Captain Fastbastard Mayhem

nah bro, I'm slow. I know I am. And I rev high-ish. Recovery used to be better, but stress.

Not that I'm aware of, but I am interested in them for sure.

There was a definite ssue last week with the syncing in some instances.

oh - my HR recovers pretty quickly if I actually stop doing anything and just sit down and regulate it consciously. If I carry on doing stuff, it doesn't. So while there was "rest" it was more along the lines of active recovery.

Here's my HR, Elevation & Speed data. you can see where the "resting" occurred. For info, the resting wasn't resting per se, as we were constantly moving with the bikes as the queue progressed, and the soil was a bit challenging to keep your footing on... Freshly cut trail about a foot wide on the side of a mountain. So balance was a bit important.

26.6km, 811m total climbing. Actual riding time, according to Strava - 2h45. Liaison 1 was 9.8km with 400m climb - that took 1h14 cos there were 135 people on the mostly singletrack climb. Then a 54 min wait till my turn came on the first stage. SS1 was 8 min long, 3.1km & 250m drop Liaison 2 was a 1h05 effort, 6.4km, 220m climbing Legs were dead. SS2 was 3m34 and 146m down. Liaison 3 was 100m and flat. SS3 was just after that, and was 3m16 effort for 1.55km & 116m drop Liaison 4 was 1.2km & 50m climb - 12 minutes. SS4 was 1.13km & 117m drop - 3m27. Liaison 5 was 2.43km and had 22m of climbing with the rest downhill. Inbetween each liaison and the beginning of a new stage, there was a queue and as such the HR dipped below my average. For example - my Average HR at the top of the first climb was about 175 iirc. It went to 150BPM by the time I was at the front of the queue. I remember, cos I was monitoring how low it was going. Average speed during 2h45 that I was actually riding was 9.7kph. Average HR during those 2h45 was 167BPM. Max was 186BPM which was reached on the first climb, near the top.

LOL. In that case, no. My points haven't carried through yet... EDIT: Just checked GC, and Vitality had about 8 "read" permissions loaded, so there must have been a bug in the system somewhere. De-linked all of them and re-linked again. Should upload tonight.

that's actually the one I was thinking of...

wow... It's like the original Ender's Game. Arcade game installed to find the best space pilot EVER. Then he had to lead the forces...

Mine has no issue - uploads almost instantly...

Nope. And nope. Not for DH only. Do not have more control with cleats, and in fact they teach you bad technique if you go on them without first learning how to do things using flat pedals. There's a caveat there though. IF you have the proper technique, and IF you know how to handle a bike properly, cleats will provide you with a slight edge when it comes to clearing stuff, or swinging the back of the bike around, and a couple of other things, purely because there's a connection between you and the bike. They also allow you to pull up on the pedals for that all-out sprint, but TBH hardly any of us actually use that to the full extent that we can on FLAT pedals, and therefore the "benefit" of the pull is hardly there. Flats teach you proper technique. If you don't learn how to, they WILL punish you by carving scars in your shins and calves. You learn quickly though, and you learn just how to handle your bike properly without having to rely on the crutch that is cleats. They also allow you to position your foot how YOU want it positioned, not locked into one position which may be better for climbing but not for descending. Also far easier to jump on the bike for a quick ride down to the corner shop... But check here for a more detailed rundown on the benefits of flat pedals... http://www.bikejames.com/strength/the-flat-pedal-revolution-manifesto-how-to-improve-your-riding-with-flat-pedals/

Damnit, Iwan! You're making me loskop.

Danger, danger - high voltage... Nope. Can't say I am. That it recovers pretty darn quickly from those extensive periods of high HR is good enough for me. If it stayed up there while I was resting - that would be a different problem.

Sunday. 4h15 at average 156bpm = 84% hrmax (age) and actual 80% of my max. That includes 60-75 minutes of waiting around doing nothing

You know, you're right on the money, there. Increase it to 300 points for >60 min, and cap it there. Increase the max points for "moderate" to 600 for 60 plus minutes, and then leave the rest in place. I still reckon it won't stop the moaning if they told the apple watch buyers that they no longer had to pay fo rit, though.

Yep.

Try it on the website. Discovery website under Vitality / linked devices I thing it is.

LOL. Yeah, except she went into stats & IT instead, and is now doing photography full time. LOL.

hey, my wife studied actuarial science. So if anything... LOL.

Hook. Line. Sinker. We got a live one here, boys!!!

600

co-payment is the part-payment of a scan that normally costs thousands ie: MRI & CT scan Essentially you have to pay a portion of it. I *think* the current rate is R 3,250. Could be wrong as I don't have it to hand at the moment. Normally paid from MSA, if you have some left. Different to a deductible as that isn't payable from MSA and the hospital requires that up front as they know med aid won't cover that.

That's indeed a tricky one (had a lapse re your crash) and one that I'd fight. Essentially up to the doctors to motivate it. Not your fault you were discharged, but I have a feeling that the Ortho won't do anything as completing a letter detailing why he wasn't able to see you would potentially be an admission of negligence... Tough one. One I'd take up with the doctors for sure.

Yeah, but that's cos they can control their risk pool by only admitting accountants. Who, as we all know, are pretty darn boring and never take risks. Except maybe this one