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Bit of a big city........ Whereabouts will you be staying?

Maybe beg, borrow, steal a device other than garmin and see if the drops are still there. That way you can eliminate the trainer as the problem.

What Dexter said. But. If the setup is using Bluetooth, it might be even more buggy and susceptible for interference.

Ooooooooooo Good choice. Sexy bike. 😵

It was my 6th DC. And it has moved to the top of my list of best races to do in SA. The camaraderie and all-round positive attitude of every cyclist participating is infectious. You get to cycle for a whole day is a stunning part of our country with scenery out of a travel book and every now and again you stop to eat and drink. What is not to love. I'll be back for sure!

Always an AWESOME to-do. More like 150km if you are going to park there and just ride 10 laps. Lots of people and the vibe is lekker and pace is okay. Did it last year on the gravel bike and it was manageable with the thick tekkies.

During the December week? Get home. Protein shake. Shower. 15min with the massage gun. 20min nap. Then daily family stuff. Go out somewhere. Do things. Spend way too much on ice-cream and fun From 5pm easy afternoon. Maybe a bit of TV. 8pm in bed.

I do 5-10 on most days. If the sleep was okayish (6 hours +) then I try to get out at 4. Heat and time with family.

I always try to aim for 1000km. That way the 500 gets done quickly and easily without thinking. 😉 Always try to do more per day in the beginning 3-5 days, if you can. Makes the goal more doable in your head. If the sun is good, legs okay (legs will be eina after the 3rd consecutive day.....learn to live with this), and you have some time.....do extra. More than 100km. If you go 125, 0, 130, 125, 120. Then 5 days in you are already at mission accomplish. Obviously there will be a day in there with rain or sore ass or family emergency. That is what day 6, 7 and 8 are there for. That is my usual strategy.

I have NEVER seen a "restricted" e-bike in SA. 😄

You talk about Kyalami as if it was yesterday. It was 5-10 years ago? After Kyalami came a couple of Steyn City starts and after that FNB for past 3 years? The roads have improved a LOT around Allendale. Maybe something to consider again? FNB stadium, for me, is a dangerous area. For one I will NOT let my wife drive there alone. Never. And if I feel unsafe, so will some other people. This will be my MAIN reason why I won't enter again. The crap security, poor car guards aggression towards getting money and now a couple of incidents where they tried to steal phones. Not thank you.

Having done 22 of them, I would like to see: Scrap registration. I can sign in with my number. If I have paid, I can start. Change the venue. Move it more North. Kyalami was way better. Better security / Safer venue. (Location)

I've done 16 already. Day out on the bikes, racing the buddies.......should be fun

Well said.

Looking at my own stats, I have definately toned down on race participation. My km riding per year have gone UP though so more cycling.....less racing. 2006-2008 Pre kids. Elite racing. Young and wild and free 2011-2019 Vets racing. 2020 onwards. The covid effect. Not a lot of races. Lots cancelled. 2023 would have been way more but "regular" stuff like the Kremetart, Carnival city, Satellite cancelled.

You can upload that GPX file into Google Maps

Voice of Fritz Pienaar. Head and owner of the Faces group that is organising the 94.7 Seems legit. Very technical finish. The front bunches are going to be tricky. The back markers are going to be pissed when they see there's another 3 or 4ks to go with a kick or two. 🤣

Well. It's not. Its getting recognised in a small way for getting up every morning at 4am to go train hard, eat right, be disciplined, work on your seeding in order to get a better seeding. To then get ****** in the ass by an organiser that cannot do math or think like you that it's just people being egotistic, is a slap in the face and that organiser will NOT get my money for next year. If you advertise that bunches are based on seeding, please deliver the advertised service.

Second on Cogent. Very good service. Well priced and they know their shocks.

That's pretty decent for disc bike. Those wheels are SUPER light.

Saw a very nice build this morning also: I like the rigid fork more

I got second in A bunch last year. 2:29 (38 avg) Everyone was pretty much together yes.

Got a reply via WA now that A batch is rated 45km/h average. That would give the expected winning time of the A bunch at 2:06. 5 Minutes faster than last year's Elite winner Reinhardt Janse van Rensburg What a F($%$ JOKE

I'd go for the 454 just because visually they are the sexietst wheels alive. Love them. Practically. The hubs are BEYOND **** in my opinion and they are super expensive. 353 same hubs but less money (Still priced at that of the GDP of Zim) but super light. Also........places like the Cape will be more stable riding the 353 profile. I was never a fan of the Enve wheels as the different rim depts. front and back bugs my OCD. The Enve also depends on what hubs you build in them? But. The 454 will be my choice. If I could get a good deal on a set, I'd buy them today.

Still waiting