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Broke the 90Kg mark today for the first time in +-8 years. I recon at 183 cm I can aim to lose a whole bike just around my gut. I lost around 14 kg just since the start of the year. I recon the extra weight has also provided me some extra power training up to now. If I reach the 80 Kg mark I treat myself to a carbon bike.

The time issue for gain or loss over long distance has more effect in a time trial or long sprint or uphill. Usually in a race not everyone is going flat out all the time and the "two guys" with different weights will more or less ride alongside one another for a long distance of the race. You might then argue if both are doing the same pace that the one guy might be more fatigued than the other. Road races especially are more concentrated around tactics and teamwork than pushing the limits of man and machine. The next question is if the top finisher in an MTB race finishes in 3.5 hours and you in 5 or 6 hours is spending 20 to 50K more on a bike worth saving 5 minutes or so. Also there is a difference between 1 kg and 100g. Your first option for weight saving is your body. Do that first and sort your bike out after that.

Price above is AU$. If this is allowed on Gautrain I might just buy it as the busses just do not reach my house or work. Also my work has no shower facility so the extra kick will save me some sweat.

I rather think that e-bikes are nice commuter machines than sport machines. That said if you feel like a challenge and want to commute through rough terrain on trails then let it be so. Just do not shout get out of the way when you wizz past me on a hill. I found this foldable e-bilke on eBay for $999. Looks like one can use it to travel Africa by boat, train, taxi, bus and then bike. Packing it out when public transport runs out. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Junma-Folding-26-Mountain-bike-style-e-bike-ebike-electric-bicycle-/131260559002?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item1e8fbd2e9a&_uhb=1

If you can keep it warm just do not fill your container. Wait for a section of corrugated road and lock the suspension.

Like cycling GPS aplications there are also training aid applications if you want motivation and or guidance. As my tech is none existent I us the wife's Windows based phone where I found a series of apps that makes ordinary workouts more interactive. They are "The Push up App", "The Squat App", "The Sit up App" and one other I cant remember now. It starts you off from the level you are at and work towards achieving a goal of 100 push ups or with other workouts 200. I feel a lot better and can see my upper body growing stronger as I achieve more reps. It also sets goals which is always important for that achievement factor.

I paid R200 a day for a lower end specked bike. The problem also is in the terms. For instance hiring late on the first day in the after hours and returning very early on the third day should not be seen as 3 days. Rather have allowances for this while not losing out. Have agreements on damage and theft. I wont hire if there is not at least some sort of insurance even if I pay a premium that I won't be reliable for damages. Abuse is a different matter.

I think CARBS in races depends on not the distance but the time spent doing the activity. I do fine in a three hour sugar/carb fueled ride but start cramping and spiking after that. It is as if I have to start consuming more later on to keep going. Therefore one has to be very careful to take blanket advice on these things. Pro's finish races much quicker than us ordinary guys and can therefore rely more on temporary quick fixes for a short period of time. It's like crack (no i'm not a user) after doing it a while the user has to get bigger fixes until it does nothing for him then he has to stop for a while and take something to come down from that high. Sugar is a drug that only helps you out for a while. More wholesome food even carbs sustain you longer. Not being an expert at all but I think for some of us we want to be reliant on fat for fuel. So if you race and want to race faster use sugar but make sure you are fast enough to finish quikly. Personally for what I do I believe in a balanced approach during races and that LOW is better than NO carb. And to build up enough resources in my body leading up to the race rather than refueling shortly before or during the race. If you race more than one day make sure you recover your depleted energy.

Most top contenders has more than one bike at disposal at all time. They even try to get rid of them from time to time. Then there is the serious racers trying to better their times on every race they do and probably not all of them are sponsored or have replacement bikes. Then you have those of us that do not even own a fancy bike but is thinking of buying one. I believe that is where the money is in. Sometimes you get confused by the options available and would really like to properly test a higher end bike and see how it effects your riding. Using a different bike would be less a gamble as you probably have not much to risk and were entering to have a social ride anyway. The people with money probably became successful elsewhere in life definitely not from cycling. Pros live a hard life and probably wait on sponsors for most of their gear. Rather target mid level market at races that has the cash to upgrade because of comfort or wants to achieve their goals with less effort or overcome technical sections with better gear.

Also try Landjagers. They are cheap at some German butcheries and to me are even more fatty. When fresh they are also soft and easy to eat. I also convert old fizzy tablet tubes into canisters for dried berries and crushed almonds. I also use some old fashioned kaaiings on the road. I heard that the body can get secondary energy stored in raw meat which might be negative for ketosis. Does anyone have more info on this?

How does a deviation from a low carb diet influence the whole process. I was on a strict low carb diet for 3 or 4 weeks but in the last 3 days got knocked out of routine due to unplanned emergency travel arrangements. Can this just be seen as a spike of carb intakes that lasted for three days and now that I am back on low carb my process is unaffected. Also how does a once of discretion once a week influence your LCHF long term goals. Things like eating a magnum on a Sunday, a hot dog on Saturday, pizza on Friday or braai broodjie on Wednesday. I know doing all in one week or even just more than one in a single week is probably very wrong. But once a week? Does that just nullify a whole week of correct eating?

