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    I miss power balance bracelets, you could spot an idiot from a distance and avoid at all costs
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    if I won the lottery I wouldn't tell anyone, but there would be signs...
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    Something decathlon relevant for you, they have bike map boards in the centurion branch, Think they were R499 all in, plastic but look like they will do the job. Can't find them online but they were definitely in store. https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/rotating-mountain-bike-orienteering-and-adventure-race-map-holder/_/R-p-303590
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    We honestly pick and choose when to go there, mainly when we want EU imported stuff. Some of the flooring, tapware, tools and stuff you definitely can't get as good at builders/chamberlains/mica. But there is certain stuff that it is definitely in a different league. The online platform that is now nearly like a marketplace for local retailers is also useful. My annual hardware/builders spend means I get a solid rebate from Chamberlains so it is worth me shopping there most of the time and getting delivered. The perception is a bad thing though. I have a few running shorts from DC that are better than most major brand shorts. Day to day I wear their hunting long pants and hiking shorts. Last few weeks I have been wearing swimming goggles and they are as good as any speedo pair I have ever owned.
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    macro economics of their network makes a lot of sense IMO. Gauteng is small enough for 1 distribution hub/dark store servicing 25% of the population and 33% of the GDP. WC would mean another DC, for 12% of the population and 13% gdp. Yes on the smaller scale for cycling the WC number of cyclists would null and void the above, but I think for general sports and spending power it makes sense to flood GP and then look at going to other regions. Your bigger loss in WC is not having Leroy Merlin...
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    I had a close look at their Carbon XC rockhopper the other day in store. GX with a recon fork and boost spacing. Really not a bad looking bike, I would be happy to take it for an expedition or a big ride and not be stressed about whether is it good enough. Similar spec Specialized is R50, so at R27k it is a steal. The fork and brakes may not be 100% comparable but ya it's not a bad option.
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    budget for a full day work for 2-3 people cleaning up after the event. Route markers, gel packets etc have a capable team around you. As an adventure racing team we host a few events, but we know everyone can do xyz, so race day you are relaxed you know to focus on your tasks and the others will get theirs done. makes a huge difference, takes a lot of pressure off race director. Always have backup plans for key things- power supplies, routes, AV systems and tents. You have no idea how many event organisers have puled a gazebo out a bush or tree from the night before.,
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    This^^^^ at the end of the day, if you are putting it in your bod you better take the 2 mins it takes to check the link below to decide if it is illegal for your sport. Being an athlete is not just about doing sport, you have PR, time/money management, nutrition and other things, like sticking to the rules... https://drugfreesport.org.za/online-medication-check/
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    34(feel 50 most mornings) 176cm 75kg, up 10 in the last 2 years size 10 feet, ankles and calves of a 5 year old Medium frame MTB's both with extra length seat posts to account for excessive leg length
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    Back in the day there was a dirtbike forum(or2) they did 'tech evenings' every now and then... What usually ended up as a bit of a jol, from what I recall they all started with someone learning how to do something/having others come help them fix something.
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    Change pace, try something new but keep moving... If it means taking up swimming, yoga, rock climbing, something new and challenging just do it to keep moving. From there you will eventually feel the itch to ride and train hard again. Also sitting out from my main sport(running) for the next 6 weeks minimum. Since injury I had some fun swimming sessions, got back on the bike a bit, Might even see if I can still clear everything on the motocross track. Reality is, since stopping running I have dropped in resting HR, lost 2kg, picked up other muscle tone and feeling fresh. I know when I can un again I will be excited to run again.
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    doesn't have to be a high output sport for doping to be effective. Doping through university degrees with concerta is rife, heck i have a friend who doped is way through a drivers licence test with it...
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    Benefits of maurten gels is that you need to eat half as many for similar amounts of carbs, the gel 160 is essentially a double gel - 65gram gel with 40grams carb. Gu gel is 32grams and 23grams carbs. So if you are fueling according to carb intake it is not that much better, but more convenient. It is easier to hammer 2 maurten than 4 gu's. But for me with the balance I prefer 3 non caffeine gu's and 1 caffeine gu per hour to manage the caffeine intake. I am on 0 caffeine during the week. The counter to this was finishing a marathon with 14 empty gel sachets in running belt after a marathon... The maurten drink 320 is a different story, it just has a much higher carb content than other drinks in less volume, so it has a huge addvantage, especially in like an expedition where you can only pack certain weight and have to carry it before consumption.
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    this is the flaw in their whole strategy, it doesn't account for real athletes... Run an 18min 5km run any day of the week and get 0 points, walk that 5km in an hour as parkrun on saturday and get 300. Ironman is 9000 points, a 100 mile trail run gets you a marathons worth. Ironman is 9000 points, an adventure race is 0 points because it is 'not healthy'
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    couple of ugga duggas on the impact driver?
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    Definitely a lot to figure out, I think finishing a marathon is easy enough, you can suffer that, but racing on flat tapped at max is a very different beast. I also think there is a time and a place for marathons and we should all spend a lot more time on flat out pace. The other thing I learned is to wear shoes all the time in the lead up to a race, especially when you are fumbling around in the dark early mornings around shower corners. This is too true, but eff there is no other way to look at it. Got to find the positive somewhere or it is depressing watching so much time/kms run go to a ball of sh...t because your toe looks like a strangled smurf after every run or even walking to far on the farm...
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    eish, I pulled the plug on the comrades plans yesterday. Toe/foot keeps swelling up after I run. Haven't run in over a week and it is still tender walking barefoot. Maybe running a marathon on a stuffed toe was not the best life decision. Lesson learned, there is always next year. Plus side is that I had my first proper swim in 5 years this morning.
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    a big kicker as well on gravel is the gearing, much broader options
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    100%, you need all 4 on gravel and you need to cherry pick the event, but I think for a 120 you will easy get away with it
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    honestly get a good movie or series going and I will sit pedaling for hours
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    I still believe that ARWC would have been faster on a gravel bike. Would have lost some time over suurberg and coming out of baviaanskloof. But you would have made up huge time the rest of it.
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    zwift and netflix/youtube
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    fixed....
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    what is a valve core spanner? I thought that is what an index finger and thumb is for... HTFU
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    At some stage that bearing siezed and then it wore out where the bearing seats. In machinery you would just weld and line bore that hole to size again. I wonder if there is a similar technique with carbon fiber resin
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