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NicholasT

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  1. The elevation profile of the Ride for Sight race is not terribly unlike the Ride Joburg 94.7, albeit Ride for Sight is about half the elevation. What I mean to say is in the first 40ish k’s of Ride Joburg your average cyclist has an “almost” elite riders average kph, and then you hit Kyalami and everything you’ve just achieved goes out the window. I suspect that (like many of us have done and some still do) you got caught up in all the excitement and latched onto a bunch you could never really hang with and burnt all your matches before the real work was about to start. The key is to be able to see and feel your zones and limits and ride within that. Please don’t see this as condescending or something of that sort. It’s just the opinion of someone who has had your experience 1 too many times.
  2. Have you tried resetting it? Put the battery in the wrong way round(or hold it in) for a minute then try again. I've never had this happen with my garmin HRM, but that’s what I was advised to do with my Wahoo HRM and it did the trick.
  3. Here’s my updated version if you(or anyone) is interested The fast one? (2024).gpx
  4. @Frosty the route has changed a tiny bit, at least according to their Facebook page
  5. Damn, you’re good!😜 Have a great ride.
  6. After multiple requests on Facebook for the .gpx , I ended up just building my own on Strava. It’s accurate to within about 100 meters (which is just the exact point of the start and finish)Mail me at killkittie@gmail.com and I’ll send it to you.
  7. Thanks @ChrisF, I’ll certainly look it up.
  8. @lechatnoir Thanks for the reply…. So would something like this make more sense?
  9. Hey folks. ill be going down for the CTCT a little early and be staying in Paternoster for a few days. Can any of you fine people tell me if this will be a safe route to do. I’ll be on a road bike BTW. Cheers in advance.
  10. The Good. My day and finishing were better than last year, so that’s enough for me. The bad. I would have liked to have finished inside the stadium like the last couple I did. It just kind of puts the cherry on top of the ride. Being told by a random car guard that I’d have to pay him R100, otherwise he couldn’t guarantee that my cars tyres wouldn’t be slashed and my bodywork damaged did not help put my mind at ease during the ride. He also said the same thing to the drivers that parked in front and behind me.
  11. Good question. Please let us know if you find anything out. @Neville Bailey I just got off the phone with them and they told me that I should use the E-Brochure time. So that’s 15 minutes earlier.
  12. Or conversely… Absolutely recommended for use with dropper seat posts. We dont judge around here.
  13. I wonder if this guy is aware https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/cranksets/671235/dura-ace-9000-53-39 ‘LI’ falls under the recall 🙄
  14. I bought something similar to this product https://www.gearaid.com/products/tenacious-tape-patch-neoprene (I ordered it from the Dive-Inn site, which is the same people as Bike-Inn). Although the Assos bib is now fully naked and only fit for indoor riding, that patch is still there and holding strong, many thousand sweaty K’s later. EDIT: I just found the tube and it is in fact exactly the same product as I shared in that link
  15. Or for s#%ts and giggles just keep going straight and do Ertjies!
  16. I’m really tempted by this too but I live in the Vaal, so logistically it’s totally the wrong way round.
  17. This is how I learned as a child, and as it happens as an adult when I first went clipless.
  18. It’s there for the photographers to identify you, so it doesn’t absolutely have to be there.
  19. I'm quite happpy with how much I stepped up from last year.
  20. The Fast One at the end of January also counts for CTCT seeding.
  21. Super knowledgeable locals….. https://www.facebook.com/groups/188586884656004
  22. Some old school friendly and knowledgeable folk on these pages…. https://www.facebook.com/groups/188586884656004/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/179117061597 Its gonna be taken off your hands real quick!
  23. Nope, they’re currently on stage 4 of 5, and the catch up week is still to come.
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