[Event] PPA Elgin Valley MTB

[lone one]

never ridden this race, anyone got an idea with the resent rain is it expected to be a VERY muddy race

[johnw]

looking for a Tiletoria Elgin Valley MTB entry - The 47km. john@afsgroup.co.za 0824516866

[Cacey]

Any body looking for a 52 km entry, I must give mine up as I'm way to sick to ride this stunning event, mail me at (caceyn at mweb dot co dot za), don't want spam so just read the mail address correct.

[Sparki 1]

Any1 else got a total distance of about 55km for the 47km race? Just need to determine if my computer is messed.

[Sparki 1]

Any1 else got a total distance of about 55km for the 47km race? Just need to determine if my computer is messed.

[SCD]

Groenlandberg was quite an experience. Take Tokai's mast climb and replace the tar with loose rocky and rutted jeep track. Wow.

[Ville rider]

Any1 else got a total distance of about 55km for the 47km race? Just need to determine if my computer is messed.

Sorry I got 47.2  so something wrong on your side

[DMD 1]

Morning re the 47km

 

My unit was 47.9km. Most of the strava results where the same

[Sparki 1]

Sorry I got 47.2  so something wrong on your side

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Posted Today, 07:21

Morning re the 47km

 

My unit was 47.9km. Most of the strava results where the same

 

 

thanks for the reply guys. much appreciated

[Sparki 1]

was just wondering, those who got around 47km distance, were your guys devices using ground speed distance or gps distance measurements? DMD, i know u used strava which is gps. i use a cycle computer which measure the revolutions of the front wheel in meters (set up with actual rolling distance with current tyre air pressure, actual weight, magnet positioning etc..) and convert it to km. i know my device also has a percentage error but surely cannot be more than 12% if the unit is "healthy"
My other events i recently did seems to give me an acceptable variation with only 2km diff for the 115km tip-trans, but then again, these electronic devices can fail over night.

 

i think, before i go and bin the computer, the best way to check is to do my usual trail and see if the numbers still add up. just curious to see what the distance other riders got (bmo a cycle computer with the magnetic sensor)

[T-Bag68]

Hi there Sparki, I got 47.2km and 965m Ascent using my GPS device, even GPS devises can differ, but should be there and there abouts..

[Goosebay]

was just wondering, those who got around 47km distance, were your guys devices using ground speed distance or gps distance measurements? DMD, i know u used strava which is gps. i use a cycle computer which measure the revolutions of the front wheel in meters (set up with actual rolling distance with current tyre air pressure, actual weight, magnet positioning etc..) and convert it to km. i know my device also has a percentage error but surely cannot be more than 12% if the unit is "healthy"

My other events i recently did seems to give me an acceptable variation with only 2km diff for the 115km tip-trans, but then again, these electronic devices can fail over night.

 

i think, before i go and bin the computer, the best way to check is to do my usual trail and see if the numbers still add up. just curious to see what the distance other riders got (bmo a cycle computer with the magnetic sensor)

Sometimes when you measure your rolling distance the ambient temp could have been very different to the actual race day.  If set up hot, race very cold - you sometimes read a longer distance because the tyre is softer.  It sounds like you check that kind of thing.

 

I use strava and trekbuddy ( so I can access the gpx file and I like making my own maps) and sometimes the two programmes 'interprets' the gpx points differently, so that is not always 100% accurate either. 

[DMD 1]

I used a Suunto Ambit2 that is GPS based. Its always been accurate so might be time for the bin on your comp. 

[Stevief]

I got 47.2 km with Garmin edge 500 and 1185 m ascent

[Sparki 1]

Thanks for all the feedback guys. Jeez, it seems I am the only 1 still using a ground distance measuring cycle computer for my mtb.