A couple of weeks ago I have devised a new way of calculating maximum heart rate. Start with a gentle warm up on your bike to get to a heart rate of around 140 bpm. Then ride onto a cobra. Based on this method, my maximum heart rate is somewhere around 188 bpm. Happened at Hoogekraal around 11 am. Was on a slight uphill so going slowly. Didn't see the cobra until he moved when I rode over his tail.
As a back of the field battler this was tough. Some of the best riding I've ever done in a race. I'll be back next year, hopefully a bit fitter to enjoy the amazing single track more.
I've ordered from CRC many times and generally had no problems other than the time taken. Over Christmas, customs clearance can take up to 2 months! The other problem is if the wrong goods are delivered (it's happened twice to me), returns are difficult (costly and time consuming) Recently ordered from Wiggle. There standard postage is tracked and faster than Chain Reaction. They also had better discount vouchers at the time. Based on my recent experience I would use Wiggle before CRC.
