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No problem to 'sag' ride...hell I try my best to do it. Riding on the wrong side of the road, having incoming traffic pull off to the side of the road is a helluva problem in my book. Sorry if wasn't clear about the specifics.

I rode in the B bunch and MAN I was shocked at how little people feel for cycling across the white line. No wind, no gutter, slow speeds and people put their own lives and the others at risk. Special mention must go to Francois from Manic Cycles. I know him as a fairly decent chap, but racing as far as possible to the front on the downhills - squeezing in and then dropping back on the hills - not cool. As I know him and not shy I did ask him (politely) to ride sensibly and he told me to go fly a kite. It got progressively worse towards the end and I even saw a youngster punch a old toppie in the face/helmet. Not the race organisors fault and I felt so bad for bike marshall. I am very glad to read that the other groups were better, guess it was just one of those days. I would really love the organisors ban the white line crossers. Not a new problem, but a really big issue and would only be resolved if cyclist know it results in immediate disqualification. It is dangerous, irresponsible, drag our sports name through the mud and and accident due to this with a vehicle will probably have races banned. Only other issue is the e-bikes joining normal groups. Nothing against ebikes, but you cannot cycle in the same groups, the whole idea of seeding is to group people of similar abilities. Having ebikes in the groups can really do a number on groups catching each other and a myriad of other issues. Lastly we had a guy with TT bars in the group - this is something every marshall should be aware of and a person cannot ride in a bunch with TT bars. Vent over - Enjoyed the event, as I always do, well organised and have everything you would want from a road event. Also couldn't find coke at the end, which would have been nice, but not a train smash.

I thoroughly enjoyed the park. It will really improve all aspects of your game. Bit bigger than I thought and can keep you busy for quite a while. The park has a deal with Bottelary BUT not with Winelands to be included in the yearly pass. It's a shame as I assume the Winelands regional is supposed to give the same benefit as each individual zone. I do think it is great value for R 70.00 and worth a drive. A bit of a lower price for kids that is only skilled for the kiddies section might be nice as it's quite small and can only keep them entertained for a limited time.

Winelands clearly says it is included, but will try to get to the park today for clarity and a ride either way.

I'm definately going to give this a bash. Just a questions on the permits - I'm a annual winelands member, which includes bottelary hills - does this include the bike park then as well?

I did not receive a mail saying I can enter.

I did it and was a great experience. Personally, I'm putting my own trail 'event' together. I cannot justify the cost vs extra value doing it through an event organiser. No beer tent, music, mc or vibe at the end was a big let down for me. All the routes are on SANPARK routes. Total cost for me and the wifey was about R 12k with accommodation, buses and everything else.

I just entered.....where on earth do you find info regarding facilities, food etc. Like what you posted, but more on the rest of the festival. The only info I can get ANYWHERE is the little race poster.

I am very analytical and love looking at the data. Read quite a few books on training, but always trained with HR. I got a PT recently and it opened up a new world. If I were in your shoes 5 months ago I would have gone groupset, now it its no question, powermeter. A powermeter without having a deep understanding of how to use it is useless. My advice is to download this book http://www.amazon.co...r/dp/1934030554 (free if you know how to search) and start reading it. If it bores you, go groupset if you cant get enough go powermeter. Upgrading your bike is a bottomless pit, you will always have something to buy before a power meter (I had for 7 years). Rather make the first upgrade a powermeter. Oh, also do not need a expensive head unit if you have a Samsung s4 and up. It has a ANT+ chip built in so you can pair your pm, hr, cd, spd to it. Works amazingly well.

We are always very quick to complain regarding bad service, probably because it makes us feel more powerless and is immensely annoying. I would would like to commend bicyclepower on their great service regarding my Powertap. They answered mails late on a Friday afternoon when most people have left already, they arranged a courier to pick my wheel up at my office and from start to finish their mails were prompt and courteous. Great job guys :thumbup: :thumbup: .

We are looking for a couple of riders that will be capable of riding sub 6:30 on the day. I got a couple of sponsors on board so everything should be covered. Kit, accommodation and entry. Riders need to join most weekend rides to bond as team and you are sure everyone is on par. Most rides will be from Bottelary with pickup in Stellenbosch. We are doing the Franschhoek route this Saturday. Drop me a mail should you be interested and I'll send details. Cheers, Invite.pdf

Hi, What are the late fees on Sunday and will chips be able (and cost). What size and strength will Cat 3 be? I havent cycled hard in very long and keen on joining, but also dont want to look like someone that should rather be using training wheels.

