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LOL. Dude, it's actually just how the 1st world works - regardless of how big / populous the country is. Case in point: booked driving exam day before, took learner test hour before exam, passed, processed, took driving test, passed, card arrived in post two days later. (Temporary card printed on site at the time). USA - population/area of a couple states exceed SA population and area....

Rubio Monocoat for the win. Or Bona Craft oil (essentially the same thing - different brand). You can then leave as is or apply a seal coat for a little more protection...

To everyone thinking about not doing the event because it is just not the same: If I was in a position to ride it, this is exactly the reason I would be jumping at it. This will probably (hopefully) be the only chance you ever get to ride these altered start times. It will be a completely different ride. Everyone saying this will be my sixth or 7th ride and it just won't be the same - well, this one will be like none of the others! Do it! Support Ecobound now so they are in a position to support you in 2022 and beyond.... Just think of the stories you can tell ---- "I remember, back in 2021 I had to get up at 2am in the morning..." (In all honesty, I would rather get up at 2am than have to ride until 2am...)

This right here... Reading through comments, a lot of the suggestions rely on 'The System' to fix things. Tougher laws, more cops, reduced speeds etc etc. All valid points. But in my opinion the change starts with us (not just cyclists - all of us). If you are going to drive, just don't drink. If you can't do this, arrange for someone else to drive or rely on commercial services. If we go out, have a few drinks and then drive, we are setting precedents for ourselves and everyone around us - especially the youth. They see everyone having 'a few drinks' and then get in a car - subconsciously this makes it normal and acceptable. There is not much else we can do. But this one step is within our remit. Try it. Get someone else to try it. Its a start... Make it the norm. Society has to change as I doubt laws will have any meaningful impact.

I suspect if you have a seeding you get your entry for free? Can't say with any certainty... Big shots aside, there are also a large percentage of international Joe Soaps. I remember 2017 the split was pretty much 50/50 international/local . Not sure of the numbers for the last couple years.. I've been out of the loop since leaving.... So assuming flight restrictions, health concerns etc etc are still in play 5 months from now, there may be a hundred odd entries available?

Are you getting this error when launching zwift ? Or does it happen during a ride? If you loose connectivity during a ride, all that should happen is you loose all the other riders around you. But your ride should continue. If it happens when you try join I'm guessing a poor wifi connection. As a test, try move your Mac closer to the wifi router (or vica versa) and launch Zwift a few times to try recreate the error. If you can't, then most likely wifi signal issue...

@Shebeen. Agreed - Cape Epic as a single entity took a big hit. I guess the only positive looking to 2021 is that a number of the international teams may defer to 2022, giving more local riders an opportunity to enter (assuming they can afford it). @TheBigger Picture Looking at the much bigger picture: I think ironman was sold for around three quarters of a billion dollars? Stand to be corrected. But it was a lot... I doubt Wanda got a direct deposit for the full amount and there are no doubt a number of terms associated with the sale, but it is still a big cash windfall. The sale aside, Wanda still managed a profit for the last quarter (although significantly reduced) - despite all the turmoil. Wanda may try offload other mass participation events but I doubt there will be too many interested parties at this point. As such, I'm sure they will hold onto the Epic for the foreseeable future. And despite all the issues of the last year (and possible issues in 2021), Wanda as a company looks as stable as can be expected under the circumstances. So I doubt Epic is going anywhere (even if 2021 doesn't happen, but I'm pretty sure it will).... Just my thoughts... EDIT - WANDA own Epic. Not IRONMAN. This may not be clear to all...

I don't think you read my original post - or maybe I wasn't clear. Post queried whether no refunds were given and 2021 event entries would be sold at normal prices. It has been clarified that entries were not refunded but rolled over to 2021 with a 25% surcharge. It will be interesting to see how Iron Man as a Company come through - if they do at all...

tell me wat I am missing?

Did they refund 2020 entrants? Genuine question - I don't know? If they didn't then surely they are in no different position than normal? On the other hand, if all 2020 entries got deferred to 2021 at no cost or they refunded, then your point is valid.

Hey Johan I know a few of your team members are Hubbers. I think you need to give them a shout out on here so TheHub can get behind them for the race! Good luck!

I love scrolling this thread from time to time. I like to think I have a fairly diverse taste in music. Often I'll come across an old classic on here that I had forgotten about, Even better, someone will post something that I'd never heard of before and, after listening to it, I can add it to my list of favourites. Since moving to the States I've had a lot more exposure to the Country genre. A lot of it is meh, but there is the odd song here and there that resonates with me and pleasures my musical ear. One such song is from Eric Church. Ironically, its more of an anti-country song and probably not a country song in the true sense of it. Regardless, give it a listen with an open mind. Be interested to hear what everyone thinks of it.

