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David is printing me a few plastic ones, that I can collect tomorrow. I will let you all know if it works. It should, as the person who did the origional drawing used one for 3 gears.

Do you by any cjance ahve their contact details?

I can't find the details of the guy in Cape Town. According to the guy who did the original 3D printing, they would last for about 3 uses. I thought it was worth a try and get one or 2 printed and see if it works.

Hi Guys I was wondering if there is anyone in the JHB area that would be willing & able to print the following tool to remove the star rachet ring on a KICKR V1? I need to remove the ring to access the bearing that is behind it. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5316514#google_vignette As there are no tools available, this might help others that need to remove the ring. Thanks Markus

Commenting on a few points made above. The amount of carbs taken in per hour seems to keep increasing. I used to use drinks that said not to use more than X grams per 500/750ml bottle. This was usually around 40g. On this amount, I would eat everything that wasn't nailed down after a 2+ hour hard ride on a weekend. I tried the newer idea of up to 100g of carbs/hour. I managed to train my gut to around 90 to 100g per hour for just under 3 hour rides. What i did notice is that I was not hungry the rest of the day, as the carbs my body wasn't able to process were already in my gut, so carb replenishment started right after my ride. The 100g of carbs was made up of about 80g/500ml water and one gel an hour(need caffeine from somewhere). It doesn't take long for your gut to require retraining. 5 weeks without longer rides, and 80g makes me naar.

I am a long time TR user. The current setup is great. They are working on taking outdoor workouts into account for the progression levels. The comments made during the podcasts is that in most cases, the changes to the progression levels from outdoor rides is low. Definitely not what us mere mortals would expect. I train indoors 3 days a week and try for one outdoor MTB ride on a Sunday. I have had no issues with the progression of the next weeks workouts. But i only ride outdoors once a week if I am lucky. Outdoor rides do however count towards your AI FTP detection. The blue graph can be reduced to the bottom of the screen & I watch motorsport on the rest of the screen. I would give it a try for the 30 day money back option.

They offer a payment plan for the entry. It is part of the entry process.

They are clever to have the Descent over a long weekend. I can now do the 3 day solo. Accommodation booked & entered.

I rode both days. There seems to be a timing/results issue, as there are no results for anyone after 3H11. I was around 3H15 and my results do not reflect. There were definitely plenty people riding on Sunday, judging by the size of A & B batch, with still more people arriving after we started. I however did not use any of the water points.

GRTP IMHO was not great this last December. Route marking not great, and just an unkept feeling while riding, with more than one felled tree at head height, just an inch or two from the trail. I won't be rushing there any time soon. A nice and tough gravel ride is to start at the bottom of Simola hill then continue the Kom se Pad - clockwise, and at the R 339 turn right. Keep going until you are ready to turn back. Over 1600m elevation for 60km.

Can't beat banana bread. Unfortunately we freeze the hot cross buns, so readily available, and we don't have a reliable source for the banana bread. The banana bread might not mak e it to the pre-ride snack.

Without all the racing over the last two years I forgot about this. I used to take a normal Cadence recovery shake before a road race. Would usually be about 1.5 to 2 hours before the start, and this worked quite well. Also helps with a hydration boost, and any excess is released in the car park. I normally have two Wollies hot cross buns on the drive to a MTB ride. Seems a good way to start the day.

The Trainer Road Pod Cast team have done many episodes on what and how much to eat when racing/riding. From memory, most people can tolerate about 60 to 70 g of carbs an hour. They have found that you can train your gut to handle a hell of a lot more, up to about 130g per hour. NOTE: - train your gut. 70g of carbs is only about 280 Cal. Most people will burn over 500 Cal per hour. You will land up in a world of hurt id you do not consume enough. During this years Dischem Ride For Sight I effectively burned 666 Cal per hour, for three hours. There is a lot of research out there, and some relatively easy gains from nutrition only.

I have the Power Arc saddle on my road bike & nothing else seemed to work. However, on my MTB I have the now 9 year old saddle that the bike came with. Very comfortable. The difference that I have seen between the two saddles, the power seems to have one spot that is comfortable, and I need the lower back flexibility to match that position. The generic Scott saddle seems to be comfortable pretty much all over. The Phenom & Romin saddles don't have such a wide flare at the back, which is similar to my Scott saddle. I would try something with a similar shape to these. I am comfortable on my MTB for 4.5 hours without a problem. I am doing the Race to the Sun next month, so i am sure to find out if my comments are valid.😁

Just for the record, I have no issue with ebikes, either road or MTB. Just would like to put a few points out there: some people ride some race how many of those that "ride"pay a subscription to a training program and "train"on a regular basis i unfortunately race, I will race you to the next robot in my 4x4, to the teller at the grocery store, i will always be competitive. I am unfortunately very competitive by nature. i recently "raced"in a local south east joburg event, got properly dropped up a climb i previously managed to stay with the lead group om, and got a Strava PB on the said climb I got dropped on (done the event at least 5 times) while limping back to the finish a group of guys, in AL, were wheel sucking a team mate on an ebike I have the following observations. The racing/fun riders have gotten fast over COVID, must have been all the relaxing time (comic sans). The event clearly stated that ebikes were not allowed in the first .... groups. I do race, I have made that clear above, but I race myself, like to compare where I came in the group/event total, as a measure of my training progression. I see no problem with ebikes in their own start group, and not necessarily at the back, but in the first 1/3 of the alphabet start groups. Just my 2 cents.