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  1. EddieV
    mmmm .... 28 pages of "road bikes" classifieds ... just bikes ... financing killed the (secondhand) market.
  2. EddieV
    yes, been using it for a while .... and it works well. Have now bought Reitzer's Technical oil (http://www.reitzer.co.za/reitzerbrand/reitzertechnicaloil) to mix with the candle wax (melted candles). My next batch will be the first with Reitzer's. Hopefully it will work well. My top-up mixture with Xylene isn't perfect yet, but hopefully the new oil will make a difference.
  3. EddieV
    "The study of 1000 office workers was part of the Fisherman’s Friend annual cold and flu survey. The research also revealed millennial workers take three times more time off work than those aged 55 and over." Sample size of 1000? ..... and survey done by Fisherman’s Friend ... I'm surprised that was their only findings with such a small and "independent" survey
  4. EddieV
    Definitely But in general for the southern peninsula commuters "afternoon headwind" (SE) is the norm
  5. EddieV
    Definitely one of my best purchases ever ... .. Even got one for my hard-tail Cotic too now .
  6. EddieV
    I’ve recently moved to Lakeside, and thus my shortest commute to Tygervalley has now increased to just under 40km one way. In order to save my spine on the rough roads around Wynberg I bought a 2nd hand Thudbuster. The downhill towards town from Wynberg is fraught with bumps and the Thudbuster works really well absorbing the shock. ..... and thus the morphing of the ‘2012 Ridgeback 3’ continues
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    I've seem some drainage covers being replaced with thick plastic/recycled material, which is awesome as the chances is little less they will get nicked for scrap metal. Since the guys are re-manufacturing these, can't the council request to have the slits run perpendicular to the direction of the road - less chance of pinch flats should you be forced closer to the pavement whilst commuting ..
  8. EddieV
    At last found one on eBay in Germany, arrived today To try out on some Tacx Galaxia rollers to add some resistance https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/03/going-old-school-using-bike-trainer.html
  9. EddieV
    Is the spoke count the same?
  10. EddieV
    Glad to hear you are ok. The anxiety just as you get on the bike every morning before the commute ..... yours’ and the other incident reminds us commuters that it is a real thing. Hundreds of cars pass us from behind on any specific day, and you do not have any control over the action of the drivers ..... On one specific hill in the morning I take a detour in winter as the sun is sitting just above the horizon right in front of me. I do the detour for the drivers, as I would be invisible to them .... drivers don’t realize we as commuters need to compensate for the 2 ton steel boxes constantly
  11. EddieV
    Glad to hear you are ok? What a strange place for the fork steerer to fail? Would have thought it would fail at the crown-race?
  12. EddieV
    Don’t know if I understand your question correctly. But I recently laced an asymmetric FRM rim to a dynamo hub and failed to recognize beforehand that the rim was asymmetric. Turns out on a 285mm spoke the 5mm movement to the left only changes the spoke length by 0.5mm which is negligible. I often choose spokes 1mm shorter or longer when stock isn’t available ...
  13. EddieV
    Yes it is. I commute daily and subsequently spend most of my cycle time in the debris close to the pavement. Had Schwalbe Pro One’s initially, but they are too soft ... a great race tire for middle of the road racing, but not for commuting - they cut easily. Mounted a pair of 25mm Giant Gavia’s 1’s instead, they are heavier but harder/thicker than the Gavia 0’s. Mounted them with Stan’s Race, and top up with Stan’s regular. Running 80psi and they seal quickly.
  14. EddieV
    At a 4-way-stop this morning waiting for a vehicle to cross straight over so I can go (he got there first) .... meanwhile he is signaling behind very dark tinted windows for me to go first ... ???? .... maybe he thought I’m psychic ???? Happening more frequently these days .... not being able to see the driver of the vehicle signaling behind their dark windows.
  15. EddieV
    Last winter I bought some over-booties for the rainy days. What a pleasure to get to the other side with dry warm feet. Also a bonus to not have to fit wet shoes for the ride home. Also ... if it’s really cold I would wear leg warmers - but not if it’s raining. If it rains the leg warmers get drenched, and together with the wind and cold your knees freeze
  16. EddieV
    ... trying to dodge sewage spills running across the roads at the moment is getting out of hand in my daily commute. Not nice cycling through it Heard that with load-shedding the sewage pumping stations can't handle the capacity which causes the system to overflow …. Some instances I can see it running into the storm-water system? …. Catastrophe waiting to happen
  17. EddieV

