davem

Road closure was a complete nightmare for the cops. Heard the Metro Police were pretty unhappy. They really need to move this event earlier to solve this problem. I see no reason why the first wave can't leave at 6:30. Smaller gaps between the waves will also be better. You can have every one off past the 30km mark before 10am. That is when the proverbial really hit the fan.

Swim was really good. Long but water was awesome (believe it or not) except for the first and last 30m. Cycle was fast, also frustrated at being stopped 4 times. Having a cop stop you when you are trucking at 50kmh felt like I was being bust for speeding. Run was a lovely jog in the park. Note to self, do more run training. Now frustrated at not being able to see results. Didn't even get my final time as I stopped, instead of lapped my watch as I came out the swim.

The right bike for you is not necessarily the right bike for someone else. Both are good frames. The components have an effect on weight which in triathlon is largely irrelevant. The frames will have a length and height. ie Can be narrow lengthways and tall heightwise or three other combinations or somewhere in between. Depending on your personal geometry, long torso, short legs or otherwise, a frame will be the best for you. If you go to www.slowtwitch.com and root around the reviews, you will get some details on these frames. Bear in mind that the year of manufacture could make a difference to the frame geometry. Some of this can be tailored with setup and changing of stems etc. But if you have a long torso with a narrow bike and a moerse long stem, your steering is going to be all over the place. Give yourself some deep wheels and a strong crosswind and you may visit the bushes. Obviously all the contact points (bars and saddle) can be changed but that may change your total investment significantly. Just plain physical comfort is also very important if you want to stay aero for six hours. So do your research for your body shape. Or you can do like the rest of us did and go for the one with the best paint job.

You took the keyboard strokes off my finger tips.

See all you lycra clad maniacs in transition.

@retied Its not the cr@p that the tri-universe threw at you but the way you kept going which reveals your character. Well done! You won't forget this one quickly.

Suunto uses ANT (Suunto proprietary). Garmin will not read the Suunto belt. Garmin uses an ANT+, an industry standard. Suunto will, however, read ANT+ from any manufacturer. One of Suunto's stupidest ideas. Otherwise brilliant technology. Note that the older T series do not read ANT+

Were there any tandems to try out?

I have heard that wiping a raw cut potato across the lens will prevent fogging. Never tried it. Please give feedback.

Zippo on that website. Not the best choice of date with two other events on the same day.

So Garf you win back your uber expensive seat post clamp, but now it is free. Takes the pain away. Well done on the predictions.

Kate Rosario <kate@midmarmile.co.za>

Received this reply RE: Time Freight Heia Safari 1000 - Series 1 Hi Dave Sorry I have taken so long to get back to you, you can swim with a wetsuit. Kate

That SRAM chainring looks rather big!

How about the seatpost clamp? Seems a valuable item.

No reply yet. Will follow up on Monday.

For me: Race Food for training. Really cheap per 100 calories and tastes fantastic.Too dry and too tightly packaged for a race. GU Expresso Love for Race Day. Tell us about the Shotz when you have had a few.

Specialized will Transition your wallet from full to empty! Maybe the high price was so you would cycle faster when angry.

The race is a Midmar qualifier, therefore the no wetsuit rule. I have emailed the organisers and asked if we can still swim in the dam with wetsuits as long as we steer clear of the racers. I said there were a few of us. So maybe they will be clever and create a separate race for us. She has promised an answer by end of day.

Are these swims wetsuit legal? Don't think OWS races allow wetsuits.

I have never found CycleLab Fourways particularly inviting. Whenever collecting race numbers I do have a walk around but there is something about the way the store is laid out and merchandised that just is not enticing. Hopefully the new store will give them an opportunity to change this.

Talk about blowing smoke to make someone think there is a fire. How would you feel if a poster said: If <insert your name> was a paedophile, then we should make sure we don't have him around our kids. Next thing everyone is discussing whether you are a paedophile or not. Not fair. Not based on any facts. Just complete supposition designed to be defamatory.

@Ilana: I am humbled in the presence of superheroes. One armed fly!

SwissVan. I am with you on that. But I do the following as a core strengthening exercise which will hopefully stop me bending in the water. 25m back kick with fins 25m back dolphin kick with fins 25m front kick with fins 25m front dolphin kick with fins Repeat x5 By doing only 25m of each type at a time. You don't fatigue as much and are able to concentrate on technique. With the fins, it passes fairly quickly and you don't drown. To me kick is for stabilisation not propulsion.

Admin, please close this thread. Mongoose is making us all feel inferior.