DJR Posted January 24, 2020 Posted January 24, 2020 Done the medical questionnaire for the 3 of us........mine took somewhat longer than for the low mileage models. For old ballies they should just bring up the previous years answers so you can modify or add as needed. Long Wheel Base, gogo@, Wannabe and 1 other 4
Wayne pudding Mol Posted January 24, 2020 Posted January 24, 2020 I started in the 3rd last batch last year on my gravel bike. We came to a stand still on the on ramp to the M3. It is painfully crowded BUT you can definitely put foot, stop, chat, have a chow/beer and keep going. It is dangerous, so keep your wits about you. There is NO etiquette and people just swerve/stop wherever they want to. It's fun but I don't think there is an ideal way to ride the Argust casually unless you have a group of you.Gravel bike is a great comfortable idea - etiquette? the guys in my batch are pretty liberal with this word - we all think we are sub 3 riders being held back by the idiots around us. Except we are the idiots around us JanJan, peetwindhoek, Long Wheel Base and 6 others 9
Jewbacca Posted January 24, 2020 Posted January 24, 2020 Gravel bike is a great comfortable idea - etiquette? the guys in my batch are pretty liberal with this word - we all think we are sub 3 riders being held back by the idiots around us. Except we are the idiots around ushahahaha That is the best description of mid pack racing I have ever encountered! DJR, Wayne pudding Mol, Mamil and 3 others 6
DJR Posted January 24, 2020 Posted January 24, 2020 (edited) Gravel bike is a great comfortable idea - etiquette? the guys in my batch are pretty liberal with this word - we all think we are sub 3 riders being held back by the idiots around us. Except we are the idiots around us Ja, that is where every slow under-trained dreamer try to sit on every other under-trained dreamers' wheel, hoping he will get pulled along to a magical 3 hour ride (Been there, done that, again and again ) Edited January 24, 2020 by DJR Mamil, OneLove, HdB and 2 others 5
Mamil Posted January 25, 2020 Posted January 25, 2020 We are the idiots around us ... ha ha ... applies to so many contexts. I'm stealing that one for sure. Gravel bike is a great comfortable idea - etiquette? the guys in my batch are pretty liberal with this word - we all think we are sub 3 riders being held back by the idiots around us. Except we are the idiots around us Long Wheel Base, DJR, Jewbacca and 3 others 6
capediver Posted January 25, 2020 Posted January 25, 2020 (edited) I'm IN...Duane...you gonna join me upfront with one gear? Edited January 25, 2020 by capediver
FootballingCyclist Posted January 25, 2020 Posted January 25, 2020 Not many people realise this.. Starchboy, DJR, Long Wheel Base and 2 others 5
Duane_Bosch Posted January 25, 2020 Posted January 25, 2020 I'm IN...Duane...you gonna join me upfront with one gear? I'm waiting for a long range weather report before pulling the trigger. There will be entries available up till a week out. capediver 1
'Dale Posted January 25, 2020 Posted January 25, 2020 Yeah it is a mission, especially with kids. I no longer go down for an extended period but I HAVE to keep doing it and TBH I am not complaining. It is now just part of my life and I work it into the budget. Once the kids are older I will make a holiday of it. I remember as a school lightie having to take school work down every year and do it while down there. Maybe we can chit-chat again at 47 km/h again on Muizenberg beach road... Long Wheel Base 1
DJR Posted January 25, 2020 Posted January 25, 2020 Maybe we can chit-chat again at 47 km/h again on Muizenberg beach road...Fast talking people you lot Mamil and Long Wheel Base 2
capediver Posted January 25, 2020 Posted January 25, 2020 I'm waiting for a long range weather report before pulling the trigger. There will be entries available up till a week out.Com'on boet, you can count on the wind! DJR 1
Kranswurm Posted January 26, 2020 Posted January 26, 2020 I will not get a decent seeding this year due to lack of "racing" but it's not an issue as I want to take it easy this year. I've given up on a sub 3 because it requires training I don't like and talent I don't have. I do the miles just my way not the right way. Has anyway who is half ok, lets say can comfortably do 4 hours or better, ever deliberately started at the back? Is it frustrating or fun? If I wanted to cruise and then every now and then put the "hammer" down would it be possible to do this or is it just too crowded? Should I rather look for the 5 hour guys and just cruise along with them? This year I want to stop for coffee, boerie rolls and perhaps a beer. Seems more fun than racing for 3337th position It can't be worse at the back than down 1e to 1J where I usually am. This is dangerous territory and I sh*t myself here.When my son did his first at 11 years old we started fairly far back.his mom and I rode shotgun around him and we saw the madnessWe rode a 6 hour so pretty much kept pace with the loonies So many crashes Long Wheel Base, DJR and Wayne pudding Mol 3
DJR Posted January 26, 2020 Posted January 26, 2020 When my son did his first at 11 years old we started fairly far back.his mom and I rode shotgun around him and we saw the madnessWe rode a 6 hour so pretty much kept pace with the looniesSo many crashesA friend calls it the wildebeest migration. peetwindhoek, OneLove, SilverRider and 3 others 6
Kranswurm Posted January 26, 2020 Posted January 26, 2020 A friend calls it the wildebeest migration. This is us taking evasive action at the top of Ou Kaaps as two riders crashed in front of us right in fron of the camera. HdB and Long Wheel Base 2
Long Wheel Base Posted January 27, 2020 Author Posted January 27, 2020 Maybe we can chit-chat again at 47 km/h again on Muizenberg beach road...It's a date, You supply the coffee, I will supply the choc chip mufffins. 'Dale 1
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