SoloCyclist Posted March 7, 2019 Posted March 7, 2019 Also just got back from the expo Number collection was smooth and quick Expo was nothing to rave about items can be bought cheaper elsewhere Sent from my SM-A605F using Tapatalk Andrew_Smith and DieselnDust 2
TCTG Posted March 7, 2019 Posted March 7, 2019 Also just got back from the expo Number collection was smooth and quick Expo was nothing to rave about items can be bought cheaper elsewhere Sent from my SM-A605F using TapatalkNice goodie bag[emoji16] and good prices on top end cycling clothes and shoes. Some good prices on tubes, tyres and small items!...glad I never stayed too long because the bank balance would have depleted further![emoji2357] Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk SoloCyclist 1
Robbie Stewart Posted March 7, 2019 Posted March 7, 2019 I am going to make a bold call (flame suit on)... If the wind on Sunday does what is doing at present, I will not be one bit surprised to not get to hear anyone shout Whoopla. And this from Blouberg area...City bowl, Blue Route, Peninsula, Cape Point a whole other, more severe kettle of fish i.t.o. wind (runs off to duck for cover from the incoming fire)
'Dale Posted March 7, 2019 Posted March 7, 2019 Sounds like a Belgian springWithout the frost on my nose Bring it on, Cupcakes ???? Allrounder, DieselnDust and Robbie Stewart 3
MDJ Posted March 7, 2019 Posted March 7, 2019 (edited) So you might want to open and check your race number at the collection point - else you might just be called "Valentino" for the day ... true story . Seems at least for me in 1C they got the envelope vs the contents off by one! Damn I should know better than this by now . Possibly a sign that I should rather be on a motorbike given the current forecast! Edited March 7, 2019 by MDJ Nibali, Mamil, Capricorn and 3 others 6
Thomo Posted March 8, 2019 Posted March 8, 2019 most reliable forecast for Sunday?Get up on Sun morning and look out the window or go outside.Any forecast before then likely to unreliable, and even doing that you could still get it wrong. LOLThis is Cape Town after all. daveno7, Long Wheel Base and Prince Albert Cycles 3
Thomo Posted March 8, 2019 Posted March 8, 2019 Hey "Valentio" LOL, didn't something similar happen with numbers @ Stellenbosch Tour or 99-er.? MDJ 1
LongDonkey Posted March 8, 2019 Posted March 8, 2019 Shame poor Valentino. He came all the way from Italy to be called Schalk. davidtinker, Karman de Lange, flymango and 8 others 11
Karooryder Posted March 8, 2019 Posted March 8, 2019 Guys, you can calm down to a storm lolAs usual, unless not usual (e.g. 2009, 2017), the wind is a (medium) breeze and builds continuously as the day progresses. The 50km/h anticipated will "only" be around from late arvie. Make no mistake though, it will be blowing a nice headwind from start and closer to Cape Point will pick up significantly but not to such levels that it will need to be called off. Hanging my hat out there to blow away haha Ja nee. I remember last year a good friend of mine, an FO at one of our local airlines, warned a few days before that their sooper dooper aviation weather predictors said that 2018 race day would look like a kite festival in Port E-wind-lizabeth. And we all know how that turned out...Hey but I think these kinds of wind whoo-haa's precede every single AHGUS and for me that's part of the build-up to get the adrenaline pumping! I am MOS the eternal optimist and I believe the weather on Sunday in the fairest (and most unpredictable) Cape will not subtract from an amazing experience on the bike...I can't wait! Zub and Prince Albert Cycles 2
Wannabe Posted March 8, 2019 Posted March 8, 2019 On my way to work this morning, I saw the clouds piled up high over the Hottentots Holland mountains (out Stellenbosch way), much higher than normal. This is a sign that the wind is here with a vengeance, and also here to stay. We will just have to take it as it comes on Sunday. It is what it is...... SoloCyclist, Mamil and Robbie Stewart 3
LeoKnight Posted March 8, 2019 Posted March 8, 2019 to be honest for me, I don't mind the wind (hopefully not famous last words), as long as it is safe enough to ride and they allow us to ride... that is what matters for me now Forecast at the moment on windy (rather not check the gust forecast) Pulse 1
MORNE Posted March 8, 2019 Posted March 8, 2019 (edited) we're in obz/woodstock area...so suburbs notorious for getting blasted by the SE when it's howling around this side of devils peak, and although it was frisky last night....it definitely wasn't as bad as the wind a few weeks ago most went training and commuting in. it will be fine. sidenote: we measure its strength by its ability to pull the old overhead cables from the poles here lol Edited March 8, 2019 by morneS555
The Ouzo Posted March 8, 2019 Posted March 8, 2019 It’s breezy in Fish Hoek today, but certainly nowhere near winds of past years. WindGuru says it will progressively pic up during the day with the higher winds only just chasing the last of the last riders through. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Long Wheel Base 1
Furbz Posted March 8, 2019 Posted March 8, 2019 Arrived in CT last night. The weather is foul. Blowing up a gail.Thoughts about riding this am have quickly evaporated - I'm in bed still drinking a second cup of coffee contemplating my next move Vetplant, Carmichael, davidtinker and 1 other 4
JJ Posted March 8, 2019 Posted March 8, 2019 Any one cycling in from Durbanville area to the start? Andrew_Smith 1
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