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@The Gallows reacting to my post, but not elaborating has me even more worried. Why was the reserve not in last year's route? Too gnarly?

Why do I have a sneaky suspicion we won't be too vrolik about this section..? 😆

Oof 😆 My CX fumbled dismount is captured in the video at timestamp 10s... I dismount at heart rate of 170bpm, remount at 190bpm due to sprinting across the rocks, straight into a 5min just below 5W/kg smash up the climb to catch a small group, then rolling turns over 5W/kg for 7min to catch the main pack (that's chasing the break of 4) only to puncture just before the farm section and then puncture twice more. Died a thousands deaths before the final climb even started! It was my second ever gravel race, so running the wrong tyres and pressures didn't help...

I thought that sand and river crossing was a detour due to recent rain last year. Are we doing it again?

Yes officer, I'd like to report a hit and run

Do you find Irene unsafe due to traffic? It's steep, but that's about the only reason cyclists avoid it. R44 is safe RE hijacking as per your initial question.

An out of position one on loose bolts, but yes I could at least do some seated power on the climb still.

I did the final descent out the saddle... or rather without a saddle... 😵‍💫

And per chance it missed all the rough stuff and captured mostly supreme "brown tar" sections!

Confusing, but you landed on the right square.

Looks like I might do my 1st this year... 😁

Humour me this. Your fair sale of 30k was possible because a few sellers sold similar bikes for a too low price (their reasons should not matter to you) and resellers then flipped it for profit. The free market was able to reflect fair price for similar goods and your buyer was willing to part with 30k for your bike. This benefit was awarded to you for the low low low price of ignoring two offers from one of the resellers.

Actually how it works is: Your bike, your price on the listing Their interest, their offer You are then the one to take it or leave it, with "it" being the offer No need to get annoyed when you don't take an offer. I've replied a simple "no thanks" to offers and ignored repeat offers. Do you guys also start threads to complain about spam emails? It's not a phone call it shouldn't be a big deal to receive an offer.

Claims in strava titles - the only things worth less than crowns awarded on strava... I know you were saying positives about this rider, just saw an opportunity

2 years ago at One Tonner when the infinitely wise organisers started medium ahead of long route an ebike jumped into our elite bunch. His movements in the bunch and his responses to changes in pace and changes in gradient were so unnatural and he was not comfortable having us close to him, yet he insisted he paid for the race so he's allowed to be in any bunch, and swore at anyone asking him to leave (to be fair the asking also involved swearing). Luckily we dropped him on Helshoogte as it was an accident waiting to happen.