El Duderino

My pretty powerful Dell work laptop crashed. I was using it for Zwift, paired with my Tacx Flux Smart Trainer, with no issues. I've now had to start using my backup laptop, a cheap Lenovo Ideapad 3, and I'm having persistent connection problems. Trainer pairs with Laptop, but then loses connection almost immediately. So, Bluetooth is working, just losing signal/connection after pairing, meaning I can't do any rides or workouts. Any ideas on what the issue is and how I might fix it. Online advice seems to be: "Get an Ant + dongle." I don't know what this is, and I don't know if I can get any Ant + Dongle, or if it must be one made specifically for Tacx devices. Any advice welcome. TIA.

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Hahahaha! That's *** funny!!!

Giant Revolt is an excellent option.

I was based in Durban. Giba Gorge was my home trails.

IXS make a decent trail/enduro helmet. Available at Evobikes, I think. Not sure what the mushroom coefficient is, but it looks good on most peeps.

I 'raced' the enduro series in KZN from 2014 to 2021, in both veterans and masters categories. I'm a back of the field puzzler who did it mostly for fun. It is a thriving scene. Why does it work? It is run by a few dedicated people who volunteer their time organizing events. They also have a very reliable timing system provided by Elite Timing. Events are well supported and the focus is on having fun and attracting people to the gravity scene. It works. I miss it. Hope the Cape is able to develop a sustainable scene here as I would happily support it.

As someone who's recently moved to the Cape, it is quite disappointing to hear enduro riders behaving so poorly. The enduro scene is quite strong in KZN (where I'm from) and this type of behaviour is rare. In fact, the worst case of rider behaviour was a couple years back and the offender was a well known DH/Freerider from CT who was severely censured for his appalling abuse of a female participant.

I'm a reasonably fit MTB dude doing my first road race. Not on a mtb, so happy to join your quest if I can keep up. I'm in group X.

you left out: I do crossfit; and I'm a vegan