Long Wheel Base Posted March 1, 2021 Share I find slipping in a sneaky lunchtime IDT training ride while Working From Home does wonders for my mental wellbeing. Running on the same PC, so I can keep an eye on any urgent comms from work. I tend to struggle to fall asleep if I ride after 8PM. This way I can squeeze in a ride and still fall asleep at my normal time.Yeah there is no working from home for me, my work is too big to bring home .Yeah I also used to struggle to fall asleep after a night session but soon adapted. Now I can ride till 23h00 no problem, shower, bed, asleep quick quick. Vetplant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devocean Posted March 1, 2021 Share 100km ride @ what average speed? In a 30 knot S Easter the windsurfer could average 50kph I reckon.With a 30 knot SE tailwind, a decent cyclist could get to Langebaan with avg in mid 40's i reckon (I'm assuming it's a tailwind the whole way?). Wind / kite surfers can't go directly downwind (they can but slow), they'd have to zig zag downwind (so even if they were travelling at 50km/h, they would be travelling downwind quite a lot slower than that) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadbod Racing Posted March 1, 2021 Share There used to be a downwind windsurfer dash from Blouberg to Langebaan. Would be an interesting race between the bike and the board. The Standard Up Paddle and Surfski crew still do these downwind dashes weekly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted March 1, 2021 Share With a 30 knot SE tailwind, a decent cyclist could get to Langebaan with avg in mid 40's i reckon (I'm assuming it's a tailwind the whole way?). Wind / kite surfers can't go directly downwind (they can but slow), they'd have to zig zag downwind (so even if they were travelling at 50km/h, they would be travelling downwind quite a lot slower than that) Ironically, riding perfectly with a tailwind is (can be) a BIG problem .... The relative velocity between the rider and wind becomes almost nothing .... so you put out a lot of watts to keep the speed, with almost no cooling effect !! I once did this in hot weather .... It was fun, for a short distance, clocking stupid speeds ... Very quickly reached "heat exuastion" .... ek was NAAR !!! .... turned into the wind, drank some water, and my core cooled down again. Doing it along the West Coast, on a COOL day, it may be "fun" .... DJR and DieselnDust 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted March 1, 2021 Share There used to be a downwind windsurfer dash from Blouberg to Langebaan. Would be an interesting race between the bike and the board.err, really? I've done the yacht sailing downwinder from table bay to mykonos, and the windsurfer event from langebaan to saldanha. i think you have the two confused. DieselnDust 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted March 1, 2021 Share Ironically, riding perfectly with a tailwind is (can be) a BIG problem .... The relative velocity between the rider and wind becomes almost nothing .... so you put out a lot of watts to keep the speed, with almost no cooling effect !! I once did this in hot weather .... It was fun, for a short distance, clocking stupid speeds ... Very quickly reached "heat exuastion" .... ek was NAAR !!! .... turned into the wind, drank some water, and my core cooled down again. Doing it along the West Coast, on a COOL day, it may be "fun" .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Savage Posted March 1, 2021 Share Lets please remember that the M3 is still a highway in March even though there is a virtual cycle tour. Edited March 1, 2021 by Pure Savage DJR, Long Wheel Base and Wannabe 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmichael Posted March 1, 2021 Share Savage you guys riding this sunday or next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Savage Posted March 1, 2021 Share Savage you guys riding this sunday or next?We made it for this weekend Sunday. https://www.strava.com/clubs/21210/group_events/871720 We going to throw in some Rhodes drive instead of the Highway. Also, its my favourite road. Carmichael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted March 2, 2021 Share We made it for this weekend Sunday. https://www.strava.com/clubs/21210/group_events/871720 We going to throw in some Rhodes drive instead of the Highway. Also, its my favourite road. Rhodes drive? you mean that thin twisty one with no shoulders blind corners and boy racers revving up their golf 6 when given the smallest of gaps? I'm going to rather go main road side/wynberg park Eddy Gordo, DJR and Pure Savage 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Savage Posted March 2, 2021 Share Rhodes drive? you mean that thin twisty one with no shoulders blind corners and boy racers revving up their golf 6 when given the smallest of gaps? I'm going to rather go main road side/wynberg parkWould do that but just too many robots along there. Will probably have some sort of vehicle following the group to carry spare wheels etc as well. Edited March 2, 2021 by Pure Savage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbr Posted March 2, 2021 Share We made it for this weekend Sunday. https://www.strava.com/clubs/21210/group_events/871720 We going to throw in some Rhodes drive instead of the Highway. Also, its my favourite road. race pace - no stopping ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Savage Posted March 2, 2021 Share race pace - no stopping ?Will be decent after Simons Town, before that there are going to be robots etc so racing through there wont be ideal. No planned stops en route. Edited March 2, 2021 by Pure Savage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewbacca Posted March 2, 2021 Share Will be decent after Simons Town, before that there are going to be robots etc so racing through there wont be ideal. No planned stops en route.Words that still haunt TommyD...... Pure Savage, Long Wheel Base and Hilton. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted March 2, 2021 Share nowhere near race fitness so I'm going to take a gentle cruise along the route and test my endurance Eddy Gordo and DJR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbr Posted March 2, 2021 Share Will be decent after Simons Town, before that there are going to be robots etc so racing through there wont be ideal. No planned stops en route.haha yes of course. I'll see if I can join depending on how the weekend goes, it sounds more appealing than the 10mins seated hill repeats I have in my schedule Edited March 2, 2021 by Jbr DieselnDust and Pure Savage 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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