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Theo & Rory washing off the disappointment with some Pleney Bangers. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-DAJnHsuBN/?igsh=MWVwcDJtYjFjcjY4aA==

It's the Bike Morzine whip off comp at the big table on Zore today. Holding thumbs for the Saffers. This is WAY more prestigious than a podium at a silly little World Cup or World champs. This is apparently Dylan Lamb looking to take gold for SA

Well done to Ross Kew for getting on the box at the Le 2 Alpes IXS race. https://www.pinkbike.com/news/video-and-results-ixs-european-downhill-cup-in-les-2-alpes-france.html

To begin with I think we as bike fans have been spoiled by the presence of GM. He's a one off and unlikely to be repeated ever again from any nation let alone a 3rd world country with a currency that is very weak. Somehow with an unbelievably thin talent pool we've managed to produce people like GM, Brad Binder, Grant Langston, Alby, Calvin Vlaanderen etc. And I think that has made us arrogant and spoiled. The reality is we are Not France, USA, UK and our riders are unlikely to reach those levels without spending extended periods away from home tackling Euro tracks. I've been to a French national and all the factory rigs are there and the fields are INCREDIBLY deep. Compare that to an SA national where a Gazebo is considered rather flash. I've been saying this since my first trip to the Alps in 2011. I took Duran on his first Alps trip who in turn took Theo on his first trip. The only way our guys have any chance is if they man in a van it and somehow get spotted. But they're up against it because the fast french kids have been known for years and are a safe bet. And the reality is many of the factory teams are a closed system. The 2 factory Commencal teams are NOT going to hire a Saffer. Neither is Canyon. Bernard Kerr is going to hire his mates whom he's known for years and years. Personally I think that there should be a system that rewards those guys who make the effort to go over there and put it all on the line and enter World Cups and IXS cups because our races do not prepare them for racing in Europe. Worlds in my view isn't only about the medals. It's about these guys getting the necessary exposure and experience to elevate themselves to the next level. Expecting a south african to come anywhere near the box at worlds is frankly delusional and measuring them against Greg Minnaar is cruel IMO. Anyways. Have a great weekend.

I know you didn't post that.

Congratulations. You're 100% right. In the exact same way as the not a 3 way stop, is it a yield? who has right of way here? intersection at Kirstenbosch.

I hope that if CSA does allow the Theo, Rory Etc to race you at least have the moral fortitude to turn off the tele when they drop in for their race runs.

I don't know why people go on and on about medals. There's only 3 medals. If it was only about medals there would be 6 frenchies, 2 poms, and american and an aussie racing. There are guys from Bulgaria, Turkey and other countries that are going to go to worlds and praying that they can clear all the features and are within a minute of the winners time. For them that will be the crowning achievement of years and years of work. And I GUARANTEE you there isn't a bikehub Turkey (The country) dissing their efforts. I honestly don't get it.

So this person hacked your account and posted it?

I'm afraid you don't get to moderate what people say on a public forum. Theo has carved out a unique Niche for himself and should be applauded IMO. There's MAYBE 5 people on the planet that can ride darkfest, hardline and compete at a world cup level. Brendan Fairclough has retired and Kade Edwards has stepped away from racing. So by my reckoning that leaves Theo and Kaos Seagrave. He's also the only SA gravity guy apart from Greg who makes an actual living from riding his bike. That guy is a hero and your attacks on him make you look mean spirited and a little pathetic *Discalimer. I'm a MASSIVE Theo fan ever since I saw him sending the Tokai road gap on a fubar Turner Burner in jeans and a shitty green moto lid aged 12.

Is this the same Theo that has ridden Dark Fest and Hardline?

