RobbyB

A first place to try is a written valuation from your reputable Bike Shop...

Please make some for R100 and we'll try them out. Write a review and lets hear about your success story!!

Have 38...6 new since 30 July.

Just worked out how to quote on someone else's post!

Strava Live Segments is the best feature for me...For most of my upcoming rides I select the segments that I want to focus on (then load them onto my GPS device). So even if I'm not specifically chasing segments I get told (Live) how far behind my best time I am riding at, for those selected segments. Just keeps me focussed on riding strong and keeping my fitness up...(for an old Bloke!)

Getting back to STRAVA... I've been enjoying the Maps feature that is available on my cell (Strava Premium feature maybe?). It highlights (nearly) all the on Strava segments near you - or further if you scroll the map. Great if you want to ride local and go smash a couple of segments...

Great photos and nice to see someone loving their cycling. New places to ride and a new group of cycling buddies to ride with can be hugely refreshing... Road cycling is great if you can leave from your front door...and meet the buds around the corner. Please excuse the tosser above...his glass is always half EMPTY and snide comments are his forte'.

It sounds like it has much more to do with your inheritance - your GENES! (If it's not in your genes - you're not getting to the TOP!) Obviously all other factors play a part - Nurtured at a young age, nutrition, specialist coaching at the right age etc, etc... Other factors that can STOP children from succeeding include: too much pressure from parents and a subsequent lack of interest in the sport. The converse is also true that some kids would never have got to the heights that they attained if it wasn't due to the dogged determination of their parents. I don't think that there is a ONE WAY approach to creating champions.

Homeland might do it for you... GoT was epic! Hard to follow up on an Epic

I loved the Comedy series called "Becker" starring Ted Danson (many years ago...). If anyone has the complete series on DVD - I'd like to purchase it! ("Band of Brothers" and "The Pacific" are my favourite war series...)

Revival of an old thread... Some thirteen years later, how does this frame (BMC SLT01 Team) still hold up, in 2021. I'm considering purchasing this model second hand and wanted your comments. It was a great bike in it's day but I've read one report about galvanic corrosion affecting the frame. Does anyone still ride this frame or do you have a comment about the longevity of this frame. I would appreciate it...

Yep, good choice of distance for your first race... Use your bike computer to monitor your distance done and how far you still have to go. That way you can monitor your energy that you still have in store. Good luck and have fun. Winning isn't everything - and yet again...it is! (As a parent would say: Don't ride recklessly coz you don't want to have a prang. Take calculated risks and stay upright)

A lot of good comments spoken already but the shorter race should be your aim. Its a whole lot different doing 30 and then racing 25, especially with a 500m climb thrown in. We also don't know how truly fit you are for maintaining a racing speed (and its difficult to hold back in a race). Racing a shorter route is a whole lot better than blowing out on a longer route. This is your first race so go kick ass on the shorter route and when you're ready go for the 40+ races... It would be great if you have a GPS device on your bike with the distance you've cycled being prominent so that you can gage when you're a quarter / half / three quarters way through the race so that that you can put in more speed and energy, if you've got it, or hold back and save so you don't bomb before you get home. Get to know the route and where the hills are and how many and which are the longer climbs. Once the hills are done it usually a fast sprint all the way home. Good luck on your first race - have fun (that's the main thing) and learn lots. Racing is all about the knowledge that you learn and applying it to your next event...

Think I'll just give a bad rating as we did have a sale agreement!

Back onto the topic then... I made an offer to a Hubber for some tyres. He accepted my offer to pay full price but to split the Postnet 50/50. I duly EFT'd into his account on Saturday...and said that it would to take a few days to clear... and that he could check his account of Tuesday. He communicates to me on Monday that the money isn't in yet and I say to wait another day (Tuesday) as we have different banks and the transfer was done on the weekend (longer clearing time - maybe?) He then communicates that he has now done a cash sale with someone else saying:- "What is you banking details? The gp5000s has been sold. Still waiting for you payment to reflect" I'm a little annoyed and ask if he has now sold them to someone else? He doesn’t reply for 24 hours after his last chat (above) then says: I got a cash buyer on Monday now I want to give you your money back. Be grateful I'm honest. I had to laugh at his "BE GRATEFUL I'm HONEST" Anyway, I received an sms that he has made a deposit back into my account. Just waiting for it to clear into my account! Not the best behaviour from a Hubber - and lacking integrity!

