Woofie

Hi Guys We need someone else to ride in the Oakvalley 24hour team event. The event is 4 riders, 10km, you will need lights. Runs from 12 (lunch time) will sunday 12 (lunch time). You can mix it up how you want to ride it is a team relay so as long as the person with the most doesnt have more than 2 extra laps than the person with the least laps. You will need lights. Website for more info : http://www.dirtopia.co.za/24-hours-of-oakvalley Anyone keen on riding with us? Please let me know ASAP.

Anywhere in the surrounding areas is actually close enough. A nice ride to the start is great for a warm up. I will probably ride there from table view.

I will join again for one or both of these.

I ran tubeless in my road rims for about a year. The stans sometimes used to seal. Even at 8-9Bar. But the nicks from glass eventually open up and you just end up with your frame being covered in latex and grit. They do eventually seal at 4 bar or so. After pumping them up they will hold pressure again for a little while and then go through the process of covering your bike with grit again. I was using the Hutchinson atom tyres at the time. One of the problems is that these tyres are too soft. Glass destroys them. If they had to build a tubeless tyres with gatorskin strength then maybe you will get away with it. And btw I tried so so so many times to patch the cuts from the inside. Within a little while the ammonia eats away the glue of the patch and you just blow out again. Tried all different options even the special Hutchinson tubeless repair glue. Nothing helped. Road = too much pressure and the seal will never hold properly. There is one other thing that just might work. 25c tyres can run lower pressure due to their bigger size. If you are a light guy, you may be able to get away with running 5bars and then sealant should work for you. Will be a really comfortable ride without the risk of any kind of flats.

Alone ?

Sorry if it has been asked already,...... scanned through the pages but I cant see. Anyone know why Johann Rabie rolled in two minutes early? Did he manage to get away somewhere?

Although..... With the kind of turnout we are getting now days I think guys could be keen to carry on for longer. Personally I wish there was more happening in december because I always hate that big gap over that period.

Thanks Dennis

Yep. Dont waste your time there. Rather be the slowest on a wednesday getting stronger than a strong boy on tuesdays wasting time there....

hehe. Same here. Havent been there since the argus Felt lank good for the first 30 min and then suddenly died. I will be back for more

I will see what I can do.

Im keenish.. I will have to see if I can free up that day though. Thats a whole lot of time away for the day.

You cycling up to fetch them as well?

I am...... But I have only been cycling for the last three months again. My Strava records are going to be really punitive when I hit that 160km mark without any real distance in these legs....... Next year hopefully I will have the time to do it. Been a bit hectic the last two years. I loved my DC's I have ridden though so it is definitely on the cards for as soon as I can do it. Peter - are you riding with the outriders? Frail - who you with? City Cycles?

noteam?

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I dont know..... whats my formula......

Maybe next time dont get a FREEWHEEL and it wont wear out so quickly..... was probably worn already judging that it was free.....

Dont you wear covers over your shoes? Even old socks work quite well.

Frail you are still flipping crazy I see!

We can give him one though for at least trying to wear protection ......

Your vasectomy go bad?

Where did he find such a big condom....

i dont know I spent lots of time wondering about this a year or so ago. Boys is 1km longer AND includes some climbs AND a steep descent with a sharp corner and speed limit. Going around the coast is shorter and doesnt have any of the above problems. I also back then spent time comparing the pro's times from multiple events and I worked out for the top guys it would have hit them with about 3 mins. For the normal riders like us (well 2.50 normal 100km races kind of rider) with our starting group and we are generally a couple of tons heavier than the racing snakes we could be looking up to a 7 to 10 min penalty. Even if you are a strong rider if you are stuck in the bunch when you get there you are stuck. You are going to get caught up at snails pace on the climbs. If the SE is pumping the last thing you want to do is attack up the left so generally everyone just pushes to the right and slows down. For the downhill everyone gets scared of the chop in front of you that is doing something weird and the whole pace stays lank slow. Look at it this way as well - around the coast you will definitely average at least 40 for the one km stretch. (us normal guys) On the mountain that average could drop to 20 and then it is a km longer as well. But what I would love to see to settle it nicely. Someone with a power meter go and ride both routes as you would - one over boyes then go back and ride the same around the coast. On the same day within a fairly short amount of time. Ride at a normal persons pace like maybe 200watts for each route and lets see what happens. What this wont give us though is the bunching slow down that always happens on boys but effort wise it will tell us what is happening.