kingalton

I saw online that entries will be possible on the day?

the difference is he was giving his opinion\reason on why he and others prefer to protects themselves with a safety car.. You were telling him what he should do or shouldn't do, not what you do.. if that is what you do, then its great, well done, you are willing to take that risk when going out on the road on your bike...... we aren't all willing to accept the risk and you cant tell us we need to accept the risk.. but that is just my opinion.. its not personal.

I believe you were the one calling other people idiots, and forcing your opinions on others - Tubehunter was merely explaining the reason why we have had to resort to riding with a safety vehicle.. its not safe out there and joining a club that has a safety vehicle following is one of the ways we have had to adapt, to survive..

Pabloesque - do you think its a joke or he is overreacting with that pic as a reply to his post?

Some know the story - Earlier this year I was taken out by a motorist, we were a group training for ironman, riding in single file.. the guy took a chance and tried to pass us, but as he was passing, an oncoming car got in the way and he had to cut in front and took me out... it was end of my ironman and I had broken bones and a hefty bill which I had to fit (different story re trying co claim anything from a motorist that hits you) - I got off relatively lightly, if you can consider what happened last weekend - if we had a car behind us, this wouldn't have happened.. I am super scared to ride on the road now and don't want to go ride on the road without a safety car.. I have a 4 month old boy now who I want to have a father growing up, I have a right to ride on the road and I have the right to have a safety car behind me to protect me.. if the law doesn't protect you and wont even allow you to claim for medical expenses from the driver that hit you, then I am afraid we have to make our own plans to keep ourselves safe... sorry for the impatient drivers out there, but my safety is more valuable than the 2 minutes you have to wait..

What are the bottlecage holes on the toptube for? a type of "SWAT" system?

great race and great route, only problem was the routes joining.. it really slowed us down lot on the bike, had long single track sections with little opportunity to pass.. will be back for the next though..

Some people use whatsapp to chat to their mates, some people use thehub...

I was very excited to see that message re the short yesterday.. how does the seeding work? do we get it at registration or can we find out before?

have had quite a few guys telling me they are taking my 2x10 groupo.. never hear anything further..my favourite was peter that wasted my time from the Saturday till the Tuesday - eventually told him to deposit a holding deposit and then he went quiet... I suppose he is still fixing a truck in secunda or is it escort??

Resprayed bike with new groupo on :-)

Only once I think and by mistake for our batch, we were sent out to the right at the start and went out for 5km before realising something was wrong, headed back to the start and then had to do the full route - always fun doing a 10km warm up before you actually head out on the normal route.. :-) this was quite a few years back..

http://www.obiketestsite.co.za/joomla30/index.php/component/rokecwid/?Itemid=#!/~/category/id=10163038&offset=0&sort=normal not sure if you have seen this?

A friend cycled past after it happened and he said that a guy in a bakkie passed a taxi on the yellow lane and then lost control and hit the cyclist and the bakkie rolled.. That's what he heard at the scene.. It's terrible and so unnesesary, a stupid twit that was too impatient and believes rules don't apply to him.. Now a family and friends are in mourning due to someone that could just wait their turn, it's typical!! (That's what I have heard, not first hand knowledge)

LIKE - Tri is often about NOT losing time, push too hard and the 5 minutes you make up on the bike, can add 40 minutes to your run.. last year on the Rockman I smashed the bike pretty hard, was lying top 10, then got such a spasm in my back that I pretty much walked the run and ended WAY back..

hahahaha - glad we cleared it up then...

Agree - Smash it is very loose indeed - if you have done a few brick sessions in training, you should know how you feel coming off the bike onto the run.. take it easy when you start running, I always feel super strong when I start the run and realised very quickly that the strength drains very fast... rather start slow and build the pace if you can.. on the bike give it a good go, but don't kill yourself! For your first tri, rather finish thinking I should have pushed it a bit harder, better than blowing up on the run and hurting all the way home... remember to stretch the legs in the last few kms of the bike, stand up, drop your heels, stretch the legs out as much as possible, will really help the transition to the run... enjoy the first one, its a super experience...

5150 is short enough to pretty much smash it all the way... that said, save a little for the run of course.. but smash it none the less..

chances are their insurance wont pay out if they are proved to have been drunk.. not sure how that would affect your claim..??

haha - luckily I will never have to pass you on the bike....

Going 1x11 - all X01, besides crank which is XX1

haha, in all the excitement of the new fatherhood craziness, I managed to forget to pay for my 5150 bela-bela entry.. I have now entered (and paid) for hakahana! I must say in a way I am relieved, as I haven't swam since Feb and I am keen to tame my newly refurbed and upgraded beast...

phil dropped far back now, not sure if technical

phil in 4th

Phil dropping off the pace now..