Keithc

Great - thanks very much. I will certainly look into using this in my planned ride

Hi all. I see the Doc guys have a ride from the South down to the Vaal Dam. Does anyone have a MTB route from the East Rand (Lets say Carnival City) to Vaal Marina on the Vaal Dam? I could take the tar routes of the many road races in the area to get to the Circus and then link onto the Doc route, but would prefer to stay off road if possible. Any suggestions ?

Typical.

I was one of the guys waiting at Noordhoek Farm Village after having lost my hanger bracket having been hit from behind at around 8am. Loaded bikes into trucks and was then told our mega bus would leave when full. If not filled they would only leave at 3pm. Ridiculous! Why use the bigger buses. Why not just use the Mini's only. These fill much faster. Secondly, why put the water point at the farm village and not the intersection turning left towards Chappies. Would be so much easier and faster to shuttle ill fated riders back over Ou Kaapse Weg instead of along the route itself! Anyway, we managed to Uber back at 12. Bus and trucks only left at 3. Thanks to Joseph and James for the uber ride. Big up to Irene, our Uber driver ????????

Same in 1G. My race ended on the turn into the last climb on Smits. Caught in the middle of the bunch with riders unclipping. Continual stop/start on every little climb. Had my hanger bracket taken out from behind! Limped to top of Smits but then had no gearing when we reached the top. Terrible feeling watching the bunches fly in the tail wind! Spun my way to Scarborough were mechanic tried to assist but ended up braking the hanger bracket off completely. No spare in his tool kit! That's racing I guess. Perfect day for a PB and possible sub 3. Roll on 2017. These things happen. My only gripe is the number of riders who obviously don't have the skills to ride in larger bunches. They are jittery and stick out like sore thumbs. They should ride on the outside of the bunch until they have the confidence to ride up close. While they might be fit enough to ride there, their lack of skill is a huge risk to the rest of the riders around.

Adventure Entry paid & confirmed! So slick this year - thanks guys-n-gals!

Good to hear entry system is smoother this year! Roll on tomorrow for the Adventure!!

Amazing run!!

In my opinion, the Tacx trainers have never been very accurate in the Power Readings. I changed from Tacx to Cycleops a while back for better acuracies.

Anyone by chance find a Garmin 810 down the bottom end of the drop into the Umko?? Lost mine when buying my very own personal piece of land - stupid fall due to lack of concentration during Day2 of the Adventure!! Overall a fantastic event yet again, even though I do thing the trail is not as well manicured as it used to be - but thats probably what the true MTBer wants! Will be back again in 2016!

Thanks so far all. I guess it all depends on your own particular strengths an riding style...

I know this topic has been debated in some detail, but I would be very keen to know, especially from the guys that just rode the Joberg2c on what front Chainring they rode. Cheers Keith

We used to ride road in the area but too many trucks these days.

I am at Port O Call near Vaal Marina. Won't be there this Easter as will be at the coast. I do know however that there will definitely be some guys riding MTB I in the Vaal Marina area as training for the Sani2c. Try contact Brent Lincoln. Think he is on the Hub Enjoy!

Thanks very much for the advise - much appreciated. Will keep a look out for the guys selling tickets...

Perfect - thanks guys! Now lets see what comes of the route decision this evening. Kudos to all you guys & gals fighting the fires - very sad sight! Be safe!

So I hope on the Train at Simons Town station with my bike? Start close to a station? Sorry from Jhb....

I, like many, travel in from Simons Town for the race, so could be a problem getting to the start no matter what the route if changed.....

Great ride you 2! I rode in the same bunch DL. Was good to have you sitting on the front! Thanks for all the work done!

Very true. 2 guys in Edenglen kit really seemed to be looking for trouble the whole time at the front of the CL bunch. Hung back and finished in a chase bunch in 3:09. Enjoyed!

Cycle Fit!

Not sure exactly which model, but an iPad mini. Had it laying around at home not really being used.

I tend to agree with you. Will give it a go this evening. PC sub twice the price from what I can remember, but cheaper than a new iPad!

Hi Rouxtjie Thanks for the feedback. In hind sight I should have gone the BLE version. Hopefully you dont have the same issue! Powerbeam basically worthless without the App. I have not tried the PC version. This would mean another subscription. Good luck! Cheers

Hi all fellow Hubbers! Anyone out there using the Cycleops PowerBeam Pro ANT+ coupled to an Ipad with the Virtualtraining App having any issues with the data link? Since the upgrade to iOS8 by Apple, I am experiencing losses in connection between the App and my IDT on a regular basis. It hapens at different occassions during any Interval or Freeride session. Loses connection completely so no Power, HR or Cadence figures. I then have to shut down and reset the whole system before resarting my session. Extrememly frustraing!! Dave at Bicycle Power Trading has been very helpful in trying to resolve this issue. We have replaced the PowerBeam unit itself, the ANT+ dongle, and the firewire connector, but still no luck. I have even gone as far as removing and reinstalling the app, and no better. It has come to the point were it may be I have a defective iPad. Before investing in another iPad I would like to know if anyone having similar issues? Any ideas? Is there another app available with similar features that can link to the Powerbeam? Thanks all Keith