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The real solution to this problem isn’t just putting a bandage on it by installing Truecaller. It’s ensuring that race organizers don’t force participants to submit their private details, only to sell them to marketing companies for profit. The goal here is to push for a petition that requires every company selling race entries to respect anonymity and privacy."

That is still disruptive and you still get the calls

No it will not let you buy the entry!

how then do you get you race times ect

It’s incredibly frustrating that entering a race often means being forced into receiving marketing materials without the option to opt out. Even worse, after purchasing a race entry, getting bombarded with relentless spam calls and emails becomes an unnecessary hassle—especially when it’s clear the source is from race organizers or their partners, as proven by using a dedicated phone number. There should absolutely be an option to opt out of all marketing communications so participants can focus on the event itself, not dodging unwanted calls. This issue isn’t isolated; many others are likely dealing with the same problem. To combat it, filing complaints with consumer protection agencies, using call-blocking apps, and reporting spam numbers can help. Pushing for stricter data privacy regulations in sports event organizations could also pressure them to respect participants’ privacy choices.

MTB are fantastic. Riding with friends at Amahela Race - some of the team having major technical issues- and then Superman Chriss from Triathlon cyles in Newcastle- come past offers help and spends 20 minutes fixing one of the bikes with a destroyed derailer. Then we have another issies and another chap stops and helps us and gave us parts ect - this is realy cool 😎 and a fabulous trait us MTB possess.

Thanks 😊

I ate well and drank well. I still think not was high cadence. lets see this weekend normal road bike.

hahah, you could be right!

I did eat well but the tell tell sign of the high Candace now that I think back is how my legs were burning and “legs sweating” 😓 yip I was thinking to my self I did not know legs can sweat “

60 years old. I was working hard but managed my pace. I will try a proper road bike this weekend and see what’s the story. also the front wheel was binding and I suspect that was also a issue see clips IMG_6168.mov

Yes, I’m pretty fit and I’m able to do 82 100 km without much stress. It may be my gears.

Yip crossed my mind. I’m going to do two things and that is a proper Road Bike and other thing is to go out slow and hammer the last half

Absolutely, I think you’re right because I fly up the hills and it’s only really on the straights where my cadence is high and there should be no reason why I can’t keep up with the bunch.

I generally get dropped on the open flats and the down hills but on the uphill, there is no issues.

Yes my cadence is high. As soon as it is “long open road flat or downhill” I get dropped!! Uphill I am relatively fast with no real tiring issues.

Thank you for these calculation graphs, but I’m not able to understand the answer in correlation to what’s happening to me

I don’t have much data because I just have a basic Garmin and it doesn’t have cadence or power. My first hour and bit at around 40-48 km/h average my legs were burning 🔥 and then from around 52km my speed drops to 30km/h and from 70 km-115 around 23km/k.

I have a super gravel bike it has a Sram XX1 set up and the cassette is 11speed 10-42 and the chain ring is a 42 teeth. Today we did a fast race and for the first hour I averaging around 42 km an hour. At around 50 km my legs felt absolutely exhausted “ blown “and I had to pedal slowly the whole way home another 70km! I also had some cramp in my thigh. can someone tell me if the cadence is too high for this gearing or is it OK and basically I’m just an unfit old fart? 💨 I climb up hills well and generally on rides around 40 to 70 km my averages around 28 to 30 km an hour, dep on elervation. do you think my gear races are correct or do you think the cadence is too high and this is what’s causing me to blow? Any good input will be welcome thank you so much

Any one know where to hire Mtb EBIKES in JHB asap thank you

Evening Breeds -How’s the trail- is it rideable from the one side back over to the café and then back? Has anyone done this recently with all the rain I’d like to know if it is possible to ride this route?

I’m looking for mountain bike groups that ride trails anywhere from the Atlantic seaboard and around Cape Town. It would be great if you could share the contact details and groups name and area - in order to get onto the WhatsApp group to know when the rides will be so we could join thank you so much.

Today I heard some friends went to a day concert at the FNB Stadium and there two cars got broken into and some of their friends that drove to the stadium in small tour bus actually got mugged walking from the stadium to the parked cars- so this seems to be pandemic I will never go to FNB Stadium for anything That is related to my sports and leisure there are other SAFE venues and other races.