Posts Tagged ‘Caveman’
Conrad Stoltz doing test runs on Specialized SHIV 3.
Just got this puppy in the mail, thanks to the folks at Specialized USA. The new UCI legal SHIV 3. The raw carbon looks great, (there was no time for a paint job) its got 55/44 Rotor rings, Quarq powermeter and the special Fabian Cancellara conversion.
Getting ready for South African TT Championships in 2 weeks. I’m under a tree on the farm, and my coach/bike fit guru Ian Rodger is in Cape Town. So we’re doing the bike fit remotely via Youtube. May as well make a blog of it. Thanks to the Jouberts down the valley for their electricity (lights, fans, AC, and power for the ELITE RealAxiom) and FJ’s deft camerawork!
Feels like I can drop the bars another 1 or 2cm. And definitely take a hacksaw to those battering ram-like aero bars. Will see what Ian sez.
Still thinking of names. “Greased Lightning” “Flat Beauty” and “Flat Mamba” comes to mind. Suggestions?
I hope I can do this rocket ship justice.
a Story from the Caveman workshop
I had a dream:
But oh no- a broken rim! Caveman-ized into total oblivion. My mountain bike mantra of :
Low air, big gear, no fear!
does not work so well with my KTM 950 Adventure’s stock “Butter Rims”:
Christmas day training
Wakey wakey. Its Christmas! And there is some training to be done.
A hearty breakfast to put the POW in Power. Some of us has Avia AVI STOLTZ for breakfast…
Bushveld Xmas
Urban Rage- a mountain bike with a twist. Live in 1hr
2010 Urban Rage: a 2km downtown Durban course with natural and man made obstacles. A lot of them quite intimidating- skinny bridges over water, a 6m high BMX style start ramp, a BMX track, a big drop and some serious berms. And not a single rock. The Caveman loves rocks. (Will have to make do with the ones rolling around in my head.)
Yesterday we had a 2hr Enduro race on the course to practice your lines and grow some (bigger) balls.
Today was 2 heats of the 2km course.(2 riders in the gate at a time) My 2nd run was 12 sec faster, but I had to throw some elbows with 14 year old Alan ? for the 3rd fastest qualifying time. Philip Buys is ina class of his own- 20 sec up.
The finals is today, Sunday 12 Dec 5.15pm SA time. Its live on the interwebs, thanks to organizer’s Max Cluers’ genius. Watch the live video here: www.UrbanRage.co.za
