Woofie

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.

Not a chance I am reading all of these pages! I bought a russels hobbs expresso maker few months back. Just the expresso and frother. Got a krupps grinder as well. I was using a mocca pot before this and it was also good. But value for money the russel has served me really well. You need to start off with a good fresh roast. My friend owns a roaster and I get awesome fresh beans from his company. What a difference! If your beans are old it tastes rubbish. Grind what you need the leftover goes bad quick (by the next day, even if zipped locked) You will need to play with your technique when making your coffee and take some amazing and some not so amazing cups....... But I can happily say now that I hate ordering coffee from anywhere now because I am always dissopointed as I love my own coffee more.

eat less macdonalds maybe?

Damm. Two years off and it is now gone.... oh well

Unfortunately. But lifes unfair...... I have never stumbled across drugs and My legs are tiiiirreeeeeddddd!! :-)

True. I have also heard about this. Parents forcing kids to take hoping it will secure them a life in sport oneday.....

you can also get across the n1 at the canal walk train station. follow the road straight down to the mutual station and that will get you over the tracks there as well. i was going to try that out when i worked at mutual for a while.

i have always been told by my mtbing friends, the tougher, the dirtier the better....... where did you fall off the horse?

Kevin. Wow long time no hear man! Cool. I will track you down.....Where you nowdays? Did you go down under?

No up the road. Company called Computacenter. Big international company. Same office park as Metropolitan. Same thing I am doing now. Headhunted me, more money so off I go! Need to look after family you know. Need to just find out how I am going to get the commuting to work from there. But even if I have to go back to using the wheelchair bathroom with facecloths it is still better than sitting in traffic. Same distance and same route up to durban road so that is all good. I could even use the virgin active on that side if I am desperate.

Cool. Stick a pair of those wheels in my christmas stocking then. Well if you guys see a set floating on the hub next year then PLEASE let me know.

I will see if I can make it.

Trying on my phone. The FB login is blocked here.

Big come back next year sometime. You guys can throw a lekker dicsco in there for me...... I am riding the burger. But I am starting with one of my friends. He has never done a race before so he is likely to start all the way at the back. So I will just take the day as it comes. Realistically though he has only been back on the bike for 2 months as well so I think a easy 4 hours is what I am going to pace him for.

True. I need to also be realistic of what is going to make a difference before spending the money. Nice toys doesnt always mean faster.... With that being said, deeper profile wheels will help for the high speed sections big time. What is your guys take? Still zipps? 404's? (dont know when I will have that much money but I can dream cant I )

Sweet. I will follow both of you. Spat - Are you using your real name?