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"Georg is struggling, He can't quite motive himself to push hard because he still has some personal problems." - something to that extent. Will try and find the timestamp later

Bit in bad taste for Ariane to talk about Georg and his personal life?

Was it a Cecil Nurse add?

Have the ladies started yet? 👀

R/km became a bit more expensive 😛 https://www.atta.co.za/route-tweaks-likely-to-produce-faster-hell-of-the-south-in-january-2026/

But how did Alan win a WC? Was he running a 34T? Can't believe that... For a WC maybe, but for something like Epic the pro's are not gonna run a 34T right?

Is the 34T limit a frame limitation, or the chain guide limit? (my bike doesn't have this fancy stuff...)

But how does this help? Let's look at the broadcasts of years passed... Men and women are both still riding - 20% of coverage is on the women. Men finish - 10% of coverage is on the women Men wash themselves - 80% coverage is on the women (for 20mins) Men ceremony - 0% coverage is on the women (and now it's go time for them in arguably the most critical time of the race) Men ceremony done - 100% coverage on women, but Specialized already broke away so we missed the action New schedule: Men and women are riding - 20% of coverage on women Men and woman finish - 50% coverage on woman TLDR - if ACE doesn't prioritise actually broadcasting the womens race then, this new format will be worse for them?

Other years the same thing happen. The mens podium and highlight are shown when the ladies race is at the peak. It just feels like basics they are not getting right. Thank goodness Cecil Nurse isn't a sponsor!

So unrealistic... how did they manage to get time for riding with 4 kids (not pictured here)?? I mean, why else would they have this van :-)

Wonder what their marketing budget was to also resurface the pass...

Ya I still only have 5kWh of battery. So I need to limit my discharge during the night, and even top it up with grid. Because if my battery is at 20-30% at 06:00 in the morning and I get hit with loadshedding I'm screwed. When I have money again I'll get another battery. Or a bike. Depends on how Cyril handles Eskom.

35A x 220V = 7.7kW for AC passtrough? My house has a 60A main breaker and 63A earth leakage. This dates from the 1980's though, so new stuff might be different.

I think the Lux power is an excellent option. The addition features of the Deye comes at a price and it will take me quite a long time before I pay it off using the savings. In short - it will take me longer before I can buy a new bike.

You need to make sure your CT Coil is installed correctly (this is the hardware that measures the grid power draw) (sorry about the red text...)

When I started doing research I couldn't figure out why the Sunsynk and Deye were double the price, and I was seriously considering just going with the "cheaper" solution. BUT after a lot of reading and research to just understand what all the mumbo jumbo in the specs mean I did end up going with Deye (Sunsynk is the exact same hardware, just different UI and better local support). 5 year warranty vs 1/2 years for Axpert (and its derivatives) AC passthrough feature - my 8kW inverter has 10kW AC passthrough (the 5kW interver has 8kW passthrough), meaning that when there is grid power I can basically do whatever I want. without risk of tripping. The house has a 60A breaker, so the max I can draw anyway from Eskom is 13kW and you really need to switch on everything in your house to get close to 10kW (in my house anyway) True hybrid inverter with excellent PV/Batt/Grid blending. Mine is set up to use PV during the day to power the load, and excess is used to charge the battery. If PV isn't enough for the current load then the battery will supplement (if above x % state of charge). IF PV and battery isn't enough, then grid will supplement further. This means that during the day I use basically use no Eskom power (battery is typically fully charged by 12:00). Grid feedback. So right now I can't feed back to the grid (meter doesn't allow it), but the inverter can measure the power draw of the non-essential stuff on my DB and then push back just enough to supplement Eskom power for those loads. For e.g. my pool pump is on my non-essential side, and 13:00 when the pump goes on the sun is typically good and PV power my pool pump fully even though it's not connected on my inverter. My Geyser is also set up to run for an hour or two during the day using the feature. The geyser always draws more than PV can supply, but then my battery (which is now fully charged) supplements the PV. And then there is mostly still enough time to charge the battery back to 100% before 17:00. If the finances allow I would advise people to go with a true hybrid. I was lucky that my work helped finance loadshedding solutions, otherwise I would have gone with Axpert.

If Bulls want to compete with the top guys again they should probably make a move, being German and all...

Don't you mean "16th edition of the Momentum Medical Scheme Attakwas Extreme, presented by Biogen". 😅

Or snow

Key part here is - "before 18:00 in the week". In Cape Town traffic. Nope! Yes it's possible to get there, but it shouldn't have to be such a big logistical nightmare just to ride your bike on the weekend. If they do want to keep pre-registration then keep these points open until 20:00 at night. And add one for the poor Stellenbosch/Somerset-West people.

What I've done in the past - just pack a bottle of degreaser spray (they don't always have at the bike wash). Then after the stage go get your bag and get your degreaser then head off to the bike wash. Rinse chain/cluster/chainrings then apply some degreaser, wait 5mins, rinse again. Go eat. Then come back and apply some lube. 95% of the time this is all you need to do after a stage. For the other 5% - wing it and go to the mechanics if required.

Damn, IM weekend. Was looking forward to some potjiekos!

damn

Gymbooster question - when you have a "normal" Virgin Active membership you get 75% off your monthly fee, and then a further 25% off if you reach all your goals for the months with gymbooster. According to the website , if you upgrade to a "premier" membership you get 60% off your monthly fee. But they don't mention anything about gymbooster? Do you still get another 25% off if you reach all your goals, bringing total discount to 85%? Or do you get another 40% discount, bringing your total discount to 100%?

Thanks for the detailed feedback. The "now barista in me" says, go with this machine since it is a good upgrade from the Bialetti and store-ground coffee we currently have. The "future barista in me" says, Go with the Rancillo Silvia, because one day you will regret not going with a more "purist" machine. It's kind of like "Buy that size M shirt, because it will force you to go on a diet and ride more and then you will fit into it". (I have a lot of size M shirts in my cupboard that are too small...)