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Hi! I sometimes use redbar when I feel i need some more energy, low GI as well, quite tasty. Very nice energy bar. 250 kCal per bar which is quite a lot! Looks like they only use natural ingredients. http://www.redbar.co.za I've tasted the low GI bar from fast fuel once, but I can't remember if it was good or not, but it's an other option.

I've had a set-up with cyclefit 2 times (MTB) and I was each time pleased by the result and professional attitude. I would recommend it.

Can't say anything about other clubs as I am a JMBC member. You can join the club for any sunday morning ride as a guest (R30 fee). No obligation of joining the club, you can try a few times and decide if you like it. Good variety of rides. 4 groups to suit your speed/fitness/skills. Calendar on the website: http://www.jmbc.org.za

Hi guys, I got myself a spinning bike for home training (that's gonna be my only option soon because a baby's on it's way...). I got some training DVDs (real life videos of popular training rides) but I found out that I can do a much better workout simply watching a movie ... Any tips for visual supports that keeps you enternained and push you through the training session? thanks for you feedback.

Hi, a common calculation for max heart rate is MaxHR = 220 - age. But it can vary from one guy to an other. That would give a value of 192 for you ( you're 28 correct?). So you've reached 186 on a hill? 95% of your max HR, that seems highly possible and it looks that there's nothing to worry about. I bought a heart rate monitor a few month ago and I'm still learning to use it. You'll learn soon what Max heart rate you can reach and how long you can keep on riding at a certain heart rate without killing yourself.

If I were you I would sell the trek for maybe, R3000, and then spend the R10000 on a good 2nd hand bargain, you should be able to find something very decent that would be a HUGE upgrade, even a full suspension one...

Personnally I ride a mountain king 2.2 front. It's fast rolling and grippy, perfect for marathons, and works well in wet/muddy conditions as well.

Hi guys, After a a transport incident, my brand new trek mtb has got a very ugly scratch (the size of a R5 coin) on the side of the top tube. Has anybody had to deal with a paint job before? any specialised company to recommend (JHB area)? Thanks for your help.

Check your saddle position as well. When the pedals are horizontal, your knee cap (knee in front) must be on a vertical line above the pedal axis. This position is supposed to be the more efficient.

desperate bump as weekend is coming...

Hi, Just had a bad experience on the hub. The guy sells a saddle on the hub and leaves his cellphone number, I call him as fast as I can, he tells me the saddle is still for sale, we agree to meet at his work place the following day to make the deal, he gives me the adress and everything. Then a few hours later I receive a SMS: " Sorry I have sold the saddle to a friend". Come on hubbers, please behave when you sell something on the hub. When you agree to sell something to somebody, just stick to it, otherwise it gets really annoying...

answers: 1) And so what is the problem? Do the test: have a balanced diet for 2/3 days, a big pasta meal the evening, and a decent low gi breakfast in the morning. Then just pack your camelback with only water and go for a long hard ride...I think you would be surprised to notice how long you will last and it would prove you that your body contains a lot of energy. 2) I can tell you I do not loose weight doing that. during a race, I just use the energy I have accumulated the day (days) before. Then after the race I have a normal meal or sometimes a recovery drink if the meal does not come right after. Try to get your calories from a decent diet as well and stop eating crap like coke, chips and burgers, you'll feel the difference on your bike for sure. I think 32Gi does not provide you the energy you need for the race, it's just a small complement of energy+hydration. The main advantage is that it does not spike (and drop) your blood sugar so you will have the feeling of sustained energy levels. As there is no spike in your blood sugar, your body burns more fat (as opposed to using your blood sugar only if you spike it with high GI product). I hope it makes sense, but sorry i'm not dietician or a sport scientist so take it for what it's worth...

Hi, As an engineer, I did the same math as you, but that was after having spent 3000KCal in a race, with only 2 bottles of 32GI ( 378kcal), and I finished good and with good levels of energy. so the question is : where the **** did this energy come from? Answer: - from the food you had the 2/3 days before the race - from this pasta evening the evening before the race, which is so important - from the race's morning breakfast - from the fat your burn during the race and that is promoted by the low gi stuff. after I realised that (just after starting using 32GI), I controlled my diet on a regular basis and particularly the 2/3 days before a race. I've never had any energy problem since (made about 5 hard races), and it had happened on a regular basis before. Hope it helps.

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Hi guys, I will be in Parys this weekend and I would be keen to join some local Mtbers for a ride. I'm training for the Sabie experience at the moment so i'm looking for for a medium/fast pace long ride (+50kms), the more hills the better, but any nice ride will do! I've heard about a " Parys MTB club", anyone has heard about them? Please answer or PM me. Thanks