NotSoBigBen

A bit anecdotal but after some advice from the Sheriff and my GP my brother and I took probiotics starting a few days before and then every day at Epic. Were careful as we could be as far as hygiene goes without being stupid about it and had no stomach issues Did the pleb meal and sleep tent option .... luck or planning we'll never know?

Amen brother!

Bloody hell dude, I expected there would be some big miles posted but that certainly shows what can be done with regular maintenance and due care as you say!

A one time regular hubber of years ago @dirtrider taught me, as you say, with enough effort, duct tape and sealant any tire/rim combination can be run tubeless ... Then again legend has it he can weld wood As a reference I just recently did a wire bead tubeless on my training gravel bike

That's some serious milage, I remember once reading about how long certain frame types (carbon, Alu, steel etc.) should last in years and then they go soft ... I certainly never felt anything like that 😎

Pondering this morning on which bike I've done the most miles on over the years ... Although I'm not an 'anorak' I do religiously record which bike I did a ride on in Strava, thinking back pity I didn't record changes to the bikes or the maintenance I've done the most on my Monstercross 16912km (built 2016) and then on my Tarmac Disc 10581km (built 2019) Since I'm a bike 'hoe' I'm guessing that those who only have 1 or 2 bikes may have recorded more over time?

I'll not be held responsible for what I do if anyone tells my wife that!

Long road bike ride, better for endurance than a mountain bike ride all day long 😎 "Mining is like a search-and-destroy mission"

Off topic, at a braai over the festive season Mate "I can't believe he is 13 and still believes in Santa" Mate's wife 'you're 39 and still believe in Herbalife you tchop"

It is what you see it as .... personally I see it as a challenge to keep motivated during that specific period else is to easy to just chill out because everyone else is. I have accomplished it many years, last year 2022 I couldn't and 2023 I only managed 370. I had as much fun doing that than all the other times I finished it 😎 And I know I'm not the only one that sees it like that

'You don’t laugh when the wolf pack is coming' Absolute cracker of a morning for a ride on the Highveld 😎

Only if there's a 'covid' lock down!

Best I get on it then, I don't have much black PETG left 🤔 Thanks for the heads up on that

Very nice, just from experience always tether! More important since its 'out of sight' while riding

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Just out and about and I was asked recently, so what do you think about when you're spending all that time riding on your own? After some thought I can say that I've stopped trying to solve the world's problems, those days are long gone they can solve their own! What I generally do is calculate how far at what average speed in the time I have available and what route to take .... This morning though I recalled being told by my now ex son in law, whom I still have an excellent relationship with and who happens to have been an excellent road and track cyclist 'Very few people can really push a 53x11 and you're probably not one of them' .... 'yes when you're going downhill you might roll out that gear but that probably has more to do with gravity than your legs' At the time I was pretty peeved but over the years I have learnt that he was right 🫣 Now some of you may disagree but give it time ..... Your thoughts while you ride, if you ride alone that is 😎

Nice Dassie! As a matter of interest I believe one of the Joburg regulars was on a graffiti tour with my mate big Thys the spray painter recently ... and a bit of a chat Come on who was it?

Legs were a bit poked after yesterday .... did 50 today so 357k in 6 rides 'Stoked' as the cool kids say 😎

Popped passed Kiepie's place .... Always felt sorry for that oke. Important milestone passed today, tired and sore but so well worth it 😎 First 100k in almost a year and a half!

Decided what the heck I'll take a ride to Bass Lake and back for something different this morning .... I mean it's about 25k's so 50 in total. Had to be back by 9:30 .... turns out its over 30, had to seriously haul the mail to get back on time. But one must get the picture so whatever it takes right? It was blimmin lekker to test the legs for the first time in a long time and they were up to the challenge 😎

And there I was concerned that I have 400 to go ..... But let's see 🙈

Last year this time I was lying in ICU (came home on Xmas day) and no riding after that for almost 2 months ... I have recovered and have joined the challenge, having said that I certainly won't make the 500 but am interested to see how close I can come ...

'It's just a bike' .... jinne ek verloor amper my kop 🙄

I remember a simpler time .... Ja ja ja there were ox wagons 😜 .... If you wanted heart rate you used Polar and if you wanted navigation you used Garmin. If you wanted both well you had to use both! These kinds of decisions are a lot more difficult now like many others. In my day you drove what your Dad drove, if he was a Ford man well then so were you. Easy peasy 😎

The beauty of empty streets is the freedom to wander and wonder.