The Ouzo

the once or twice I've tried to have a friendly chat with motorists I got the feeling they didnt understand.

I was hoping I'd be bringing a new spin on things, I should have known better.

Very true. Its a 3 way stop, most traffic at that time of day is in 2 direction, the left turn goes to a school, so generally only busy during school pickup and drop off hours. And even though I proceed with caution, it just takes one guy coming from the left to skip the Stop on his side for things to get interesting.

the above and I've also found having lights on, day or night, mostly gets you more space and respect on the roads. But, I think the point of my post is going missing. We are often quick to judge others, especially in the heat of the moment, but a little retrospection before confrontation is needed.

Fair point, not going to argue it. I mostly do stop, but this particular Stop sign is so quiet even the cars generally just slow down for it at that time of the day.

A bit of a thread resurrection here. Do those of you with the Atop lacing system find that the ratchet does not hold up under pressure. i.e. you will have the laces tight, stand up to peddle and when you lift your foot up pulling on the laces the ratchet lets go of the tension.

I've tried to make a point of not confronting drivers on my commute unless I can do so calmly. Last night on the way home, there is this down hill stretch, after the first maybe 100m there is a stop sign that is normally quiet and then a further couple of hundred meters before the road climbs over the highway. So normally I proceed through the stop with caution but try and carry the speed through. Last night this car comes past me on the first little stretch before the stop, indicator on to turn left. I did not slow down as I was fully expecting him to stop and go straight away, thereby leaving me space. Except he stopped dead, I braked hard, trying to shift my weight backwards and steer around him at the same time. I probably missed the right corner of his bumper by millimetres. Me swearing into my buff looking him straight into his very wide eyes. It was only afterwards that I realised he was actually waiting for me to come past on the left before he turned, so he was in actual fact trying to do the right thing. I realise this is probably a rehash of past topics, but thought it is pertinent for us to realise that not everyone is acting like an idiot on purpose.

I've got a girls crank because I have girl power When I was buying the bike I did lots of gear calcs and on the top end I was only losing out a small amount to the old Scott, on the climbing end it was the same. And since I hardly ever ran out of gears on the Scott (because I was just not fit/strong enough) it did not bother me. I might go for a bigger blade down the line, but right now for those few times I need the extra bit a 10T will do what I need, anything faster and I have the weight to allow gravity to do the rest.

I'm actually thinking of changing the 11 tooth cog on the Giant to the 10 tooth cog from the Scott, it will give that little bit extra on my morning commute. I'm more a grinder than a spinner, so spinning away at around 90rpm doing 60km/h alongside traffic in the mornings I'm always looking for the next gear.

the way I see it is stuff happens, its the way the company deals with fixing the stuff that makes or breaks things. Nice feedback, makes me more confident to purchase Ciovita kit again.

really enjoyed both those articles from her, thanks for the link.

that is gorgeous

make a build thread already

We set out on the 15km trail, I thought there was no way I was going to drive 40km so that we can ride 5km. Packed a backpack full of snacks and drinks and off we went. Took plenty encouragement in place, lots of walking in other places and lots of me carrying the little ones bike. She took a tumble or 6, but just kept going. The only time there were tears was when my wife was putting her helmet back on her and pinch her cheek with the buckle. We landed up taking a shortcut back so only did 6km, but they had fun and so did I (even though I hardly rode).

Trying out this riding in dirt thing Took the girls to Rietvlei today. Super proud of the youngest, only been riding without side wheels for a month.

92kph, 19mm tyres, steel frame, plenty plenty youthful ignorance. Ok just watched the clip He has huge brass ones.

Went with large after chatting to them about sizing

I’m not saying it’s the shoes, but I’ve worn them only twice, yesterday I knocked 2 seconds of my PB up a climb and today I took another 4 seconds off of that.

I dont have an issue with tight, but this is a little too tight, to the point I feel it may start to tear the fabric/stitching

The LED on my charger turns on the moment it is plugged in. I used the gun last night on my legs, works well enough. It does make a bit of noise though so using it whilst watching TV does disturb others. As a supplementary device to the foam rolling it will do exactly what I wanted to.

crazy isnt it.

That and around the shoulders

And they’re to small Will have to contact Max and see what the process is to exchange.

something could be made up that could go on the exhaust temporarily, as in only when you use the rack. or something that attaches to the bike rack that redirects the exhaust when the rack is on.

I dont know so much, I was much more chilled 10 years ago. But I guess work and life stress also play an important roll