bruce

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Hell, that would have gone nicely with the old BPM kit hey?? Oh well, wait until you lot see our new sponsorship, kit, riders, bikes - Blood, Sweat, and Tears!!

Dude, there is something missing on the rear hub??

Let me guess, you got the wheel from a little (old) lady that only rode it to the corner cafe and back?

He's got a yellow one, that goes well with MTN kit

Jason, have you made contact? Otherwise log onto www.yellowsaddle.co.za, I'm sure all his details are there. Otherwise I'll PM you his cell no.

Eish, I'd have to get out my text books Saw it yesterday but haven't had a chance to go through it properly - waiting for the model answers to be posted There were a few things that Hunter alluded to, I suspect one of the big chances will be the inclusion of rTSS (for running). Cycling wise, I expect they will include quadrant analysis, and possibly a way to break down the TSS of a ride into the different intensity levels - although when I posted my proposals for that feature there was massive debate about it's validity, which ended up being inconclusive, so who knows? What did come out of the debate was the "NP View" of a ride, i.e. plotting the (30sec avg) raised to the power of 4 - this is a nice way to get a view of a race file in terms of stress.

BSc garments are certified with the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods both as Athletic Support Garments, and as anti-oedema compression stockings. Rockets what is the denier count of the material that you use in the garments? Is the moisture management treatment of the garment permanent? What anti-bacterial panels are being used in the garments? I see that you claim "exclusive invention" are you saying that Rockets invented these garments? You also claim that they are better quality than imported garments, on what do you base that statement?

I think they are capable of being ridden every day, but why do it? They are a very expensive set of wheels. The wear and tear of riding them every day will end up costing more than a custom guilt set of training wheels that you may end up hitting a pothole with while jumping a red robot on the right hand side of the road in a dark gutter! Oh, and I ride the 5.0 carbon clinchers, beautiful set of wheels that are making sure my 404's stay in their wheelbags!bruce2007-12-05 07:55:52

Which is precisely why racing groups need rolling road closure. Think about it, the goal of a racing group is to drop as many competitors as possible - improving chances of a result. The goal of the open seeded group is to keep the bunch together, thereby enabling a better time for the race. The two groups have completely different goals and tactics in a race. I tend to agree with Bruce. I feel the race organisers can check wind direction and attempt as far as possible to ensure rolling road blocks or complete road blocks on the sections of the roads where a left wind is most probably going to occur. THis will mean that only sections of the route will have to be under the control of a complete or rolling road block. Just ask any of the top riders, they'll know exactly where the gutters are going to happen!

As a famous rocker once said "Don't get MAD, get EVEN" So, with this piece of sound advice blasting in my iPod, I have taken to training harder than ever this Dec/Jan, just so I can get even!!bruce2007-12-04 06:51:34

http://www.pezcyclingnews.com/?pg=fullstory&id=5379 Pez review on Aeolus 5.0

I've been very happy with my Aeolus 5.0 Carbon Clinchers: http://www.bontrager.com/Road/Wheelworks/Wheels/23136.php http://www2.bontrager.com/images/products/x-large/275881.jpg

Yes, this is really cool. There will also be an "open" Vet's Category, i.e. all the Vet's racing against each other, instead of split into age groups.

Bikemax - translated this is: but don't do (all of) the hill @ 90 - 95% - you just mess up (a bit stronger choice of words here' date=' implying 'waste your reserves') -- what for? Thought you might want to comment on that statement?[/quote'] Sure - I would ask why riding at a pace a rider can sustain for the duration of the climb and is targeting the correct energy system would be a "waste" of reserves ? Training is all about using your available time and energy to achieve the best returns in fitness terms, and a longer sustained effort (that is 15 mins+) is a great way to improve threshold power and in turn your climbing ability. The only reason you might want to break up a climb into smaller (presumably harder) sections is to target other energy systems - which are not really the focus for Pops and his Epic training Added to that, "using up your reserves" is the way your body learns to get bigger reserves.

If you read what I posted earlier! Because they target a different energy system!

This debate get's down to a very fundamental issue: evidence based coaching vs. belief based coaching http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/dept/coachsci/csa/thermo/thermo.htm

Eish Imtb I think your "Enter" key is stuck I think what people don't immediately see when this debate get's raised, is that the question is about improving cycling performance. Nobody argues that weight training is not beneficial to overall body structure etc, the argument is about whether one hour in the gym provides better cycling results than one hour on the bike - and all studies so far seem to indicate that one hour on the bike wins hands down. BUT one hour on the bike will not improve your ability to lift heavy things, one hour in the gym is much better for that!

A strong set of core muscles is beneficial in virtually every activity we do, because it is the platform from which prime moving muscles operate. I think the bottom line though, is that if your core get's fatigued when riding, then more riding will make your core stronger until it is strong enough. Any stronger than "string enough" will not be of benefit to your riding - it may benefit other activities that you do though. It's all about specificity - the best way to get better at riding your bike, is by riding your bike.