Robbie Stewart

In days gone by I would drive to the beach for a surf and leave my car keys on the rear tyre like all the other surfers did. Or I would go and leave all my gear on the rocks along the point at Vicbay and go surf for 4 - 5 hours at a time and no-one would even approach my belongings. How times have changed.

At least ProBikeGarage can still update from the API. That's the only real reason I use Strava, to log miles on my bikes and components to know service intervals and what was done last, when, by whom, on what etc. I updated to the Pro Subscription shortly before I purchased my Garmin, so I'm not sure I'll be renewing when it expires next year.

all the while, the Premier of Ontario wants to kill cycle paths in the city because they cause congestion. . . https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/18/ontario-toronto-bike-lanes

too true lol. two things I actually miss in my Isuzu are a reverse camera and an auto box. N1 mornings and a manual box don't play well together.

must be a Ranger thing, needing a camera to reverse

While on the topic of flat vs. clips. So I had a crash a few weeks back after landing a smallish jump on a blind trail. First run commit and I ended up too slow to clear the gap and got bucked on the knuckle. My right foot lost momentary connection to the pedal and slipped off and got pinned between the pedal and the ground, bending my foot the wrong way. I'm still of the opinion I at minimum fractured it. First road ride back again today. Anyway, I'm thinking if I was clipped in I was going for the ride over the bars and straight to the ER via medevac as I was not exactly on a groomed trail at the time. So now I'm trying to decide if clipped is better than flat or should I stay with flats while riding trails.

I concur what @Chadvdw67 says about Spez 2FO. They stick like glue on the pedal, are comfortable as an all-day ride shoe, and still look stylish off the bike. I have a high bridge on my foot, so I have some fun getting my foot into a shoe, and these shoes are no different, but just loosening the laces somewhat halfway down the shoe sorts that problem out. I also appreciate the elastic between the laces to hold them in place during a ride. The soles are super grippy and long lasting, and from what I've seen on YouTube reviews, they are the closest thing to 510's in terms of grip. Only semi downside I can find is that back section is somewhat loose after a few years of riding and on first putting them on, they feel like they could do with more support back there, but honestly, after the first couple of steps after putting them on that feeling goes away. I may go through another season with my current pair before retiring them for a new pair. TLDR; just buy them already!

I don't notice any scratching on my tailgate after a ride. I get home and remove the mattress and haven't noticed any damage. But I have heard of scratching after long term use of the tailgate pad being left there. I would still remove it after a ride if I used one.

I use this. works great.

It actually reads more like Chat-GPT wrote it. CoCT must cycle from town to Melkbos using the cyclepath and then back again without a SAPS escort. Then as Zebra hopes, maybe they will fix that up. But honestly, for how long before it returns to its old manner of disfunction.

I see they forgot to add DO NOT - get bitten. There is a serious snake bite antivenom shortage in SA for the last two or so years, and one of the main guys providing snake venom for antivenom production, Dingo Dinkelman, passed away on 26 October from complications brought on after being bitten by a green mamba. He was allergic to snake venom after he got bitten by a black mamba a couple years earlier. This antivenom shortage means that the likelihood of treatment by means of antivenom in SA is slim, and no pets are being treated for snake bite because of it, so if your beloved labradoodle gets bitten they will likely be euthanised. In short, be careful out there and look where you step.

I would turn that gap into a triple for sure. I heard my domestic worker chat to some guys doing garden maintenance outside my house yesterday and they were telling her they caught THREE BIG SNAKES ! ! ! just outside my boundary wall on Tuesday. 'tis the season to be wary . . .

And with Tygerberg hosting the start of Cape schlEpic next year does this mean they will follow suit and also start charging some stupid tariff to ride their trails - (only 2.5 of which are actually any fun, one of which they don't even maintain or build - I digress)?

According to the T's&C's it seems riding alone will cost R5000.00 after which you forfeit your membership. Only after a 100 executive members are signed up can you invite a guest. I am of the opinion that this farm actually hates on mountain biking. funny that seeing as how unappealing the trails on that farm are in general. I have ridden there before and it was an absolute yawn.

It seems like Christo Wiese is recuperating the money he lost in the Steinhoff debacle from mountain biking and clay pigeon shooting. I mean, they even say you get to shoot "real bullets" and all. What's not to love?