MongooseMan Posted February 27 Posted February 27 7 hours ago, throttles said: @MongooseMan please help 🫣 Unfortunately epic rides only goes out to next Wednesday 😂 ChrisF 1
Robbie Stewart Posted February 27 Posted February 27 9 hours ago, MaMc said: Let the long range anxious forecast checking commence The wind on Saturday past was so bad over Chapman's at times it was so strong I couldn't pedal into it. It was moving my bike around something fierce. Then it started raining for the last 30 km. Whatever happens on the day, I'm ready. Just not heat. Please just not heat. throttles and ChrisF 2
ChrisF Posted February 27 Posted February 27 1 minute ago, Robbie Stewart said: The wind on Saturday past was so bad over Chapman's at times it was so strong I couldn't pedal into it. It was moving my bike around something fierce. Then it started raining for the last 30 km. Whatever happens on the day, I'm ready. Just not heat. Please just not heat. My ride on this side of the Curtain had a bit of everything. Started out PERFECT ! 20km later I was hiding under a tree as it was bucketing down !!! for 90 seconds. 5km later it came down hard, this time it kept on raining .... I got to Potbelly drenched to the bone ... Cup of coffee and it all looked good, and I headed out again. PERFECT weather until I got to Klipheuwel. Bit of a side wind, but still fine. From Adderely it was into a proper South Easter !!! With a few drops at Occultdale .... No heat though ... had plenty of that in December and January. Let's see what CTCT dishes up this year. Robbie Stewart 1
dexterdent Posted February 27 Posted February 27 Sitting in the Oranjezicht at the moment listening to the wind setting off car alarms (again). It was so strong last night that it was lifting heavy curtains through a keyhole in a door. Do you people in the South have any air left? throttles, ChrisF, Robbie Stewart and 1 other 4
waveduke Posted February 27 Posted February 27 1 hour ago, dexterdent said: Sitting in the Oranjezicht at the moment listening to the wind setting off car alarms (again). It was so strong last night that it was lifting heavy curtains through a keyhole in a door. Do you people in the South have any air left? Morning ride alarm went off at 5am today here. My dogs refused to get out. So did I.... ChrisF, dexterdent and DieselnDust 2 1
Robbie Stewart Posted February 27 Posted February 27 18 minutes ago, waveduke said: Morning ride alarm went off at 5am today here. My dogs refused to get out. So did I.... Funny that. I had the same problem. My alarm also started buzzing at 5am and I heard the wind, and realized I'm still over trained from the weekend and I had better stay indoors to protect my chest after being caught in the rain on Saturday. One can't be too careful, right? ahem. ChrisF, Zebra, DieselnDust and 3 others 1 5
waveduke Posted February 27 Posted February 27 1 minute ago, Robbie Stewart said: Funny that. I had the same problem. My alarm also started buzzing at 5am and I heard the wind, and realized I'm still over trained from the weekend and I had better stay indoors to protect my chest after being caught in the rain on Saturday. One can't be too careful, right? ahem. "Over trained" - I'm going to use that from now on... Robbie Stewart and throttles 2
RustyHWR Posted February 27 Posted February 27 10 minutes ago, Robbie Stewart said: Funny that. I had the same problem. My alarm also started buzzing at 5am and I heard the wind, and realized I'm still over trained from the weekend and I had better stay indoors to protect my chest after being caught in the rain on Saturday. One can't be too careful, right? ahem. throttles, waveduke, dsw and 7 others 1 9
throttles Posted February 27 Posted February 27 @MongooseMan thank you sir.. I’m a patient customer.. but if you could email the CEO of Epic Ride weather and escalate this it would be great.. I mean this is the biggest Global cycling even 🫣🤣🤣🤣 Scary Rider, Robbie Stewart and ChrisF 3
lechatnoir Posted February 27 Posted February 27 29 minutes ago, throttles said: @MongooseMan thank you sir.. I’m a patient customer.. but if you could email the CEO of Epic Ride weather and escalate this it would be great.. I mean this is the biggest Global cycling even 🫣🤣🤣🤣 I think I can help you out here... On the day, it will be a south-easter... probably picking up strength as it gets later, but will still have strong gusts throughout the day... Then again, it's Cape Town, so look out the window, and you'll still be only guessing what it'll be like in an hour.... throttles and ChrisF 2
ChrisF Posted February 27 Posted February 27 13 minutes ago, lechatnoir said: I think I can help you out here... On the day, it will be a south-easter... probably picking up strength as it gets later, but will still have strong gusts throughout the day... Then again, it's Cape Town, so look out the window, and you'll still be only guessing what it'll be like in an hour.... AND .... each time you go around a bend in the route expect a new weather front .... UHMMMM .... remind me again, why did I work for a decent starting time, and now dropping back 90 minutes for a charity ride ..... 😬 Scary Rider, SilverRider and throttles 1 2
throttles Posted February 27 Posted February 27 31 minutes ago, lechatnoir said: I think I can help you out here... On the day, it will be a south-easter... probably picking up strength as it gets later, but will still have strong gusts throughout the day... Then again, it's Cape Town, so look out the window, and you'll still be only guessing what it'll be like in an hour.... Comic Sans wasnt working when i mentioned the CEO 😅
lechatnoir Posted February 27 Posted February 27 1 minute ago, throttles said: Comic Sans wasnt working when i mentioned the CEO 😅 I'm with you... just like my Gothic wasn't for me...! ChrisF and throttles 2
The Ouzo Posted February 27 Posted February 27 21 minutes ago, ChrisF said: UHMMMM .... remind me again, why did I work for a decent starting time, and now dropping back 90 minutes for a charity ride the year of the rain I dropped back 30 minutes or something like that, was amongst the best rides I had around the cape. Stronger than everyone around me so pulled them for a looooooong time before I peeled off to wait for my friend. After that it was Zone 1 / Zone 2 to the finish, even stopping for pictures and a toilet stop on Chappies before catching him again before suikers. If you're not worried about your finish time its a great thing to do. ChrisF, Scary Rider and throttles 2 1
ChrisF Posted February 27 Posted February 27 1 hour ago, The Ouzo said: the year of the rain I dropped back 30 minutes or something like that, was amongst the best rides I had around the cape. Stronger than everyone around me so pulled them for a looooooong time before I peeled off to wait for my friend. After that it was Zone 1 / Zone 2 to the finish, even stopping for pictures and a toilet stop on Chappies before catching him again before suikers. If you're not worried about your finish time its a great thing to do. My biggest worry in my prep is how to mount the rear facing GoPro .... 😛 Winelands and 99er are my "race days". CTCT is a scenic ride in my calendar. And with the Pink Train charity, I may just have the best time taking photos along the route. A friend from Potch is starting a bit earlier, so it may just turn into a very lekker ride. SilverRider and Scary Rider 2
Justin2 Posted February 27 Posted February 27 Can anyone tell me if you can still do a substitution tried looking and their website but it wasn’t very clear - to me have also emailed them and no response yet tks
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