ChrisN

Saw this little guy at Bloemendal this week. Great to see the awareness of riders and effort taken to gently nudge him off to the side !

In my experience Shimano has never let me down. I run a 1x11 XT shifter + derailleur on a SunRace cassette. I find the SunRace to be better comparable to the Shimano Cassettes. On the front I have a Sram (Sram dub BB) . Most people might frown upon this setup but this made a lot of sense to me from a simplicity & affordability point. Shifting is really smooth and seem to last well with regular cleaning and lubing between rides. The Shimano derailleur setup tuning was simple enough that I could get it going without any hassles. On the front, Sram I have less worries about going smaller on the from chainring IfI want to. It worked so well I built a similar setup for the laaitie. 1x10 setup. SRAM carbon crank (English thread GXP BB) , XT derailleur & Shifter. Paired With Sunrace cassette and 32T Lynne chainring. The smallest I could go wit h this crank on 104bcd which was originally a 2x crank. The only worthwhile upgrade here would be a derailleur with a clutch.

If you are unsure, you can sell the rigid fork to me for a steal! Congrats on a very nice bike!

my quick calculation of every bike being 1.6m = 56km line

That is exactly what I thought. You will now have thousands of cyclists on various roads after the event.. More bad news for emergency workers

I have never heard of a fun ride with cut off times...

Race chips for a fun ride

My first one too.

I'll understand if it is cancelled, and luckily I'm not the one that have to make that decision. But if the route is changed, it might as well be a cancellation for me. I would suggest, make it a support ride for the fire....

I'm a non smoker and despise smokers throwing buds out the window. But how do they know it was started by a cigarette ? These soaring temperatures could have been a factor. I think it is strategy to use in govt. anti-smoking campaign. That said, I'm really hoping that chapman's is cleared for the event. and thoughts go out to all the families, fire-fighters, and volunteers.

It should... Mine fits on the back of out Fiesta, and Cherokee. Just be careful with the foam being very thin, that you don't scratch your car.