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Hi guys Had a social CTCT and found these along the route. If you lost yours and can identify where, pop me a message - else will be donated to someone in need. Cheers.

Hi Nicholas. Great event as always, from all involved - from registration to prize giving. Volunteers were cheerful at all points from start to finish. The only improvement suggestion I would have, is the post ride food trucks (3 is not enough) - options were Indian curry, Deep fried wings and Burgers. The Wings an Curry trucks hardly had a queue, but the Burger queue was long and slow. Frustrating for many people and I eventually walked away. In comparison, the Winelands event 2 weeks ago had more food trucks - and this event had much fewer entrants. Perhaps you could get even just 1 more next year - burgers and boerrie rolls seems to be the crowd favourite usually. Thanks again for a well organized and run event, and your constant feedback to questions and comments from the okes on this forum.

Is the woodstock n1 area still dodgy, or have okes been cycling past there on weekend mornings without any issues?

Hi Milky. Was told I need to send in for assessment and I would get between 20% and 25% discount on nearest similar unit (530) and they would keep my 520. Also, this would take a few weeks. The sale prices from CWC/CWillemse was better or pretty much the same, and i also rather wanted the 540 so went for that.

Hi RaptyrOne. I've just been through this with my 520. They don't repair, only offer discount on nearest model replacement. It's cheaper (no freight or admin fees, and no long wait) to buy a new 530 currently on sale (R5k) at Cyclelab, than it is to buy one via Garmin with their discount. If you can stretch the budget, might as well go for the 540 solar on special, which is newer tech and better battery etc. Good luck. Cheers.

Hi Nicholas. I presume a substitution at registration is allowed, for a nominal fee of course?

Hi Guys. The main reason he did not win the race (or contest the sprint), was that he took a solo left turn instead of right, about 4 km from the finish. He pretty much pulled the group from start that point. Shortly before that the race was neutralized for a short while, allowing the bunch time to take it easy and prepare for the final dash to the line.

@fanievbPerfect, thank-you.

Thanks madmarc, though I think these sound settings only apply to the actual edge unit when pressing buttons and it beeps or not. This is different to the sounds when paired with a varia, where hopefully additional sound option setting are revealed. Thanks again for your input though.

Hi Fanievb - thanks, I saw this but was hoping someone on the hub had first hand experience with the Edge 520+. But, this video looks is promising.

this is only applicable to phone apps?

madmarc - google not so friendly to me, only seems to associate with posh higher spec Edge units. Chat GPT, not fully trusting of AI. Settings - I've not unboxed and paired yet, would like the option of returning unit if not able to change tones?

Nobody with feedback?

Hi Guys Please could you assist. The standard sound setting on the Varia515 is that lengthy "tune" which might be irritating to some when riding in a bunch. I've read that on some Edge and other brands, the unit can be set to change this "tune" to a single beep. I have a Edge 520 plus. Can anyone with the same paired setup, please advise if this sound setting change is applicable to the Edge 520 plus. Thanks and regards.

Thanks very much Nick (and others who commented). I'll return the wheel today to give the LBS the opportunity to rectify their mistake. Everyone has a bad day, though unfortunately they have had a few of those with me over the past 6 months or so. If they don't get it right, will look for someone in Northern suburbs of CPT. Thanks again. Cheers.

Thanks Mtree. I looked at the frame and brakes, think that the scraping is spokes rubbing against each other where they cross? Will do a few more gentle km's to get to 100 and then take back. Thanks for confirming that this is normal, but LBS should have pre-advised me, which makes this frustrating.

Hi guys. Advice please. I had my rear carbon wheel rebuilt with new set of spokes. Road bike. Went for a ride today and after about 10km there was a scraping noise, mostly when climbing. I later stopped and found some of the spokes were not tight and rattling (also when I rode over slight bumps in the road). Contacted the LBS who said this is because the spokes were still settling in and was told to bring wheel in to be tightened. I was not advised of this when I collected the wheel after the build. Based on this logic, all new bikes sold would need to be brought back... or are wheels properly tensioned at the factory? Is this correct; sounds odd? Any comments would be appreciated. Thanks.

Thanks very much Jehosefat. That confirms what I was told by another this week-end. It is a relief, as I was worried the Lux inverter would be 'screaming' or pop anytime it got close to 5KW. That extra 3KW allowance is peace of mind in case anyone switches on one appliance too many (of the essentials). Have revised my layout for which plugs to put via inverter. Thanks again to the guys on this forum who gave me useful info. Just waiting for stock now. Cheers.

Thanks Frosty. I'll read through bit later. I'm looking at the Lux SNA5000. Happy to go easy during load shedding, but after that I don't want to be limited. I want all plugs on essentials, so I can choose what I want to use for 10min depending on needs. Seems crazy to then still be limited after load shedding.

Hi guys. I have a technical question. If I opt for the 5kva with 1 x 5.12wkh battery (no pv's), I understand that during load shedding I'm limited to using certain appliances only at the same time, up to eg 5000 watts combined (1c battery). My question is...if there is no load shedding, can I run more than this...ie can I run eg 7000watts at the same time as I do now when using normal Eskom power? Or, does all power have to still go through the inverter and I'm limited to 5000 even though there is no load shedding? My non-essentials will be stove, geyser, pool-pump. During non-load shedding, I want to be able to use microwave, kettle, airfryer etc which are all on the essentials - at the same time? Guidance would be appreciated.

Hi Frosty. Lux sna5000 is on the shopping list.

Thanks for reply. Sunsynk, pity... it's R10k more than the others I was looking at.

Hi Gr3mlin131. What brand and model inverter is this? Screen display is quite informative - many other inverters require the app to see this info?

Thanks for reply i24. However, thanks to Hairy & Frosty (and a mate of mine) I've been convinced Lithium-ion LiPO4 is the way to go. I'm waiting on stock, but am opting for the Lux SNA5k hybrid inverter and a 5KW 1C battery - either the Shoto or the new Hina Hi-5 (which is new tech sodium-ion, which is apparently better and safer than Lithium?). I'll decide when stock options arrive. I'll add panels later, possibly, but should be able to manage since I've got a solar geyser.