Robbie Stewart

Indeed. He is merely storing up wrath.

I predict that the people with 40t rings up front will be pushing the bit in yellow on Monday. I've seen my fair share of full-fat eeb riders take a hike up that bit.

You know what stuns me in this awesome outcome is that the world is so bent out of shape that we celebrate something that should really be the norm, and not the exception. Why must it take stealing the "wrong person's car" before action is taken? Is the system so badly broken? Ai. I despair for my poor daughter who has to deal with all the drama we don't even know about yet.

FAFO. He's been doing plenty F'ing Around. He's going to Find Out at some point, and as you say it will be with the wrong person. It's always wise to expect that as crazy as a person thinks they are, there is always someone crazier than them around.

I dropped my phone at the bottom of Smitswinkel and pretty much did the same thing . . . I was also riding on the left of the tar though and the lady I had just passed yelled out "phone", and "luckily I didn't ride over it". - However, I pulled off the road immediately.

I saw a chap riding a MTB while wearing a backpack that had a battery sticking out the top as we started the ascent from Millers point. I was wondering what on earth he was actually willingly carrying that extra weight around for because I saw no eeb anywhere close by. Maybe it was the flat one that has already been replaced, but then I am struggling to understand the logic, because surely the amish rider is not anywhere near as quick as the eeb. I am befuddled by that. As for speed, I was riding my 29er Camber on XC rubber and my top speed was 70 km/h going down Wineberg hill. Admittedly I was muuuuuuuuch slower going up, but all in good fun. As for control, I actually found that speed way less intimidating than for instance descending Red Phoenix at Jonkershoek at not even a third of that speed. I did have three poo-your-pants moments though with riders just riding like they do when they drive and YouInstaTikTokFace. One lady was steering eratically and nearly plowed into me. Another lady cut right into my line as I was passing her to her right as we descended Chapmans. She was going slow. I was flying and called the line, yet she decided to veer right into my line as I was passing. I nearly earned myself a face full of Chapmans Peak rock cliff for my effort. I rode out of that one as high as a kite on adrenaline. A bit later on the descent to the 12 Apostles hotel a dude swerved into me and we touched bars. I had the mother of "tank slappers" and thankfully again rode it out at the 57km/h I was doing according to Garmin. No lies, this upcoming enduro at Jonkershoek is less intimidating to me than a day riding the Argus. I still enjoyed it and missed my target time by 12 minutes. Funny that, seeing as I lost precisely 12 minutes with a mechanical less than 2km from the start. Next year I will try again.

That derailleur is bent in its chops. The chain is also routed around the outside of the cage and not even over the jockey wheels. I would say that the technician that did this job has some massive explanation pending. Also it seems like Cyclelab owe you a new derailleur if it's the RD that was bent and not the hanger. I would take the bike back to them, demand to speak to management and demand they restore you to the condition you were before this mess began, failing which you want your money back. Poor service needs to be called out and the people doing it must take responsibility. This is unacceptable. I hope you come right.

In South Africa, you give way to traffic on the right, that is already entered or at the circle before you. That does NOT mean you give way to the entirety of traffic approaching from your right, only to the traffic already in the circle or busy entering the circle as you approach. At that point when it's your turn, then you enter and continue to give way to traffic to your left already in the circle before you. Unfortunately the asleep-behind-the-wheel Capetonians think that you need to sit stationary at the circle for ad infinitum while the rest of Cape Town enters the circle to their right. The logic is really simple. A traffic circle is nothing more than a moving four-way stop with pretty much similar logic other than yield to your right, then to your left. What is is NOT is a stop till the whole world passes by.

The more astute will notice the unobtrusive S swish logo with the words Specialized below the S on a fairly prominent spot on the rear canopy lid 😉. I reckon that should be clue sufficient.

I had TWO morons do this to me today while they were driving in their cars and me in my 4x4. First incident I was already turning right at a 4 way stop when the boet in his black jeep renegade decided he wasn't stopping until he saw a big red 4x4 that clearly didn't give a rats ass. He stopped in the middle of the road and waved his arms at me, despite him being the prick who didn't stop at the line. Literally 5 minutes later a woman decided to also not stop at the traffic circle I was already in and she proceeded to just drive straight at me, flipping me off while she passed. People need to calm down, because life is too short. And whenever people want to get crazy they need to remember that there are other people crazier than they are also out and about. They might even be driving a large red 4x4. . .

This is such a non issue I almost regret even commenting, but here goes. To go through such elaborate means of responding to an advertisement, paying asking price via EFT and then after it has cleared receiving the goods from the seller, only THEN to employ the scam by trying to convince the bank that the transaction was fraudulent sounds so ludicrous and far fetched that it's probably easier to play the lotto everyday hoping for a win. Regtig mense. Critical thinking is a thing. Try it.

Technically you could do it. You only need one arm to hold the bars 😜

She really has a good eye. That really is a beautiful shot. Whenever I think Vrystaat I have a mental picture of potato and mielie fields in the dry dusty Karoo, not green, lush mountains. Just shows how skewed our perceptions can be. Well done on this one Block.

I rode Jonkershoek on Saturday. First time ever I encountered drizzle that made no difference to the powdery dust. also, this year I "trained" for the cycle tour by doing mock enduro rides at Jonkers. I figured if I'm ready for the enduro on 16 March then the tour will be a walk in the park.

Am I the only one expecting a few Hobbit's to come skipping along?