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  1. rudi-h
    quite informative... I'll try the lower service every 6 months or so but what about shocks?? How easy is it to pull a shock apart for a DIY service?
  2. rudi-h
    Try the little goo bottles or the USN version coming in toothpaste tubes. Both of these have lids / caps, so you can close it up and put it back in your pocket without getting sticky. Gel sachets are the worst design imaginable and the litter of these silly packets are all over every bike path and run route everywhere.
  3. rudi-h
    wrong time of year... March is prep time for Flanders
  4. rudi-h
    Can't really say whether it makes a difference or not, because I don't have one on the bike. I do train with a kickr, so have a good record of my efforts during training, but I'm not sure if there's a imaginary ceiling that are driven by numbers and perceived effort while riding in your living room... So the reason why I'm thinking of getting a PM on my road bike is to see how my racing efforts compare to training. I am inclined to think that in a race situation you might surprise yourself and increase your watt output with 10-%20%... hoping that if this is the case that it motivates you to hit the same targets in training?
  5. rudi-h
    I built a few in 2011 after I did a tour with a borrowed "bob trailer" in Alaska the year prior. I've got some pictures and might even have some drawings. I scrapped 4 of the trailers that i built last year, because these were designed for a quick-release 26" MTB and at the time I've upgraded to a 27.5" through axle. Bob trailers (you can google it) have a great design that really rides well on all sorts of terrain. The critical design parameter is the angle of the hinge between the front triangle and the trailer base.
  6. rudi-h
    i got given some cold weather advice by the locals when i was cycling in alaska... two of them relevant to cycling, the third is only nice to know. 1) Anything made from cotton is very bad as a base layer, it gets heavy and cold and sticks to your body 2) Wool and synthetic fabrics are way better. It doen't absorb as much moisture and even when its wet, it maintains a decent level of insulation. 3) Silk i a great insulator. a real silk inner blanket for a sleeping bag is much warmer than a thick wool or fleece blanket and is probably about 1/4 of the size and weight when camping, hiking or touring... For cold mornings I have a long-sleeve tight fitting synthetic top (first ascent) and then a cycling jersey over it. If its very cold, I wear a slightly thicker (also synthetic) long sleeve cycling top over that. Legs are not as important for SA mornings, so a normal pair of legwarmers should be fine. The hard part for me is feet and fingers. I haven't found the right socks or gloves yet, especially when mountain biking and there's dew on the grass...
  7. rudi-h
    it's always been a harsh route littered with rocks and sand, don't think they ever advertised it to be compacted flowy singletrack with berms and scaffolding bridges over the rough bits.. if you honestly don't like being out there on your bike in the heart of the magaliesberg on a marked route with water points and some company, then i don't think it's the course designers fault...
  8. rudi-h
    a rad bike like this deserves flat pedals and 2.3" wheels...
  9. rudi-h
    that's why it closed down in the first place... apparently the water supply tender went tits up and they were concerned about running a park without any water. Best way to deal with Suikerbostand it is to take your own water and to not rely on using their toilets as far possible. At best the facilities are a bit siff. One can pretty much just rely on the road being there for now. with zero maintenance the road won't be there in 10 years similar to most other roads in SA, but that's 10 years from now's problem
  10. rudi-h
    future life takes 80 seconds and requires an egg beater... want dit maak klonte!
  11. rudi-h
    if you just changed the order to instant oats, weetbix and pro-nutro, this would have been my all-time list of worst tasting foods. the Bomb mixture in my books is more like bacon / boerewors / steak, eggs, a crossaint and a good cup of coffee...
  12. rudi-h
    i hate pro-nutro, BUT it's the only real 70 second breakfast out there and arguably the fastest possible way to put calories into your stomach when you overslept... - take a box of pro-nutro and a beer mug from the cuboard - 10 seconds - take a box of milk from the fridge - 10 seconds - fill 1/3 of your beer mug (500ml) with pro nutro - 5 seconds - fill the remainder of your beer mug with milk and stir lightly - 10 seconds - down the content, preferrably without trying to taste anything - 5 seconds (that's why it's a beer mug, your varsity practice of boat races should kick in making it possible to down faster than from any other cup or glass! - rinse your cup - 10 seconds - return milk to the fridge - 10 seconds - return pro-nutro box to the cuboard - 10 seconds when you don't need an "emergency breakfast", you can also use it as an "oil spill" kit in your garage when your car develops an oil leak. the packaging is much neater than a bag of sawdust...
