GreatGusto

Gotta admit, my Trek has been a beaut. I only had one issue with a creaking left pedal from new, but it was only because Bike Basement didn't tighten it when they put the pedals on the new bike.

It was my first team event and thoroughly enjoyed it, even if it got very cold after 8 pm. Our team placed 4th in the 12hr, so quite happy! Big up to our Cows for the organising, spit braai and OBS!

Bucket list ride.

RESULTS: Marathon jcza 03:16:18 - GC 89 Ferret69 03:18.20 GC102 RossW - 3h21min57s GC 128 TooTall : 3:25:50 GC : not good enough Blitzer 3h31 GC 202 DomP - 3:40:57 WezGK 4h12 davetapson 4:16 GreatGusto 4:22 Half marathon Corrie Kuilder 02:00:14 GC 195 Mr Winter 02:01:03 GC 212 Riaan Coetzee 02:01:52 GC 223 Nickc 01:57 GC 165 DeCleated 02:08:41

Tried it for the first time at Trailseeker #1 this weekend and I have to say I was impressed. Few water crossings and lots of dust and not a squeak or grind from the chain. Let's see how the cleaning goes.

Was wondering the same, but it's difficult for the people at the end to know if you asked for one or not, unless I guess they put a symbol on your batch number or something similar.

If #2 is much harder, then I guess I mustn't push as hard as I did in the first 50km of #1? Seriously kakked off from 58km to 72km on Saturday.

Results http://www.jumpertrax.com/results/results?rid=131

Please refer to Rule#9 http://www.velominati.com/the-rules/#9. Followed by Rule#5 http://www.velominati.com/the-rules/#5

Marathon A Batch AJP MTB hooligan B batch Lapa jcza C Batch RossW D@vid D Batch F Batch WezGK DomP Surprize GreatGusto 58.74 Unknown TooTall IdeJongh Rumkat#2 River Rat & Wife, plus Red Bleeder! Dirtracker Half marathon A Batch FLAT29 but woke up with the flu this morning B batch Riaan Coetzee C Batch NickC D Batch Unknown Muggins Corrie Kuilder Purnjap (returning after 1 year of injury) Zaskar09 DeCleated Fun Ride 20 Fun Ride 10 Carma

The race booklet with route profile go here: http://issuu.com/advendurance/docs/2014_nissan_trailseeker1

The stickers must be made by the same people that make those little beaded bracelet things you sometimes see on bikes - they never come off either.

FWIW, I had never done a swim on 1 Jan this year, and with only 8 coached sessions I managed a 1.9km swim on 8 Feb. No doubt that the coaching was valuable, be it traditional or immersion.

FWIW, I've been using my iPhone for years using first Endomondo and now Strava. It works well for me and it makes sense because you take the phone for emergencies anyway. I also don't like anything mounted on my bars, and I'm not interested in my current or average speed or elevation until I finish my ride. However, it's going to be a problem when races are GPS guided....

Marathon jcza DomP Wesley kloppers (WesGK) RossW David TooTall IdeJongh Rumkat#2 River Rat & Wife, plus Red Bleeder! AJP Dirtracker GreatGusto Half marathon Riaan Coetzee Muggins Corrie Kuilder NickC Purnjap (returning after 1 year of injury) FLAT29 Zaskar09 DeCleated Fun Ride 20 Fun Ride 10 Carma

He's prepared to post the serial numbers under the BB, so maybe it's worth a look?

Probably better to clear powder coat than to anodize. Polished Shimano parts are normally clear coated AFAIK.

South of the N2 near Kareedouw. Open full size to enjoy. http://www.mcphail.co.za/public/road.jpg

If you going to Sondela, just make sure you have topped up your tubeless with Stan's. We had a disaster ride there once with 6 punctures in 5km or something like that. But it's quite a nice place to ride, flat, flat, flat, I'd give it a 5/10. If they spent some time and money on a proper trail builder, then it would be better, maybe even 7/10.

Never saw this, sorry for not responding. Was a good ride.

Going to be staying in Sandbaai from 13 to 27 April for holiday. Looking for a temporary riding buddy for Hemel-en-Aarde routes. Medium strength rider.

Must have missed it, I diligently read from page 1 to 7 as well...

Anyone know what the URL is for the race photos?