Belgian biker Posted January 13, 2017 Posted January 13, 2017 nooooo, no fires again! I want to do the 109km this time. Or is it a great conspiracy to keep me coming back to SA every 2 years? (I could live with that as wel ;-)) Wannabe and KingZA 2
Pure Savage Posted January 13, 2017 Posted January 13, 2017 nooooo, no fires again! I want to do the 109km this time. Or is it a great conspiracy to keep me coming back to SA every 2 years? (I could live with that as wel ;-)) The fires will be long gone by the time you arrive There is nothing left to burn. Dont need to stress Warren_G 1
Robbie Stewart Posted January 16, 2017 Posted January 16, 2017 Hey guys and gals, I have an entry up for grabs if anyone is interested. I cannot ride this one. First come first served basis. PM me for more details. Price is the same as I paid, R510.00
Cippo Posted January 16, 2017 Posted January 16, 2017 According to events office Substitutions now open 1 Feb now not 16th.
Long Wheel Base Posted January 16, 2017 Posted January 16, 2017 According to events office Substitutions now open 1 Feb now not 16th.That will surely catch a few people out.
Cippo Posted January 16, 2017 Posted January 16, 2017 That will surely catch a few people out.Hopefully everyone will be sent an email. I will post the link to substitutions here. Long Wheel Base 1
flymango Posted January 16, 2017 Posted January 16, 2017 Anybody know if the wind's going to blow ... ? Long Wheel Base 1
Pure Savage Posted January 16, 2017 Posted January 16, 2017 Anybody know if the wind's going to blow ... ? It will blow the same for everyone
LeoKnight Posted January 16, 2017 Posted January 16, 2017 It will blow the same for everyone With just an extra bit of wind love for those at the back
carbon29er Posted January 16, 2017 Posted January 16, 2017 It will blow the same for everyone Not necessarily. https://youtu.be/bYztKZe5i54?t=1m48s
snakedoc Posted January 16, 2017 Posted January 16, 2017 Not necessarily. https://youtu.be/bYztKZe5i54?t=1m48s flymango and Patchelicious 2
eccc whippet Posted January 16, 2017 Posted January 16, 2017 My ticket is also up for sale R510 ...so bummed I can't make it again this year.
Dubbin Posted January 16, 2017 Posted January 16, 2017 With just an extra bit of wind love for those at the back Always interesting how most people disregard the fact that wind normally picks up during the day. Guys that race from 6-9 normally have less wind to deal with. Us guys that ride from 9-2 face more wind, have more wind resistance and stay on the road longer. That's my excuse anyway. LeoKnight, Edge540, Long Wheel Base and 1 other 4
carbon29er Posted January 16, 2017 Posted January 16, 2017 Always interesting how most people disregard the fact that wind normally picks up during the day. Guys that race from 6-9 normally have less wind to deal with. Us guys that ride from 9-2 face more wind, have more wind resistance and stay on the road longer. That's my excuse anyway.You are right. Cycling is the most discriminatory sport in existence. Experienced, well trained and fit cyclists start when the weather is the generally the best with less wind and cooler. And they finish well before it gets hot and unpleasant when the newer, less well trained and less fit have to ride. It is almost as if there is a deliberately nasty initiation that every one has to pass to get to start earlier in order to keep the riff-raff out. Only consolation for those starting late and enduring the heat and wind is that those starting up front didn't get there through a lucky packet draw, everyone started at the back at some stage. Except if you are happy to wear the PPA Stay Wider lumo yellow shirt and apply to start in the Safe Cycling group and improve from there. Only way I know of not having to pay your dues in the hot windy early/late afternoon. Gen 1
Dubbin Posted January 16, 2017 Posted January 16, 2017 You are right. Cycling is the most discriminatory sport in existence. Experienced, well trained and fit cyclists start when the weather is the generally the best with less wind and cooler. And they finish well before it gets hot and unpleasant when the newer, less well trained and less fit have to ride. It is almost as if there is a deliberately nasty initiation that every one has to pass to get to start earlier in order to keep the riff-raff out. Only consolation for those starting late and enduring the heat and wind is that those starting up front didn't get there through a lucky packet draw, everyone started at the back at some stage. Except if you are happy to wear the PPA Stay Wider lumo yellow shirt and apply to start in the Safe Cycling group and improve from there. Only way I know of not having to pay your dues in the hot windy early/late afternoon.Spot on. As always, your arguments are well formulated, to the point and with a tiny bit of sarcasm. Was just making a observation about the wind. The guys that start early worked their asses off for their position and deserve it, nothing discriminatory about that.
carbon29er Posted January 16, 2017 Posted January 16, 2017 Spot on. As always, your arguments are well formulated, to the point and with a tiny bit of sarcasm. Was just making a observation about the wind. The guys that start early worked their asses off for their position and deserve it, nothing discriminatory about that.It used to be worse around the turn of this century. If you joined the party late you kept your seeding for an entire season, there was no reseeding mid term. So getting from ZH funride or PB Argus seeding to be allowed to race with the big boys took quite a few years. And each funride felt like an individual time trial until about H where the workload was shared more evenly. Except in a an ITT there are not 50 cyclists sucking wheels. I think the discrimination comment was more that you have to serve your time, talent alone (not that I have any) does not merit a change of group as it does in most other sports. Fabulous sport once you get the earlier start. Dubbin 1
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