mountain_lion

I am not a runner (never been, never will be), but AFAIK many of the "smaller" running events are still organised by the various running clubs and the members of the hosting club do most of the work on a VOLUNTEER basis. Unfortunately cyclists do not have the same commitment to their sport. Most people involved with cycling events are paid, thus pushing up the cost.

Thanks for spelling it out Crazy one. Hoop Agteros kan nou ook in die kraal kom...

Agteros, did you read the first line of my post?

mountain_lion is out (and strictly speaking he too was never in).

they charge you for the labor to write your name down instead being printed Right..... So' date=' human, pen and paper costs more than human, computer, printer, ink and paper - oh and a legal copy of MS-Access/Excel or whatever to store this info in? Me thinks NOT![/quote'] Number of entrants drive so many factors for an event. To know before hand how many riders you will have on the day helps organisers a lot. So it makes sense to encourage people to pre-enter. I am not a cycling event organiser, but have helped with some on a volunteer basis. Once you get involved on the organising side of almost any activity, you realise that there is much more to it than meets the eye. Have any of you organised anything that involved more than 10 participants? I agree that some events are expensive, but most events do not generate big revenue. Some generate a lot of publicity though, which is often worth more than the money earned.

BMC, is this ride still on? I might be interested, especially if this cool weather continues. But I am also trying to sell a bike and have an interested party who might want to come and view it Saturday morning. Decisions, decisions....

BB is that with presta valves? I have Stans strips with presta valves with removable cores. I tried refilling by removing the valve core once, but struggled too much getting the sealant through the valve. I now just break the bead slightly (away from the valve, since that is the most difficult area to seal) and refill through the gap. Much easier and I have always been able to seat and seal the tyre again with a floor pump. Soapy water does the trick if there is an initial problem with sealing.

I have always used my floor pump, no problem if the rim strip is clean and installed correctly. There are how-to videos on Stan's site http://www.notubes.com/support_movies.php

Cycling shoes should make a difference, but only time will tell... Also see other threads like this one.

Nope, that was a strong wind (although it can get stronger in the Cape; still much better than cycling in 30?C++ heat), but you were complaining about the breeze we had the week before Argus... Hope you know the difference between wind and a breeze now!

The rule with lights is: Bright, long run time, cheap; You can only have 2 of the 3.

Where??? any more left at that price?

I use UST Crossmarks in summer (dry conditions). I am a heavy guy (just managed to go below 85kg!) and hammer the down hills. The Crossmarks take the abuse I throw at them well; very robust even at low pressure (some times less than 2 bar). Although they work well in dry conditions, they suck big time in the mud. When it is time to top up the sealant end of summer I switch to UST Kenda Karmas for winter and go back to the Crossmarks as soon as the trails start to dry out again, although the Karmas are fine in the dry too. The Crossmarks seem to be harder wearing than the Karmas and I think they roll easier. Glad I got 2 sets of tyres before the recent price increases! mountain_lion2009-02-28 08:59:42

If it is only some fingers which go numb, then it is most likely bike setup related resulting in local nerve compression in the hand or wrist. If it is all fingers or your whole hand, then it could be some other problem in your shoulders, neck or back. Stretching might help, but best will be to consult a professional (bike fitter, fisio or doctor).

Yes; ordered from them for my earlier projects and had good service. Unfortunately they do not stock Cree LEDs. I assume you mean fluctuating voltage. I think the bflex driver will be fine with that, but I would not use a Taskled bflex driver in a car. There are many other more suitable drivers for that application. You could email George at Taskled; he is a very helpful guy and has various other drivers too. Else as Droo suggested, look at the Luxdrive range of drivers.

Parts for my DIY triple Cree LED set with a Li-ion battery pack & charger came in around R1200 (excl. my labour). Much lighter and I guess brighter than the setup described above.

You do get spacers to solve this problem; got one from my LBS a while ago (was not new so they gave it to me for free ) If there is lots of space, you could even try an old small cassette ring as a spacer.

For comparative reviews, see MTBr light shoot-out: http://reviews.mtbr.com/blog/category/lights-shootout/

Make your own: https://www.bikehub.co.za/forum_posts.asp?TID=33357 or Buy a Cree flash light with 18650 type rechargeable batteries and handle bar mount on one of the Chinese sites e.g. dealextreme or kaidomain.

how do you use the garmin to determine the circumference? go out and ride' date=' then compare distance? does the garmin include the vertical ascent in the distance calculation? [/quote'] You can use a speed & cadence sensor with the Edge 305 (and 705) which uses a magnet on the wheel and crank respectively to count wheel and crank revolutions.. If you go for a ride, The Edge gets the distance traveled from the GPS satellites and will calculate the wheel size using this distance and number of wheel revolutions. GPS devices do not take vertical ascent into account when calculating distance. However if you do the math, you will find that the difference between the 2D & 3D distance is negligible for gradients which you can cycle up.

These guys were fantastic. PPA should have got them involved long ago. But some motorists just can't be helped. The bike marshal with our bunch almost got taken out from behind. The bunch was cycling inside the yellow line on the R44. Marshal was next to us on a large bike, reflective vest, hazards on. Can't miss him you think. A Toyota Corolla came past at high speed and had to slam on brakes to the point of just about locking wheels to avoid rear ending the motor bike...