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Those of you who did it last year will remember the blistering headwind for the final 40km; that was real character building stuff. I hope its not as bad this year, but the headwind will definitely be there:

Marinha Grande, Portugal. Bike lanes for days.

Are they able to set the tumblers to your existing lock? Or do you get a second key?

I'm dying with laughter here. Amazing.

Ahhh thanks man—this was Wanda selling Ironman group (exactly as you said). I had read that as the unbundling of the Epic race from within the Ironman group. Appreciate the links.

Can you point me to a press release that states this? I'd be super interested if that was the case.

A different kind of danger: the cycle lanes in the city have been repainted. I think its great from a visibility perspective, but they're so super slippery. I provided great entertainment to the hipsters in Clarkes on Sunday. I was a MAMIL doing my best impression of a cape fur seal on the ground. Not my finest moment. Oh well.

https://vdcwines.co.za/wild-boar-trails/ http://canetsfontein.com/trails.html

There is so much! I've done a bunch on the flanks of Bain's kloof pass, and around doolhof: https://mtbroutes.co.za/trail-detail/western-cape/peninsula-and-winelands/welvanpas-bains-mtb-trails/

The classic forgiveness vs permission.

Heya, so I "just went for it" and got past the guards. I then dropped down into the northern valley towards Dolhoof and Oaklands here: 33°38'19.5"S 19°05'24.5"E Lovely ride. Solid 12/10.

The data does not support this: https://www.bicyclerollingresistance.com/mtb-reviews Maxxis have unbelievably *** rolling resistance

Yes please. DM sent.

Folks, my support driver has bailed. Is there anyone I can catch a lift with from Ceres to Calvinia? Or anyone who could help with driving my car from Calvinia to Ceres on Saturday?

its downhill all the way.

https://on.windy.com/675n2 Thoughts on the wind?

that R2S head wind was killer.

mine also creaks. drives me nuts…

Thanks DieselnDust… CWC only has the ShieldWall… I've reached out to Coolheat to see if they can point me to someone who has stock. Funny thing this "global supply chain". Appreciate the referral though; hope you shredded the trails this weekend.

Where can I get them from?

Thanks man; any ideas where I can get these?

Protection: https://www.continental-tires.com/bicycle/tires/mountainbike-tires/cross-king-protection Shield wall: https://www.continental-tires.com/bicycle/tires/mountainbike-tires/cross-king-shieldwall-system Can't pick between them, looking for some expert input. Bonus points: where can I get them in the WC? I'd appreciate your input…

There is this file used to determine the expected position of satellites (called EPO or Extended Prediction Orbit). Sometimes this expires and then the watch needs to download it (super slow over these streams). Could be that yours had expired and then you had to wait for a "cold start" lock. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_to_first_fix

Looks like supreme racing weather: https://www.windy.com/distance/car/-33.92,18.43;-33.93,18.43;-33.93,18.44;-33.93,18.45;-33.94,18.46;-33.94,18.46;-33.94,18.46;-33.95,18.47;-33.95,18.47;-33.96,18.46;-33.97,18.45;-33.98,18.45;-33.99,18.45;-33.99,18.46;-34.00,18.45;-34.02,18.45;-34.03,18.44;-34.04,18.44;-34.06,18.45;-34.08,18.45;-34.08,18.46;-34.08,18.46;-34.10,18.47;-34.11,18.47;-34.11,18.47;-34.13,18.45;-34.13,18.45;-34.13,18.44;-34.14,18.43;-34.14,18.43;-34.14,18.44;-34.15,18.44;-34.16,18.43;-34.17,18.43;-34.17,18.43;-34.18,18.42;-34.19,18.43;-34.20,18.45;-34.21,18.46;-34.22,18.47;-34.23,18.47;-34.24,18.48;-34.24,18.47;-34.25,18.48;-34.26,18.47;-34.25,18.44;-34.24,18.42;-34.23,18.41;-34.21,18.41;-34.21,18.40;-34.20,18.38;-34.19,18.37;-34.18,18.36;-34.17,18.35;-34.16,18.34;-34.15,18.35;-34.14,18.35;-34.14,18.35;-34.14,18.36;-34.13,18.39;-34.12,18.39;-34.11,18.38;-34.10,18.38;-34.10,18.37;-34.10,18.35;-34.09,18.35;-34.09,18.35;-34.09,18.36;-34.08,18.36;-34.08,18.36;-34.07,18.37;-34.07,18.37;-34.06,18.37;-34.06,18.37;-34.06,18.37;-34.06,18.36;-34.04,18.36;-34.04,18.35;-34.03,18.35;-34.02,18.35;-34.02,18.35;-34.00,18.35;-34.00,18.34;-34.00,18.35;-33.99,18.35;-33.98,18.36;-33.97,18.37;-33.97,18.37;-33.96,18.38;-33.95,18.38;-33.95,18.38;-33.94,18.38;-33.94,18.38;-33.93,18.38;-33.93,18.38;-33.92,18.38;-33.92,18.39;-33.91,18.39;-33.91,18.39;-33.91,18.41?2021101018,-34.170,18.409,10

backcountryrisk.pdf see the attached, this is the real info. BackcountryLightningSafety.pdf