'Dale Posted December 31, 2011 Posted December 31, 2011 I got 1170m from Palm Grove to finish...Oe ja...I started my Polar 10 minutes into the ride.Yeah!
Oltremo Posted January 1, 2012 Posted January 1, 2012 Thanks Guys. A wonderful ride. I enjoyed meeting and riding with you. Have a Great 2012. Looking forward to seeing you on the road again. There are more pics on blog link.
'Dale Posted January 2, 2012 Posted January 2, 2012 Cool blogspot, Supersix 3... Glad you came out to ride with the Northerners.  I look forward to the race reviews of this course.It is gonna be a super test of racing tactics.
walkerr Posted January 18, 2012 Posted January 18, 2012 Despite spending the last 25kms of the Tour de PPA in pain, swearing at the wind and heat, and absolutely deciding I wouldn't be back to ride that stretch of the R304 again any time soon, especially not the 99er .... I've gone and entered and am bizarrely looking forward to a rematch with the beast. Amazing what a couple of days good rest and refueling can do!
Wannabe Posted January 18, 2012 Posted January 18, 2012 Despite spending the last 25kms of the Tour de PPA in pain, swearing at the wind and heat, and absolutely deciding I wouldn't be back to ride that stretch of the R304 again any time soon, especially not the 99er .... I've gone and entered and am bizarrely looking forward to a rematch with the beast. Amazing what a couple of days good rest and refueling can do!You are a better man than me (or I'm a bit more savvy ) After doing the new 99'er route on a training ride, I've realised I must wash my hair on the day of the race, and cannot ride it. It is one brute of a route, and if (no, rather how strong) the SE is blowing, it is going to become exponentialy more difficult over those last 30 odd km.
walkerr Posted January 18, 2012 Posted January 18, 2012 After doing the new 99'er route on a training ride, I've realised I must wash my hair on the day of the race, and cannot ride it. It is one brute of a route, and if (no, rather how strong) the SE is blowing, it is going to become exponentialy more difficult over those last 30 odd km. Haha - nice one! I've also been contemplating some serious hair washing that day - but I know I'll regret not going. I've never managed to get up Vissershoek without walking some of the way - I go back each year in the vain hope it won't be as steep as I remember.
Reg Lizard Posted January 18, 2012 Posted January 18, 2012 With the pain and suffering of last years race up Vissershok and Odendaal Str still fresh in my memory banks I will unfortunately not be making it to the race on time this year. I am expecting a very important telephone call from my granny living in Germany that day
Wannabe Posted January 18, 2012 Posted January 18, 2012 Yip, like I said to TinyK and 'Dale, I now pick my fights, and I can see which ones I'm gonna take a beating in. Those are the ones I avoid.As they say, with age comes wisdom!
Spat Posted January 18, 2012 Posted January 18, 2012 Lol, yip I still fall in the dumb category and will probably be crying on the day
'Dale Posted January 18, 2012 Posted January 18, 2012 I would love to be there for this sufferfest.Just confirmed my travel to the Northern hemisphere. It is one of my home events starting here in the 'hood.Pity to miss this beaut! The recce was a very useful exercise in simulation.
Tiny K Posted January 18, 2012 Posted January 18, 2012 C'mon guys just enter already. Well put Spat!  With the pain and suffering of last years race up Vissershok and Odendaal Str still fresh in my memory banks I will unfortunately not be making it to the race on time this year. I am expecting a very important telephone call from my granny living in Germany that day  Fader! Haha - nice one! I've also been contemplating some serious hair washing that day - but I know I'll regret not going. I've never managed to get up Vissershoek without walking some of the way - I go back each year in the vain hope it won't be as steep as I remember. The trick is to keep enough in the tank (about 30%) for that last stretch from the N7 - that is the toughest stretch. The extra 15Km is not making it any easier either - roller upon roller for that stretch!  Yip, like I said to TinyK and 'Dale, I now pick my fights, and I can see which ones I'm gonna take a beating in. Those are the ones I avoid.As they say, with age comes wisdom!  Come on man.... pull an Alzheimer's (with your age claim) about Vissers and come join the ride
Wannabe Posted January 18, 2012 Posted January 18, 2012 Tiny, already did. "Forgot" that I need to enter!! :D
walkerr Posted January 18, 2012 Posted January 18, 2012 The trick is to keep enough in the tank (about 30%) for that last stretch Errrr .... I think I'm gonna need a bigger tank then. Can't seem to find any listed on BuyCycle or CRC. Google did find this one though, but I'm not sure it's quite the right sort of bicycle tank http://24.media.tumblr.com/H3bYATaSzlbtlmvacKOxXydXo1_500.jpg
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