tombeej Posted November 14, 2015 Share I've never had cause to buy a whistle, does anybody know where you can even buy one?We'll need a stronger rider than me to be the sweeper, but happy to buy the whistle if I am somewhere that sells them on my travels today.Sportsmans Warehouse will have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurch the stalker Posted November 14, 2015 Share Sportsmans Warehouse will haveWon't be near Sportsmans, but will keep an eye out.If anybody manages to find, let us know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottCM Posted November 14, 2015 Share Unfortunately I'm worse than yesterday. I'm down with a proper bug and no chance of riding a bike any time soon. I'm so sorry for dropping you guys. I'm totally depressed and hating the world right now. Good luck to everyone for tomorrow. Have a jol . Tough break bud, especially after all the M19 hill repeats. Heal up soon, and we will ride together again! I will be bringing the yellow dots. At the moment no one has indicated that they need cable ties so please let me know before 11am as i wont be checking the website after that. Attached are some photos i took last night: Helmet with cable tie (Yellow dot missing at the moment) Split time breakdown on Top tube (Top of the Wilds and Witkoppen highlighted) My Charity shirt i will be riding in tomorrow, Should be easily identifiable I have also stuck my number to my helmet, if a few of us do this, when the photos come out we should have various angled shots of our I TEAM. Patch , Wez O would you guys might acting as a sweeper in rotation for the 1st bit? tombeej, bmw1za and BouncingBrain 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BouncingBrain Posted November 14, 2015 Share I hope that everyone in the I-Train has read the tactics and discussions on this thread.But I'm gonna guess that not all have done so. ScottC-M, I suggest that you bring a couple cable ties just incase. Also, tomorrow at our meeting point, we'll need somebody to brief all the riders in our group and refresh our memory on tactics, who'll be doing alot of the domestique duties, time splits at key points, communication, etc. I doubt that everyone is following this thread completely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchelicious Posted November 14, 2015 Share Is there room for one more on the I-Train?Nice meeting you this morning, remember what I told you tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchelicious Posted November 14, 2015 Share Tough break bud, especially after all the M19 hill repeats. Heal up soon, and we will ride together again! I will be bringing the yellow dots. At the moment no one has indicated that they need cable ties so please let me know before 11am as i wont be checking the website after that. Attached are some photos i took last night: Helmet with cable tie (Yellow dot missing at the moment)20151113_190827_resized.jpg Split time breakdown on Top tube (Top of the Wilds and Witkoppen highlighted)20151113_191336_resized.jpg My Charity shirt i will be riding in tomorrow, Should be easily identifiable20151113_193256_resized.jpg I have also stuck my number to my helmet, if a few of us do this, when the photos come out we should have various angled shots of our I TEAM. Patch , Wez O would you guys might acting as a sweeper in rotation for the 1st bit?What does this sweeping entail? I'm not very good at riding with hands off the handlebars, and the last time I used a hand to push somebody I crashed.... So.... I must say, after this mornings Twitter ride, I am more inclined to sit on the front and pull, stay out of trouble. Edited November 14, 2015 by Patchelicious BouncingBrain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarHugger Posted November 14, 2015 Share I hope that everyone in the I-Train has read the tactics and discussions on this thread.But I'm gonna guess that not all have done so. ScottC-M, I suggest that you bring a couple cable ties just incase. Also, tomorrow at our meeting point, we'll need somebody to brief all the riders in our group and refresh our memory on tactics, who'll be doing alot of the domestique duties, time splits at key points, communication, etc. I doubt that everyone is following this thread completely.It's Saturday but I am in a Friday mood ............ all the tactics will be out the back door in the first 30 k's Reason ........ ego, speed and unity ...... Patchelicious 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Boab Posted November 14, 2015 Share I have a whistle - will bring tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombeej Posted November 14, 2015 Share For sweeping I don't think that pushing is necessary. The idea is really to have 1 or 2 riders at the back to collect the stragglers behind them after each hill and pace them back to the group. Because the quicker this is done (and the whistle is blown), the quicker the front guys can start motoring again. Patchelicious 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandro Posted November 14, 2015 Share Personally I hope this group splits into some smaller, more manageable groups by the time we hit the M1. StevieL and Patchelicious 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchelicious Posted November 14, 2015 Share For sweeping I don't think that pushing is necessary. The idea is really to have 1 or 2 riders at the back to collect the stragglers behind them after each hill and pace them back to the group. Because the quicker this is done (and the whistle is blown), the quicker the front guys can start motoring again.This I can try and do. I suppose this will need to start happening after the first 10-15km, once the full 200 odd has thinned a bit, doing it right from the start will be difficult as the group will be massive? bmw1za 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandro Posted November 14, 2015 Share Unfortunately I'm worse than yesterday. I'm down with a proper bug and no chance of riding a bike any time soon. I'm so sorry for dropping you guys. I'm totally depressed and hating the world right now. Good luck to everyone for tomorrow. Have a jol .Sorry to hear that, get better soon and thanks for initiating all of this! Patchelicious and tombeej 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchelicious Posted November 14, 2015 Share Unfortunately I'm worse than yesterday. I'm down with a proper bug and no chance of riding a bike any time soon. I'm so sorry for dropping you guys. I'm totally depressed and hating the world right now. Good luck to everyone for tomorrow. Have a jol .Ag nee ***! Go ask Rourke for an injection quick! Daryl is in country too, his chemist can make you some handmade pills! Sorry to hear dude!! tombeej 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottCM Posted November 14, 2015 Share This I can try and do. I suppose this will need to start happening after the first 10-15km, once the full 200 odd has thinned a bit, doing it right from the start will be difficult as the group will be massive? Yes only our I Team members with cable ties for identification would need pacing back. Thanks once again PS i Know this is late but i will be travelling from Alberton by myself and have a 4 bike platform, so if anybody in my area needs a lift just shout or PM to get my cell number Patchelicious 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wernerhp Posted November 14, 2015 Share Anybody willing to drop me off somewhere along the route (Maxwell/Allandale near Cut Off A) if we don't make it back in time to start a second lap? Edit: Never mind, I see Caracal > Zinnia > Main > R55 is just a 6km ride form the finish. Edited November 14, 2015 by wernerhp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob K Posted November 14, 2015 Share Hi iTeam, Unfortunately I must withdraw for tomorrow - I won't bore you with the details - Lets just say it's complicated. My wish is for everyone to have a safe ride and achieve their PB's. Good Luck to All. Rob Sandro, tombeej and Patchelicious 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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