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My 530, that I've had for a few years now, also still has good battery life. It (barely) made the TransBaviaans last year. I will have to turn off some things for this year though, I expect at least 2hours more with a different teammate.

I could be remembering wrong, but in the past when the elite ladies did the full distance there would be ladies riding in the fast open bunches getting faster times, which led to some questions about who was the rightful winner of the ladies. No issues with those that keep up with the fast groups and get a good time, whether they work or not. As long as there aren't e-bikes and/or physical pushing/towing to get that time. (the closest I got to the front of @ was being able to actually see that there was a separate race going on there, riders attacking off the front etc. I would have needed to "attack" just to get to the front, nevermind actually contributing to the pace).

They are slow this year! By Tuesday last year, I had already entered for the 2025 event! They are slipping! 🤣

Some quick result stalking shows the lady from 1D finished 92 overall (out of 485 finishers) at the Attakwas Extreme, riding in the Elite ladies category.

My dad had a close call in the Simon's Town section, with a rider on an MTB dropping his phone (I assume after taking a photo/video) and immediately slamming all of the brakes. Thankfully it happened on the left of the group, and my dad was able to dodge him without causing someone else to crash either.

I think most people would agree with this. And I've seen it with my wife. She had no intention of getting an ebike, she did the Herald 55km on her normal bike last year and was going to again this year. Then she hurt her knee, and the options were to not ride any climbs until it got better, or get an ebike - so we got a used one here on Bikehub. Even without the knee injury, climbs are hard for her. I think a lot of us have forgotten how it feels to struggle so much with climbs. To be able to ride easy, without feeling like a burden, holding up the other people. The weekend before the Herald we deliberately tested riding a long stretch on Eco, to see what the battery does. We were going just below the 25km/h max assist speed, and she told me that is how she would like to feel on her normal bike - being able to ride at a reasonable speed without her heart rate being 150+ the whole time. It gives the option to do routes with more climbs than what she would previously have attempted, and on flat routes she can still use her normal bike.

Mine at 72kg-ish: Edinburg 1.72km 5.5% │ 4:04 @4.98 w/kg Smits last 1.65km 5.5% │ 4:05 @4.44 w/kg Little Chappies 1.42km 4.1% │ 3:05 @4.53 w/kg Big Chappies 1.72km 4.8% │ 4:37 @4.47 w/kg Small Suikerbossie 0.62km 4.7% │ 1:33 @4.14 w/kg Big Suikerbossie 1.86km 6.7% │ 5:52 @4.11 w/kg So 53 seconds lost just going up those last few climbs, despite segment PRs on all of them 🤦‍♂️ Much better positioning needed, and more endurance.

The Pedal Power seeding shows that they used my recent Herald result, not sure if it is officially a seeding event.

I was probably not too far from you at the start But I lost about two minutes from Chapmans, 2:45:41, still a PB by about 5 minutes.

I don't think a racing licence is required, I started in @ and only have CSA membership. So probably just a high enough seeding plus whatever age, for @ and &

There must be some kind of mistake, over an hour gap between 8F and 9A cannot be correct: Edit: Nevermind, 9A + is the 42km

The Zwift hub replaces the cassette yes, and you then use the Zwift Click button thing or the fancier shifters (if you can get them) to shift. But it is (currently) not compatible with all software. Technically Zwift only, although Rouvy have apparently found a way around it, so perhaps in the future it will be enabled for MyWhoosh or TrainingPeaks Virtual as well. I can't say if it is worth it, probably just a nice to have. Less wear on an expensive real cassette, but if you are just doing structured training you can just use one gear anyway

The Kickr Core would be absolutely fine for your intended use, plus would be able to handle most online races anyway should you decide to give it a go later. Unless you really want to simulate riding up climbs steeper than about 16%, there is very little need for the more expensive trainers. The less expensive wheel-on ones , like the Kickr Snap, Saris M2, Tacx Vortex/Flow are good enough if you are not worried about the noise and are not too worried about accuracy of the power numbers. Their accuracy can vary quite a bit, depending on the temperature, the resistance unit being tightened against the tyre correctly, etc. so 200w today might not be exactly the same as tomorrow.

Has anyone done this, or knows someone who has, with an e-bike? My wife did the Herald 55km recently, minimally using the assist, and is still feeling brave so we are planning to do it tomorrow. It will be her furthest ride by 43km, so I'll be riding in front to give slip, and carrying extra water. The information mentions that you need to select the e-bike option, but I couldn't find that for the Prelude entry?

I can't say if the spam calls I receive are due to race entries. My wife and myself just leave our phones on silent these days, and basically don't answer our phones unless we recognise/have saved the number. I get multiple calls from MTN Upgrades a day, they can go fly a kite. If someone leaves a message that is not a robo voice or breathing, we'll call back if it is something legitimate.