Yang

If the bike had been blown off Chapman's Peak down the cliff into the deep blue sea below, fair enough. Your loss, your cost. But in your case the bike was taken into their care, so they must take responsibility. Girl, make 'em squirm.

ok so the one likethis in black and dura ace carbon wheels costs R77K........ what is really difirent..... Slowbee, look carefully at the FD and the RD. You'll see some nulk on there that you won't find on your normal FD's and RD's. That must be the electronic therbligs that move the cables. The cable to the RD uses internal routing. At this price the brake cables should also be internal. But I can't explain why there are 3 cables running from the handlebars. Nor do I care, actually, come to think of it.................

Its a drink. Comes in powder form (choc is best). I mix it half water half skim milk, add a spoon of Milo or Nesquik, stick in the freezer until its half frozen- and drink within half hour of ride.

Milk (protein and calcium, and a little fat- not more than 2%), even better with Milo (vitamins), bananas (carbs, potassium, manesium), biltong (protein, salts). ( (On my really hard rides I get it all in one package in FIT Dura Train.) Um, and beer, on good medical authority, limited to two. Yang2009-04-01 13:38:41

This story should be in print somewhere, so here goes. Does anybody remember that Cipo was at the Argus in 2001? Well he was. And he turned up at the Expo. I was at the Expo with Wifey and a mate of mine called Danie. So Wifey sees something on one fo the stands that she wants Danie to see. So she shouts out loudly "DANIE, DANIE, hey DANIE!!" (Hey, this is a true story- you say it out loud, it sounds like darling). So out of the blue this tall oke appears saying "Yessa my DARLING, I ama here!" walks up to her grabs her and hugs her. Now I've always said with regard to my Wifey that all I worry about is the competition, but that day, I was beaten flat, left for dead, because that tall oke was none other than Cipo. Yang2009-04-01 12:51:39

4ph3X- I'm cool with your reason that you're from Keyp Teown, which is such a lekker place that Keypies can make mistakes every now and then. But then I'm not biased like the Gautengers are twds their southern cousins.

Yoh, even here in Maputo we know its before 12. But anyway, you started me thinking- in terms of income for the Hub, is there no requirement for those guys who are selling on the Hub from their shops- every now and then- I don-t know always who it is, there are guys who post up their bikes and equipment to sell. I'm not talking about the okes who have items lying around at home, but shop owners who are getting free publicity to make a profit. There should be no free lunches for businesses posting their products on the Hub, and out of respect to Admin and for the future of the Hub, they should PAY.

Was walking down the road in Maputo this afternoon, and I overheard two local kids talking to each other. One was saying as how he'd like to be like Holy Roller when he grew up. True story. Then I got into the hotel and sitting in the pub here, I overheard these two American peace corp type girls saying as how they'd love to have Holy Roller's baby. Congrats HR- what's next?

Andrew Bell. And that's his real name. Bought my Eurus wheels from him and he dropped them off at my folk's place in Durban, and my Mom said, "what a nice boy". Lemme tell all you girls, that's high praise! Then I bought a compu trainer from Speed freak, and he was also great. Organised a drop off of the trainer for me in Nelspruit, added in a few accessories for no extra. I reckon some retailers should hire them as consultants on sales and customer relations.

Harry, don't listen to these guys. They're being annoying as usual, unable to answer a simple question. You start off with one star. That's for being lousy and useless. Then it changes when you become satisfactory, and you get 2 stars. That changes only when you become good and you get 3 stars. After applying yourself you will get 4 stars, for being very good. And then finally you get 5 stars, but only when you become excellent. For example, look at Mampara's pics. They are very good pics, hence his 4 stars. If he tries hard enough, one day they will be excellent pics and he will get 5 stars. There. I trust that this clears this up for you.

Aaaaiiiiieeeeeeee- I was attacked tonight, after accessing an old thread on the Bike Nomads. I cleaned the disk, dumped the temp files and things seem OK.

The guy whose tyre exploded on the Barberton climb, spraying near and sundry with sealant, must have used butane as well. That wasn't you by any chance Shamus?

Wow- nearly 4 months on, and Sven and Nadine have been released by St Lucia, so that they can carry on with their journey. They found work as bar tenders at one of the pubs, and had a gas. They are leaving tomorrow, hitting the road towards Empangeni, and going through Ladysmith to Sani Pass to go up to Lesotho. They have no predetermined route from Lesotho, but are contemplating the Karoo. I am not sure if they will be going through to the coast, via PE to Cape Town- will need to keep in touch. Are there any hubbers in Newcastle or Ladysmith???? Or in Underberg and Himeville??

Porky- I actually agree with you on listening to your body for results. You can do well on this, as I did for years training for underwater hockey, swimming ( mainly surf swims), and various triathlons before monitors were invented and all I had at the pool side was my hand fins and no energy drink. But I love the numbers, and the route profiles (my non-ride buddies freak out when they see the Barberton route profile) and comparing records over time.

Yep, IDT training takes discipline, dedication and a good programme on TV to stop yourself from going loony, and to take your mind off the pain if you're pushing it. If, Slowbee, your time is limited, then IDT will give you an excellent workout, inclusive of intervals programmes. Then that's me. In my cycling I want to get better every year as I get older. SO far I am doing so, and at this rate am on track to winning the Argus by the time I'm 60. I understand what you're saying Porky, but if Slowbee is doing a 100mlr, it means that he HAS to spend time in the saddle. There is a strong case to be made for you to incorporate interval training in your preparation- it will give you that step up in your performance. Look at the post from whatsername in this thread (sorry)- how it improved her ability to stay with the bunch- and she wasn't too experienced. Yoda, what d'you think?

