Karman de Lange

Jumping in here .. house been automated for about 9 years now with many different technologies over the years. Settled on 1 system for last 5... MQTT MQTT is the central buss of all communications, all devices simply talk to or get alerts from it. Running following: Custom ESP8266 device to interface to Paradox MG5050 system alarmQwickswitch USB to mqtt gateway for dimmers/wall switches (5 ish)Sonoff for on/off and temprature sensors (already does mqtt) (about 20)DuhnHam bush Aircon to MQTT gateway (2 units)Custom esp8266 12v dimmers for LED that speaks MQTT (~5 units)Barionet 100 speaking mqtt for "old lights" system in house (1 controlling 5 lights)Openhab running on PI (still looking for better system, need reboot every few months)Alexa connected to openhab cloud (just works)Homekit connected to openhab ()Victron CCGX mqtt to get solar stats.probably few other things I might have forgotten (have 48+ wifi devices registered most of the times..) They MAIN thing with homeautomation is to always remmeber .. if you need to touch or do something for your house todo something , its not automation , its simply a glorified wall switch . If you need assistance .. welcome to ask , I've tested, made/done most homeautomation things over the years

It was seeding event last time .. maybe drop them email and confirm ?

Nice .... I've never been able to blame my bike ;-( might have to downgrade to have a excuse

ooo nice ... New road bike? (assume so, bit dumb todo one tonner on e-bike)

But is it worth the risk before 1 tonner weekend .. that is what going through my mind........ either people ride sensible in wet, or go down left/right/center. and with new route .. it seems like going be fast one ..

Next time be that guy and speak to the “idiot” and tell him/her to either ride straight or sit at back...( my favorite pastime ). He/she probably did not even know he/she was doing it , not an excuse, but he/she might always ride on his own and not know...

40% less entries than last year .. 60% less than average really wondering why noone is doing events anymore . Saturation of market? Edit, formatting

The d-h winners screwed up the beta .. 0.68 . same route last year beta was 1.05 . At least moved up a group

See route updated again to exclude gravel. Few extra km now though

There is 2 climbs/bumbs. rest is flat/FAST. we did 36.6 last year from c-d batch

Missing it this year ..... ;-(

Sorry, needed to be more clear about Question. D-H left 2-3 minutes after A-C .., they merged about 1 hr into the race, so all d-h riders will have 2-3 minute time advantage at the line, that why i'm asking if they actually crossed line first and winning the race official (which would be great) or did the AC guys outsprint them at end ;-)

Anyone know if the racetec d-h batch race winners was first over the line as well?

Hopefully its wrong on the maps cause that is 14km of dirt road.

old route was simple ... ride very easy (z3) with the group that formed after hells hoogte (everyone splits there) then cycle and stop together at riebeek wes waterpoint. Then split again up bothmans climb and make new groups other side from there you have chat with who ever you are with to figure out when to stop again as you normally then stop more often (heat/wind etc). Guess new route will be simular .. Bains is LONG climb, big boys will be about 10-15 minutes behind the goats at the top, catch them at about riebeek if we work together, dropped again up the bothmans hill. Then depending on short route guys/traffic and wind, its either group ride or self defence , like 2017, till split between 100/160km.. Then solo ride to finish (you will probably stop at each waterpoint at this point). Well, that normally how goes for the d-f batches Main thing .. Think easy for first 100km, eat/drink often. Then medium till 140km, eat/drink often.. then hang on till end..

Only thing i'm hopping is that full road closer over bains ... but i also still believe in Santa...

160km route updated on : https://pedalpower.org.za/events/pedal-power-association-244/

I'm talking the old routes … new route I have no idea ..

Big issue is cost. Typical one farm access for event is about R30-40k. (STB used to go over 4/5) Add R10k per police managed crossing. All sudden you need massive sponsors to just to brake even, let alone make money. There simply no big sponsorships (500k+) to make big events happen so everyone is going where they can still make money.

I must say. I did not even know it was neutral zone. The Start line was very noisy and could hardly hear anything about the race briefing. Not sure what best way to handle this.. maybe two bikes at front forcing people to keep back?

You mean the quad biked parked in middle of road in pitch black? Assume he stopped for the fallen rides to assist them and no one could see the bike. We just missed it luckily , it should have had more lights.. hopefully next year they will wait for sunrise so its bit safer

Cois, how going?

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Yup, Current record is on gravel bike.

All these events are how difficult you make them. If you go hard, you going to die. if you take it easy, event will be easy. You have to be very disciplined in first 100km, its very easy to get sucked into staying with the group. Know what you can do all day (normally z2, mine is z3) , stick with this pace for first 100km, then up it to z3 and see how goes. Yes, its might feel slow, but rather slow and finish than cramping/dieing in back of recovery van. Stop at all the stops, fill up both bottles , grab a snack and get going immediately