Jaco Steyn

Quite correct! For those at work, you can get the daily question here: http://www.supersport.co.za/default.asp?id=231&des=feature steynja2007-07-12 08:02:28

What is the role of Christian Prudhomme?

On News24.com http://www.news24.com/News24/Sport/Tour_de_France/0,,2-9-1506_2144186,00.html An interesting article about the unsung heroes, the mechanics, on the TDF. I think Robbie McEwen will have a problem if this part is true: "Usually the tyres are (pumped up to) nine psi (pounds per square inch), but when we know it's going to be wet we take them down to eight and a half." 9PSI is about 0.62BAR!!!!

Thanks for the info! I do have the latest Bicycling mag, but have not yet gotten to the part about the TDF. I will go and read it tonite. (BTW, I see bicycling published my letter this month! Did not win the Merida MTB though I really need a new bike to get to work and back.) steynja2007-07-04 12:57:09

Where can I get a rundown of the bikes the different teams are riding with in the TDF this year? I want to confirm a few bikes, because for instance, I thought Team Liquigas rides with Bianchi but it seems they are on Cannondale this year.

Getting R2.00 pocket money per week and thought it was too much to spend! a White bread cost 5c and brown bread cost 3 1/2c when i was young.

..or what about the old "Dirkie"? The triangle shaped container with condensed milk in?

Who remembers the old black-and white photo books such as Ruiter in Swart, Die skim, Die Grensvegter, Tanya die vegter, Saal 10, Verdwaalde harte etc? Also, who remembers the british comedy series, Fawlty Towers? I always laughed my a$$ of at old Basil Fawlty!

Bush Willows B&B is about 24 km's away from Rustenburg on the R24. See pics from Masource and Google Earth.

PM the editor (Tim Brink) of Bicycling magazine. He is a hubber as well, and his username is timbrink.

You can work it out mathematically by using the equation circumference=pi(3.14159265358979323846) multiplied by wheel diameter, or circumference = 2 x pi x radius. For example if the diameter is 50 cm then the eqation will be 3.14 x 50 = 157 cm, or by using radius (from axle to end of wheel) would be 2 ? 3.14 ? 25 = 157cm. You would then have to put in the value of 157 into the Cateye. Hope this helps.

Elvis died - Boarding school (STD 7) in Potch Lenon killed - Just finished matric preparing for national service 9/11 - At work almost going home Armstrong confessed - I always knew they did not land on the moon! Lying yanks!

You can look in your temporary internet files for clips with a "FLV" extention. Copy them to a known location and download the "FLV Player" to open them with. FLV stands for "Flash Video". There are also utilities available to convert the files to "AVI", but that is just a waste of time. The quality of the video clips does not warrant al the time and effort to do that. Follow this link for more information. http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=73368&highlight=youtube+videos

amdretard, I am only starting in the S group (08:05) I had a horrible season last year. 2 Flats on the Hyper to Hyper, seized my BB on the OFM and broke a chain on the 94.7. That in total stuffed my seeding up completely. I am hoping for a 03:45 on the Argus. Thay say things usually happen in three's and I think I have had my share of misfortune last year. Things are looking good thus far. I did a local 80km race last weekend and managed to average 33km/h (2:30 for the 80 km distance). For me that is quite reasonable.

Bikemonster, thanks for the encouraging words! I must say the Hubbers are a helpfull lot. I do not post much, but visit daily. I once met a "uber" hubber, ewep, and he introduced me to the Hub. Maybe I am grasping at straws before the Argus, but I have a colleague at work that I really would like to beat at the Argus. He is quite arrogant and always knows best (according to him anyway!). I really cannot handle people like that and would like him to eat my dust. He has a Trek 1500 with full Ultegra's and always goes on about how much better his bike is to mine.

Thanks for the feedback so far. I appreciate it. I have just swapped the wheels out on the two bicycles, and will try it out tomorrow morning. My gut tells me the best would be to use the WH-R550 wheels with the 12-26 cluster. I seriously doubt if there will be any noticeable difference in performance between the 550's and the 500's. It's just that the Shimano WH-R550 looks "cooler"!

I need some professional advice on which wheels/cluster to use for the Argus. I have 2 bicycles, a Raleigh RC4500 (which I absolutely adore) and a Silverback (courtesey of Bicycling magazine for letter of the month). I am going to take the Raleigh to the Argus because it has Tiagra front but 105 9spd at the rear with 105 STI's. (All the yuppies can now stop laughing at the social 44 y/o cyclist's bike! It's all I can afford) My dillema now lies with the wheels. The Raleigh has Shimano WH-R550 wheels with a 12-23 cluster. The Silverback has Shimano WH-R500 wheels, but with a 12-26 cluster, which will suit me (remember 44 Y/O social cyclist aiming for 03:45)better on Smutswinkel, Chappies and Suikerbossie! Should I go for the "better" gear ratio, or should i go with the better wheels? Alternatively, should I ask my LBS to swop the clusters out? My Raleigh is going for a full service on Wednesday before I go down to C/T with the train, and I could ask trusty old Christo of Metro cycles in Vanderbijlpark to do it for me if it is adviseable. Your suggestions please?

I have previously posted this link, but here it is again. It's for those that want to D.I.Y their bike setup. http://www.competitivecyclist.com/za/CCY?PAGE=FIT_CALCULATOR_INTRO

I would like to make a suggestion to create a sub forum under racing for hubbers to post up to date race routes and rout profiles for the different races that they have done. Every now and then someone is asking for a profile, and by doing this, it will be available in an organised manner.

Try this link for a D.I.Y. setup. http://www.competitivecyclist.com/za/CCY?PAGE=FIT_CALCULATOR_INTRO

I have seen a lot of discussions on tyres, helmets, shoes and seats but nothing on gloves. What's the best out there, and how often do you replace them?

Exploded view: http://www.shimano.com.au/media/cycling/techdocs/en/bikecomponents/ST/EV-ST-4500-2609_v1_m56577569830593136.pdf Service instructions: http://www.shimano.com.au/media/cycling/techdocs/en/bikecomponents/ST/SI-0033A_v1_m56577569830590962.pdf