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My Redshift Shockstop stem arrived today from the US site. They have a 25% off sale, but the delivery is a significant portion. Worked out at: USD 143 Stem USD 66 Delivery R795 for taxes Ordered on the 7th, arrived on the 15th. Amazes me that something can travel that far in such a short amount of time.

I think that recipe is from around 2015 and even though it works well, nutrition has moved on a bit. I just replaced the carbohydrate part with a 1.08:1 maltodextrin: fructose and it works well (I can get up to 120g per hour in like this, but I don't mind sweet stuff). Just add a small amount of oros for flavour.

Does anyone know the current state of Clarence Drive? Looking to go for a ride there on the weekend.

It's so good TP had to buy Indievelo to try and catch up

Arrest the knob, and then arrest the other knobs who use this behaviour as justification for killing the other law-abiding cyclists on a Sunday ride (like always, the comments on that Facebook post are probably not representative of the whole, but paint a picture of the people we share a road with).

This is pretty sad news to be honest - we knew costing was coming, but 20 USD a month is too much. Yeah you get Trainingpeaks as well and that is useful for some people, but looks like I'll need to check out MyWhoosh again (sigh).

I support this way of thinking - when we make the buying decision, we tend to get swayed by weight, specs, value for money, etc. 6 months on, I think the only thing that really matters is does looking at the bike make you want to go out and RIDE!

I got a Temu HR strap for the Garmin, cost around R100 and has lasted twice as long as the Garmin strap.

There are many reported issues with the Tickr, I went through two (warranty replacement both times) before giving up and getting a different brand.

I tried one in an emergency and it lasted 1/8th of a shimano chain. So only buy it if it's 1/8th of the cost

That's what I buy as well - the free speed over the proper puncture-resistant ones is significant. And if you put OrangeSeal in, you can survive an M2 screw going through the tyre (don't ask).

You will typically only get anecdotal responses here, very few people have tried enough combos enough time to give a proper data-driven response. I'd go to https://www.bicyclerollingresistance.com/road-bike-reviews?orderby=pr and sort by puncture resistance and then choose one of the top ones with an OK rolling resistance. This turns out to be the Cinturato Velo as well, so maybe anecdotal evidence is ok too

Ah man, came here to chat about the amazing road race I saw yesterday with a generational talent doing something amazing, and sorry to see the standard "must be doping" responses. Of course, you are welcome to your opinion (it's no more based on facts than "definitely not doping"), but I think you are depriving yourself of what is probably the golden age of cycling. Back to the road race, the fact that Healy/Skujins could stay away from the "big dog" chasers for so long probably tells a story as to just how disjointed the chasing was. I saw many micro-attacks from all involved and seldom a coherent train - I'd imagine this would be pretty leg-sapping. The large amount of climbing probably also played a role in how efficient a group versus solo rider could ride.

I think there is a greater than 6% chance that he wins (he has won his last 5 one-day races, although not against toptop tier), so that means money on average at 18/1. Same as Jorgenson with a strong team at 25/1 looks like a good bet. It's playing the odds, not predicting the winner. It's basically, if this race happens 20 times, with all the bad luck that can happen in cycling and less settled teams than normal, would Hirschi win once? Or Jorgenson? I think so. Obviously Pog/Remco/MVDP/Rog (lol) cover the other 80 odd percent (with some small chance for an outsider). Would I put money on Pog at 4/7 odds... jeez almost yeah.

Given what I've been reading online, MVDP and Remco ARE the underdogs. Hirschi at 18/1 seems a good bet though.