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I was not there, but my ex was. I had to help with her physical and emotional recovery. 2017 I believe it was still under Kevin’s supervision. My comment is that back in 2017 when organisers did shorten a stage, there was a lot of negativity about making the world’s toughest race too easy and accommodating less accomplished riders. Had current event organisers shortened stage 3 this year, people would have said the same thing. The organisers are between a rock and a hard spot. Any decision made will be praised/criticised, depending on what side of the fence people are on. I’m not here commenting about right/wrong or good/bad. Just saying that it’s not easy making these decisions, and it’s not fair to say the organisers do not care about the participants.

Thinking back to 2017, I think it was stage 1 where they where they extended the time, and stage 2 got cut off at an earlier water point. My ex at the time nearly suffered kidney failure, the medic tents were overrun and there was concerns the hospitals would not be able to cope. People scoffed and joked about ‘the toughest race/untamed Africa/etc’. 2025 the race was allowed to continued, which lead to a tragedy. This time people are condemning the organisers for not stopping it earlier. No matter what the event organisers do, people will either agree or disagree. They are between a rock and a hard place. I did not partake in this epic, so I cannot comment on the mistakes that were made. But even as a participant, it’s hard to know what discussions were held and how the decision to continue was reached without having been at these discussions. As an event organisers, it’s not possible to tell how people will react/handle extreme weather. From what I gather, there was a shortage of water - big mistake. But there is no guarantee more water/water points would have saved the life lost.

as a cyclist, you pay more attention looking out for cyclists, and you may see a cyclist with a light more easily but to the non cycling community who are not looking out for cyclists, a flashy light or not will have zero impact i live in Vancouver. roads are far safer, people are law abiding, but I have had several close calls while running with flashing lights. unless people or consciously looking out for a cyclist/runner, the lights make no difference

To everyone saying front lights make a difference, how was this conclusion reached? Everytime you made it through an intersection unscathed, did you stop and ask the approaching drivers if the lights made the difference? It doesn’t matter if you are visible if drivers have a no care about cyclists attitude

My bike developed a creak at some point. I couldn’t not find the source. I was cycling one day and I felt my right foot twist. Looked down and saw my DuraAce crank had snapped. Free warranty replacement. And just like that, the creak was gone.

Get a valve core tool and tighten the core properly. If that is tighter than how tight you apply the hose, the core will stay in place

I’m pretty sure it’s meant to be R4 375 and not R14 375.

Given BoC came second says how badly the other favourites mucked this up. BoC is not at their level, and he should have been spent after the Giro

A lot of data in Strava is just repurposing what is already contained within GarminConnect. Calories burned is a field from Garmin.

These inferior products are not just going to break, they are usually heavier, harder to service, don’t spin as freely, tyres are generally harder to seat, etc

So where did Titan cut corners? You are not going to get much support here with this kind of post

So if the accuracy is comparable, there will be a market for both. I’m also pretty sure ecg monitors far outsell optical monitors, so it makes sense for Wahoo to have a strong product in this space

What does servicing have to do with crack in the frame? Sure, ceased bearings can be tight and damage the rear triangle, but what about the top tube, down tube, seat stay etc. This whole concept of servicing a bike to pretext a frame seems odd. When you take you car in for a service, I can assure you they are not checking the chassis for cracks/damage. They look at the mileage and do what the service book says

This is so badly written, not a chance this is legitimate

Go to a Specialized store. They stock the different brackets to accommodate carbon rail saddles (these rails are oval, not round). The brackets come with the bolt. I’m pretty sure what works on the Specialized saddle posts will work on other posts.

I have the Evoc Pro. It comes with the base mounting, which is great. It’s adjustable for different length bikes, and all axel types. Makes packing and unpacking easy, and also ensure the bike is stable and secure in the bag. I use mine to fly my bike between Canada and SA, which requires 1 to 2 connections in each direction, and there has not been any damage to my bike

Turn the cage so the entry faces the saddle

@love2fly ever considered getting a garmin wearable. This way you will alway have a gps unit on you should i you forget the head unit. And then when the 530 dies, you can replace it with the latest device. These devices keep getting better, so why try prolong the life of two aged devices when you can get the latest with all the fancy garmin insights?

What’s your end goal? Seems like you have a great head unit which is still performing in terms of battery

Anything IPx7 or lower I kill off in a matter of months. These are not designed for continual water exposure, let alone salty corroding sweat. If you are on a trainer or doing endurance sport, small amounts of daily ingress will be the end of the earphones. IPx8 is designed for continual water exposure (just not forced/pressure).

These cassettes yes, but I’m referring to the concept of the wide range cassettes. These came about when SRAM launched the 10-42. My reading of the OPs question is that he believes a wide range cassette is an upgrade. It’s only an upgrade in the correct circumstances, and highly unlikely to be beneficial with a 3x

What makes you think an 11-42 is an upgrade? Wide cassettes were designed for a 1x setup. With your 3x, I think this would be more frustrating than beneficial

I suspect they might be rare as hen’s teeth I did read somewhere here on the hub that a boost front hub will work-a boost from hub is 110x15, which is the same as predictive steering hub, so it seems reasonable

The opening question was very much a demand, as opposed to a friendly enquiry. Followed up by accusations that the organisers are inconsiderate. Also, you make it sound as if your suggestion is some novel idea that the organisers had not thought about before. They are well aware that the weekend race suits most people best, but they have their reasons for structuring the events as they do. I was not defensive at all, I made an attacking comment. And I am actually a South African

With an attitude like this, I truly hope the event organisers don’t consider your request