Furbz

that is officially this bikes name. GREEN WITH ENVE 🤩

i'm almost certain that 19mm ID with a 2.4 tires is a concern. that rim bed is just not wide enough to adequately support the large tire in corners. i bet you get a very uncomfortable feeling on the bike as those tires effectively roll on the rims. you are well outside the spec for a 19mm rim. see below. try dropping to a 2.25 tire or moving to a much wider 30mm rim and keeping the 2.4 tires. what tire pressure are you running? and as a final note. Dual Sus is much much nicer to ride than a HT. far more confidence inspiring as it allows you to focus on what line to take and not on how to correct for the bump that just threw you marginally off line. that said i still think you will get better feel by just getting the right rim to tire ratio. yours is miles out and is going to make for very uncomfortable descending.

So some good news! Road up the hill today and some of the concrete has been lifted and removed near the bottom. what a pleasure! still some work to be done, but someone needs some kudos anyone know who we need to thank?

small bump up to attract a few more votes

Considering they are tubeless clinchers they are really light at a claimed 1255grams. i think mine were pretty much to spec weight wise. Especially impressive as that includes a rim with a 25mm inner! You could knock off plenty weight by going tubby or if you really want a set tubeless wheels go with the latest Partington wheels(1160g) or the new Syncros Captial SL wheels (1170g)

Bicycle kindly supplied by Riaan at The Peloton. For anyone who is interested: this frameset is a Small, kitted with the Zipp 353 wheels, ex pedals and bottle cages but including 50g of OrangeSeal in each wheel the weight came in at a cool 6.7kgs

nothing really wrong with the food. just comparing the offerings to other events and previous W2W events. this is so far below par compared its scary.

You thought i had forgotten?

Such an awesome event. Food offered was well below other events and needs serious work. I really miss how good the food was in the earlier events. Otherwise excellent

yes, one entry costs R160k and upwards and you are a guaranteed winner of this bike with ENVE 3.4 AR wheels!

So i am going to keep this poll open indefinitely to see how things progress - i fell others might want to vote later down the line when they see other bikes and the options. i'm going to add a new bike each Monday for 5 weeks. then sometime before everyone goes away for Dec we can do a vote on "the best of the best"

Where are you based? Maybe drop a set of wheels off and I’ll add them in on the next bike poll?

Just a bit of fun with the bikes and wheels in stock. each week will be a new bike to vote on 😀

Discovery is quite clever with this basically fit people training correctly are incapable of hitting those targets because they require a HR over X percent. i remember doing 4 hour zone 2 rides and getting nothing for it because my average heart rate was not high enough. if I tried to hit their mark I’d have burnt out in a month. also have high level fitness mates who went for that health test. They failed it on the HR test. Effectively their HR never went up during that walking test so their recovery HR was low and thus a poor fitness result is given. i gave up in the end on discovery. although i do see they have an endurance option - maybe they have listened? it’s been a while… happy Friday!

Here are my lot the 4th one is ready and waiting for the Bastion bike build happening in January next year

Credit where credit is due. these mounts have a really premium build and look to them. i have not seen anything as nice as this full stop. if they were in a Garmin marked box you'd believe they were made by them no questions asked. the perfect solution to all my high end bikes - i'll post a few more close ups tomorrow

anyone know if the indicated distances will be accurate this year? 2 years ago stage one was i think 7km (maybe more) than indicated.

First time on the track today. that was fun! Well worth a visit

i have tested both 840 and 1040 solar units. Solar is a total waste of time. a sales gimmick for the moment - it is cool tech, but needs tons more work. on a clear day in summer on 3-4 hour ride in Gauteng expect to gain at the very best 7 minutes. it adds very little value on battery life and makes your screen look dull in return. don't waste your money. i'm sure in a few years time it might add proper value, but for now its not worth it. as a side it does show you how much exposure you had - but again, kinda irrelevant.

Thats good to hear quality has improved. i am a big fan of their tops last few sets of Ciovita Bibs i had collapsed in 6 months. talking 2020ish went to Assos and never 3 years later i am still happy with my bibs. I wonder if Ciovita changed something?

ridden mine once. The thumb shifter is a much better design than the older version to use and position. loving that. as for the shifting performance - on the limited ride i did round the cradle (50km) - it was perfect. Can't say i really noticed any shift difference between the new and my old XX1 AXS system. That magic wheel they talk about - not sure why but mine is clearly not magic. i assume this is omitted on the SL version to keep things as light as possible. i want to do some more XC type riding to better assess the shift quality - ie short sharp steep power climbs and see how the shifting goes then under more load and when needing to dump gears quickly. i've seen videos showing how much slower the new system shifts to ensure you never ever get a slip chain. not sure if this really has much impact as i cannot remember my older XX1 ever slipping. for the moment - the benefits are not really felt to be honest. they are more passive - ie knowing the RD can take a hit and still perform perfectly vs bending a hanger. massive plus this. will be interesting to see what others think