If you choose a spot where the sun is behind you, flash might not be necessary. In shaded areas flash becomes necessary where slower speeds would create too much blur. Blur with flash (to freeze the cyclist) also produces good creative results. As long as you are not shooting from in front of the cyclists with direct flash it shouldn't be a problem either. Great shots are taken (with flash) where you are forward of the cyclist and your flash is aimed at 90 degrees to the cyclist or from slightly behind the cyclist (with a remote trigger). Good luck...

Your luck in selling something depends on whether someone wants to buy it...it's that simple! And this is not always the case... for various reasons. The most basic is (that with all the buyers looking...) no one is interested in what you are selling! Maybe your item is no longer a sought after item/ it's out of date/ looks worn out/ dirty (shows owner might not have cared for the item)/ or shows wear that implies it could be damaged. Another major point is that if you want to look/ inspect/ touch /feel / ride the item before buying it, then if the item is being sold far away from you then you might no longer be interested in the long distance purchase. As with an auction - as long as no one else wants to buy the same item as you are interested, you'll get it for a song but if many are interested then the price could easily rocket. (Maybe BH should allow for an auction window in the Ad's to reflect the best offer you have received - this could spark more buying interest?) Selling is really pot luck...and I've made some great purchases lately. Picked up a GPS unit with HRM with a belt and out front mounts and paid a third of the in store price and the seller was happy with the price he got. So, selling IMHO is going well on BikeHub...

Mine also didn't work. Admin advised me to press CNTRL. and F5 together in the chat screen. That sorted it out...

Try EasyBike in Durbs, they do stock MucOff products but unsure about valves though?

Hi Barry, I'm not suggesting you chased him down but suggested that he was being courteous... I appreciate a hoot as a sign that a car is approaching (just a difference of opinion). You agree with my point then that some cyclists (the OP's example) ride with pent up anger...to be unleashed on the next motorist that steps out of line no matter how insignificant.

Everyone has a different opinion such that no opinion posted here is RIGHT! I happen to not agree with you Barry, I appreciate it when a motorist/car hoots when approaching from behind as it is often the case that I don't hear cars approaching from behind. Nothing worse than chastising a driver for courteously warning you that he approaching from behind. How can a hoot be aggressive?? (Maybe only if he hoots more than twice in a row or holds his hand on the hooter for a while...) Please don't think that every hoot is saying: Get the Hell out of my way! Yes, road cycling is dangerous and us cyclist carry a lot of pent up anger towards stupid motorists that don't take us into account. Yes, I've had many cars/taxi's pass within inches (old school) of my bike and had two cars turn right into my path (both without incident, thank goodness!) If you're not riding with bright flashing lights, front and back and keeping left at all times and predicting stupid driver behaviour then you're inviting danger...

The Rydon inserts don't add any significant weight (all plastic) but as they fit behind curved sunglass lenses the optics isn't 100% due to the slight curvature they have to conform to, but its acceptable and doesn't affect my riding vision. The arms take a bit of adjustment to get them perfectly comfortable. If I stop cycling they do mist up a bit due to the heat from my face and double layer of lenses but once riding again they clear up pretty soon.

I bought the Rudy Project Rydons that take a mini prescription set of lenses that clip in behind the main front normal sunglass lenses. I lost them and purchased another pair of Rydons on BikeHub (R1500) and ordered a second pair of the clip ins (cost about R2300 - bifocals). Work extremely well as I can change the front "sunglass" lenses to suit the different weather conditions. They look a bit old fashion but work perfectly for me...

I think I've just discovered the true meaning of the word masochist...