Li Mu Bai

Aaah, good idea.

Is this a website promoting cycling or corporates? There are adverts pasted all over this site which are easier to gloss over, which give revenue. My point (which you seem to miss) is now we have an entire opening page promoting a corporate entity, TWICE! Is that necessary, considering all the space already given over to advertisers to keep this site up and running? Is it not better seeing what our sport is actually about, than blasted by the likes of Clicks? Its like going to a major cycle race expo; not to see any bikes any more, but just to buy gels or salami...

I'd still prefer to see that Huge banner space used for pics promoting the likes of Pottie and Greg smashing it at SA DH champs for example

mmm. Having been part of this "hub" for several years now, I'm not enjoying the current "visual pollution" of these massive adverts spalshed across my screen when opening up my browser. I've had Bikehub as my homepage for years, and now I'm greeted with a huge banner advert (Clicks this morning), with a smaller advert just below it, followed by two more banner adverts lower down, and it seems to me that this site is no longer about cycling but more about promoting products and advertising. I have to scroll down an entire page to get to what Bikehub is actually all about, the forums etc. Four adverts on the Home page, and whilst i understand that selling this advertising space is what is funding Bikehub, is bombarding us as users like this really neccessary? The small banner adverts selling un-cycling-related stuff and general junk is somewhat tolerable, but this current format is really annoying. my 2c...

Some people do that at the front of the bunch they are riding with for 99% of the race, and then sprint to try win in the last 500m. Lousy, but... That's racing. In your case, hang in there as long as you can and enjoy the pull.

Sad as it was for Emma, If she goes "off route" it is soley her fault. One cannot blindly follow the lead car, imagine if the driver needed a pist stop or his Waze stops functioning, or there is no space for the vehicle. Same happened years ago on Paris Roubaix. When she got to that taped off area, she should have noted the mistake and that something was amiss, and retraced her route back. Crossing the taped barrier was the second error. I cannot imagine what the hell that cone was doing blocking the correct route? Somebody trying to be funny or sabotage her route? Didnt the elite men pass through there before the women? bizzare.

I have some of their bib shorts. Very nice, good quality, comfortable. I had it brought back here by a travelling friend. Even with Le Col discounts etc, paying clothing customs duty here does make it worth it if you thought of shipping it in

All depends on what you plan on doing with your grand children for fun...

Danny Mac (and the others) spend probably 85% of their time falling till they get it right for camera. Thats just what they do for a living.

HaToere confirm cancellation yet?

On the pavement? Moving away from the riding space is not that difficult.

Yes, Agreed. The HAtoere events I have attended have always been top notch. I'm really surprised that there has been no response/confirmation for months now.

Hi. Has anyone who has sent proof of their 2020 entry to Hatoere actually received a response yet? Ive sent several emails but no confirmation or response. Much like trying to phone the post office or city council...

FD over tightened.

Lasts forever? hahahahahaha

Nonsense. just make sure the 11sp chain is used on an 11sp cassette etc etc

Nothing wrong with KMC in my experience. Value foe money compared to Shimano and Sram. Used them all, and still prefer KMC. My chain gets put in the scrubber after each ride, along with washing the rest of my bike. No need to have that grinding paste adding wear for 200+km. Nothing better than climbing on a shiny clean bike before each ride anyway.

I assume next months event is cancelled due to covid, yet cannot find any confirmation. Hatoere had sent an email earlier in the year that they were taking it over from ASG, but nothing since... Anyone have any info?

Go inform yourself a little better.

Nah, Ill go again. Not often you get to ride JHB car free; even the predawn starts of the E2E still leave you worrying about buses and traffic. Although the first half is tough if you do enough tempo work and a good measure of vo2max and threshold intervals, get you weight as low as possible, and stay healthy, if you can hold on for the first half, then its game on down the motorway, not to mention Summit road and the 90km/h+ last down hill all fun

I think what many dont get is that the ladies group is its own race. They are racing and attacking eachother with all the tactics and cat&mouse stuff that it takes. They dont give a sh!t about being caught by other groups. At times they will do the catching as their race ebbs and flows. For those catching the ladies race, give them space to do their thing and get past as quick as possible. same for any group actually, each group is its own race. When dropped riders join passing groups, there is nothing more annoying than their interference if they just slot into any gap instead of waiting for the back of the group, and riding there.

Well, the current route favours the lighter riders and very strong climbers. The constant sharp hills are so close together for the first half, culminating in the long drag up through craighall and past the Zoo up to NM bridge, that recovery is very difficult, allowing lighter riders great chance to break away and attack regularily. The Motorway is quite short to make up lost ground for the heavier diesel engine riders, and Summit road provides the last gasp grind to try catch up after Kyalami/Midfeed hills. IMO the new way round is tougher. I weigh 95kg at 6'4".

You can get anything your heart desires... as long as you pay for it.

Geoblocking is becoming the most frustrating thing about online shopping.

And the good dealerships will have a budget for marketing out of which they might have funds for a couple of test bikes. It would be tough for smaller niche brands who dont sell too many bikes and need to make a real extra effort to move their product.