Thread: Cyclists Anonymous

Nice, what event is it? I've still to fill my calendar for this year but in June I'm doing a sportive 102 miles climbing 2000 meters. Should be a laugh.

The race is called "Race 2 Rhodes" which is the first 6 stages of the Race Across South Africa (RASA) which is held concurrently.

Riders start in batches over a 2 week period from a town called Pietermaritzburg and must finish the RASA within 26 days in a town called Wellington, some 2300km away.

The R2R is 500km and riders are given a maximum of 8 days to complete.

Both races are self-supporting and no GPS's are allowed. One navigates with a 1:50 000 map, compass and narratives.

Originally Posted by Thug

The race is called "Race 2 Rhodes" which is the first 6 stages of the Race Across South Africa (RASA) which is held concurrently.

Riders start in batches over a 2 week period from a town called Pietermaritzburg and must finish the RASA within 26 days in a town called Wellington, some 2300km away.

The R2R is 500km and riders are given a maximum of 8 days to complete.

Both races are self-supporting and no GPS's are allowed. One navigates with a 1:50 000 map, compass and narratives.

That sounds amazing! Reminds me of a shirt I saw earlier.

Nothing actually for Christmas but I am fixing up an old mountain bike to take camping. So will treat myself to the parts. I put new gear shifters on last week but the indexing is still not right so I might have to get the alignment of the hanger checked and maybe replace the chain, cassette and jockey wheels or even the whole derailieur.

Originally Posted by Thug

The race is called "Race 2 Rhodes" which is the first 6 stages of the Race Across South Africa (RASA) which is held concurrently.

Riders start in batches over a 2 week period from a town called Pietermaritzburg and must finish the RASA within 26 days in a town called Wellington, some 2300km away.

The R2R is 500km and riders are given a maximum of 8 days to complete.

Both races are self-supporting and no GPS's are allowed. One navigates with a 1:50 000 map, compass and narratives.

That sounds amazing. Let us know how you get on

Originally Posted by edhewitt

Nothing actually for Christmas but I am fixing up an old mountain bike to take camping. So will treat myself to the parts. I put new gear shifters on last week but the indexing is still not right so I might have to get the alignment of the hanger checked and maybe replace the chain, cassette and jockey wheels or even the whole derailieur.

I had an index problem recently. Tried everything before finally replacing the chain and solving the issue.

I wanted to fit friction shifters but they don't seem readily available. That would probably have solved it too. However I am stuck with what I have. I found the bike at the tip so even if I throw $100 at it it will still only be the same as a new crappy bike but I should have better components. I am at work until the 6th of Jan so nothing will happen until then. I will have a couple of days to sort it out before I come back to work, then I will be using it on my camping trip so it better be an easy fix.

Good luck ��

I don't know if anyone has heard the term or knows what "Everesting" is?

It's climbing the equivalent of Mount Everest (8 848m) in one bike ride. A cyclist who attempts it normally chooses a steepish climb and then goes up and down continuously until he/she has climbed more than 8 848m

Well, I had 2 mates that completed this feat this morning on a hill around the corner from me.
They started last night at 19:15 and after almost 15 hours in the saddle and cycling almost 256km over a period of 19 hours, their total cumulative ascent was 9 852m.

Originally Posted by monkeypuzzlebeefeater

Good luck ��

Cheers .