'Dale Posted August 21, 2010 Posted August 21, 2010 THIS TRAINING RIDE IS CALLED OFF DUE TO THE GUSTY WINDS AND RAIN. C'Mon, Riders, let's get that base mileage down! And, some rain is predicted... Let's keep our eyes peeled on Sunday's skies. DATE & TIME: Sunday 22 August @ 07h30. The sun is rising earlier these days! START LINE: Graanendal Shopping Centre, Parking Lot. Southern Exit. ROUTE: Kraaifontein > Bottelary Rd > Kromme Rhee > Kanonkop > Klapmuts > Pniel > Helshoogte > Stellenbosch > Bottelary Rd > Durbanville via Fairtrees Rd GUESSTIMATE DISTANCE: 100 - 105 km GUESSTIMATE TIME IN THE SADDLE: 3.75hrs @ 26.0 - 28.0 km/h 5 MIN COFFEE / SNACK STOP: Engen garage, foot of Helshoogte in Stellenbosch THE WEATHER GODS: WindGuru says 12 degrees, passing showers, 25 km/h Northerly wind. http://trevorclarkphoto.com/portfolio/photos/action/Blaine_bike_right.jpg
Tiny K Posted August 21, 2010 Posted August 21, 2010 THIS TRAINING RIDE IS CALLED OFF DUE TO THE GUSTY WINDS AND RAIN. C'Mon, Riders, let's get that base mileage down! And, some rain is predicted... Let's keep our eyes peeled on Sunday's skies. DATE & TIME: Sunday 22 August @ 07h30. The sun is rising earlier these days! START LINE: Graanendal Shopping Centre, Parking Lot. Southern Exit. ROUTE: Kraaifontein > Bottelary Rd > Kromme Rhee > Kanonkop > Klapmuts > Pniel > Helshoogte > Stellenbosch > Bottelary Rd > Durbanville via Fairtrees Rd GUESSTIMATE DISTANCE: 100 - 105 km GUESSTIMATE TIME IN THE SADDLE: 3.75hrs @ 26.0 - 28.0 km/h 5 MIN COFFEE / SNACK STOP: Engen garage, foot of Helshoogte in Stellenbosch THE WEATHER GODS: WindGuru says 12 degrees, passing showers, 25 km/h Northerly wind. http://trevorclarkphoto.com/portfolio/photos/action/Blaine_bike_right.jpg
Wannabe Posted August 21, 2010 Posted August 21, 2010 First time that I am complaining about the Cape weather. It is now seriously starting to impact on the training time on the bike. Oh well, Gym, here I come....
butafly Posted August 22, 2010 Posted August 22, 2010 did 90 kms on Saturday morning , i think the n'easter is more difficult to ride into than the s'easter but so lekker to get blown home.
Tiny K Posted August 22, 2010 Posted August 22, 2010 I agree Wannabe, this weather is really irritating me. I didn't even bother going out this weekend. Now that is TWO weekends that I haven't gone for a ride. COME ON SUMMER!!!
MariusL Posted August 24, 2010 Posted August 24, 2010 While we are at it - Marius boet, where can I get a good, but not too pricey, night riding light. I got that small one but that is pretty much for visibility. I am looking for one that I can ride in the dark with / and be a torch - that'll be the pitch to my wife so I can get it So after all the banter, you still want my advice I use an OwlEye from CWC online - R599. Use it on our night rides and works very very well. Not as bright as those majiclights, but I won't pay R1k + for a light at the mo... and the OwlEye gets the job done, very well indeed...
Tiny K Posted August 24, 2010 Posted August 24, 2010 So after all the banter, you still want my advice I use an OwlEye from CWC online - R599. Use it on our night rides and works very very well. Not as bright as those majiclights, but I won't pay R1k + for a light at the mo... and the OwlEye gets the job done, very well indeed... Shot M. Will have a look. I see it's 210 lumins.... what can I compare it to? Keep well boet, maybe see you the weekend. Ciao
Player23 Posted August 24, 2010 Posted August 24, 2010 My Magic is 900 lumensI think one car light is just over 1000 lumens on dim
MariusL Posted August 24, 2010 Posted August 24, 2010 Shot M. Will have a look. I see it's 210 lumins.... what can I compare it to? Keep well boet, maybe see you the weekend. Ciao I don't even know what a "lumin" is... but I know my light does the job Compared to the sun is sucks, but when it's dark... my OwlEye is AYOBA Let's hope the weekend weather predictions are wrong and we get a nice ride in...
Wannabe Posted August 24, 2010 Posted August 24, 2010 I don't even know what a "lumin" is... but I know my light does the job Compared to the sun is sucks, but when it's dark... my OwlEye is AYOBA Let's hope the weekend weather predictions are wrong and we get a nice ride in... Ditto brother, Ditto
SuikerBossie Posted August 25, 2010 Posted August 25, 2010 Google Defenition of Lumen... :-)a unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions
Tiny K Posted August 25, 2010 Posted August 25, 2010 Google Defenition of Lumen... :-)a unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions That I knew - but are there any charts that give an indication of how far the light travels as the luminous flux is increased, and what it's intensity / quality of light is?
MariusL Posted August 26, 2010 Posted August 26, 2010 Google Defenition of Lumen... :-)a unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions But some guys candles are bigger than others...
Tiny K Posted August 26, 2010 Posted August 26, 2010 But some guys candles are bigger than others... And some 'whiter' than others.....
MTB_Roadie Posted August 27, 2010 Posted August 27, 2010 Ok guys, so I want to join you guys tomorrow for a cycle, where would I be meeting you guys and at what time? What route we doing?
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