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Also have 2 rescues, also did not want either. They destroy my lawn and keep chewing anything that is left within reach. But their personalities exactly match the child they were adopted for, its actually uncanny. One is docile and kinda lazy, the other energetic and mischievous.

you are not the only one, the lycra clad carrot slowly opening the gap is to tempting not to chase. slightly off topic, but still related. Many years back, doing the original Hyper to Hyper fast one. My mate and I were not exactly doing it fast on a particular stretch, we had been sitting up, cruising side by side, in todays terms we were probably sitting in zone 3 somewhere, having a fat chat. Next thing a particularly attractive lady cyclist came past us, very shortly afterwards I noted to my mate how our cruising speeds had increased with the lady in view in front of us.

ahhh, ok, now it all makes sense. I was wondering how he was getting his sjambok out the passenger window.

we've been fortunate in that we buy for the eldest daughter and that then gets handed down to the youngest.

not sure if I missed it, but how was he shamboking you ? He should have been sitting on the right of his car and you on the left of the road

my 8 year old is riding a 20" Titan, but the bike is starting to get a little small for her, her 13 y/o sisters 26" is a tad to big for her. The problem is, buying the right size means kido will get 3 years max out of the bike (probably only 2) before its to small. Buying to big and kiddo's confidence goes for a ball of .......

That there sir is a gravel bike with flat bars

I hope it didnt take you 10 years to fix the issue

you're one crazy brave mofo Will see what my expected incentive actually comes back as this month and then make a small contribution. Need to save some of it for March. B.T.W. was thinking about perhaps trying to raise funds for a needy cause with one a two of my races, but have no idea where to start. What are the ins and outs of doing this ?

Nothing against Uber as a concept, I think they are a great idea. Its more the SA drivers and Uber's no chalant responses that get me riled up.

I'm yet to see a camera in an Uber (granted I very seldom use one). But I sell many cars to Uber owners and the owners mention nothing about installation of cameras. Have you seen what hidden charges get added to your bill when you Uber to an Airport ? These are not quoted upfront, but debited from your credit card automatically. Again Uber just shrugs their shoulders and offers a BS excuse.

Riding. I wasnt as fit back then as I am now, so it was decently long enough for me, especially as the repeats added up.

Up here in the big smoke my experience has been those with smaller cars are the biggest problem. And then on the other end of the scale, the side tipper truck brigade. But I dont think these are poor judgement but rather DGAF attitude, judging by the amount of crashes I see them reported in. And then lets not forget the white Fortuner brigade, but again they DGAF about anyone (stereotypically speaking)

Everytime I read about these incidents, on the very roads that I ride on, I count my self extremely lucky.

Too many hours spent on this hill doing hill repeats

1) I can totally relate, when the adrenalin is going I too sometimes do silly things. Slapping mirrors closed is a favourite of mine. I think something that has saved me more times than it should has been not been able to catch the car in that moment. Once the adrenalin wears off you kind of come to your senses and realise how stupid that would have been. 2) I would think assault would be a more serious crime than damage to property. Cops were as usual just being full of excrement. 3) The stories i've hear about Uber, they are not doing themselves any favours.

I find very second or third garmin update breaks livetracking. My normal routine is to turn on the garmin, open the connect app, make sure the device and phone are connected and that a synch has taken place. 99% of the time this routine ensures that it works, but every so often it decides to not work.

its interesting as a greek too

I ride just about exclusively alone. I know the risks, try and avoid hotspots and try and time my rides when there is less traffic. My wife gets an email everytime I start my garmin (when the damned feature works) and she can track me on my rides. But if I'm mugged and my cell taken then that feature is useless. I mostly ride the same routes and take roughly the same time, so she know where to find me. I have come to terms with the risks, made myself believe that I take the precautions needed to be as safe as possible, and made myself believe that when my time comes, I could just as easily be walking down the road or driving in the car. Like the others above, I prefer to be in my own head and not have to deal with group chit chat / politics / egos.

share some of this info here. It may just be interesting

awesome. well done

Just a quick loop around the airport

Scratching (sounds better than quitting) when your body is giving you all the signals that you should takes more will power and integrity than pushing through and very possibly causing permanent damage to your body (and possibly still not finishing). I am the same as you, I hate not finishing something I've started, but you can be proud of what you achieved. Its just that on the day, under those conditions, your body decided its enough. I look forward to your race report and to following your dot again next year.

how does that work ? Cut off has moved past him. He hasnt moved since around 12:39

not sure if gemmerbal is going to keep ahead of the cut off. Looks like he is suffering judging by his stoppages etc.