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I'm new to latest indoor smart tech and got myself a Tacx Flow S. I have 2 options offered in the box for 1 month free for the Tacx software and same for Zwift. I want to go straight to the better one of the 2. Advice from users greatly appreciated.

Dead Man Down with Colin Farrel, just started, looks good.

Well done Andrew!

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We don't use saddle bags because the pros don't. As soon as they start, it'll be the coolest thing to have on your bike.

Shaving to make you ride faster to avoid feeling stupid when a hairy leg overtakes you- how many watts is that worth? Jcza- spot on. My 7.8k bike and extra 4kgs weight gets me downhill faster in an aero tuck, overtaking skinny ones on their 6.8kg bikes. They overtake me going uphill. Where's my aero advantage going up? Can't tuck in, but if I was 4kgs less and my bike weighed a kg less, I would stay with the skinny ones. It all comes down to your identity as a cyclist, it's importance in your life, cycling helping to define you as a person, your commitment to your sport, and to a degree, your self image, your self-stretch to match up to your delusions (at least in my case), your genes, power and fitness, your rivalry with your riding mates- all of this is much more important on your cycling performance than weight and aero- unless you are a pro going for marginal gains for a salary.

I have a few bikes, and my favourite is my Trek 460 Fast Track Cromoly. It's the only one of my bikes that I use on my IDT because the frame can handle the stresses in indoor training, unlike alu, and I wouldn't use my carbon racer on my iDT. I've replaced the original parts and had the frame repainted to its original colour so it looks new, but it's value to me does not lie in its antiquity or resale value, unlike with you. Brad, good luck with your business, but as per other comments, do something about your grammar and punctuation, and you will come across as more professional and credible.

Just sat down to watch the last 37k's of this stage. 1% fat milk, Mellerware frothier, stove top coffee pot.

Good one Thug. Cound was interrupted by both Froome and Kimmage a couple of times, and she interrupted them as well. If I was Froome I would have interrupted her more often I think. Bit of a loose cannon. I look forward to her book in a few years time...

I'd like to do this but I've heard that there is no road closure and the road surface is in such bad shape that it's better to do it on an MTB. Comments from anyone?

No worries- Google came to the rescue- its tubeless.

Sorry- Ozon (not Ozone).

Just hauled out a 26' Scott Ozone 2.0 tyre off my shelves. Its still in good shape. Question is, before I fit it, is it good for tubeless, or not? Anyone with experience running this tyre tubeless? Thanks- I await in anticipation!

Talking about the climb- GO FROOMEY!!!!!! And a groot nool to all those poms who want to see contador win.

My collection of medals and trophies is on display for all to see, including a bunch of kids who come to my place every week (art lessons with my wife) and see me as a role model. We now have organised crits around our estate (in Mozambique), and we hand out medals. Kids love them. I will never say no to mine. Some are mingy (like the Panorama medal), some are unusual ( Sabie Classic), and some there are none (Swazi Frontier)- but I enjoy the bragging rights, and every one was earned.

I agree. BUT, all other cyclists are potential friends. This I have discovered to be the truth.

I have a 2 month position based 2 hours north of Maputo at a sugar mill for someone to count major assets and to register them. It needs someone with an administrative background, knowledge of machines and where to find serial numbers, and computer literacy. We have a huge veriety of equipment, mainly mobile farming equipment, as well as factory machinery at a sugar estate. PM me.

Yep- something similar happened to me in one of my first Amashova's, when I got a push from behind going up that bump just up to Tollgate Bridge before plummeting down the freeway canyon a few k's from the finish, from a guy in Germiston Wheeler's kit- never forget it and the warm feeling it gave me . It gave me the legs I needed to stay in that group and do my part in the front in the last few k's going in towards the finish.

The pic is titled "1899 Columbia Model 59 Shaft Drive Bicycle". I'm guessing it was designed by a rail steam engine engineer, except that the shaft here is driven by muscle power. The clue is that circular looking therblig on the rear hub- you just can't see the shaft that turns it around.

Nope not mine- but its an interesting museum piece- never seen anything like it and I guess there's a very good reason for that.

50 points to the first correct answer.

Can't help with Malelane routes, but I can advise on lions. I used to ride on the Gorongosa road in central Mozambique. I used to practice ducking, and I used to do my best interval training there. Have also heard a game ranger's trick. They drop their bikes and walk away. Apparently the lions are fascinated with tyres which they bite and chew. Also, Maputo is about an hours drive away- there's an active cycling scene there, with a league that had 26 races this year. Next year they are getting more into MTB events. There are also some excellent races in Swaziland, including MTB Imvelo, Swazi Frontier, Swazi Trac 3 Reserves, City to City, Goba-Siteki, and others. Not to mention the roads that God made for cyclists in Nelspruit, Sabie, White River, Hazyview. Eish.

Wonder how much they paid the agency- I will bet that it cost more than an Epic entry. I don't feel the LOVE of cycling in this dumb logo . It sounds like Kevin is trying to talk himself up into liking his new logo because he's spent so much on it- or some other obtuse reason. He could have just run a competition on the Hub and even on other bike sites, with the prize for the winner a free entry to the Epic.

Maruni patch rolls are the answer. http://www.maruni-ind.co.jp/english/products/index.php?act=detail&mid=7&page=1&sid=25 When I remember to fix my punctured tubes I get them off the shelf along with the puncture repair kit, a clamp and two blocks of wood- old parquet floor blocks, and park off in front of the TV. I cut my patches to size off a roll of Maruni patch repair and trim off the sharp corners with a scissors. Check link. The bike shop will have them in their workshops and it will last for ages. I carry a strip in my camelbak when I'm on my MTB because they will make fantastic gators on my tubeless if I get a cut. I then prepare the tube for the patch like the okes have said above then I clamp them between the two blocks and leave them overnight. I never ahve a problem with my patched tubes, but I draw the line at patching a snakebite puncture. These tubes become my stretchies.