Lone Rider

I watched the vlog (before I stumbled across this thread), and thoroughly enjoyed it. "Those easily influenced" should stay off of the internet, because there's a lot of worse content out there than cyclists intending to turn left, not stopping at a 4-way stop. Let's just agree that we don't all see the world the same way. If you find the vlog painful, then don't watch it...but don't deny those of us who are not as easily influenced, the opportunity to enjoy it.

Do yourself a favour, next time hit the start button on your polar when your group starts (not when you cross the start mat), and you'll be pleasantly surprised to find that there is NO difference in time between what you recorded and what Racetec reports!

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I was VB last year....this year also 1A?

The same train of speeding cars came past us in the AL group. We had a bakkie riding in front of us, but no bike marshals in sight. I also heard from a few DL group riders, about the lack of water at the last couple of water points. Some good samaritans were stopping to give fellow cyclists (who were fighting dehydration in the midday heat) sips out of their own water bottles. In contrast, at the Race for Victory we were accompanied by bike marshals who controlled the traffic. They dictated to the cars when it was safe to overtake us...and at the finish line we were greeted with an array of choice regarding refreshments (water, coke, chocolate/strawberry milk, even ice cream)...and all that at a fraction of the cost! It's a no brainer as to which event I'll be supporting going forward.

Even though my front derailleur is setup correctly, I've had a couple of bad experiences when switching between chain rings, so I rather cross-chain for short periods i.e. the last 200m to the crest of a hill, rather than risk my chain jumping off. Otherwise I try and avoid cross chaining as much as possible. In addition to a slight (probably negligible) increase in wear, I suspect it also robs you of a little power...and I don't have that many Watts to spare!

Can anyone confirm whether Suikerbosrand opened today?

Every 6 months the slime in my tubeless tires starts drying up. I then remove the tires clean out all the dried slime, and pull/break off any thorns sticking through in the process. I then pour in some clean slime, and I'm ready to go for another 6 months.

I bought a Giant TCR road bike from Cajees Fourways a while back. I've had no issues. They included a bike fit, which was quite accurate when I compared the reach and seat height to the Scott I'd been riding for a while. I have no regrets, but I never had a reason to go back to them to test their after sales service.

I did the race last Sunday. Got to Stonehaven at 7h30. Filled in the form. Paid my R130 cash, got my number and was ready for the 8h00 start...painless.

So, the substances supposedly used by Joe helped him recover quicker, and train harder...albeit with potentially detrimental side effects. Racing against a doper, forces me to push harder and as a result also get stronger....without endangering my health. I say we shouldn't condemn the dopers, but thank them instead!

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Your power to weight ratio (W/Kg) is calculated using your functional threshold power. To estimate your FTP do a 20 min all out effort, and subtract 5%, i.e. if you managed a 300W average over 20 min, your FTP would be 285W.

Looking at the new route, If you can average 16km/h you'll do a sub 3!