Guys....and girls This is becoming a mudslinging between many and tcs which is uncalled for. There isn't much to say anymore surrounding the story, except for the parties involved themselves if they feel neccesary. If you read the whole topic everything is about there, just get a life and read. All you guys are doing now futher is to piss off certain people and cause them to hate this place and cycling in general which is not proving anything. Why not rather have debate with CSA on why we handle pos dope cases like we do in good old RSA.Witrot2009-01-20 01:57:37
  8. Dam dis nice om die souties te sien stry oor nonsens... ...thanx for popcorn topic turlek
  9. FourFeet. At the end of the day its the organisers call who gets what. For him its about getting advertising with the pro's and getting the fun riders for numbers. If you don't like it, don't race, race funride, or elite ladies or stand-up against the specific organisers at races. My personal opinion from what i know of the vet ladies, yes, they sometimes do deserve prize money, especially from what i seen at 94.7 last year as an example....but then theirs races which i would put a question mark on giving prize money as the ladies attending is not up to standerd on those specific races.
  10. Sorry...not to be rude...but i can't see how you compare solo and group rides together with methods of use like HR, power, cadence in the same classification? You ride either solo or group ride....and then by training solo or in a group you use either HR, Candence, power or combination
  11. You looking for any kind of mtb racing riders or specificly more elites or vets, juniors, ladies, etc??
  12. Dis hoekom jy na Bloem toe moet gaan. Daar is net paar goed op sy lysie, dis mos hoe studente lewe moet wees......
  13. Nellie, you are insane!!! I see varsity things are up there in between, so at least its not all cycling!!
  14. Have to agree there. Get over it people... Get a motorbike Or take up surfing.... Cycling is great! But its not EVERYTHING! Agree up to a point. I can stop any day i want to, i do a whole lot of other stuff thats nothing to do with cycling and keeps me busy with almost all my time, but all my friends say i'm cycling obsessed. Its just great to do and for people like me that use it actually to chill and get rid of stress from my current hectic scedule. I do whole lot other sports as well and go hiking and what ever more...cycling just takes the cake. Its not everything, but still is something i would like to do everyday and enjoy it as well.
  15. Dam mrmed. You can still count yourself lucky. You don't have any injuries on your foot or ankle? And hey, i know that feeling of standing in the road for help! Everyone just look at you if your nuts and drive past!
  16. Problem is, the riders don't have the money to get a decent lawyer and many lawyers don't want anything to do with cycling. Then someone else said about the riders must make sure its part of a contract and not word of mouth....well, for the riders that have contracts, many teams still don't give half of what they should get. The manager just pull up his shoulders and say he received nothing and can't do nothing, cause he cares actually about bullsh*t and won't do anything to get his lazy ass of the chair. If you one of the few that have the money to go after a manager with a lawyer, well. With the way cycling here is going on, you will just get screwed later for just standing for your rights. Ladies cycling here is a sick joke with all this nonsens. You can say they improved this year with riding with vets and so.....that is just bull......with things like this ladies racing will stay the same.Witrot2008-08-28 07:26:43
  17. Sad part is turtlek...some riders is still paying for it after opening their mouths about certain things, and thats now a couple years that is past.
  18. Interesting post for 1st one 1st of all. Seems to me you probably also one that lost big time from a team somewhere. But have to agree. Number of ladies teams management is really pathetic. They don't recieve everything in the contract like you mention and then salaries is paid in late or even salaries is halfed for unknown reasons at certain times. Goes so far that at the end of their contracts that they don't get there salaries at all for last couple months of it. If the riders ask before hand if everyone get a chance to win....well...thats just another joke as they never get a chance. In some races the riders of a team have to sit up so that a certain rider in the team can go on and win the race...if they ignore the call they go before a disciplinary hearing for it. Then to add things, riders must sort out there own problems. Sort out there own transport to certain races sometimes, by road and air travel, supplements, etc. Organise there own thing at the races. I can go on and on about this. Its really sad that things are run this way and that goes for a couple ladies teams that is currently racing. One of the best ladies teams i have seen in the past years based on management was definitly Konica minolta ladies team with Ronel, Cherise, Yolandi, Arien. That management was great. Thumbs up to John and co- management team for showing how it should be done.
  19. The husband and the wife was suppose to go to court this week for their divorce apparently.....seems husband decided to end things a bit sooner.....
  20. Got goosebumps even on hot summer days before a start of a race...just natural adrenalin pumping, especially on races i looked forward to...and liked Sean said...when you bonked big time the goosebumps was also there On the testing. I got sent a couple times to testing after a race when i was younger and racing licensed. But....came there and then being told to go home....why??? I know i was clean....but still, if you are sent for doping, why doesn't the people take the tests. Then, what was interesting to see as well for the races i had to take the test....why some guys always asked their wifes for their wallets and was in a hurry to get it just before going into the place where the tests was taking...i have never seen a shop for things to buy in there or don't you trust your wife with your wallet??
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