I THINK that intervals are about strength and speed, which you need in attacking and sprinting. There is also a spinoff for endurance. Intervals as I understand how they are defined in athletics are about short all out bursts which take you close into the red zone, if not into the red zone itself. You can't therefore do 20 min long intervals because your heart and body will not let you operate at that level for such a long time, and you will find yourself slowing down. Using a stove analogy, interval training would be with the button turned to 6 where the plate gets hot very quickly. 20 min strong efforts are good for endurance and translate into sticking with a fast moving bunch when you are training in a group or in a race. What they call fartlek training which is about strong to all out efforts at random times in a group, when someone attacks at random and every body has to catch him, and you do this on a long training ride of 120k's plus, is probably the best way of incorporating interval style training into your sessions in prearation for a long ride like the 100. Its about adapting your body to handle progressively longer periods of anaerobic activity that you find in races. The guy who does intervals after a solid base training period with long endurance riding will do comparitively better that someone who does the same training but leaves out the interval training, because its too much like hard work.

Respect Yoda, but Yoh- I'm sure your clients will enjoy the fact that you have the theory down pat, but they what they will adore you for is for giving them exactly what to do, and not necessar?ly why it works in technical detail. In my serious training periods I use interval training not more than once a week for 3 weeks before a rest week with no intervals. But then I'm at an age where recovery doesn't come as quickly as it used to. So, as in Yoda's article, it depends. There are different types of interval training to make it interesting, and these have all worked for me, whether on the road or on IDT. All interval training is done at least after 10 minutes warning up, and when I say all out, its ALL OUT, tongue hanging out, eyes bulging stuff: 1. 15 sec's all out sprint, easy ride for 2 minutes. Then 20 sec's, easy 2 minutes. Then 25 sec's, 2 miuntes easy. Then 30 sec's, 10 minutes easy. Repeat, then finish off with a warm down. 2. Reverse the all out sprint times, starting out with the 30 sec all out sprint, 2 min rest. Then 25 sec's, etc. 3. Forget the clock and all out sprint for as long as you can hold it. Easy ride for 5 minutes. Repeat as often as you can until your legs feel like running away to belong to someone else. Do this only once you are very fit- this technique takes you to the next level. I read about a pro trainer who takes his riders out to do this until they puke, then they don't ride for three days to recover. I would not do intervals more than once a week because your muscles get stronger while they are resting and recovering. You should avoid interval training during the four weeks before a race, when you should be doing speed workouts and short little sprints

pistadex- respect- what a great post- that was quality wordsmithing. Finriss, its nice to find another CKT fan. I took mine out for its first race at the Argus, and in respective terms I got what I believe was my best time for the Argus, 79th in my group. And my previous Argus' bike was a Giant TCR alu. So I back up your recommendation for the CKT. It's aggro lines make you want to walk the talk. Its as if it makes you want to perform. Who cares about the name- at least guys like us aren't hung up about brand names, like the kids who refuse to go to the mall unless they're wearing Nike shoes, Lizzard shirts and Diesel pants. Becks06, you're spending your money because you can, although it looks like most haven't picked up on the fact that you'll be outlaying R20,000 after selling your other 2. You may not consider the CKT but the moral of the story is to buy what looks good to you, what excites you when you see it, and damn the rest. Then buy it because you BW can.

I've been using FIT Carbo Train, DuraTrain and Carbo Supreme for years. I must have 20 empty FIT buckets around. One of my treats is to come back after a hard ride for a DuraTrain chocolate recovery drink, spiked with Milo, half skim milk and half water, and half frozen... Yoh, its good enough to make you give up beer. So now there are FIT bars- will try, but seem a bit steep. I bought a box of PVM's at the Expo at a per bar price of R5.00. But like SteelN says, anything FIT has got to be good.

I've been using FIT Carbo Train, DuraTrain and Carbo Supreme for years. I must have 20 empty FIT buckets around. One of my treats is to come back after a hard ride for a DuraTrain chocolate recovery drink, spiked with Milo, half skim milk and half water, and half frozen... Yoh, its good enough to make you give up beer. So now there are FIT bars- will try, but seem a bit steep. I bought a box of PVM's at the Expo at a per bar price of R5.00. But like SteelN says, anything FIT has got to be good.

My Giant frame has the same problem. I just store it standing upright for a while after the ride or wash and, like WH says, it gushes out of the chainstay holes. I think water gets in via the shim on my seat post.

You guys all got it wrong. The focal point here is the yellow jersey. All else is obfuscation and red herring. I mean, just look at that mug. Amongst the other magnificent specimens, he stands out as the one who thinks that the mike is an ice cream. I can just see it..... Interviewer: "So, Mr Yellow Jersey, well done on your efforts today" Yellow jersey (focussing on the red thing in front of his mouth): "Hm, err, that looks like, um, tasty. What a nice man to offer a lick." Interviewer: "Hey, hey!! Um, can we try this again? S-O, M-R Y-E-L-L-O-W J-E-R-S-E-Y, W-E-L-L D-O-N-E. Yellow jersey (thinking): "Hey, the nice man wants to take it away. Let me take a big lick quickly...."