Hi I will join you guys next weekend. Got to do a short one close to home this saturday

rsa I am a BA at a logistics firm. Although I sometimes struggle to understand what a BA is supposed to do...lol I do have ideas on this if you would like to continue despite there already being such a page I'll be willing to help where I can. There is more to the idea than just a stolen bike registry and it even has commercial value to it. I am sure that with little effort I can get much more bicycles registered ... Ok lets chat if you want to, I stay in PTA

Look bread on it's own is nothing. But do not ask me to braai a "braai broodjie" and expect me to watch. Even if it was as bad as heroin I'd still eat it. From time to time one just has to say f^^kit and just enjoy it. But do that once a month. Now the way I use to roll was to braai a half loaf every Wednesday for me and the wife and take leftovers to work. I could also do with three cony rolls twice a week and eat them on the way to work. Now the only bread I do is my once a month "braai broodjie" and the odd tortilla. I will soon make the low carb tortilla myself but I TRY to buy them if available. They do make nice taco's if hanged over the oven rack for 5 mins on 120C.

With the price tag of bikes these days vs that of second hand small cars I'd say the criminals will soon become even more organised and we will see more bicycle hijackings. I't is just easier to hijack a bicycle than hijacking a car. The South African situation is unique in some ways and we need a South African solution. I suggest that the cycle fraternity combine their efforts to help stamp out the market for these stolen bicycles. If victims can list their stolen bicycle details on a central database including the serial number then prospective buyers can run the serial number of their purchase against the database. Race organizers can then also run random tests at races and people can get their bikes certified as not stolen voluntarily. Bike shops can also be asked to do checks when doing work on bikes. Maybe The Hub can take on the challenge as they have the infrastructure.

Hi I have attempted almost the same except I did not take on breeds, although, my elevation was not that bad either and I did 109km this past Saturday. I can not really say how long I have been on LCHF and how good I am adapted as most of the principles in this diet use to be part of my longstanding diet but I would abandon it on and off for periods of time. That said I think I only really started concentrating on reaching full on adaptation two weeks ago. Like you I had more or less the same diet. I had the Bullet Proof Coffee, Landjagers (cheaper than salami), self crushed almonds, mixed dried berries and kaiings. I felt like a champion all the way. The night before I had three beers and 1 glass of whine and a rehidrate just before bed and a rehidrate when I woke up. If the rehidrate helped me ??? Then this morning I did 47km only with BPC without food just water. My morning rides are faster and usualy range between 24 and 25km/h. I managed more or less the same but felt a little flat at the end and when I analised my segments they were very poor to previous rides in the past weeks closer to the end. This time no beer and no rehidrate and no food. I think the biggest factor whas thad I started with a high pace and even broke a personal best and then really never recovered. Also my leags were not recovered from the Saturday ride I think as mainly that is where I fealt let down on this mornings ride. I think experiment more and even after bad results try again after a while.

Nice!! Yes I read the label but was not convinced that it was good for the diet. This is a great alternative to whine which use to be my staple. It seems that beer then is better than cold drinks. Luckily I am so motivated to go cycle in the mornings that I rarely dare to overindulge these days. But it does happen.

The long ride went down like a dream. I had my first BPC just before the ride an 30 mns in the ride I knew this ride was going to go down nicely. As indicated in previous posts I only refueled with landjages and kaiings, nut mix (nuts, dried mixed berries, crushed almonds and coconut flakes) and about 2 L of water. I have to mention that I had to start of the morning with a rehidrat. I did 110 km and managed to set a PR in the last 5 km on a 1.5 km segment. I'f my wife was not already fuming with me being late for an appointment I'd go another 20km. My previous 100 + ride I had cramps from the 80km mark no thanks to a regiment of gels and carb mix in the bottle.

Ok Thanks then I was in line to want to do a long distance ride tomorrow. Almost changed that... misinterpretation.. Ok how low carb is Castle Light anyway. The bottle lable reads almost no carbs per bottle. Alchol is no good I know but I am no robot. These days even 3 gives me a buzz so no need to overdo it.

Translation?? I must do shorter distance at higher speed. Say 50km in 2 hours or max 75 in 3 hours if I can on no fuel and then do a high fat low protein intake as described above. My wife will agree with this one as I wont be out 6 hours come Saturday.

Who is riding what this weekend and does anyone need a partner?

I started a 30 day quest that is now turned into a 40 day quest to go from 92 to 85 kg so fat loss is why I am doing it. I lost 2 kg I hope cos it is an up and down scale reading thus far in 14 days and the first week was more like Oktoberfest for me. Also LCHF is supposed to enhance your capability to render energy from fat. My mother runs comrades and this year she did not do any carb intake compared to the previous 9 years and she said that it was her best ever in the way she felt. If there are carbs let it be natural raw carbs rather than refined processed carbs

Stats say this year top nine finishers were Soft tail and 10th was the first hard tail in the Epic. 27.5 was not first but had very good representation in the top 10. I have a hard tail 29r and for a fatty like me I wont say it is not doable but I think there must be something better out there. Also long distance corrugated roads leaves the whole upper body tensed up after 80 km. However I rode behind a guy on a duel suspension this morning. I wander if his shock was flat or not locked out or is this how these bikes behave (on flat tar), the guy looked like he was riding waves on a dingy. Will have to borrow a duel suss before I buy one. I am currently looking at a Cube

It can be argued that it can act as a counter weight for sideways motion. Just joking Anyway this thread topic ends with MTB we rarely sprint down mountains. For those of us not chasing the podium we also do not have sprint finishes.

Now how is this better than a saddle bag???? looks like a patch job. I had one and it did and looked worse.