CharlV

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OK ,so I've just turned 40 , 1.89m and 104.8kg's about 6 kg's overweight ,which will be less Come Monday morning! , Surely weight is only a portion of the sollution ,what about riding strategy going up and down hill , do I give it pipes down hill, and slow uphill , or the other way around ?

but it hurts!!!!!!!!!!

After reading the "Bonk" thread I realised I needed to understand the general perception on Climbing vs. Racing and how you can minimise your weak points during races : My predicament is that I just can not perform well in races with lots of hills like Done2Dome(03h18) Jacaranda Classic(03h40) and 94.7(4h18!!!!!!!) ,even during training I just dont seem to improve my times over dedicated training routes with hills in it . On the Flip side I do really well on Flat races like Carnival City and Lost city Classic ,relative to my group placing and age group of course . How do you sort this problem out in your training programme ?

On my action photo at the finish line of last years 94.7 it look's as if I had my head down charging over the line like a "wafferse Ertjies Bezuidenhout" fact is I could not keep my head up ! I Sh!t you not sir !!!!

Blaksem!

Sorry guys my server is not seeing the download ,what did he get the Merida or the Giant?

Kom ons gaan doen maar "the fast one "?!??!?

After last years 94.7 nightmare it took me a month to get back in sadle ,have not done a race to date ,and yes Iam K@king myself for the next race. I feel like a real pissy! Vanderbyel hier kom ek !

ME tries every day!

Mamps What was your time ? I had the exact same problem ,@ 60km thought I was at 90km! cramped on 80km and walked the last 3 K's never ever has this happend to me ,have to say I had a really crappy week before teh race ,working 20 out of 24 hours for the previous 6 days!!

If you going to buy ,get one form EasyGis . Saved+- R1000 on my Edge 500 last week ,including transport. got my Edge 500 bundle delivered at my door in Rustenburg all the way from Cape town with-in 36 hours.Awesome equipment 1

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Have a Landcruiser ,and have not used anything in the past but just loaded the bike and strapped it to the "Skaap trallies" ,althoough I bought a Raleigh "Ride On" Carrier this December and beacuse its so lightweight will be using it instead.

fank you sir ,but eye know!

Wena Velo Joo must not bee sou scaired of thees poelice ,there are taught me verie nicely cee how verrie goot ghoot i rite wis sentence heer!

Chris Please give us a good site to check how much calories I am supposed to take in on a day tx Charl

Lost 900g after the week-end binge! Spining ...............sweat festival! heeeeeeehaaaaaaaa!

Prof. I only see pedals prof where's the bike ?

CAn i allso bee parts off yor poelice 1?

Dragu I bought a double "ride on" raleigh carrier over December , only paid R1700 for it at my LBS in Rustenburg . Now I went through the Karoo and back with 2 mountain bikes and a small kiddies bike strapped to the second bike , I am not ashamed to admit that I never drove slower then 170km/h through the Karoo because ........................just because.... No problems easy to hook on and really value for my money .

yes

I have a Merida 906 ,and really happy with it ,but seeing that both have ultegra components, and I take it price wise they are close ,I'd go for the Giant!!!!!!! Much better looking

So eat sweets if you have to............ no Dop! specially not a nightcap like Khalua!!

AwsoAwsome whiskers tx ,please fix my weight reported today was 106.4 not 108 suspect a finger error