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This is so unfortunate. Luke had a great year in 2024 and deserves to be looked after properly. If Candice achieved what she did as a privateer, surely with the right support, Luke can too. He is a very likeable young man and hell he can race a bike. He would be a great ambassador for anyone who is interested in putting some cash into the sport

Same with the Junior race. The small break away (3 riders) got a gap and were not chased down in time by the race favorites. There was an outcry over the 'chase' group being held back by race officials due to the Elites catching and passing them, but in reality they did not read the race and simply put, were outsmarted and out raced

At 19 years old Greg won the overall Elite World Cup series, to your point.....

What he said.... But get the Gen2. The Supercaliber is a brilliant bike. The other big consideration is the back up service and warranty. My experience so far is Trek is great in this area, just make sure your LBS is up to looking after you.

Career over, rightly so! And, he is married and has a kid........ WTF! No excuse for this

My recent experience dealing with Trek head office has been really good. They have a no nonsense approach to warrantees and they get the importance of customer satisfaction. The retail stores play a key role, but also having a principal/brand owner who gets customer service - that does it for me.

Go for the bike where you will get the best after sales back up, so Trek

This is not an advert.... I own a small nutrition brand called H2Sport. It is not aimed at the top end racing market, or those who demand large carb intake. Our research has concluded that a large portion of riders are unable to absorb significant amounts of carbs, at least without any gastrointestinal discomfort. The thinking was that many riders like to eat on the bike, often this includes sweets, dates, fruit, bars etc, so by removing sucrose and fructose we enable the consumption of these types of foods without adding to potential stomach issues. Also, there is the added health benefit of limiting sugar intake when using the product. The result was a drink with 26.14g carbs per 750ml bottle. Carbs from Maltodextrin and Dextrose 50/50 split. The all important magnesium, sodium and potassium numbers are comparable to other products out there, better in some cases. Most importantly the pricing is good. At R275 per 700g tub (23 servings), the cost works out at R12.00 per bottle (friends discount always applies....). I took on the product as it worked for me doing long distances, stage races etc with the added benefit of all natural ingredients at a good price. For me the big benefit is the ability to smash the food you want to eat, whilst still getting carbs and good electrolytes from the drink at a reasonable price. Now I just need to market the brand properly and get it out there.

Marc 'Bike Skills Guy', linked to Trek Fourways. Great guy, great coach. DM me if you want his contact details

I have bought from them before. No issues, will buy again

I have just been through the same thing, Trek too. I am 186 cm so on the top end of a large (Supercaliber). Ended up going with the XL, only one ride so far but it seems like the correct decision.

Interesting that you raise this. I have only ever bought Specialized shoes and for the first time, today actually, I started looking at other brands. The last 3 pairs of Specialized have had issues, so was keen to see what else is out there. Best I could find, in my opinion, is Shimano. Check out the current deals on Evobike. Regarding your price concerns, I think you will find most brands, if not all, have seen a significant price increase over the past few years.

Yip, the 'hands off' approach from the local agents is mind blowing

Fully agree guys. Either the trainer agents could contract with them to carry out repairs, or someone could set up a direct to customer business to repair machines the agent won't work on. It is super frustrating and cost prohibitive having a machine without technical support. My mate will considering doing this outside working hours.

So I went for the Nextie rims on DT240's. Sadly not for my bike, the lightie gets the nod this time. Cant wait for them to arrive!!

Two faulty chips replaced and it works! Did a calibration and all seems ok. If anyone has a similar issue (not just Saris), let me know. I am sure my mate will sort you out for a reasonable fee.

update on my Hammer issue: A really smart electrical engineer mate of mine had a look at the machine. It turns out 2 chips within the resistance circuit had failed. Difficult for him to be certain, but the failure of the 1st chip could have resulted on the 2nd failure, but no evidence of a power surge causing the faults. Replacement parts from Texas Instruments cost just over $3, with the courier fee being the big cost. So it looks as if the machine is easily repairable by someone who knows their way around electronics. Once the parts have been installed I will update on how/if the machine works

Go on, make it happen, it really is a great event. Well organized and terrific trails

Both my kids are training under Andrew Hill. His cautious approach over the years has yielded great results. Kids were around 12 years old when they started with him. He started slow with them, introducing structured training without the volume. Now at 17 my daughters volume is up significantly and fortunately the motivation is still there. One has to be cautious not to go too hard too soon, kids need to develop physically and mentally before they push hard.

Geez, that is huge mileage, double what the average car does...... I am getting loads of positive feedback on Taxc, thanks for the feedback

C'mon, send us a pic of your setup. The lightning hit the router only back in Feb, besides, I think the strike hit through the router cable, not the power, as it damaged one of the house routers ports too. No other damage fortunately. You apply belt dressing? Interested to know what you use. H1, thanks but no thanks

Separate DB board in the room, also unplug the aircon, router and trainers every evening

To say I am a bit anal about my things would be fair. I have a training room separate from my house (ex bar) and treat it like a mans room... (I even bought a separate vacuum cleaner for that room). Due to having lost a router to lighting early this year, I cut power to that room unless I am working or training there. I leave our road bikes on the trainers permanently and do all cleaning myself. Re the mileage, my mate sent me a screenshot of his Zwift Logon page, he has done 19506 km and 670 hrs and his wife has done 7346 km and 304 hrs on his Tacx, same machine, zero issues, no maintenance. That is the type of return I would really appreciate. If something goes wrong with it now, cool it has paid for itself. All considered, this is very much a 1st world problem, we are fortunate to be able to cycle as a sport and live the life we do.

Interested to find out how you like the Flux? I intend replacing my problem Hammer with a Kickr, but my mate is pushing the Tacx. What do you recommend?

Ja I thought about that, thanks. But I honestly do not believe it was a power surge. If that was the case I would not have been able to calibrate it or connect it to Zwift the next day