    Give it a TRI

    EddieV replied to Beesrib's topic in Multisport

    Thx .... haven't been to Newlands forest and the likes for a while. But since I will now need to spend more time in my running shoes I might as well do it on the trails
  18. EddieV

    Give it a TRI

    EddieV replied to Beesrib's topic in Multisport

    Thanks Wheelsuck, CBlake, gurns and IceCreamMan for the advice on the running distance. I want to enter the full IM in PE next year, but I dislike run training and would like to do the minimum running but not have to rely on my head completely either on the day. The 70.3 distance, where I had to a 21.1km run on the Race2Stanford was hard. I can swim 4k comfortably, and the cycle should be ok, but even with ample time, a 42km run is extremely demanding. A 42k run by itself is a monster! Will get myself a program and start putting in the miles, with some speed work and hills in-between. And start training on a TT bike ….
  19. EddieV

    Give it a TRI

    EddieV replied to Beesrib's topic in Multisport

    Question to the guys that's been doing this for a while.... What is the weekly average running distance one should be capable of maintaining before entering a full ironman? 50km/week? And how do you split the run distances, fortnightly long runs, or a long run every week?
  20. EddieV

    Give it a TRI

    EddieV replied to Beesrib's topic in Multisport

    Well done Andy!! It was my first 70.3 .... The water temperature was great, and the vibe amazing. The choppiness was quite hectic where we were exposed to the sea. But I had a great swim all in all. I heard Paul on the microphone as I exited and running up the embankment that those finishing the swim made it in under 50min at that stage. My son was running next to me toward the transition ... all the whilst complaining that he had to wait forever for me to finish the swim The bike was brutal. The wind was relentless on the turn in Caledon. I commute daily from Lakeside and/or Obs to Durbanville, and the south-easter often finds me, and he found me again on Saturday. The last 14km into Stanford was awesome though ... including the police escort into town with sirens blaring and lights flashing ... each cyclist being looked after properly. The run was hot. I doused myself with ice water at every opportunity. The water tables were well placed, well stocked, and thoroughly utilized. It took me 7h 28min and 38seconfs .... to finish. Hats off to all those professionals ... Trautman and his peers are machines!!!
  21. EddieV

    Give it a TRI

    EddieV replied to Beesrib's topic in Multisport

    Thx ... was thinking white toast and jam 2 hours before swim. And brown rise or pasta tonight.? Last thing I want is reflux whilst swimming.
  22. EddieV

    Give it a TRI

    EddieV replied to Beesrib's topic in Multisport

    Thank you. What specific carbs worked for you the evening before?
  23. EddieV

    Give it a TRI

    EddieV replied to Beesrib's topic in Multisport

    Doing the Race2Stanford tomorrow. Will be my 1st full 70.3 distance as Theewaterskloof Triathlon had the swim cancelled. Question to the guys that have done these ... what's best to eat the night before ... and the morning of the race, and how long before the swim do you stop eating. Thx.
  24. EddieV
    Don't know if this is the right place to ask, but should I fetch a Apple Watch 4 now or will SA get a LTE version within the next 6 month, or is it the one available now? ???? The Vitality 24 months on previous watch just lapsed ????
  25. EddieV

    Give it a TRI

    EddieV replied to Beesrib's topic in Multisport

    Anybody doing the Race2Stanford 70.3 I'm getting a little nervous. The weather doesn't look great for the swim and I'm a right-side breather ... ???? ... means somewhere in the loop I'm going to have the spray coming right at me as I breath ???? I have been training alternating but not comfortable breathing to the left side yet.
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