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Or taken to Mozambique and sold for R1000 with new plastic pedals

I’ve done both the Sedge500 and Burra500 and found them both great experiences. I only got 300km into sedge. I wish there were more events like these, low cost for plenty riding and plenty stories on the finish line. Could you do it yourself on a Tuesday, yes. Have you? No. Would I have if it wasn’t an event…No. That’s the big difference, enter and pay and you in the chute, sitting at home and saying you could do it for free, you’ll probably never do it.

Tim just in!!!!

This boggles the mind. I filled out the survey. I can't believe this is a topic of concern for them given the plastic and general river pollution.

And Tim only has 400kms left! Go Tim

The School Dorms

I use a led lensor torch and mount it with an adapotor (there's a few). Works amazingly and you get multiple uses for the tourch (ie hiking, game viewing). It's also lighter than a big battery pack. It's been a revelation. https://www.outdoorwarehouse.co.za/product/led-lenser-p7r-core-rechargeable-torch https://www.takealot.com/killerdeals-cycling-universal-360-degree-rotation-clip-on-bicycl/PLID70964229?gclid=Cj0KCQiAmeKQBhDvARIsAHJ7mF6bd2sNY2Pec8Fu0bfS9Yavf8p7M1SMRcQhzgEfpT2qbzZ132za0dgaAmngEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds Can't rate this setup enough

Looking at getting new rims, either ID 30 or ID36. But leaning towards ID30. Ja the objective is to run super low pressures with a rigid fork.

Awesome, now the other thing is to check how much clearance the old hardtail has and if it can accomodate a 3.0! Looks like a healthy clearance but hard to know exactly

Ja the Rekon I can get in 29 x 2.6 or 27.5 x 2.8. Can't seem to find 29 x 2.8. But the 2.6 is not a bad option either actually

Hello, Looking to build a bikepacking rig and want to fit 29 x 2.8 or 29 x 3.0 fast rolling tyres. I've searched the interwebs and can't find a place to source such tyres? Any advice? Maybe fat bike tyres? Thanks

Thanks, I would probably like to send it in so a 'professional' can do it. Any suggestions? Perhaps a carbon repair workshop could do it easily. I'm in a sectional title so I don't have much space to be stripping paint.

Hey Guys, Looking for the best and most economical way to strip paint on on old hardtail and convert it into a raw aluminium finish? First prize would be to send it in somewhere (maybe sandblasting?) and second prize would be DIY. Any advice? Thanks

Or just the good ol' spruit, a few sections where there are substantial jump and Delta has a flow berm section. Most of the Joburg parks don't have the kind of jumps the spruit has in places

It's very rocky and one of the more technical races

Here you can see through the same sufferfest workout 01 Dec 2020 pre Coronavirus and then 29 Jan 2021 and then 22 Feb 2021. Pretty happy with the HR recovery, even though power numbers are down by 10% relative

Nice, thats a comprehensive set of testing. Great

Considering my HR never went over 189 no matter how unfit I was and post covid it went to 198, I personally think it’s almost all covid related. I think a month off would be marginal compared.

Cool, let me know what he says. I don't mind training with an elevated HR and evenatually hopefully will normalize, as long as it's safe to do so

After this I consulted a doctor and did an ECG and a chest x-ray. There was nothing sinister that was found thankfully, although he recommended a further two weeks of not raising my HR beyond 120. My HR pre-covid never got above 189 in any scenario, post covid it's gotten to 198 by mistake, I'll take it easy for a while now.

Here are some sufferfest results of an identical workout (a easier one), one a month before catching covid and one a month from catching. You can see even with reduced intensity the HR is about 15b/m higher.

Cool can't wait to try it

I see Hakahana Trails are closed, at least according to the website? Anyone know what happened and if they will reopen?

Anyone used the half link chain on a SS to avoid buying a tensioner and did it work nicely?