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Should be interesting. So, for us non Cape Town people, how would we potentially get onto the route from Grand Parade? Argus 2018 planning has started people! Book your flights, accomodation!

By the way, I just saw that the ability to import your own gpx route for the free Tacx app is coming..... since May 2016. So, one day - when we all own Neo's because it is the entry-level - you won't need to spend extra on the app/software

I purchased the advanced system, and I never use it. I use VirtualTraining (now Rouvy) - you can also create your own routes, your own workouts, or just use the many routes or workouts there is. The Tacx software is once off though, versus Rouvy which is $8 per month for the cheapest option (with the more expensive option you can invite family members, if you and Mrs Slowbee want to suffer together ).

Evobikes also does Tacx, and from what I've read they seem very very helpful

Second attempt at getting to 21. Maybe we should all ride with fatbikes... who cares what gets put in the road by protestors then. Won't be blown away easily either.

A slight route update was announced, as someone at the municipality decided to go speedbump crazy on the Lucas Steyn stretch. I'm not complaining, mind you - even the double-cabs/X5s/Discovery's shouldn't be able to speed there now, so it is bound to be more safe. I've updated the route on Strava.

I had issues with sync from Tomtom on Thursday/Friday morning.

I picked up a Y10 Super GPS yesterday, for about R2300 at the LBS. No sensors, but I had those already. Probably not the prettiest or slimmest out there, but it is about the same height as my Bryton 20 so same difference to me. The Garmins and Wahoos are just too big a jump in cost, just to have even more features that I'm not going to use anyway. It looks easy enough to use so far. With a firmware update out of the way, it was quick to set up most of the GPS's settings from the app on my phone. I should have time tomorrow to go ride with it, to see how well it performs. Now just to decide what information I want on which page.

Entered. Now I just need to move to Cape Town area so I can ride there... sigh

So the route for the 2017 race is out, and it avoids the whole Heidedal part (where I understand the accident with the vehicle happened last year). I've created the 99km route on Strava, based on the route image: https://www.strava.com/routes/9258520

I find it amusing how quickly EVERY manufacturer has a 29'er prototype, from a month or two back before Greg's team mentioned it.

I alternate - Mon/Wed is crossfit, Tue/Thu is spinning. I think I'd be able to follow spinning with crossfit on the same day, but not the other way around - I wouldn't be able to do the spinning/cycling workout at a useful intensity (depending on the crossfit workout of course). For example, tonight is Weights Wednesday, so usually less intense but heavier weights. Unless its heavy deadlifts, I might survive a cycling workout after that. On another night, when we have some insane AMRAP workout, I'm happy just to make it to my car without crawling, a cycling workout after that would be a complete waste of time.

I go twice a week, Mon and Wed. Started last year March, post-Argus, and progress is slow, but least it is there. No idea of my times for the few named workouts I've done, too busy dying to remember to check the clock... Only one I'm sure about is deadlift: 140kg Clean: about 80kg? Snatch: 55kg-ish? Ego was left at the door from just about the first class, after we sat watching some guy at the early class do a 110kg snatch and making it look easy - I couldn't deadlift that then. The coolest feeling so far though has been watching my wife manage her first few kipswings, and this Monday her very first double-under

I finally got fed up with the Continentals I had on, after having to stop a few times on a 33km ride to pump the rear. Sidewalls of sieves! Back to Maxxis, that gave me no issues for years on my old 26er. Ikon 29x2.2, front and rear (hopefully I don't regret that decision, as I see lots of people recommend a 2.4 Ardent up front...), and I'm already hopeful - after inflating them last night, the rear was still inflated and that is WITHOUT sealant. Just need to figure out where the slow leak is on the front, add some sealant to both, and my tubeless setup should be how tubeless should be - trouble free.

Polar does sync to Vitality, so yes on that. For cycling, I'm not sure if it can connect to external sensors such as speed/cadence, but it does have a cycling mode so if that is sufficient for you then yes on that too. I use my TomTom watch while cycling - for road riding its simply there for Vitality (Bryton on my handlebars), for MTB I ride only with the watch on my wrist.

There was a Tomtom Runner 2 being advertised this morning for a decent price. New, Takealot has the Runner 2 Cardio for an ok price as well. Doesn't have the most features ever, but pretty easy to use and syncs to Vitality. Edit: also a Garmin 35 advertised this morning.

Even if you haven't reached 30k (I haven't), there is some limit on points from steps, for Vitality points anyway. For example, mine from yesterday:

The steps should still count for Active Rewards points, just not the normal Vitality points, I think?

To shake your arm enough to count for 10k steps will at a minimum give you one fairly toned arm Plus, with the points goal increasing all the time, shaking the watch won't be enough pretty soon. More seriously though, I think it is more a limitation due to not every device giving a minimum amount of information. If every linked device reported a minimum of HR and steps (and GPS as a bonus), it would be easier to catch out cheats. Last night's crossfit was tough, quite a few muscles complaining today, but my average HR wasn't high enough to get any points for the workout. But at least I got enough steps to get some points.

No doubt. Or for a run - pitiful speed, HR through the roof. I guess the speed will only be useful should something go wrong with your HR monitor on the day and measures low/nothing.

I have only had mine for about two months so I have no idea whether it will be used to penalise you later ito premium etc, but I have found I definitely drive a bit more carefully knowing I'll lose points/stars... I now know a certain stretch of road here is actually 60km/h, instead of the 80 I thought it was, for example <grumble>

Well, on the Discovery site does show the following for some of my workouts: Speed 10.12 km/hr Higher points awarded for fitness for the day. So, it does look as if the speed could be useful in some cases. Probably not worth replacing your HR-only watch for though, as at the speed that would count for higher points your heart-rate will probably be high enough anyway.

If anyone might be interested, I see the Tomtom Runner 2 Cardio is available on Takealot for a smidge less than R2000 today. Previous gen, but for the price it is good - it has multisport mode, and links to Vitality well enough

It doesn't go straight to the respective page's Dashboard anymore. Which is an odd design choice. Then you have to use the menu to go to where you wanted to go in the first place.