waveduke

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I recommend to go with the lightest that you can get your hands on / afford. You don't win or finish the Epic on the downhills - it's the climbing you have to master. And there every gram on your bike and yourself counts 🙂

No one yet? 🙂 https://www.pinkbike.com/news/alan-hatherly-leaves-cannondale-to-join-team-jayco-alula-on-the-road-in-2025.html

I've got an USWE Outlander pack and I find it very comfortable to wear. What I dislike about the USWE is that it moves up and hits my helmet once the bladder is empty because it sits so high on the back. I guess it depends on your position on the bike and how your utilize the straps. Might be a non-issue for other people. Also with the 2l there is not much space besides the bladder. I can squeeze in a key - maybe a cellphone.

How are you supposed to overtake if you are not allowed to "deviate from the lane" ?

I recurrently ask myself the same question - why don't I get a hardtail instead of full suss? Save some on maintenance and weight. But every time I hit the three hour mark on a ride / race I'm glad to have suspension 🙂 My solution is now to have a cheap aluminium road bike for early morning road rides and CTCT and a full suss for weekends and marathons.

Over the years I had HRMs from Bryton, Sunto, Sigmasports and all of them failed for no reason after different periods of time. Besides factory reset and new batteries I don't think there is any other way to resolve.

@Eddie Stafford That's a beauty! What is the overall weight now?

And link for the 59km Strava profile: https://www.strava.com/activities/8728882416?share_sig=[C%404256b961679590255&utm_medium=social&utm_source=android_share Taken from here: https://www.entryninja.com/events/78559-lourensford-classic

@cadenceblur Route profile from Strava from the 40km last year:

Normally I would "Like" your post but if my wife sees that...

A lot of people are complaining about FinishTime but seeing the splits for each segment is highly interesting I think. Never noticed that on Racetec.

Is that flimsy front number board important now? I broke it on the first try...

Don't buy - it's a hairdryer 😲 https://www.ehanddryers.com/solis-magma-black

I really like r2-bike because they are making the effort to weigh the components in-house and present their findings next to the manufacturer's number. It's essential for you weight-weenies out there 🙂 They also stock a lot of small parts for tuning like coloured titan screws etc.. More bling for your bike...