No other suggestions I'm afraid. Temperature may play a role, but I doubt to the extent you describe. Wahoo do recommend a Spin Down before every ride. But, that said, I don't think it would make such a big difference. But I could be wrong. There are a couple other troubleshooting tips you could use to get to the bottom of things: 1: Try another app and see if you get the same issues (if not, issue lies with Zwift). 2: If you have the means, switch protocols i.e. from ANT+ to Bluetooth etc. If you can't change protocols, try getting your laptop/pc as physically close to the trainer as possible. Even put it on the floor next to the trainer for a ride - just to see if things improve... If it does, maybe you have some interference. 3: If you have a friend with a power meter, invite them around. Compare output numbers from trainer to power meter. Alternatively, take trainer to bike shop and ask them to test... I know there are specific tension settings required - I'm assuming you have followed the setup process correctly Edit: link to setup process just in case: https://support.wahoofitness.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000382224-How-When-do-I-Perform-a-Spindown-Calibration-on-the-KICKR-SNAP-

You don't say if you did, but I would get that 6mm piece of glass 'toughened'. Basically sent through a furnace at a few thousand degrees (or something like that). Two benefits: it makes the glass, err uhh, tougher :-) And, should it break, it will shatter into tiny pieces, as opposed to long shards that could slice some ones arm off... Much like a car windshield shatters for the same reason... The actual process will only cost a around R200 for that size. (What your glass supplier will charge you to send it away and collect is a different number altogether).

Yes! Companion app and Zwift need to be on the same network. Even though you are on the same 'home network' VPN will change your gateways and stuff on the laptop. This will break things.

There was a comment from a Hubber a while back about the ESI Chunkies. I forget the exact phrase bu it was similar to 'lazyboys for your hands'. Pretty good description IMO...

Fair enough. Given they have multiple steams of income they can justify the extra 'low cost' labour i.e. if they are not prep'ing a bike for spraying, they are washing a bike in for service etc. That is one of the true advantages SA has (from a consumer point of view, not so much a labor point of view). 'Unskilled labour' rates are crazy low. Over here, you are paying $15 to $20 an hour for basic labour. If you are any good at your trade (regardless of industry, plumbing, sparky, chippie etc) you are at $30 an hour and up... So obviously consumer end price reflect that. That aside, a 1 man band like Bogus will never be able to compete with a small/medium business like CBR. Low labor cost aside, CBR are probably making R500 a spray job at those rates. Which they will be quite happy with to supplement their other income streams. For Bogus et al, that is not enough to pay the mortgage and put food on the table... From CBR's website: How long does it take to complete a frame respray? It takes about 10 days (50 - 100 hours). I will stick with my original assessment - low prices are out there but whoever is doing them aren't making a living out them! Certainly not if that is the primary income stream.

I can't comment on the route -sorry. I am interested to know if you will be camping/self supporting? Or staying in Air BnB's or something similar?

Price per hour looks about right. It took me about 4-6 hours just to get the base coat on

How does anyone make any money at that price? I would say materials cost at least R1000 (primer, base, clear, sand paper, thinners etc). Then 6 to 8 hours labour. (Sanding, coating, polishing and packaging). I don't see a lot of money left over. Anyone charging R2500 is doing themselves a dis-service (and the industry as a whole).

I'm with Eddy on this one. Replicate the colours/design - but change the name or leave it off...

Bogus did a bike for me a long time back - before he was famous ;-) He's a good guy. I suspect, as with most 'artists', he would much rather be painting a bike than answering emails. I get that he has a business to run and that is part of it - but take that into consideration. Also, I'm not sure everyone fully grasps how long it takes to 'paint a bike'. We are talking along the lines of weeks, not days, to turn around a single bike. Granted, it is possible to work on a couple frames at once but on the whole, it is a long slow process. With that in mind I suspect he may be fairly selective in the work he takes on. When contacting him initially maybe open with a question like 'are you taking on new work and what is the current lead time? In my business line we often get an email along the lines of 'we have 10 days to turn around this project' (for a project that normally has a lead time of 3 weeks and implementation time of the same duration). These requests almost always go to the back of the line So, in short, expect a lead time of a couple months before you can even drop the bike off. And then be prepared to be without your bike for a month at least. You may get it back in a week or two - bonus. But **** happens. People get sick. Suppliers let you down. Paint runs etc etc. Anything can happen - and not necessarily with your bike. Remember, he is probably working on a handful of frames at anyone time. Anyone of these could need to be re-done, thus pushing your schedule back... I get that you are paying good money to get this done. But if you didn't think his product was worth it, then you would be going somewhere else... As an aside, the going rate for a bike re-spray here in the USA is $650 for a single color (no logos, names etc). Anything with a bit of design element and you are at $900 easily. I don't know Bogus's current rates, but when I had my bike done it was a tenth of that.

I bought a full sus mtb frame from Carbon Speed towards the end of 2018. The transaction was fine and no issues to speak of. This was the first time buying from Carbonspeed. Build quality was on par with the other manufactures I had bought from. Here is a pic just after I had built it up: Having bought a handful of blank frames I was getting tired of the black frame look. So earlier this year I took the bike apart and started the process of sanding it down and giving it a coat of paint. I eventually finished a couple months later - Corona delayed getting some of the paint etc and life generally just got in the way. Anyway, a few pics of the bike as it looks now. Now I just need to convince the boss my road and gravel bike needs some color

Ping @Velouria a message. He has a watt bike - so may know who distributes....

Glad to see an 'independent' review. Everything I've seen on youtube has been fairly positive - but you never know if they are 'sponsored' reviews. It's on my 'want' list for now...