V12man

It's not about time and weight... it's about TASTE...

Watch it roadie... your wife will give you a waxing...

If you ride a Road bike.you are a roadie... Roadies must shave their legs.... simple...

Can you insist on that to my wife when I leave the toilet seat up? Why does she not lift it for me? :ph34r:

Wonder if the competition commission needs to investigate....

Seems to have made a u turn in his approach after Ashburton boosted the prise money... what a tjop

Sorry to hear that - condolences to his family and friends.

As I said - they looked good - I even asked him where he got them (94.7 expo) But they were showing visibly wet in the small of the back - not that other shorts don't go wet there - just not necessarily visible, so it's not really a criticism at all - more an observation.

I have seen someone riding them - they look good on, but perhaps a bit damp - fine for downhill...

You forget - he likes to ride 1 x 1 a lot....

The point is that 1x12 with a 10/50 cassette and 34 chainring is in terms of effective gear range the same as a 1x10 with 11/36 and 24/38 chainrings - so from a low speed and top speed point of view they are effectively the same setup. One can look at the inter gear ratio's on the clusters and see how they compare: XX1 Eagle - biggest inter gear hop is 20%, smallest 12.5% 11/35 cluster - biggest inter gear hop is 18.18% and smallest 11.76% BUT - this does not really reflect reality perfectly because ito effective gear ratio it depends what chainring you are using on the 2x10 setup (which gives you 20 theoretical gears to use) but in practical terms you would be running very cross chained for some of them, and to use all of the available ratios you have to so some fancy footwork using the front derailleur too (to all intents and purposes you won't actually do this unless you are using the automation a Di2 setup might give you) So the trick would be to build what are the 12 most usable gears on a 2x10 system and see how they compare to a 1 x 12 setup ito inter gear ration differences - this is harder to do than it sounds without an assumption or two - so I initially assumed you could use the top 6 gears on the small chainring and the bottom 6 gears on the large one to avoid massive cross chaining (although on a 1 x 12 you could argue that the cross chaining effect always exists, so that assumption does not really work, and clearly isn't the best). Then I assumed that you can do a 2 gear cassette change (up or down) and a chainring change at effectively the same time on the 2x10 and built a theoretical 12 speed cassette based on this to optimise the inter gear differences. Guess what happened.....

Finally... a smart move..... Think we need a review of it....

You need to see what 101scc's team brings along at the joberg2c... at 5am they are the most popular guys around... by several country miles..

I have it on good authority..... a birdie told me..... I am sure you know them.... look like this... https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Eurasian_Coot_on_the_Thames.jpg/220px-Eurasian_Coot_on_the_Thames.jpg&imgrefurl=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coot&h=157&w=220&tbnid=53LupK9qD76oAM:&vet=1&tbnh=124&tbnw=173&docid=pPLqjk2o1X7XqM&itg=1&client=firefox-b&usg=__G7n1sIF4M_JeNQmEOX1zhaOY9ds=&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjSsdKaw83RAhUpCcAKHR_cCzQQ_B0IdzAK&ei=J1WAWJKCCamSgAafuK-gAw

There are plans for a dual bottle cage in the triangle short travel 29er... trust me on this.... and I am sure I will take one out for a test as soon as they hit SA - but I doubt it will be in the next couple of months - perhaps towards year end or early next year

Fixed it for you

The professional baristas handbook by Scott Rao is the first one to get - the second one is the science of espresso by Ernesto Illy - but it's lethally expensive and a worth having on your coffee table under Scott's book edit - links to books Scott Rao - and by the way - he is a super nice guy - met him a couple of years ago https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_2_9?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=scott+rao&sprefix=scott+rao%2Caps%2C492&crid=GDE8HRPVDD9H Illy book https://www.amazon.com/Espresso-Coffee-Second-Science-Quality/dp/0123703719 This is a great reference book - but strictly for geeks... and people with coffee tables.... cheaper to buy from the new and used section by far https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0123703719/ref=dp_olp_all_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=all

bicarb increases the ability of the muscle to withstand ph changes - https://cyclingtips.com/2016/06/improving-performance-with-bicarb-soda-how-it-works-and-how-to-do-it/ IV bicarb has been shown to increase short term performance - but I am not sure what effects small quantities via the gut have in the literature

Well yes- but I don't see the harm created in this instance that justifies a moral intervention- it's all by admission an innocent mistake - unless you suspect someone is lying..

