The Ouzo

measure the length against the chain you took off. I'll wait for the experts to chime in, but based purely on the first pic, I'd say the chain is to long. B.T.W. I'm sitting at just over 11 000km on my KMC 11spd chain and its still not showing signs of wear according to my chain checker tool.

and yet somethings are not worth the frustration and its easier to pay the mechanic to sort it out. Did a sealant topup yesterday. I've been putting it off because my wheel and tyre combo are a PIA. Always one tyre that wont seat. I thought I was in luck, my neighbour started his compressor up before I started, I asked if I could come and use it and was given the thumbs up. Rear wheel. 10 minutes start to finish, no issues. Front wheel, as I let the air out is unseated. I topped up, then decided I was going to try the old tube over the tyre to hold it under pressure trick. Consequently lost half the sealant out the tyre. Went next door, compressor was not helping, we bumped the compressor up to 10bar, still no luck. Jumped in the car, headed to the nearest petrol station. Tried a few times, lost more sealant, still not seating. So I headed home, drained what sealant was left and decided to put everything in the car and take it to the LBS this morning. I'll pay their R200 and let them deal with it.

Ok I'll play 49 this year 175cm 80kg - down from 85 pre lockdown 32cm waist - down from 36 pre lockdown, currently about the same size as it was in high school My diet is whatever is in front of me. I also have a serious sweet tooth. Current Giant Contend is a Large, but ideally I should be on a medium. Current spotify playlist in the car is Vocal Trance 2024, but I'll listen to most music, depending on mood.

Some feedback for @Jaco/ after about 5 rides Bear in mind this is road bike usage Fit They sit very securely on my face, hardly ever need to make adjustments, even after hitting bumps and bunny hopping. This is something that annoys me with my D'Arcs. Lenses Only tried the yellow and the clear. Both are up to the task of what I need them for, and that is dark mornings. Both have clear good vision. I've been using the clear lenses the last few rides, and these rides have started a bit later and gone into sun up, its not bright sun yet, but even the clear lenses helped. Coverage As predicted the thick frame at the top is a bit of a visual impediment, not as much as I thought it would be though, but especially in the drops its there. The lenses also dont wrap around alot, so a fair bit of airflow creeps in from the sides, great for cooling, but occasionally if I turn my head I'll get something flying into my eye. So it could be better. Not sure if I went for the larger frame if the lenses would be bigger perhaps. For R300 they work just fine, I was not expecting great things, but the quality if good and for what I need them for (which is just dark winter mornings) they will do.

How true is this ? I'm aware they have inhouse Dekra inspectors, but was not aware they were not affiliated to Dekra at all. Surely Dekra would have an issue with this ? Having in house people affiliated to an external company is not unusual, but operating under an external company name and not being affiliated IS unusual.

I'm certainly no expert on this, our resident expert would be @Dale going through something very similar, but my opinion, for the 2c that its worth, would be that the more time you spend off the bike the deeper that fear of being hit when on the road will get. Perhaps set some goal to work towards, if not a race at least some personal fitness or such goals to keep you working on the bike.

why? they are not hiding anything. The flip side of this is that people are all to happy to have WBC buy their heap of rubbish from them when dealers wont offer proper trade-ins because the condition of the car. Edit. B.T.W. I dont like WBC, they have screwed up the car market in SA and others have jumped onto the bandwagon.

I did not read the complaints on hellopeter, but what i've picked up is that people are unhappy that they are buying cars with problems. WBC business model is "Here is an independent report (Dekra) telling you what they picked up, you buy this car accepting this report and the fact that it may not have picked up all the faults." i.e. Voetstoots. They dont hide this fact, but people just see the "cheap" price and go gaga and then when the honeymoon period is over they are sorry.

not me, I spent all my money on petrol.

