Decado

I picked up my garmin 2nd hand for just under r2k 3 or 4 years back. Strapped to the surf ski, or taped to the canoe it can tell me how far i've paddled. Strapped to my wrist it can tell me how far i've run, how lost i got at orienteering or how fast i managed to get to in free fall. Strapped to my bike it can give me information there. Lot more useful than the polar as far as i'm concerned.... It's a great little tool. My phone can do all these things, but the garmin is a lot more replacable. Pick the correct tools for the job and the one's your happy using.

On the open water swim front, find a dam or something and measure the length on google maps. That should cover the distance issue. But practising sighting, and learning how to swim in straight line without the line at the bottom of the pool is vital!

Does this mean you're going to have a look around at reserving a new user name?

Just out of interest, to see how things are progressing, how did licence renewal go at the beginning of this year for those who had issues last year? Purely out of interest and no hidden agenda...

Epic Cycles.

erm, off memory so it may be a little off but, training->training options->auto pause->auto timer pause Then you can choice what speed it should stop at, or just go with "when stopped".

Also it helps prep you for dc. At about 200km, as you go past that cheese shop on the way into Swellendam, frantically trying to get onto the back of your group before they become unreachable, every km you've done whilst almost broken really helps.

You'll be tired for the sunday race, but you'll be amazed at how much stronger you get.

Only you can say if your saddle bag is embarassing. Are you embarrased by it? edit: Fixed stupid grammer mistakes... Decado2009-08-12 10:31:27

Most embarrasing moment ever:- Getting a stomach bug and throwing up outside constantia village, then being offered a peppermint from a restaurant by a bergie to clear the taste up. Sorry, jb's peppermint comment set me off. Decado2008-11-28 06:27:57

The wheel alone doesn't have the load bearing down on it and (up until the moment of release) has exactly the same torque driving it. So F = ma (can't completey recall the angular version) F is constant (although will decrease), mass is much less so acceleration increases.

Funnily enough i had exactly the same problem at about the same time last night. Also packing up the bike for a trip to joberg?

Oh, and cape storm are having a sale at the moment So their bib shorts are currently selling for R330 or so. On the one ride i've taken them on they seem awesome.

I've taken my forerunner 305 paddling many times and it's been fine (including numerous swims). It seems to vary a bit from unit to unit though. Admitidly the forerunner has less obvious holes than the edge so things may vary there. Decado2008-10-06 03:20:00

define "too far". To far for what?