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Kelvin Irvine it was unfortunately not possible for us to communicate any of these details earlier as the regulations were only received late last week and we had to run them past all our stakeholders and the legal team before we could post and share with our participants.

Another money making racket for the City.... REGISTRATION COVID-19 PROTOCOLS In line with permissions received from the relevant authorities, the following mandatory protocols will be in place during Registration which precedes the event on 10 October 2021. All participants will need to be fully vaccinated or undergo a Rapid Antigen Test, which must return a negative result, before they can register for the 2021 Cape Town Cycle Tour. Participants are considered to be fully vaccinated if: – they have had two doses of the Pfizer vaccine (with the second dose having been received a minimum of 7 days prior to the event) or – they have received one dose of the J&J vaccine (at least a minimum of 28 days before the event). Proof of vaccination: Participants will be required to prove their vaccination status by either showing their vaccination card together with personal identification or, in the case of international participants, their vaccination bar code. If you are collecting race packs on behalf of another participant you will need to present a copy of their proof of vaccination documents and a copy of their ID document. Participants not fully vaccinated or unvaccinated : In the case of participants who have not been fully vaccinated or are unvaccinated, Rapid Antigen Tests (that take 15 minutes) will be conducted at Registration and must return a negative result before participants can collect their numbers. The cost of this test is for the account of the participant and will be R250.00 In the event that a participant shows a negative Rapid Antigen Test, but is displaying Covid-19 symptoms such as a fever or feeling unwell, the participant will be required to undergo a PCR Test with a negative result before they are allowed to register. This must be undertaken separately by the participant.

REGISTRATION COVID-19 PROTOCOLS In line with permissions received from the relevant authorities, the following mandatory protocols will be in place during Registration which precedes the event on 10 October 2021. All participants will need to be fully vaccinated or undergo a Rapid Antigen Test, which must return a negative result, before they can register for the 2021 Cape Town Cycle Tour. Participants are considered to be fully vaccinated if: – they have had two doses of the Pfizer vaccine (with the second dose having been received a minimum of 7 days prior to the event) or – they have received one dose of the J&J vaccine (at least a minimum of 28 days before the event). Proof of vaccination: Participants will be required to prove their vaccination status by either showing their vaccination card together with personal identification or, in the case of international participants, their vaccination bar code. If you are collecting race packs on behalf of another participant you will need to present a copy of their proof of vaccination documents and a copy of their ID document. Participants not fully vaccinated or unvaccinated : In the case of participants who have not been fully vaccinated or are unvaccinated, Rapid Antigen Tests (that take 15 minutes) will be conducted at Registration and must return a negative result before participants can collect their numbers. The cost of this test is for the account of the participant and will be R250.00 In the event that a participant shows a negative Rapid Antigen Test, but is displaying Covid-19 symptoms such as a fever or feeling unwell, the participant will be required to undergo a PCR Test with a negative result before they are allowed to register. This must be undertaken separately by the participant.

will give it a read....I should learn some more in the process ????

thanks for that response....looks like I need some prepping to do

Clearly i dont like to read manuals...????

Aha! I learnt something new....the grinder setting. Fantastic...we are now on the same page. BTW, i like my coffee temp hot, especially in Winter. Now that Summer is on its way I may change that setting to suit the season.

Any idea on elevation for the 60km? Will a hard tail be good to go for this race?

Thanks for the response. I have the EQ.6 plus s 500. Going through beans like crazy...family of 5 uses it, we on nearly 1000 coffee and 900 milk mixes already (not even a year old). When you say the coffee:milk ratio is at its lowest, provide an example? Also I do not see any grind setting and water temp setting. I have coffee temp setting which is at Max.

What is your milk to coffee ration setting on? I am sill finding my feet with this one and double shot makes a good cuppa but the remainder of bean strength is so weak in taste.

Anyone care to share info on the 60km MTB event? Doable on minimal training or is it a sufferfest?

Not on. Its like taking your car for a service and and days later you notice the workshop's sticker on your rear window....its unacceptable!

Pls post how conditions of the day affected your result. Was it worth the effort doing the event for a seeding in CTCT?

Lekker bitter koud mense...

I cancelled my accomodation on booking.com. Hassle and cost free. Never entered both mtb and road events, so that saves me in the end. Dont expect any events to be pulled off this year....???? this events year goodbye.

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Shocking stuff! The question then begs, what preventative measures can one adopt to prevent this from happening? E.g.is there is a wrapping type solution available??

Unfortunately not, I had my Bianchi built up through John o Conner when he still worked in Durbanville for that other outfit and I thought my listing of the stolen bike is still on the hub. This happened more than 10 years ago, it was a foreign outfit that operated in the area and the bike was just over a month old. Delayed having insurance done on the bike, learnt a lesson and bike was never to be seen again. It most probably found its way to Malawi, famous for stolen bikes, just like my friend who most recently had his Colnago stolen. His bike appeared on FB market place in a town famous for all sorts of stolen goods. Even with the his efforts of engaging with the local bicycle organizations they could not retrieve the bike. In fact the dude that was selling the bike wanted more for the bike once he found out the owner was looking to have the bike returned. He had his bike insured but because there was no forced entry into his car the insurance declined to pay the bike but out of goodwill returned all his premiums paid. So, its not a good feeling and you sort of get muddle up in all sorts of theories when the deed is done. After a while clarity sets in, acceptance happens and you move on.

Shame man, its a k@k feeling if your bike is stolen. I have been down that road.

Ok, after all the deliberations, I decided to purchase a 11 speed shifter, use my spare 11 speed cassette on existing LC 11 speed derailleur and bobs your uncle. No more problems and this is now an upgrade from where I was. I have a 10 speed 11-50 cassette for sale if anyone interested. Pm me.

Very good price. I bought one for over R10k on special. Edit: I bought EQ 6 plus S 500 beginng of year

Will look into this as a solution. Thanks.

Okay, I can see there is angst amongst certain hubbers on whether this 11-52 10 speed exists or not. I must confess, I got the numbers mixed up with the FS bike and what I have is a 11-50. See pic of box it came in and its an import jobbie. http://imgur.com/a/CjRkM4b

yes it will work with a smaller cassette ratio...no disputing that but not with the ratio I have, hence the request for a LCRD.

The size of my cassette is the issue...that's why it does not work as it supposed to.