  13. rudi-h
    so it's an innovation award... cool looking bike, but I wonder what gave it the edge in terms of innovation? materials / geometry, does anybody know?
  14. rudi-h
    makes sense to me. there is zero benefit in XTR over XT other than to try and impress people with your cash, however more expensive forks are better than cheaper forks, so IMO it's clever spending of money. As an example, all else being the same, i'll take a SLX bike with a RS Pike over the same bike kitted with XTR and a Fox 32mm / RS revleation fork any day!
  15. rudi-h
    not the point and this should never be about the money. one animal dying from a goo packet is one too many. for that matter, seeing one goo gel lying in a field is one too many... there is no excuse or justification for littering, ever.
  16. rudi-h
    Did my first ftp test on the kickr today... It's a big-boy workout, couldn't climb the damn steps to my room afterwards. Managed 306 W for 20 mins, which then translates to a 291 W FTP if I got that right. At 87 kgs that gives me 3.3 W/kg
  17. rudi-h
    where did you get the info that 10 time finishers get a higher weighting... the website says in very clear terms that "entries will be awarded at random". I see there is a "family / group" option, which I guess makes it a bit better than just entering on an individual basis... however, had it been the old system then I would have been assured of an entry for myself and my mates in 1 hour and 11 minutes from now, so can't say that waiting for a "maybe" entry in October gives me a lot of pleasure..
  18. rudi-h
    this is retarded, cannot believe that anyone with a brain cell can think up such a system. People travel all over SA and go to the CTCT in groups. What if you get an entry and your mates don't? That makes for a pretty shitty weekend. thumbs down organizers, thumbs down!
  19. rudi-h
    cool bike, i really dig it! probably the only HT bike from any of the main stream manufacturers that i'll buy due to the longer travel / slacker head angle geometry. For some reason the other guys out there just don't have any bikes in this category. (I'd still go for a cotic or on-one though) big issue with the mixed wheel size though. not keen on keeping track of different size tyres, different tubes, not being able to buy wheels in sets etc... They also could have sold it stock with 800mm bars though, that way everybody can cut to suit.
  20. rudi-h
    I'm not sure who was behind the spruit upgrades, but maybe coincidentally then, the spruit became a better place after Juma. I just assumed it is as a result of Juma, irrespective of who put in the work. If every little spruit upgrade and a bit of publicity (through JUMA) only urges a handful more cyclist to ride there instead of flocking out of town for their weekend rides, it means more cyclists in the spruit which makes it safer (and more fun).
  21. rudi-h
    say what you want of the juma last year, but the event has improved the condition and safety of the spruit dramatically, most notably cleaning up big time and the addition of the sections underneath Jan-smuts, Conrad and William Nicol. I believe they are going to build a permanent route underneath Tana and hopefully the extra traffic will make the spruit safer in general. For making my backyard safer and more fun I'm willing to pay R500 even if there isn't an event at all. Count me in!!!
  22. rudi-h
    I used to ride 730's and felt too narrow. Went for 800's now. They're much better than the 730's but maybe a tad too wide if you spend lots of time in forest trails. I won't go smaller than 750 again. Ever
  23. rudi-h
    wow! maybe its because the price is going up so much every year that the bucket list riders are jumping to enter before they need start pawning cars and houses in a few years from now
  24. rudi-h
    Eventually (and to the detriment of all of us) these crazy prices filter through to smaller races too, so embrace yourself for R1000 entry fees to one day races in a few years to come... Triathlon races used to be in the R200 mark until ironman started becoming big charging thousands. Now a poorly organised race in Germiston costs R700...
  25. rudi-h
    I'm glad you are not the guy at my insurance firm calculating my premiums. If you do not even consider it "low risk" to assume that you can ride on a public road... So you think the Monaco F1 course has an alternative route? Or Centre Court at Wimbledon? Or champs elysees where the TDF ends?
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