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  1. No, I will be keeping the sweepers company. Will take it nice and chilled. Take some photos. Have some snacks. And so on. Really looking forward to it. I do think i should try ride a few times with 1500m of climbing beforehand. Plenty of time
  2. 6/7 April Who’s doing it ? Buddy and I have signed up. 70km and 50km over two days. Some nice climbing on day 1 (1700+-) Anyone ridden around Clarens?
  3. When you say needs maintenance, what are you referring to? Cutting back the grass?
  4. Rode there for the race this last weekend at the reserve. Was a fun event. Very low-key, not very serious. The route was well maintained and I really enjoyed the pre-reversed or non-reversed route again. Was a nice change. Having the single track down through the trees was epic. Miss that, and the single track down the dam. If i could make a suggestions, even though the route will be back to being reversed now, the single-track through the trees should be kept in the same direction, going down. With a few tweaks, it can be kept as a down. Just would mean cutting a track to the parallel jeep track before the singe-track in the trees. You would go up the jeep track. Then that single track in the trees could become an extra loop. Would be epic.
  5. just going to leave this here: https://www.cyclelab.com/product/garmin-vivo-active-3-stainless-steel-watch Good price
  6. A bit silly that there no rewards for no a single diamond. Has there been any in the past? You need two or more and it's taken months for me to get one
  7. What works for me : Sat & Sunday- MTB Monday- leg strength day (enough time to recover before the weekend) Deadlifts (good to mimic posture of lower back on the bike) Squats Then finish the day with 4 of the following (I rotate weekly) Box jumps (explosive movement like a short burst on the bike) Single leg lunges (to ensure no dominant leg bias) Jumping lunges (explosive movement....) Kettle bell squats / thrusters (anaerobic threshold training) Step ups (again working on single leg, and focus on glutes and hamstrings) KB swings (again good back posture and works hamstrings too) Pair up 2 exercises (superset) to save time. Like KB swings and KB squats Tues- rest Wed - long slow cycle on watt bike. Base work. Thurs - run or spinning class. Fri - upper body (rest legs) Usually a mix of dips, pullups, face pulls, presses, cleans, push-ups. Legs get a rest before weekend cycling Rinse. Repeat.
  8. General consensus from when I was in your position: You hone your skills more on a HT when learning to rideFull sus doesn't makes you a faster rider. Maintenance on HT is (much) cheaper Full sus a lot more comfortable, but that doesn't mean a h/tail uncomfortable. As people mentioned above, plenty still do stage races in them. Component wise, you usually get more bang for buck on a HT. Generally the components on a full sus are cheaper to compensate for the price of the 2nd shock. Even if you go second hand. Scott is a good option. Also check out Momsen too at that price range, and compare the components: https://bike-addict.co.za/collections/momsen/products/momsen-al629-2019 Full disclosure: I went H/tail and have never ridden a full sus, but the above is the conclusion I got to after many hours of chatting to many people. You get the odd outlier who says differently to the above, but 80/20 rule. Enjoy!
  9. Yeah agree. That’s why I was asking. Don’t mix in anaerobic. Wouldn’t make sense really. Thanks for the reply ????????
  10. Now that the song is stuck in your head, what have you found to work really well when building you aerobic capacity / base? So many different methods (long slow watt bike, maffatone method, jogging, just riding more, etc)... I have been told anecdotaly that adding a weekly slow jog pays off more than a slow cycle, with less time committed (60 minutes vs say 90+). Scientifically it shouldn't make any difference as its about your heart working in a range for a certain time, resulting in adaptation, but maybe the added muscular stress from running gives an added bonus. Or maybe I'm just over thinking this whole thing.
  11. I do it from time to time, but preferred it in the other direction to be honest. I was not aware it was a black route though. I thought the only black route was by the top gate, which seems to not be accessible now that the route changed directions. That was over the rocks and down the rock-face. Was a blast. Would be great to open it up again.
  12. Was there on Sunday. Was great. Lots of natural vegetation will always make it a challenge but plenty of visible maintenance. There some small gripes (river single track has a fallen tree, discovery runners on the red route on saturdays ) but really a great place to ride.
  13. My vivo active 3 does not record elevation correctly either. I fix it on Strava. I am going to play around and see what I can figure out. But should just work. Frustrating.
  14. That was me. Was 3999 in store. Dion Wired Nicolway Bryanston
  15. Picked up a VivoActive 3 for R3999 last week, Dion Wired. I suspect Garmin want to clear stock to make way for the LTE version, should we get that in SA At that price you get a lot. Has served me well so far, early days though. If you have any questions let me know.
  16. JK7

    USN Cup Avianto

    They confirmed you can sign up on the day, and that includes getting a racing board.
  17. JK7

    USN Cup Avianto

    Reading this thread convinced me to go register... but online registration closed and no word on if you can register on the day. Anyone aware? I did ask on the FB page.
  18. Assume on the site and not the app....? Will have a look later Thank you
  19. Hi Anyone with this watch experience wildly incorrect (under reading by 70%) elevation gains? It doesn't have a manual calabrate option for the barometer or GPS. Any suggestions? Did plenty of reviews before buying, and all the reviews showed altimeter worked well. I do now see plenty of issues on Reddit about it though.
  20. Thanks for this. Exactly the route I was going to go. But likely to wait for the Edge once I saved more money, and use the watch for everything. A bit worried about falling with the watch, but same goes for the Edge (and my bones)
  21. Do you know if The M model he getting Live Segments? Also, why do you say it is growing on you? Did you not enjoy something about it at first? Agree on the V price.... Heft. Likely rather get a Phoenix at those prices.
  22. See you there for the big mountain challenge. Looking forward to it
  23. Good post V18. Thanks for sharing. Reminded me book an appointment! Are you in the medical field? The one thing i can add is that cardio can lead to the underlying problem itself. There some studies that show athletes are more prone or at risk to atrial fibrillation (AF) from endurance events. Just another reason to have a holistically healthy lifestyle, including diet etc https://www.acc.org/latest-in-cardiology/ten-points-to-remember/2017/09/20/14/38/atrial-fibrillation-in-athletes
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