Just because the contaminant shows up.in a test does not mean it will be pharmaceutically active because the quantities would be so tiny that most normal people would notice. Someone would however have to lay a complaint about the alleged misconduct... and I doubt the affected party would do it... can't see the benefit to him in the event the pharmacist is found guilty.

There is a similar incident with a certain pro whose pharmacist said he gave him something in error by reusing capsules...... which previously could contained a banned drug - so I guess the precedent exists for getting off scott free.

Yes you can take it - just fill in the TUE and see whether this is accepted or not - best to be open and honest about what you take - you are allowed to take medication for diagnosed conditions - you are NOT allowed to take them without cause... it may well be that the TUW will be denied and your race will be halted - but it's unlikely to result in a ban - fail to follow the TUE process guarantees a ban if you get tested.

Too generic a statement - it's not as simple as that - I don't know why Ty was prescribed what he was allegedly prescribed - must have been more to it than just simple dehydration. The normal race doc at J2C is pretty sharp I think - having had some discussions with him a couple of years ago when we raced J2C - can't remember his name unfortunately - and there is no guarantee who it was at all - one hopes for Ty's sake there is adequate documentation of exactly what was given to him and why - this surely would have been presented at his hearing I suppose - there is in any case the potential for an appeal still I understand - have to wait and see what comes out of that - but there are 2 basics to me that are important: 1 - The ATHLETE is (a) responsible for what goes in his body - both checking if it is on the restricted list and if necessary (b) following the TUE process 2 - From my admittedly somewhat limited knowledge of what allegedly happened (only the public announcement basically) neither of those things seemed to have happened (this assumes it happened the way the announcement says it did) and the drugs were legitimately prescribed - if you get sanctioned for not doing what the rules tell you to do, then it's pretty much your own fault and you have to just suck it up and learn from the experience Trying to shift accountability to the medic for not doing what the athlete is supposed to manage is offside in my view - but if they really feel that it is the medics responsibility then they should file a complaint with HPCSA and get it reviewed properly - I will put a small donation to the red cross childrens hospital on the line that says this won't happen - the rule is clear.... they can be read here: http://www.drugfreesport.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/SAIDS-Anti-Doping-Rules-2015.pdf Read article 2 - cut and past of a section 2.1.1It is eachAthlete’spersonal duty to ensure that noProhibited Substanceenters his or her body.Athletesareresponsible for anyProhibited Substanceor itsMetabolitesorMarkersfound to bepresent in theirSamples. Accordingly, it is notnecessary that intent,Fault, negligence or knowingUseon theAthlete’spart be demonstrated in order to establish an anti-dopingrule violation under Article 2.1.

They are NOT banned for use to treat patients - sporting authorities believe they give athletes an unfair advantage when used - so the SPORTS rules affect what a patient/athlete is allowed to take AND STILL compete. Medical best practice allows their use - in fact, often recommends it. All the athlete has to do is not compete and they can take anything. There is a process that allows exemptions for certain conditions and still allows competition - called a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) - and if an athlete is prescribed something on the restricted list, then the Athlete is required to get the TUE application completed and submitted appropriately (not the doctors responsibility) - and in fact each time an athlete is prescribed something on the list, then they are best advised to make sure the TUE request is correctly completed and submitted - because some drugs show up in testing long after the fact that they were taken - so that if they are tested, then there is a paper trail for the request - even if it is denied, then they will be advised how long they cannot compete for after taking the drug or the circumstances that will allow them readmission to competition. As to why a medic keeps a supply of medicine that includes things on the WADA list - that's because they are in general the best to treat some things with... do you want to be treated well or not at all?

Perhaps races should pay to have pharmacists do this....??