EddieV

Just an update on my roller resistance project I changed the magnets on my projects to neodymium, and riveted them in, as opposed to gluing which didn’t work as well. I added some thicker rim-tape to the wheel too to dissipate the heat generated by the induction. Since above changes I’ve had no trouble at all. Had gone well over 90 minutes without failure. I still sometimes (10%) swivel the vintage “racermate” into place to do some hard grinding, but the resistance from the magnets is more than sufficient for tempo training. Love the setup as the bike moves naturally underneath me …… The vintage racermate is perfect for rollers as it’s attached to the seatpost, and can be swiveled down into place, or "off" while riding. The PowerTap hub together with Zwift is great to monitor power. Lastly the brake block adjuster is quite useful as it helped in getting the distance and resistance setup between the rim and magnets. The noise levels are very low with this setup too when the wind-trainer is "off" the wheel.

Been researching one of my frames and came across these ..... Have you ever considered your frame to be a 1980s Raleigh Team Professional or Team TI? Quite a few were made with the sliding lock seatpost clamp. https://raleigh-sb4059.com/portfolio/1985-sb7219-reynolds-531p/ https://radpropaganda.org/raleigh-team-trauma-professional/

I think if moving the curfew from 4am or 5am to 6am made any discernible difference to the infection rate there would be more support for it. But it only serves to increase jam-packed transport between the hours of 6am and 8am. Moving the morning curfew wasn’t thought through properly…..

Just received an email .... Race2Stanford is moving from January to April 24th 2021. I needed to get my swimming back up to speed before I could commit though, but this should give me enough time.

I'm not too worried about the start methodology, think most groups will sort themselves out on the way to the top of Vissershok? There isn't much on the calendar currently, think I'll definitely line up for this one.

Just had a look at 70yo Alewwyn Vorster's updates on the charity page of https://twitter.com/songoinfo I am in awe ... in awe really of everyone that attempted this race and gave it their all. He finished the Munga since his last update on that page .... ....

Perfect as it is!!!! ... Awesome build! Many happy km's to you !

See Alewyn is at +-595km at RV3, and his GPS log looks good ... but there seems to be a spike in Philip Boardman's GPS speed with stationary time attached thereafter, he is at 524km, hope Philip is ok? This Munga thing is brutal ...

It will be a nice opportunity to bring out the classic steel bikes, or custom bikes ... no racing pressure .... just a nice leisurely ride on your polished steed? I have vintage Tommasini that was gifted to me some years ago which I would love to take around the peninsula ....

... it's going to be a very hard last slog to the finish line this afternoon/evening .... .

.... I am looking at that steady last climb getting a lot steeper for Hansie near Matroosberg on Bo-swaarmoed rd... amply named/applicable for the Munga riders when they get there .... Hope they all make it .....

I've only ever done Ouberg going up, ... there is some nasty/technical slabs of rock which is especially slippery if there is debris strewn, or gravel over it .... Need to be careful descending, but some parts of it, to the bottom really great.

INSANE .... looks like he(they) only had an hour off the bike between 2am and 3am .... then back on? .

Eish, that was an hour ride out, .... so plus minus 30km to 40km extra all together ... an hour each way?

Where will Hansie stop to take a nap? ..... And for how long? He seems to have nearly 90km on Brian and Kevin(if the GPS is correct) ....

Looks like a titanium frame that hides under the there?

I see another one of the participants is Philip Boardman, he is 70 this year. What a guy!!!! Scratched last year, but back again and doing well this year.

I'm definitely doing this next year, the FOMO is unbearable .... I'll do whatever I need to do to get there

As if the race isn't tough enough ... Looks like Heinrich made it to Rest Village 1 after nearly 4 hours and 13km of walking. Hopefully he can get the bike sorted there .... I take my hat off to these guys for their perseverance and determination. .

eish ... just had a look at Heinrich's log ... looks like he has been walking for 2 hours ... hope he is up and running soon again? .

I was rooting for Heinrich Visser, ... earlier this afternoon he was still on the heals of the front-runners, but something must have gone wrong, .... see he is 50km back now, wonder if he also had a mechanical?

@DJR .... any update on possible manufacturer of this frame .... the seatpost clamp intrigues me no end

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sadly neither ... it's just a dream for now ..... but I am currently in the process of building my own version of it .. could say the Road Logic was my inspiration

Ritchey Road Logic disc