Speed Racer Posted September 2, 2012 Posted September 2, 2012 If it involves riding my bike, then YES! How about this weekend? Sounds good. 7am in the car park?
Agteros Posted September 2, 2012 Posted September 2, 2012 Sounds good. 7am in the car park?Perfect! Which day? Sat or Sun?
Speed Racer Posted September 2, 2012 Posted September 2, 2012 Perfect! Which day? Sat or Sun? Sunday?
W@nna-BE Posted September 2, 2012 Author Posted September 2, 2012 missed the D2D today would be keen to join you guys at SBR if possible?
Speed Racer Posted September 2, 2012 Posted September 2, 2012 missed the D2D today would be keen to join you guys at SBR if possible? Sure thing :-)
W@nna-BE Posted September 2, 2012 Author Posted September 2, 2012 gr8 thanks, i am slow though, take be about 2;45 for the 60km loop
Agteros Posted September 2, 2012 Posted September 2, 2012 I don't know what SBR is, but it sounds like a road ride (maybe a route in the South?) ...so if its a road training ride on Sunday, I would like to join please..Keen to join on Sunday? See you there? R30 entrance to the reserve (R20 per car, R10 per adult or vice versa)
Seeker911 Posted September 3, 2012 Posted September 3, 2012 I think in next years D2D I would like to see warning signs or at least have marshals slowing down the bunches at those humps to prevent what happened yesterday. dracs and Sandro 2
Dgas Posted September 3, 2012 Posted September 3, 2012 I knew about the humps ad I did a race there a week before. But there were water bottles all over the road. I lost one of mine. On some of the humps it was possible to go onto the other side of the road to miss the humps. Should the organizers be encouraging the riders to be riding against the oncoming traffic.
Sandro Posted September 3, 2012 Posted September 3, 2012 I knew about the humps ad I did a race there a week before. But there were water bottles all over the road. I lost one of mine. On some of the humps it was possible to go onto the other side of the road to miss the humps. Should the organizers be encouraging the riders to be riding against the oncoming traffic. If you keep to the extreme left you can avoid some of them too.
Speed Racer Posted September 3, 2012 Posted September 3, 2012 gr8 thanks, i am slow though, take be about 2;45 for the 60km loop Perfect. Keen to do more of an endurance ride.
Underachiever Posted September 3, 2012 Posted September 3, 2012 Tough day, mate. Got gippo guts in the early hours and spent most of the night up. Got a late start. Had to return home to get the bag with my helmet and shoes in. I was about 10km from home in Fairland when I realized my mistake. I got going again at 705. GL was due to set off at 727. To add to the dog's breakfast, one of my bottles filled with Epic Pro soaked my bag, jersey, phone, pump, etc. After some kerazee driving got to the line as my group left. Time trialled most of the first 70km, averaging 35km/h. Then came the inevitable bonk. Did the last 23km in about an hour! Finished a little shy of sub-three. Riding so far down is an excellent training tactic which I heartily recommend ;-)) Eish. If I were you, I would have stayed in bed...
Speed Racer Posted September 3, 2012 Posted September 3, 2012 Eish. If I were you, I would have stayed in bed...Yip. Too right. Were you in AL? How'd it go?
Underachiever Posted September 3, 2012 Posted September 3, 2012 Was seeded for AL, but did the Down and Dirty on Sat, so dropped to BL. Had a good race at 2:39, so quite happy :-)
dracs Posted September 3, 2012 Posted September 3, 2012 (edited) To try find a positive I would call my day "character building". My water bottle came 90% out of its rear bottle cage on one of those bumps... As it dangled precariously I tried to retrieve it but instead it somehow found its way first between the chain and the wheel and then fully in the wheel - cue a shudder followed by a lock up and me sliding along the tarmac at an unpleasant speed. My mate ruined his race as well by stopping with me - in so doing we missed the b bunch who came by while I was still trying to get myself together and he then proceeded to drag me along for the next 20km or so until C caught us in the cradle. Then my real fun began! I found my rear shifting getting progressively worse until on that last short steep climb in the cradle the rear derailleur cable snapped altogether! So now I was stuck in the 11 tooth at the back! The rest of the ride was quite literally a grind (and at times a walk). Anyway, all that said I came close to quitting - but glad I didn't. Limped home in about a 3.35 Edited September 3, 2012 by dracs
Speed Racer Posted September 3, 2012 Posted September 3, 2012 Was seeded for AL, but did the Down and Dirty on Sat, so dropped to BL. Had a good race at 2:39, so quite happy :-)Good result!
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