Wayne pudding Mol

Hi, it’s not technical and you’ll be fine - practice going uphill though as there are some decent climbs - if you feel out of your depth here and there, just push but it’s mostly smooth and fun

@Benkydo you think criticism that you are soft for riding a teenie 36 chainring with a massive 52 is warranted? I mean over 3000km I could understand but not for these short rides. Just what I heard on the street/gravel Also I have heard bling chainrings with matching shiny bolts and stuff is what the big dogs are using these days

give him a season with Doug and his career will need resuscitation

If you’re looking for a nice closed road race, The herald in PE just before the argus is when I usually dust off a roadbike and realise how woefully unprepared I am for the CTCT 2 weeks later but at least I’ve done a training ride

nice info thanks

are there more or less people cycling on roadbikes? Seems like cyclists have safer options and if cycling is a lifestyle more than a race, you can stretch your loot a bit further and include the family. For us most places we like aren't down a smooth tar road But as we are here flogging dead horses I would just like to say I really miss the fax machine

Fresh on a Saturday morning after 8 hours sleep I do 50km at a similar average speed

Apart from being a machine and all round gentleman, Benky loves riding so much he’ll ride around the block with your grandma at her pace and be having a blast

This is textbook racing, call a truce until the last 800km sprint

Ciovita has brought one out, maybe the best “gravel” shirt I’ve seen - was at my lbs and I’ll say the same thing I said to them, bloody nice but I can get 9 flannel shirts (and have done) at picknpay pay for the same price summer is coming so I might hack off the sleeves

I love gravel bikes, ugly ones, confused ones, racy ones even spez ones the niner made me send them an enquiry to which they never responded thankfully I have yet to see one I prefer to my curve and this one definitely ain’t it - I should see a few around soon as I live in S country. Good luck to them, creating a need where there isn’t or maybe is one

If you have a massive head and 99 bucks for the courier guy I’ll send you one - dm me

Great that you have a bike and hope you drop that weight and have fun and ride in your wife beater and crocs but please wear a helmet. Just one serious suggestion now though, your photo has to be taken on a couch or you’ll get a puncture everyday and your gonads will permanently rashes

Spare a thought for this dude, Aussie Steve Macgraw who is amongst the lunatics having a fun ride from Plett to Namibia He hurt his back on day way and then got harassed by me with a million questions along the 7 passes this morning

like putting in decking screws in my case and having my gloves pulled off - I am well pretty well aware of when one shouldn't wear safety gloves and they can actually be dangerous, much like long beards. My comment was tongue in cheek