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Does anyone have the contact details for the guys who did the name stickers for frames and helmets with the SA flag and also emergency contact details?
While not being able to ride up the M7 is a major disappointment, this has been forced on the event by the authorities not allowing the race to cross the city. The option to ride up the M41 is totally unique to this race and the advantage is that spectators can see riders pass them 6 times ob the route (3 times in each direction) which makes for better spectator involvement. The race is still tough as it is fast, has roughly 1000m of climbing and is a full 110kms.
The entry fee is also one of the lowest for a Gran Fondo Tour in SA and certainly in KZN.
We need to support any local races or soon we will lose them completely.
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7 minutes ago, The Ouzo said:1) yeah right, when ? They've been Timing 947 for the last 2 years already.
2) hopefully the children that designed the interface have developed some new skills by now and will improve it drastically in the next version.
It has been a slow process as the negotiations started a couple of years ago with two opposing parties trying to find common ground. As a trustee of the Club Cappuccino Foundation who own Tour Durban, I have been quite close to the process and as we understand it the problem was that the old Racetec chips had were no longer available and the cost to start from scratch with new equipment and chips and falling race numbers post Covid was prohibitive and the best solution was for Finish Time who already had the newer equipment to acquire Racetec. Hopefully their new permanent chips being supplied at CTCT will sort the problem out moving forward.
Unfortunately, there will probably be a cost for the new chips for those not doing CTCT when they enter their next race.
23 hours ago, TIB said:Slightly off topic.
From what I have gathered from this thread is that CTCT timing will move from Racetec to Finish Time.
What is going to happen with Racetec? It has been my 'record' of all my CTCT Tours and Karoo to Coast races.
Can someone please help an explain how to download my personal Ractec results in order to preserve a copy? Export to Excel? But I have no idea how.
Please explain very, very slowly 😅. All I know of SQL is that it is a three letter acronym!
Finish Time have taken over Racetec and will be importing all your race results onto the new platform.
On 1/15/2024 at 8:36 AM, NotSoBigBen said:Bloody hell dude, I expected there would be some big miles posted but that certainly shows what can be done with regular maintenance and due care as you say!
On 1/15/2024 at 8:25 AM, Dazshell said:I hit 100 001kms after 10 years and 11 months last week. This has been done on 3 bikes. Merida 904 - 17 178kms, then a Merida Scultura 34 831kms and finally a Silverback Scalera that has done 47 991 - kms of those.
All it takes is good, regular maintenance and they will last forever. I usually get 6 - 8000kms out of a chain and 10 - 12000kms out of a cassette. Chainrings - 20 000kms.
Lube is your best friend!
Thought I would add this pic too to show how lekker it looks!
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I hit 100 001kms after 10 years and 11 months last week. This has been done on 3 bikes. Merida 904 - 17 178kms, then a Merida Scultura 34 831kms and finally a Silverback Scalera that has done 47 991 - kms of those.
All it takes is good, regular maintenance and they will last forever. I usually get 6 - 8000kms out of a chain and 10 - 12000kms out of a cassette. Chainrings - 20 000kms.
Lube is your best friend!
On 9/6/2023 at 12:31 PM, pedal menace said:Quick question on old thread. Trying to enter 94.7 Ride Joburg.
Do I need to have annual CSA license? Or can a day license be purchased? I used to have an annual CSA license but that has expired. I checked now on CSA website and it is R325 annually for normal license and you MUST belong to a club (which I do not - why should I be forced?) Do I really need an CSA license for the few events I may do a year (mostly ofroad MTB events). I also noticed that on Ride Joburg FAQ it states:
The entry fee of R675.00 includes VAT and a CSA rider levy.
What is rider levy?
CSA Rider levy is not the CSA license, it is a fee they charge the race organisers for every entry. Usually around R7.50 per rider. So you pay to be a member to ride a race and then the race organiser pays to have you too! Unless you ride at least 8 races a year, it is cheaper to just take out a day license.
41 minutes ago, Schnavel said:I used to do a lot of road racing pre-covid, but subsequently, have only done a handful (2x 94.7 races included).
Since Covid, a lot of people have had to cut back financially, and the first thing to go is recreational costs such as races. The same people are still riding their bikes on the weekend, but not going to races as the cost is just excessive. By the time you add up the entry costs, the fuel to drive to number collection, and to the race, it's much easier and a lot cheaper to go for a ride with your mates on the weekend and go for coffee afterwards. The other factor for me is the racing on platforms such as Zwift - I can have a hard race session in the comfort of my own home, without having to spend any of the excessive fees listed above.
I still enjoy a good road race, and I'm happy to keep paying the higher fees for races such as CTCT and 94.7 as they offer full road closure. However, I am now much more selective in my choice. To pay an almost similar fee to race on open roads, in such poor conditions, with angry drivers racing past, just isn't appealing anymore. I believe that is why more and more people are moving away from road cycling and more into gravel and mountain biking - they are deemed to be considerably safer (whether they are or not is a different question for a different day)
In addition to this, a lot of the "younger" generation (think late 20's, early 30's), have emigrated - this would be the group with more disposable income available and it is now gone.
As many have already mentioned, I'm not certain that road racing, in it's current format (as it has been for the past 3 decades), is sustainable. A lap type race / crit would definitely be more sustainable in that the organisation costs are a lot lower and any sponsor would get more "bang for their buck" as it where. The roads are often away from traffic (crit racing) and would make for a better option.
