Fat Boab Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 Then I saw Patch waiting for Fat Boab and I jumped in there (for obvious reasons too ... ). After a few kms there with them (where I knew it was Patch's aim to get us back to Sheriff and them on the M1) I almost forgot that FB was behind me and just told Patch to go (I think that was when Patch told/asked me to make sure FB was still there)... Yeah I too was.....busy! Patchelicious and BouncingBrain 2
Escapee.. Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 Sounds like a lot of the I team members got a PB which is great. Always difficult to keep a big group together especially in such a big race with so much traffic. Okay, so when is the next I bunch ride?????????? TALUS, bmw1za, hayleyearth and 2 others 5
Andrew Steer Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 I think it all the problems started with the choice of batch... Followed this with interest, similar in concept to the Comrades timed batches... would be keen to give it a bash for the Argust possibly Patchelicious and eddy 2
StevieL Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 I will be keen to try and keep this going and maybe some of us can meet up once a month for a "I team" training ride That I do agree with. Training together will make racing together a lot easier, and getting to know each others abilities beforehand would help too. hayleyearth, Prince and Patchelicious 3
Lurch the stalker Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 I will be keen to try and keep this going and maybe some of us can meet up once a month for a "I team" training ride As a suggestion, most of us ride the Cradle semi regularly at least.We could maybe say something like first Saturday morning of the month is I Team training, or, even if it's more 'on the fly' somebody could say, "hey, tomorrow I am going to train, anybody who wants to join is welcome" Fat Boab and StevieL 2
Fat Boab Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 As a suggestion, most of us ride the Cradle semi regularly at least.We could maybe say something like first Saturday morning of the month is I Team training, or, even if it's more 'on the fly' somebody could say, "hey, tomorrow I am going to train, anybody who wants to join is welcome" Now that would add another fun-dimension to my riding! V keen.... BouncingBrain 1
Wez-O Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 No, but maybe there should be a sub 3 bus starting at the front, a sub 3:15 bus starting a bit further back and a sub 3:30 bus even further back. All groups go out under the control of a strong cyclist who has worked out the pacing. If someone drops off, hop onto the next bus.There was a sub-3 bus and we were all together until Witkoppen when it splintered. All 7/8 riders got sub-3s though. eddy 1
Wez-O Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 (edited) make sure the person behind you is still there AND to keep communicating that to the pacemaker is critical. Exactly this! I kept telling the guys behind me to shout when members of the bus were hurting of falling off. When you are on the front, its impossible to know whether a rider in 8th has fallen off. Edited November 16, 2015 by Wez-O GaryvdM, Patchelicious and BouncingBrain 3
eddy Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 Training together will make racing together a lot easier, I have to disagree. Training with v12man does not make it any easier racing together If anyone is in doubt what the v12 stands for, try chasing him up a hill when all you have to offer is a 50cc single. StevieL 1
ahmedbadat Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 i did a 3:02:47 i blame the cable tie and yellow sticker for not going sub 3, we need an aero identification solution going forward.........just joking StevieL, Prince, BouncingBrain and 4 others 7
Dirt De Vil Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 Next to Lurch on the right (red shirt thing) Shaper then Dom in red Tinderbox shirts I am next to Lurch on the left - F.A.C.T shirt. Great experience overall and a PB for me as well at 3:07. Rode with various I-teamsters, starting with Werner&co and finishing with Dom. @Werner - respect with the single speed. The climbs was the Achilles heel for staying together IMHO. I need to change a couple of things during preparation though - will focus more on threshold / sustainable power. Great initiative and I hope to contribute more in 2016. bmw1za and BouncingBrain 2
Meerkat82 Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 So I was in the I bunch as well. I think I saw many of you. ScottCM 1
ScottCM Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 I am next to Lurch on the left - F.A.C.T shirt.Noted and amended
StevieL Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 So..... Who is up for a leg tester on Saturday? Too soon? BouncingBrain and pe3nguin 2
GaryvdM Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 Guys and Girls, can I recommend that you consider joining a cycling club if you haven't already. Many benefits, but the most important is you will improve your group riding skills. There many in the Jo'burg area. Wez-O and Baaisikilist 2
hayleyearth Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 (edited) So..... Who is up for a leg tester on Saturday? Too soon? Linden to and around Cradle and back at max 28km/h ave? edit: added ave. Edited November 16, 2015 by hayleyearth
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