WIPEOUT 1000 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Just a shoutout to all the great volunteers who make this event possible. While we were swimming around the peninsula, they were next to the road treading water, assisting with a smile. I snapped my chain as I crested the climb from Misty Cliffs dropping down into the Ocean View decent. Fortunately there was a very friendly mechanic at the Sun Valley waterpoint who managed to fix it. I am very grateful sir. Edited March 13, 2022 by WIPEOUT 1000 WaynejG, 'Dale, mikkelz and 6 others 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Ruinaard Posted March 13, 2022 Share 1 hour ago, 'Dale said: @Long Wheel Baseand his stoker came past me purring like a Porsche GT3 passing Clifton. I was running out of gel power, hehehe. Anyone know why so many have underreading on their ascent, including me 😇 everyone i see including me - all the altitude numbers are wrong...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWeekend Posted March 13, 2022 Share 10 minutes ago, WIPEOUT 1000 said: Just a shoutout to all the great volunteers who make this event possible. While we were swimming around the peninsula, they were next to the road assisting with a smile. I snapped my chain as I crested the climb from Misty Cliffs dropping down into the Ocean View decent. Fortunately there was a very friendly mechanic at the Sun Valley waterpoint who managed to fix it. I am very grateful sir. I also had great help with a brake problem. Thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisismyotherbike Posted March 13, 2022 Share 13 minutes ago, Paul Ruinaard said: everyone i see including me - all the altitude numbers are wrong...? Rain wreaks havoc with your headunit's barometer. It gets blocked by water and your reading becomes inaccurate. I think you can do an elevation correction in Strava? DieselnDust 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted March 13, 2022 Share 1 hour ago, WIPEOUT 1000 said: Just a shoutout to all the great volunteers who make this event possible. While we were swimming around the peninsula, they were next to the road treading water, assisting with a smile. I snapped my chain as I crested the climb from Misty Cliffs dropping down into the Ocean View decent. Fortunately there was a very friendly mechanic at the Sun Valley waterpoint who managed to fix it. I am very grateful sir. This 😍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted March 13, 2022 Share 7 hours ago, HdB said: Managed a 3h12, looking like an orange drowned rat. Entered and could have made it to the start in time for a second lap. No thanks! Hiehie .... For the 9:45 start, ie also the 2nd lap, thankfully the rain stopped shortly after Ladies Mile. Droplets were STINGING on the downhill getting there .... HdB and Scary Rider 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexterdent Posted March 13, 2022 Share Punctured next to Ocean view and took me 12 minutes to get the new tube in due to a very cold tyre being stubborn, and a bomb freezing itself to my hand (seriously, had to tilt my bike to get my hand into the river flowing down the side of the road so I could get it loose). Not my favourite day ever on the bike but at least a funny story came from it. DieselnDust, Max Headroom and ChrisF 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORNE Posted March 13, 2022 Share Was fun. Forgot how congested it gets in the lower groups. Got the wife home 1h30m faster than her previous best, and she had a blast. Good day out on the bikes. ps: just incase you forgot I TOLD YOU SO 🤣 Wannabe, HdB, NickGM and 5 others 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted March 13, 2022 Share 2 hours ago, Paul Ruinaard said: everyone i see including me - all the altitude numbers are wrong...? What is the correct elevation for this ride ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted March 13, 2022 Share 7 minutes ago, MORNE said: Was fun. Forgot how congested it gets in the lower groups. Got the wife home 1h30m faster than her previous best, and she had a blast. Good day out on the bikes. ps: just incase you forgot I TOLD YOU SO 🤣 YES, you did GLAD you had a good ride MORNE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted March 13, 2022 Share 2 hours ago, HenryS said: I think Garmin uses air pressure to calculate elevation gain/loss, not the GPS signal. This weather probably messes around with that. Garmin uses both barometric pressure and gps signal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryS Posted March 13, 2022 Share 24 minutes ago, ChrisF said: What is the correct elevation for this ride ? Just over 1000m ChrisF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bub Marley Posted March 13, 2022 Share Was supposed to start in 1C. Entered town and then realised any chance of a PB was out the window so dropped back a few groups and rode with some mates. Couple of things. My carbon rim brake pads held up way better than expected. Honestly thought I would have no brakes at all but I’m pleased they performed admirably. I didn’t see one accident today which I thought was pretty amazing. My 11th tour and this was by the wettest one so it just shows people can ride sensibly if they want to. Lastly, I couldn’t believe how freaking cold it was. 17 degrees and completely soaked is pretty miserable. That stretch past Cape Point with the droplets falling from the trees felt like hail falling down. throttles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psmart Posted March 13, 2022 Share Elevation fix on Strava Elevation on Strava FAQs - The data recorded by my barometric altimeter is wrong, can I correct this? If you suspect that your elevation data is incorrect, you can request an elevation lookup on the Strava website. Click on the three-dot action menu in the left sidebar and select the option to "Correct Elevation." This button will only appear for data collected with a barometric altimeter (or in rare cases where a previous automatic elevation correction failed.) If you change your mind, click the button again to revert back to the original elevation. throttles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DNC Posted March 13, 2022 Share 23 minutes ago, HenryS said: Just over 1000m But if you were on an ebike it is only 300m😂 Scary Rider, HenryS, BouncingBrain and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomo Posted March 13, 2022 Share 2 minutes ago, Bub Marley said: That stretch past Cape Point with the droplets falling from the trees felt like hail falling down. Experienced similar coming down the drop into Claremont ... think I may even have a swollen lip as a result. 🤦♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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