CTICC....sooo close to the start. secure. plenty of parking. R 30-00 for day pass. Think they should have advertised it a bit more.

Ja, PLENTY of tandems, especially the long route. We did 1:49, which I'm happy with. Shame, my wife was starting to feel 'emotional' in the last couple of km. Please tell me why your arse get so fubarred on a tandem?

Raleigh tandem, but mismatched kit. I had red new balance kit on and my wife a white top. Think we started in the second group... Bit late, rode pretty much alone.

Race was stopped when temperature went over 40....I did the short route with the the wife on the tandem and thoroughly enjoyed it. Can imagine the long route must have been tough today. Saw some people looking insanely bleak coming in.

Did it this afternoon as well as couple of years ago in the gecko race. I think the road is as good as that section is going to get. That said.... It is still gravel Road. As long as reason prevails and group slows down a little there really shouldn't be any problems. Omw, did I just use reason and cyclists in the same sentence?

Also in %....seems a lot of us in there. I just want to hang on till Malans. Schedule bit hectic this week with 2 hours cycling every day from Tuesday through to Friday with running and swimming added in between! Might have 0 legs on saturday and must go for another 30 km and 5 km run after race

Yes, I think so. I think they use a combination of PPA rides and cycletour events for you seeding doing this event. If not a PPA member just your cycletour events. Either way to late to do anything about it now :-)

I think so as well. $ 449-00 is a bit lower than that. Imho is that Polar wants to compete head on with the Garmin to be called the top tri watch. To dethrone Garmin it needs to be in the same price class.

Almost 100% sure there it wont be. I have about 3 belts and 4 of the sensors in a drawer somewhere. That is the price switching over to BLE, but rather have a extra belt than a powermeter that wont work with it. I spoke to the distributor and they are hoping for April/May (but to not have confirmation). They also cant give a price yet as it will depend on the exchange rate when they bring it in.

I have been a polar user for 10 year now and must say that I really like their products, service, durability and even love the software especially compared to connect.garmin which is atrocious. I couldnt help but notice that they were on a steady decline compared to other models especially regarding two issues: They only use their own W.I.N.D protocol that makes it impossible to communicate with any accessory other than polar. People want the integrated GPS. This didnt really bother me, but it does most people. Those who wonder if swimming with the gps pod is accurate.....it is not. I did 1.8 km this holiday in 22 minutes.....not even close to accurate. I do think using gps and accelerometer thing gives to a much more accurate reading. I think Polar is going to nail it with the new model. It has everything the 910XT (which is the undisputed tri watch) offers plus quite a bit more. Much longer battery life. That is a major plus. People seem very impressed with the analysis tools that will be used. It calculates your normal daily activities and incorporates them into a bigger picture. This is actually very important as you recover differently if you have to go shopping for 3 hours after a long cycle with you spouse than just lying on the couch. The rise of fitbits and similar devices shows the general public's need for these products. Now you have a uber sports watch with this included. Using bluetooth technology is clever going forward. Most of us use a smart phone. The watch seamlessly interacts with your phone. You can run polar software in it, strava, endomondo, whatever. As I understand you will be able to connect it to more than one as you watch will also transmit a signal. Futhermore a new customer will definately look at BLE and ANT+ and might well choose BLE because it is compatible with his phone. Must power meters will have BLE in the future. It sucks big time for those with current power meters however and I'm pretty sure they wont move for a while. Futhermore it doesnt limit you to polar HR belts, cadence sensors etc. as you can just pick up a 3rd party unit that uses BLE eg. wahoo. It has an amazing amount of potential in the future via updates and possibilities are endless. Something like real time tracking is allready being discussed. It has the barometer (which is super important for altitude) and every other feature that you can think of. The proof will lie in the pudding however, but like DC Rainmaker states is that Polar usually doesn't oversell and under deliver. Garmin will probably also launch a new watch this year and after that I will probably might a decision on my new watch. I just cant see how they are going to top the V800.

Anyone has the new shops nr or his number? My friend has a frame at his shop and cant reach him via cell, facebook or landline. Thnx

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How about the following situation. If a person gets injured after 8 Feb in a manner that will cause him not to be able to participate, why would he still do a withdrawal? Why would you go through the admin and not receive anything. That means that another willing person will not be able to complete due to a very strict and imo not a fair refund policy.