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Not everyone wants to finish at 12 in the dark and freezing there ass off. My opinion get a coach, trust the system and enjoy the process

Cyclesure is the best place to go. I have never had a problem claiming. With all the added benefits you can't go anywhere else.

Guaranteed you not covered in races. Whether its stolen or damaged.

You can not go wrong with, Training Peaks and Garmin Connect. Strava is like a facebook account. Only worth a check who is riding.

Get a fast Aero dynamic road bike. This way it will benefit both worlds. With a TT bike there is so much margin for error that it will not benefit you in anyway if you don't use it properly.

You can Ride with the Raffa Cafe group. A really good bike shop in the heart of Kyalami. They do rides every Weekend and weekdays.

Your problem. Two words. "Android phone"

The SWAT kit is unbelievable and is such a convenience. The price is actually R1800 and includes: 2 bottle cages Top cap chain tool Swat box multi tool tire levers co2 and an inner tube You can buy that kind of convenience at any other bike manufacturer. If you don't like it. Either tape everything to your bike or carry it in your pocket.

Discovery should scrap the points system for walking. There are politically correct term, "over weight" humans whom don't even go to the shopping center but rather sit on the couch drinking 10 cokes a day and shake there watches to get 10000 steps. The points for step system should be scrapped. You have stopped the Strava operating system as you found people were cheating, by recording an activity without a gps or heart rate tracking unit. How is this different with the points for the step system. There are a number of people who cheat the system by shaking there devices and record their steps. This constitutes fraud, "as they are then not paying for the device" and more. The same people who, join the gym and only swipe there cards for the same reason. They only want the rewards. There should be stricter, measures with the points system. There are solutions and many people will argue with them. If it were up to me I would put in place qualifying criteria, which you would need to do a fitness assessment and base it on your age, weight and level of fitness you need to achieve according to those factors. If you don't qualify, make sure you do next time by getting off your buttocks.

Hi Guys I saw Davids reply as per below. Neil has be lawyered. David van der Want • 2 days agoMr Holtshausen - I invite you to come on a 30 minute bike ride on the streets of Cape Town with me at a time that suits you. I own two bicycles and I am happy to lend you one if you don't have access to one. My hope is that this experience will illustrate to you two things - first, just how vulnerable one is on a bicycle in the streets and second, through this that you might discover an empathy for fellow road users that your article shows is currently hidden behind short sighted entitlement. I also invite you to consider how some sections of your article might be viewed by a community of commuters and sportspeople who on an almost monthly basis read and hear about one of their number being killed by a careless motorist. The most recent of which is a young woman killed in the early hours of last Saturday morning outside Wellington by a young man driving to Stellenbosch barefoot. She was in the yellow line at the side of the road at the point of impact and was instantly killed. She was riding to meet her Dad for a training ride. I think what you might learn on a 30 minute ride with me is that cyclists face an almost continuous barrage of aggressive and poor driving - the kind of driving that sees over 1700 people, 600 of them pedestrians, killed on our roads in the "festive" period. You face this driving armoured in the relative safety and false sense of security that the steel and plastic and airbags of your vehicle afford you. I believe your article is inflammatory and irresponsible in the context of what is clearly a crisis on our roads. Instead of promoting a sense of empathy and understanding for people on the roads you adopt of posture of righteous indignation as if the existence of cyclists on the roads is an affront to your safety when in reality it is your attitude to cyclists evinced by your assertion that motorists should not be blamed for the death of a cyclist. In a strange way this is already the case. The motorist who killed the young woman outside Wellington is unlikely to be severely punished. The invitation to come for a ride is a sincere one - don't be too afraid - your bike will have a 700 lumen light on the front and a red light on the back visible at 2000 meters in daylight and I'll lend you a bright yellow stay wider of the rider shirt. To all those who might be inclined to agree with this article I invite you, next time you see a cyclist on the road to consider that it might be me - a father, partner, contributing member of society and that all that stands between me and death on the bonnet of your car is your willingness to see me, and extend courtesy and understanding, even if it costs you 1 minute of your mad rush to the next red robot. 7 • Reply • Share ›

Well said.

I am not slamming you either as previous responses but, you had to have said something to provoke a response like that. I might agree that retailers are under extreme pressure during Black Friday and Christmas time, however that does not mean that they can throw away clients especially new clients. In your 1st point you said you would give them a bad review, this is a typical consumer issue, when they do not get there way immediately, they seem to throw their toys out of the cot and stamp their feet like an angry child. You would not even get a response from Checkers on a day like that, as they are so busy that they need all hands on deck. My advice is, if you don't get a response go down to the shop. If you don't live near there then go elsewhere, but you will never get a response on a day like Black Friday

I started cycling last year August and got roped into doing the Ultra in January. This is best race experiences I have ever had. It was really tough, but with the amazing views, water points and hospitality this little town offers. I would come back year after year.

My race results are have been consistent. This year however I was injured and had to miss 4 months. When I did start again I was put in a lower batch D. Which was fine due to the result of my Seeding "Depreciated". This however, is a problem for consistent, B batch riders like myself, whom are now penalized to harshly and get now have to get put into batches way down the line with riders whom don't want to ride the obstacles. If i look at Racetec's timing and seeding they do not penalize you as harshly and they use a different consistent, calculation. Nevertheless all I am asking for is consistency and not such big penalties such as the Barberton penalty.

Hi Guys I thought I might add to this topic. SAS seeding has gone mental. There is seeding or systems are in a complete mess. My seeding has gone from hero to zero. E.g. Barberton XCM Was 36.7 then changed to 40.16 and now is 42.25 USN MTB 3 Was 40.1 then changed to 40.60 and now is 41.48 Nissan Trailseeker 4 Was 40.21 then changed to 40.64 and now is 41.18 I agree that the seeding should change after an event once the difficulty of the course has been finalised. I dont see why your seeding for that event should ever change again. If SAS had the same system as the golf handicap system, Yes I would agree taking the last 3 Index's of your last 3 rides. But thats not happening they are taking your best 3 Index's and they are changing it when ever they like. The Index's should not change SAS. Your Software has to be looked at and needs to be consistent.