Duane_Bosch

That thing isn't a ski lift mate.

Been to the Portes du Soleil many times. It's a truly beautiful place. Everywhere you look is a postcard. Then there's the biggest trail network on the planet. And some ski lifts. And some amazing roads to ride.

That's also stunning and I've spotted that bike before but this was a C64. I like the Concept but prefer the old school looks of the lugs and straight pipes of the C bikes.

Agreed. Good lord that's ugly. I saw a Colnago C64 not that long ago at Seattle in HB. It was a beautiful blue. Google says the colorway is called Art Decor. It was so unbelievably beautiful. For me It was the best looking bicycle I've ever seen. And possibly the best looking 2 wheeled anything I've ever seen. It was so utterly beautiful that if I owned it I don't know if I could bring myself to actually ride it.

I bought a pair of Kayano's and a new garmin. It says I'm still useless. It's definitely the shoes.

Haha. Yes indeed. Shopping at woolies is hard work you know. Got to measure them calories and count steps.

Those 5k Nike's with the carbon sole are used almost exclusively by moms pushing trolley's in the local woolies from what I see

Indeed. I miss gong to Europe. It's been 4 years. Hey OP. How about buying a 150k Colnago? (dunno if that's possible) Do a trip to Bassano del Grappa and getting your Colnago there? I saw a Ferrari branded one with in a shop there and the shop was carrying them at the time. It was the main Cannondale shop in Bassano. Fly in to Venice. commuter train to Bassano. Monte Grappa is RIGHT THERE. We did the "easy" route and that's 1550m of climbing in 27 grueling km with about 200m of downhill in the entire 27km. Passo San Boldo is on the other side of the same massive mountain. The Pordoi and all the passes in that zone are within easy driving distance and so is The mighty Zoncolan (in a different direction) 30k could get you there for a week to have a honeymoon with your new lady and you can smash out some Giro climbs. It's nice deciding what to do with other peoples money.

Experiences over things for me too. But someone who has 180k to drop on a bike has probably also been to those places or similar recently. The Bossi makes me fizz.

10 years later and we're watching Game of Thrones. Don't laugh. NO SPOILERS

FWIW. I bought the cheapest wheel off trainer I could find just before the entire planet got lobotomized. Elite Zumo. And even tho I can't look at it right now without gagging I still think it's some of the best cycling money I've ever spent. I used it to train for Sani (the one that didn't happen) and I think i was the fittest I've ever been thanks to it. When lockdown happened I continued training as if Sani was going to happen even clocking some 100km rides in my study. Hence the gagging. I can't comment on a wheel on smart trainer but I did have a wheel on dumb trainer with the blue tire and a wheel off trainer is a MUCH more enjoyable experience. The ride feel is so so so much better. The feel of a wheel on trainer is just horrible compared to a wheel off trainer. I pretty much bounce between Zwift and Rouvy. I just time my cancellation so that I don't pay for both subscriptions

This is my opinion but live racing against the clock never seems to translate well to TV. Think IOM TT, Downhill Skiing. Even World Rally. Trying to televise DH must be close to impossible. Mega niche sport that no one wants to pay to see. Spread out over a vast area. On a mountain in the middle of nowhere for the most part. And the athletes aren't exactly household names. EWS. Even more niche. Spread over an even bigger area and over a longer timeframe.

If you want my (limited) insights I'm happy to help. I'm not done with Mallorca. Next time Camper Van though.

Mmmmmm. Mallorca. Sa Calobra. What a road.

One of those trucks converted to an overland bus things AAAAAAALMOST clipped my better half on that first left hand corner on Chappies about 4 years ago. PR's all the way to the 2nd lookout where I gave the driver a proper piece of my mind. Some German tourist lady tried to intervene but her husband wisely pulled her back. I emailed the owner of said Truck/bus company on the Monday. No response. We resolved after that incident that we ABSOLUTELY HAVE to be clear of Chappies by 8.30 before the busses come. And on the way back before 11.30 before the boy racers in their fiesta's come.

Up is fine. Compared to running down the DH trail with Eye of the Tiger playing on repeat through your buds... Not so clever.

Talking just cyclists killed by motorists my thumbsuck says 1. Alcohol 2. Texters 3. White double cabs In my experience, Taxi's may drive like tools but they are at least concentrating on the job at hand.

3 workouts on ADZ and you're there!

I once had words with a lady in Kalk Bay. Her basic justification for running me into the gutter was that the road was very narrow there so she had no choice. The thought of slowing down till it was safe to overtake hadn't even entered into her thinking.

I'm super keen on an Instinct Surf. But for the $ I'll rather keep my forerunner and buy a better wetsuit which will make a more material difference to my experience. Anyway I digress. IMO, buying 2nd hand consumer electronics is right up there with buying a 2nd hand high end SUV. The OP's experience just reinforces that for me.

Sorry for the disappointment. Can I ask an offsides question please? What is so wonderful about a Fenix that one would risk this sort of disappointment when you can get a new Instinct or even a Suunto 9 for less? That someone hasn't sweated all over and used as a kneepad. https://www.takealot.com/suunto-9-baro-sports-watch-charcoal-titanium/PLID72466377 https://www.takealot.com/garmin-instinct-rugged-outdoor-smartwatch-graphite/PLID54854154

Not Moto GP but Calvin Vlaanderen took the win in this weekends MXGP. He races on a dutch passport but he's a PE boy. It always amazes me how SA seems to produce so many MX stars with a TINY talent pool and racing scene.

Very nice. But what's the deal with the flats on the roadie?

Myself. training programs are the way.

I will never ever use travelstart ever again. Long story short I booked for France in 2019. Covid happened and we kept the "tickets" hoping to redeem them at a later date. When the time came to book or cancel it was impossible to speak to an actual human being. They had basically retrenched all of their actual staff and replaced them with a WhatsApp service that was impossible to actually get any result. I'm ashamed to say this but the only joy I got was after logging a complaint on hellopeter.