Dammit, now I've wasted money on petrol for my pitch fork, who is going to reimburse me ? What is this world coming to, cant even have a good lynching anymore.

this is probably the least risky way to do things for both parties but its mini friday, our pitch forks are primed and we're itching to lynch someone, name and shame

what about vpn service etc.

Not sure I'd binge watch it, but entertaining enough to watch is every few days.

difference between a race and a tour (in my mind), for a race I dont mind loops, but if I'm doing a tour I'm expecting to be exposed to different scenery etc. along the way. But all this is irrelevant to me in this case as I dont do the Tour Durban.

I've had The Courier Guy deliveries accepted for me without the pin. Just last week my Rockbros were delivered to my work whilst I was on leave, no pin was needed even thou they sent one to me via Email AND sms

Started watching this recently. About 3 episodes in.

This talk of helmets from different sports has me lolling at hard hats on construction sites. These things are so thin and flimsy I cant see them protecting the wearer from much, but they are mandated PPE.

Off topic chit chat but it can relate to cycling. My brother in law loves his Yetti insulated mugs and when I was with him in December boating in the hot sun I was impressed with them. Fast forward to the past weekend and we were away with him on the South Coast. At one of the touristy shops I came across Lizzard flasks and mugs. Googled them and they seemed to be pretty good. What I liked about the ones I found at this store was the dimensions and capacity, a 650ml flask that will fit into most cup holders and only marginally taller than a 750ml cycling bottle. Pricing at the store was only marginally more than buying online so I picked a colour I liked, my Brother in Law then also decided to buy one. I've been impressed. Filled it up with water and some ice the morning we left the south coast. Finished the last of the water when we arrived in Harrismith 4 and half hours later, with ice still in the flask, added another 500ml of water in and it was still ice cold when we reached home 3 and half hours after that. My want for the flask was that I always have a bottle of water with me on my desk, I find that on warmer days by 10am the water is room temperature already. I wouldnt use it on the bike, but to keep a post ride drink cold in the car it will work very well. Anyone here got experience with Lizzard or other similar brands ?

I find its more in the head than anything else, once you're in it and pushing hard, the internal body temp fights with the external cold, but then you finish the ride and that internal body temp keeps going while the external temp gradually heats up as you seek warmer environments. The end result is that once you're showered and changed you feel great and ready for action, where as those around you are struggling to warm up and get going.

Facebook is reminding me daily of the trainer rides I was doing during lockdown around this time. Trying very hard to stretch the time. Plus being on a "dumb" trainer meant it was that much more mundane. Cycling videos etc. on youtube it how I managed to extend my time, without them I would not be last more than 30 minutes.

but on a racetrack good drivers wants a certain levels of slip to enable them to get around the corners quicker and therefore they dont have ABS, think trail braking on a bike, similar concept.

Just a point of contention here, ABS as a system does not enable you to stop faster. ABS is as its acronym states, Antilock Braking System, it is there to stop the wheels from locking, a locked wheel means no traction, not tractions means no control. It may even increase braking distance on certain surfaces and situations, but you will still have control of the vehicle.

Got back from leave today and the glasses were waiting for me at work. First impressions, The frame at the top may be a bit low and a bit thick for road cycling, I'm thinking its going to get in my line of sight. Changed the lenses and it seems a bit fidly, but it was my first time so maybe I'll learn how it works and it will get easier. Will hopefully give the yellow lenses a test in the morning and report back here. There is a reason these are so cheap, but the lenses dont seem to distort my view and seem pretty clear, so if they do what I need them to do then I'm happy, if they dont, well then they were not that expensive and if I land up not using them I'll donate them to one of the guys at work.

I've just found the one I have (D'Arc) dont go clear enough for dark morning rides. @ R300 I just ordered myself a set of Rockbros with interchangeable lenses. Thanks to the link posted earlier. I need to see better before sunrise.

This is where I HAVE had a problem with CL boksburg, used the workshop a few times for odd stuff where I havent had the time or could not do it myself and have never left 100% satisfied.