malwyn

An interesting TED talk on athletic performance. A short bit is on cycling and bike technology. https://www.ted.com/talks/david_epstein_are_athletes_really_getting_faster_better_stronger

If Simon123 cannot make it, please let me know. I will definitely be interested.

RIP Burry! Such a sad sad way to start a new year!! Hopefully 2013 will be the year that safety for cyclists and road users in general will improve!! We can only hope!

Well as it stands now both the sports bodies called CSA in South Africa is not being managed very well!! To say the least!

I found bicycletutor.com had a some great videos of how to do the basic maintenance on bikes. Helped me alot!

This is terrible!! RIP Carla

Where do you plan to ride from? And which days did you have in mind?

Thanks ridr will go check them out!

Thanks Zaskar - will send him a PM.

Can any point me in the direction of a good shop in JHB selling triathlon equipment - TTbars, wetsuits, tri-suits etc? Thanks

I haven't walked the whole Otter Trail but this waterfall is on the trail on the first day. The sea is right behind from where the photo was taken.

Sean, will unfortunately have to skip. Am away for the weekend but maybe next time. What club do u normally ride with?

Yes that route through Hyperama, golf club and then Panorama would be a killer - never actually ridden it like that. And from the Jim Fouche side as well. I dont have the stats and not sure how to calculate it. Think it would be easier to get someone with a garmin or polar to ride it and post the profile.

Sean - You take Wilgerood from Christian de Wet - think it is the first robot left into Topaz street, then first right into Galena. Then you are at the top of the hill. Go down and turn around at the bottom by the KLoofendal amphitheatre/nature reserve and come back up. Very tough. If you dont turn around Galena carries on into another uphill till a T-junction. In that area there is actually a lot of small steep uphills - good hill training!

Another bad climb in the westrand is Galena Avenue in Kloofendal. Anyone ridden it here? It is not that long but gets very steep at the top.