In our current economic situation that we find ourselves post-covid, and with the state of the roads (and I dare say, the country), road events in the current form simply aren't sustainable. But, I would definitely be happy to be wrong...
As a trustee of the Club Cappuccino Foundation that owns the Tour Durban, we made the decision to change the route for this year's TD to do 2 and a half laps of the M4 from Durban to Umdloti and back to cut costs (a lot) and make the race safer by not including roads that were in a shocking state or risk protest action from those not wanting the city's roads closed. The race was still 110kms long with nearly 1000m of climbing so it retained its "classic" and CTCT seeding status.
Initially there was a huge outcry, but on race-day, we received only praise from the overwhelming majority of entrants. Starting and finishing in the same place, lots of vantage points for spectators who got to see the riders come past 3 times in each direction and the chance to see many of those doing the shorter distances on the same route. Definitely a win-win for the organisers, the charity beneficiaries, the participants and the spectators. I have no doubt that many races will go this route in the future.
Hi. The forum is a fairly in formal group that does it's best to get the City to resolve any reported issues. The cutting back of bushes along the cycle path and M4 is a prime example. It took a lot of perseverance but eventually we got some action. Sadly, the City seems to have bigger problems to deal with than making sure our roads are safe for cyclists.
Perhaps it is time to try and get more of the clubs involved as Covid seemed to have seen it fizzle out a bit, so I will try and see what can be done through the structures at KZN Cycling. In the mean time, please send me your or your club chairman's contact details to chairman@eccc.co.za and I will get you added to the Whatsapp group.
On 8/19/2023 at 1:05 PM, robbybzgo said:Maybe it's time for every city/ town/ dorp to have a Cycling Safe committee where their main goal is to create safe cycling conditions in their local areas. Yes, I know that local municipalities are constrained financially (mainly through an erosion of funds due to corruption) but we need to soldier on to create a safe environment to do our sport.
Suggest that the committee through the participation of all the local clubs identify the most often used routes and the put pressure on the local government [LG](even with petitions) to re-tar, fix holes and trim roadside foliage so that safe cycling can continue. Even extending to fixing potholes themselves in a group effort. Getting reports in local newspapers about the unsafe conditions, getting letters written stating that should anyone cycling be injured from a reported hole or inferior road surface then the LG will be held responsible for all costs relating to damage/ injuries that follow.
Yes, people sometimes say that it's a lost cause. Well, it will be if we give up and don't do anything about it...
We have started that here in Dirtbin. The Ethekweni Safe Cycling Forum. Most of the bigger clubs and bike shops represented, PPA, Metro Police and some of the EMS guys. Works to a degree and the PPA do a great job getting some action out of the municipality. However, it is an uphill battle. Like climbing Suikerbossie at the end of CTCT!
A bunch of us are coming up from Durban to do The Fast One for the first time. Fortunately, none of us was planning on winning it, so we will just have some fun and go fats where we can and take it easy where we have to.
Hi. East Coast Cycling Club is based in Durban and we ride from Suncoast Casino on the weekends but we have a very active group of members who ride from Cotswold Downs every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 4:45am. Contact me on 0837776796 for more info. Thanks. Daryl Harris - Chairman ECCC
Try Cyclesphere in Durban - 0313122559. Speak to Ruphus
Just got an update from our guys doing the race. Over 700 riders evacuated so far. An event emergency has been declared ( I presume that means they are pulling the plug). Temp is 0.5 degrees and heavy drizzle.
As chairman of East Coast Cycling Club, the largest cycling club in KZN and having had the pleasure of riding with the Outriders whenever I am in Cape Town to visit my daughter, I can honestly say you need look no further. A great bunch of guys and girls, at least 4 batches on a weekend ride, regular rides on a Tuesday and Thursday and excellent communication from the chairman. Plus they are definitely the closest to you.
Just do it!
Hi. If you are keen to join up with East Coast Cycling Club, we have quite a few members who live in your area who would be keen to join up for midweek rides. Our weekend rides start at Pirates Lifesaving Club every Saturday and Sunday. www.eccc.co.za/join-us/
Thanks
Daryl Harris
Chairman ECCC
Started the year on 82 after dropping from 102.5 in 2011 to a low of 74.5 just before CTCT last year. A bit of overseas travel and hard partying from September to December didn't help! Finally got my head in the game and dropped to 72.5kgs last month. Then had a bout of gyppo guts two weeks ago and dropped to 70.9! Haven't been that weight since army basics. Recovered now and sitting at a comfortable 73.5kgs. 4 rides a week and no hassle to maintain.
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Hi all
Would anyone know of any group rides leave from umhlanga this weekend?
Hi. We don't leave from Umhlanga but will ride through from Durban Beachfront on our way out to Ballito on Saturday. We meet at Pirates Lifesaving Club just before 5:30am and head north. Usually get to Umhlanga at 6:10am. You're welcome to join us. You can call me on 0837776796 for more details.
Cheers
Daryl Harris
ECCC Chairman
Please tell that one oke in your team that the thing on his head is a helmet and not a yamaka.
Yahmulka! 
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The Tour de France is usually the event where most manufacturers show off their new ranges and then release them into the retail market towards the end of the season (after Vuelta) but with all the race/tour cancellations and delays due to COVID-19, most manufacturers seem to have started a bit earlier this year.
Frame Name stickers
in The Bike Room
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Approximate cost for a set of 10 stickers to fit on bike frames and helmets? Maybe 6 larger ones and 4 smaller ones.