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Markellis

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  1. in my experience you do spin out with MTB gearing.

     

    I used my MTB for a few months on the kickr and like you say the flat roads sucked.

     

    It’s not unusable, just frustrating trying to stick to groups or make any decent times.

     

    I got an entry level road bike now that lives on the trainer and it’s a lot better.

     

     

  2. Hated my 530, sold it after a a few rides and went back the Roam.

     

    GPS was terrible, constant dropping and rerouting.

     

    Build quality was terrible, felt like it belonged in the toy isle at PicknPay.

     

    Functionality and usability is much better on the Roam.

     

    Wahoo just works, easy to use on the bike and easy to setup

     

    I’ve owned many many Garmin bike computers over the years and won’t be rushing back after my experience with the 530 and using a Wahoo product .

     

    Wahoo for me

  3. Unless you directly involved in these events I’m afraid a post on the hub is not going to get anything changed.

     

    These posts pop up almost annually on the hub, everybody throws their panties out the crib and has a moan but majority continue to enter these events regardless.

     

    Personally I do a handful of events these days compared to what I did a few years ago.

     

    Organisers are at the point where they can take the p!ss out of events and know that they will still get numbers.

     

    I saw an event advertised on Facebook charging R700 for a 40km or 50 km track??

     

    Some races use bike parks and just add a few KM’s extra single track and charge R300-R400 more than a day entry to the park costs.

  4. I have finally reached that stage in life where I have to respect the environment and accept Lycra and my body were not meant to be.

     

    I took the plunge and got a baggy pant.

     

    Now the problem I am finding is getting free ride type shirts to ride in.

     

    I managed to find a xxl fox ranger shirt at CycleLab only to get it home and find a big hole under the arm. Fox no longer seems to bring cycling clothing into SA so getting a replacement is a no go.

     

    What other brands are guys buying? And the xxl guys what are you riding in?

     

    Im at the point of just getting loose fitting jogging shirts as I can’t find any cyclin branded shirts

     

  5. I also use Zwift a lot and recently went the TrainerRoad route.

     

    I find the training programs easy to follow and easy to adjust to fit in with your lifestyle. I am only a month in but really enjoying it.

     

    Nice thing is you can opt to push the workout to your Garmin and do the session as an outdoor session.

     

    I connect to Zwift and TrainerRoad at the same time so you still get the social part of Zwift combined with the structured training from TR.

     

    Only thing that's a bit crap is no trial period so you have to sign up from the start.

  6. Just to get a patent on a frame is over USD300k I believe. That's before moulds and materials etc. The last conversation I had with Pyga staff was that the frame will only be available end of year anyway, lots can change in that time.

     

    The first 50 guys who go in the first batch are smiling right now I'm sure :)

     

    Pat doesn't build rubbish so we know it's going to be something special. R75K special we don't know yet.

     

    I'm happy on my Stage...going to have to be:)

     

    I have started a project to build a Epic Evo, and the s-works frame cost me 60K

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