Underachiever

I used to be a 1000% MvdP fan, but over the years Wout's remarkable versatility and being a super team player grown on me. His support to Jonas last year was incredible, esp in the mountains. They are both super athletes in their own right. And when they do battle head on, it is always EPIC!!! The respect between them also seems to grow, both mentioning this in recent interviews. No arrogance!!

I am still on Time pedals for road - and with a number of bikes and shoes, I don't want to switch to something else. No power options 😞 So I'm running my XC100 MTB pedals on the road bike - the Velominati will die a 1000 deaths hearing this, but it's lekker to have the data points.

I bought XC100 since the XC200's additional features doesn't interest me vs the on cost. Bought the 2nd XC100 set as an impulse buy since I am too lazy to constantly swop the pedals out from one bike to the next. 1st set permanently on my gravel bike, 2nd set rotates between the MTB's and the road bikes.

Figjam, you missed that I actually have the pedal system x2.

Flexibility in moving from one bike to the other. Weight difference between left and right is insignificant.

Huisgenoot - fotos wat ruk, verhale wat skok... 🙂

Maybe I should by the 4iii system for the gravel bike. Sell you that pair, then buy Lindt with the change 🙂

Nope 😞 BTW, I paid abt R13k a pop. Garmin ran a special a while back at less, see the latest price on their site is R14k.

Hi KOM I've bought a set of XC100 pedals last year March. Easy to install and easy to link to your Garmin app and watch. Easy to calibrate. Didn't even bother to fit the Garmin cleats and continued with my Shimano cleats. Be aware to tighten the battery cap of the Left pedal and the end cap of the Right pedal properly. You don't want to lose them. Initial battery life was good for about 100hrs and the replacement (LR44 x 2, Duracell) about 80-90hrs. 2x software updates since March that corrected an issue where the remaining battery life indication was not working properly. Power readouts are 100% stable. This set was installed on my gravel bike and I bought a 2nd set in Sept that I swop between my other bikes, but this was not really needed, since it is very easy to swop the pedals.

Good read - a sad sad story!!!

Old wheel cheaper to replace vs a new Bora/Zipp/Roval/whateva. Silly question, what is a non competing rider doing in that busy area?

Better than Hoedspruit.....

Nice stat Spidey.. Would love to see how it was in years past. A quick look at my age group (50+) indicates numbers are flattish vs '20 and '18. 2019 was super low due to the tough parcour.

I see Mpumalanga was also a low turnout.

Very, very pretty!!!

Very clear to me. Just like everything else in South Africa. Don't get caught, a 2nd time nogal!!!

Barberton XCM on a gravel bike might not be the best option.... but I assume you have ridden it before, full marathon?

It not on special....

Ditto, and I talk to Frosty once in a while... Both my coaches tells me to lose weight and do more intervals and to join the club rides. Up to now I'm trying to ignore them...

You can still trust the Rooiwal World Champs!!

You can use the LR44 batteries (2x) Works perfectly.

Exactly. In a lekker crosswind it's called a gutter... Normally takes one hard gutter to get rid of them. Ride up front and don't get caught behind a dead/tired wheel!!

As we all know, it's called bunch riding. Many wheelsuckers in every race and every bunch, but a few honest riders will contribute to the pacing of the bunch...

No idea, we normally stay close to town. Note that Karoo rock pieces can be very sharp!!

Hi Neville, there are plenty!!! From River Destiny you can turn East and at Norvalpont go North to Gariep, or continue and turn North a little later to use a secondary road to go to Gariep via the dam wall. Plenty option to the look-out point or via the bridge West of the wall. Then the road into the town on top of the koppie. Have a look at the Strava segments in the area. Plenty short and steep climbs and lots of drags. Enjoy, I love that area