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Yeah Baker gonna be hot but that's how XCO starts go unfortunately. This is Africa afterall ! How many guys have entered for the open male class ? Not doing 8 laps riding on my own again...

Eish sorry to hear that hope she heals up fast !

I see elites do 8 laps, how long are they per lap ?

Maxxis Medusa would get my vote

Best is to start by running small bit and then walking a bit and so forth building distance until you can run a full 5km in one go. You could probly just run the full distance but in a day or two you will be so stiff it's not even funny I found that while my legs adjusted quickly, my respiratory (sp?) system took allot longer to be able to cope. Be sure to also go to a reputable running shop that can analyse your gait and running style and recommend the correct shoes for you. Be carefull of shops trying to sell you minimalist shoes off the batt as well, you need some time to adapt to running first. Good socks are also nb to avoid blisters on your feet. Depending on your area and focus I would actually recommend taking up trailrunning and not road running. The dirt is softer and thus less impact on your body, you use more core and other muscles when running off-road and because of the varied terrain overuse injuries are less common than on the road. Also no drunk drivers to worry about. Just be careful of rolling your ankle but it will become allot stronger quite quick. I think all cyclists should do some running, as the impact is good for counteracting the effects of cycling on your bones as a non-impact sport. Sure the more experienced runners like Dangle will provide some more info. Next thing you will be contemplating the Comrades...

Don't think it's either, just that it's a big commitment and for most they have not committed to training for it so they aren't fit enough to do it

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Hey all Wildtrail and Hadianga Farm in Olympus, PTA hosts a social and time trial run every wednesday at 6pm at the farm, entry is R5. I'm keen to give it a bash tonight, have some new shoes to try. So who's joining ? WW.

Well I'm a huge Formula fan so I would say look at the Formula The One

Vinny - I'm still in Open Male but unofficially we can race eachother

Looked at the carb content of a serving the other day and it was really low IMO, like 12g. Do you guys eat stuff with the Game or use gels etc ? Doesn't seem like one would get sufficient energy from Game alone, unless you drink tons of it ?

What are your needs ? Budget ? Type of riding ?

My uncle recently cracked his Scott Scale RC 26" frame and they had no issues replacing it and it was done very quickly at that, even through a non-scott dealer where he bought it as well. So my vote would go to Scott. I had enless issues getting a replacement frame of my GT Zaskar so aftersales is NB to me. Otherwise you might as well buy 2nd hand or online....

I was at Groenies on Saturday should have joined. Lekker deur die dinges ! Look forward to racing and checking the course next week. Vinny what cat do you race ? Oh and the little Twitter birdy also told me that a certain local XCO champ is racing, hopefully I can get an autograph this time...

SOrry I totally forgot about this Let me know when there is another clean up

Seems to be a mindset/mentality issue more than anything else. People will exhibit the same behaviour no matter what vehicle they use. Also seems people aren't sure how to react to cyclists on the road and misjudge how fast you can actually go. A little education on this during learners licenses could maybe help but doubt that would ever happen I try my best not to ride like an idiot or drive like one for that matter and I always have proper led lights on the bike if I ride on roads, even on the mtb. Find it funny how fellow cyclists and even the guy at the lbs chirp me about lights in the day time. The more you can do to be visible the better !

Thanks will check it

My old Nokia 5230 at Crystal Springs. Set up the shot with the phone on a rock on its pouch with the self timer. The view was a nice reward after all the climbing

Seeing as I use mine for training it must be heavier or equal to my mtb. Thus wire tyres, slime and tyre liners

My thoughts exactly ! J-Bend vir die wen

Agreed if it's anything like the 26" version. However they are a pure race wheel so you would need something cheap to train on

Great initiative here guys ! Will do all of them if I can, bar maybe the 1st one, don't think I'm exactly ready for such intensity yet but we'll see hopefully training picks up a bit Will try bring some buddies to compete against, last provincial I did here there were only 3 men in the Elite class How are the entries looking ?

Entry level tri bikes by Giant and Fuji aren't too expensive, maybe give them a look ?