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  1. 43 minutes ago, The Ouzo said:

    I have not used cadence. I used to use cyclemeter before i bought my garmin.

    just checking quickly now, they do offer support for power meters

    I was pretty happy with the app when I used to use it.

    thanks, i will have a look at this option

    Edit: I see the paid version allows for power meter and its cheaper than Cadence. 
    Thanks for this info

  2. Hi

    So long story short, my garmin is busted and i dont want to rush into a new device purchase without doing sufficient reading - don't exactly have free money laying around

    I want to use my cellphone as an interim solution and scanning around for training apps that can connect to power meters. Most of the free stuff will work with HR but I am a data geek and been training with power for a while now and almost feel like i cant ride without it.

    Came across this app
    Cadence - Run and Bike Tracker App for iPhone and Android (getcadence.app)
     

    They have 3 different packages. 

    - Free - no better than anything else on the market (cant train with Power)

    - Pro - R52 a month or R350 pa (can train with power)

    - Elite - R105 a month or R700 pa.

    The Pro option is fairly cheap and wouldn't mind spending 2 cups of coffee a month for a interim solution.

    My question to the hub is, has anyone ever tried this out? 

     

     

  3. 1 hour ago, ChrisF said:

     

    So can the "Grumpy Old Man" help with some first hand knowledge for THIS EVENT ? :P

     

    To what extent are the routes overlapping ?  Are we talking about sharing the route for the last few km, or how much ? 

     

    I dont know these trails, nor these routes ... but want to do the 60km.  I dont mind sharing short sections of the trail .... but we KNOW how inexperienced riders can swerve ....

     

     

    Getting the starting times right does a LOT to avoid issues for the faster riders in the final section.  NO idea what they are planning for this one ....

    I dont have the answers you looking for. This is my first time doing this specific event and route.

    The only reason I avoid trailseekers is because its over subscribed and has too many sections where routes are shared with "kids and family" riders.  

    I entered this event because of they had the two separate days.

    Lets just hope they did a brilliant job on the route planning 

  4. 1 hour ago, ChrisF said:

    DATE CHANGES ....

     

    Noting the pending weather for Sunday, they moved the Sunday races to SATURDAY .....

     

     

    with a couple of decent days this week, we can just hope for decent trail conditions .... or is this wishful thinking ?

     

    Any guesses as to the trail conditions ??

    call me a grumpy old man but my biggest annoyance to this is sharing a trail with the kids and family riders.....Banhoek trailseekers all over again😒

  5. On 7/29/2023 at 10:48 AM, PhilipV said:
    On 7/29/2023 at 12:16 PM, Red Bird said:

     

    Yes, USN even puts it on their website.

    As from 1 January 2017 Oxilofrine (methylsynephrine), as contained in Advantra Z® and other Citrus Aurantium versions, is on the WADA prohibited substance list (sports banned substances). Please refrain from using products containing Advantra Z® if you are a professional athlete who gets tested by the Anti-doping Agency.

    Supplements Can Present a Risk With Respect to Wada Regulated Athletes in Two Ways

    1. As the list of prohibited substances changes on a yearly basis, some supplements may contain ingredients which were previously allowed but are now prohibited. In addition, some less scrupulous manufacturers may inadequately or incorrectly label product ingredients, making it difficult for the athlete to identify safe products, even if they are aware of the WADA list.

    2. Contamination of a product: 

    By the use of ingredients which contain trace amounts of WADA prohibited substances

    In the manufacturing process where traces of other products (which contain WADA prohibited substances) are manufactured in the same facility and find their way into another product.

    Yes. I refuse to use anything made by USN for  this reason. 

     

    In defense of USN, not all their products are made in the same lab. Their Blue Lab whey protein products are tested for Harmful and any products that are banned. 

  6. Sorry OP

    Just going to come out and say it.

    I am starting to avoid MTB marathon events these days  because I feel that they are catered for roadies.

    There is nothing more frustrating that sitting behind someone on technical sections (up or down) who is struggling and just wont let you pass.

    Just have a look at how these events are marketed, “family friendly”, for “everyone” etc.

     

    However, I do believe family friendly mtb events have their place BUT I am so glad that there are “tougher” events like this still out there. The smaller field size is also more appealing to me.

    This post has also made me consider looking at doing this race in the future.

  7. 1 hour ago, WIPEOUT 1000 said:

    I really like the ability to change gears quickly and this probably the primary reason why I ride Campagnolo on my road and gravel bikes. Being able to drop 5 or go up 3 with a single shift is really convenient. 

    Other than the efficiency thing, it is also one of the main reasons I still ride 2x on my mountain bike, by dropping from the big ring to the small ring you can instantaneously increase your mechanical advantage by 30+%. 

    give it a few years, im sure 2x will make a comeback as some sort of new tech

  8. I haven’t ridden at KK or Drakensburg

     

    I have ridden Jonkers on a couple of occasions and even did the enduro there last year.

     

    Two weekends ago I was at Jonkers and was disappointed that Iron Monkey was closed. Lately it always feels like something is closed at Jonkers….

     

    Maybe I am a little dead inside but I was not in awe or felt inspired by Jonkers in anyway.

     

    Just reading up on KK and Drakensburg, this makes me crave to get on my bike. They seem dwarf Jonkers in sheer km’s of riding (up and down).

     

    I still do maintain that Stellenbosch as a hub is probably the best riding destination for mountain bikers. Combine all the trails together in that region you have endless riding variety.

     

    Cant really argue with the ranking unless you have actually ridden all these trails.

  9. 1 hour ago, FootballingCyclist said:

    Not so much doping, But still cheating nonetheless is the matter of age cheating, Most notably in Football in our country and I've experienced it 1st hand.

    In 03/04 I played for the Cape Town Academy, at the time which was the "breakaway" from the FC Fortune club after Quinton Fortune and his agent and club chairman Colin Gie's infamous fallout, So we were essentially the Man United academy is SA if you want to call it that, Very similar to the Ajax CT/Ajax Amsterdam link. Anyway, Because we were a new club to the association, we were put into the Promotion league and not the Super League against the other academy clubs like Ajax CT and Hellenic etc back then, Our 1st few games we were winning 11-0, 17-0, 15-0 etc and even beat Meadows 21-0. Anyway we had this 1 "kid" playing for us we called "Shoes" at the time, He was short (no red flags), but built like a tank (amber flag as we were u17 so 14,15,16yr olds). We were clearly too strong for the league but they refused to move us, we then played in a knock-out game where all leagues are combined and we played vs Tableview who were in the super league above us, Now if there are old ballies who can moan, Tableview possibly take the cake along with Edgemead LOL, Anyway We beat them comfortably, I think it was 7-0. After the game their coach came into our dressing room to ask to speak to Shoes, he took his name on his players card, ID number and asked what school he attended. On the Monday the Tableview coach went to the school "Shoes" attended and asked the Principal if a learner by that name with that ID number attended the school and the Principal said yes. He then called the kid to the office and a small, scrawny little kid came in. The coach showed the kid a pic of Shoes and asked if he knew him to which he replied and said it was his cousin who was about 22/23. When they asked the kid how shoes got hold of his birth certificate as you need it to register, the kid said that his birth certificate was missing for a long time and that shoes had possibly stolen it from their house. Turns out shoes was 23. We immediately had all our points deducted and only just managed to survive relegation at the end of the season even though we were unbeaten.

    That's just one of MANY cases I experienced in my career, and it happened in cricket too because if a kid comes to trials and brings a birth certificate, what can you do as birth certificates don't have pics attached!!

    but what if Shoes identified as a 16 year old

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