* Disclaimer This is how it was a few years ago might have changed a bit since. You have to have a certain number of UCI points to be able to just enter. Those are collected by racing domestic series races and the IXS cups which are in Europe. The IXS races are properly packed. There are hundreds of fast guys trying to make a go of it via the IXS races. There's also an IXS rookies cup but I'm unsure if those count towards anything As an example around 180 elites entered for the Les Gets world cup 60 riders make it through from timed qualifying into the "semi finals" and 30 make it from there into the big show. There's also a rather large safety barrier to entry. If you think being able to send the main line at Conties qualifies you to safely ride a world cup track you are GRAVELY mistaken. World cup tracks are long and steep and the jumps are MUCH bigger and scarier than they look on TV.

Mylo interviewing Theo and Rory in Morzine yesterday. AWESOME Job by Myles shining a light on this. Watch the video. PLEASE! The level of commitment from these guys is mind bending.

As if to illustrate the point. That blue M9 used to belong to a very good mate of mine and then belonged to me. The blue was the color of the CRC team when they ran Intense bikes. It's one of 50 ever made and one of 2 brought into SA. It's probably the most rare and unique DH bike that one could own in SA.

This isn't what you are going to want to hear. That bike is pretty much worthless. Those Raleigh's weren't particularly special or good or rare back in the day. My advice is have 15k spare on your credit card or build up a little savings so that if it does get stolen you can easily replace it. If you're patient you can easily get a nice 2nd hand DH bike for 15k that's light years ahead of the Raleigh ITO performance. I'm in a similar situation. I have a Turner DHR that's super rare and that I'm very emotionally attached to but in the cold light of day in Rand value it's worth nothing.

They do. It's called a Ford Transit. Usually 2 guys per transit. No fancy awnings. They mostly park/squat in them in a gravel parking lot just outside Morzine between races. They also wash in the river and use the public toilets at the lift stations for the necessary daily actions. It's not nearly as glamourous as it sounds tho. Especially when it's been raining for a few days. There's 500 fast poms and ausies doing the same thing or working in chalets to finance their dreams of being the next GM. And that's just in that town. From there they bounce around doing as many of the world cups and IXS races as they can before their 90 day visa or their money runs out and they have to come home. I can't really comment on selection criteria but it's INCREDIBLY difficult for these guys to go to Europe every year and live in a van with a pathetic currency and try to race against guys that live there.

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I had loads of issues too and then one day it suddenly worked. Having said that my wife couldn't complete a ride this week tho that was a wireless issue. The connectivity where the trainer is isn't great. But IMO it's definitely not as "professional" as Zwift. If I was training religiously or lived in the UK I'd pay for Zwift. I enjoyed Rouvy until i didn't. The sufferfest was too much. But right now I'd happily trade my trainer for a treadmill. Lockdown cured me of indoor training.

Most of these have an evaluation period so you can have several months of free riding before committing

Rabbit hole alert! Like others have said you seem to prefer getting a new unit. The Core will be more than adequate. You'll also want to get a fan. No need to go too big here. just a big ol manual fan and you are going to sweat A LOT so maybe a yoga mat as a cheap sweat collector A nicely set up dedicated training area where the bike is set up and ready to go is always nice. Then comes the important bit. The software. Most of them have a 7-14 day trial period. I'd take full advantage of those before picking the one. IMHO Zwift is still the best and if I was training indoors all the time I'd suck it up and pay the subscription. My wife and I current use mywoosh. It's a zwift knock off but it's free. for now. We used to have a TV in the garage and link a laptop to that to run the app on the laptop and youtube or whatever on the tele. The TV is now in my office as a third computer monitor so we use the laptop and a tablet. This guy has LOADS of indoor cycling content

Tin foil over your socks

I started to ridicule you but then I remembered something. I had a pair of Giro gloves that I used in Mallorca in winter that are basically wetsuit gloves and they were amazing so there's absolutely no reason why this wouldn't work. The Giro gloves went on to serve me well as surfing gloves for a year or 2 too so dual use there.

Yes. They do that specifically to make it look like the reviews are authentic. But they'll balance that out with loads of OMG this pair of pants is a game changer type reviews. The overwhelming majority of the reviews you see will be positive.