Velouria

We do that every year - our first training ride together is the roll down to the start line!

Very impressive. The vinyl prints that I bought off a dodgy Chinese website look quite amateur now: http://g03.a.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1OqXTIVXXXXabXFXXq6xXFXXXc/220681857/HTB1OqXTIVXXXXabXFXXq6xXFXXXc.jpg

While it's certainly not summer in Cape Town yet, things have started to turn. I'm in the "Do I need arm warmers?" grey zone right now, and can't wait for my first arm warmer free ride into work. And this also means more time after to work to ride bikes!

I've done 24hr races that have felt shorter than a 20 minute FTP test! Such a dark and lonely ride of pain and misery!

HTFU and do the real test! You should have some inkling as to what your FTP should be (or your threshold HR) - aim to ride at those levels, and if you feel good, go harder.

Tougher than a male football player: (Injuries of women football players playing on astro) http://41.media.tumblr.com/07a18f798bccdcd8fac8b30d0938b810/tumblr_nhqolv9giB1qgyp45o1_1280.png

There is a TED talk about this kindergarten in Japan. The part in the photos starts at 6:25: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5jwEyDaR-0

No, it's always tough. I truly despise my single speed. I've had it for 2 and a half years and I hated it from the very first day I rode it. About as much as I hate coriander and asparagus. And yet, I keep coming back for more. What was that definition of insanity?

I rode in on the singlespeed this morning. A ride that normally takes 30 minutes on a proper bike is a 50 minute adventure in self loathing and hatred. 80% of the ride is in the wrong gear, and try as I might, I just couldn't convince myself of the positive side that at least 20% of the ride was in the right gear. And despite hating almost the entire ride, slogging away into the northerly wind, I'd take this any day over driving into work. Excuse me while I go and nap under my desk!

The unicorn is the Scottish national animal: http://www.scotsman.com/heritage/people-places/why-is-the-unicorn-scotland-s-national-animal-1-3953188

Secret smchecret... been away at the Rouleur for a week, but I'm back doing the daily commute, on possibly the fastest and most aero commuter bike out there - my new shiney Cervelo S5

In the video or on the stage? Video 1:18, 2:20, and 2:50 (look for the guy in the big ring!) On the stage - second on the right

Took a while, but the epic ride report is here: BigDayOut 2016

I have a new respect for each and every one of those Munga riders. I was quite happy to get off my bike after that ride (same goes for the 24hr). I have no idea how you can do that for 5 days!

It's our BigDayOut - our yearly attempt to ride the furthest we've ever been, on one of those perfect Cape summer's days. Takes us a year to forget the ordeal before trying it all again https://www.strava.com/activities/489867676

So we went on a bit of an adventure yesterday

Or the DC later in the year

I have two of his books - bought them on the KickStarter campaign. To me a bike is something to have fun on, yet to so many others, it is a means to a better life. Tuesday? Wednesday? Been doing a lot of waving recently as the roads fill with holiday cyclists

From Stan Engelbrecht's http://www.bicycleportraits.co.za/ Awesome coffee table book!

I'm trying to sell my bike - I don't want the Hub judge, jury and executioners to scare away any potential buyers! (I've already had an Italian guy on Twitter give me grief about my seat angle!)

Thanks - you have completely removed all the fun from riding my bike. I now cannot look at my handlebars without comparing hood angles, tape wrap, wheel centeredness etc. I spent over an hour last night adjusting my "perfectly fine to begin with" hoods, only to realise that I've probably made the problem worse.

Ping iCycling - this is where I expect my PPA membership money to go, instead of puffing the egos of some amateur weekend warrior race snakes in the form of prize money.

Got a mate who does this all the time! (When his wife is out)

I've been in a team like that - two of us bigger guys got dropped at the bottom of Tradouw. Team went on to race each other, and finished with 5 riders...

Back from when I had my pilot's licence...