Adjustability, Adjustability, Adjustability

I’ve supplemented my road cycling with spinning classes for years. It’s possible mostly because bike adjustability is never a problem with gym bikes and it offers a quick, decent workout when you can’t get out on the road.

The pandemic, however, put a kink in my exercise plan. Once the lockdown was in place, gyms were out along with the spinning class. There were, of course, drawbacks to gym classes. The people were great but I always felt a little contaminated after a sweaty workout in a large, mostly unventilated room (petri dish). After COVID, petri dish notwithstanding, that option was no longer available.

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What was I to do? The situation created a problem but it also pushed me to do what I’d been considering for quite a while: buy a stationary bike. Once that decision was made, however, I was faced with another more difficult decision: choosing the right bike. [Read more…] about Myxfitness Adjustability Is The Best

Great Training! Great Fun!

The Toti 69er is an annual cycling race organized by the Amanzimtoti Cycling Club which offers variable distances: 19k, 69k and 94k. The race first started in 2002 and now attracts elite cyclists.

There’s no road closure but the route is marshalled so cyclists are catered for at intersections. The route is also monitored by emergency vehicles and CycleSphere provided service vehicles to help with breakdowns.

Everyone is friendly! Everyone is looked after!

Members of my club, East Coast Cycling, enter the race each year and since I had the day off I decided to put my name in the hat.

It was different in several ways to the main races in and around the Durban area. The field was light. A total of 330 entered and there were a few no-shows on the day. To give you perspectve, 330 is less than one batch in the Tour of Durban or Amashoave. That could be good or bad, depending. [Read more…] about East Coast Cycling In The Toti 69er

A Gran Fondo
With A Small “g”

This ride was more to the liking of a moderate ability cyclist. The length was good (93k), the climbing was decent (976m) and the route (shown left) was familiar.

There was one puncture but the groups are considerate so no one is left alone. It’s in the fabric of the club. We stay together.

The route was not one we do every week but it was familiar.

• Leaving Suncoast we travel to Umhlanga Rocks on backroads.
• From Umhlanga Rocks we follow the M4 to the Engen Station at Ballito.
• Hopping across to the R102 we travel south through Verulam and turn left on the R41.
• We followed the M41 up to Gateway and followed Umhlanga Rocks to Northway and Northway down to Suncoast.

It was cold when we started but I was shedding my long sleeves by the time we got to Gateway. This wasn’t your typically gruelling Gran Fondo but it was a good ride with a nice bunch of people.

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