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They basically shut down Cape Town for an entire day, that cant come cheap. for me, i'll bitch about the cost, but I'll pay it anyway, it has become more than just an annual ride around cape town for me. Long may the race continue.

another factor is that those up-country folk that can afford to do this would most likely have their kids in private schools, and the timing clashes with the school term.

If anyone spots a great deal on a Garmin Edge 130 please post here

Last one before I start the festive 500

my few pennies should come through in the next few days.

Will the GCN YouTube channel still carry on

I’ll be divorced before this extended challenge is over.

but i think, if you have the cash, then some bargains will be available to be bought

correct, Ryder use the ATOP system. I has an issue with a new pair of Ryder road shoes where the lace would loosen on its own if pressure was applied to it i.e. pulling your foot up. Took it back to the bike shop, was expecting the ATOP system to simply be replaced, but they replaced the entire pair of shoes. That was a few years back, have done probably over 20 000km with the shoes since and no issue.

Cool. I think I’m going to give it a try

Reviving this, @phenning, from the same supplier you bought your battery, is there any particular reason you did not opt for this one with a higher capacity. looks like the dimensions will work https://www.robotics.org.za/402030 Battery LiPo 200 mAh 3.7V This is a very small, extremely light weight battery based on Lithium Ion (Lipo) chemistry. The Lipo battery is rated at 3.7V 200mAh. It measure 30.5 x 20.4 x 3.7mm and weighs only 5g. The cable is terminated with a 2pin JST-PH (2mm) connector Quick Specs Rated Capacity: 200mAh Nominal Voltage: 3.7V Dimensions: 30.5mm x 20.4mm x 3.7mm Max Charge Current: 1C (110mA) Normal Charge Current: 0.2C (22mA) Connector: JST-PH (2mm) Weight: 5g Shipping List 1 x Battery LiPo 200 mAh 3.7V

Some days you’re the pigeon, some days you’re the statue

quoting your post because this happened in the souf Around this time of year, a few year back, my dad got taken down in a hit and run close to the fire station on Swartkoppies. He managed to get up, and was folded over the bike trying to orientate himself and recover when my moms yoga teacher happened to be driving past, recognised someone in destress and turned around to go and help him.

yes, MTB vs road, different risks involved and different accessibility constraints. One of the reasons I dont ride Suikerbos Rand on my own is due to cell signal in the area. Should I need help I cant rely on cellphone working.

This is why I have 2 ICE contacts listed, on my phone (no need to unlock it) and on the 2 ICE tags that I wear (one on wrist and one on helmet). Also have med aid details listed on ICE tags, so in case of emergency there should hopefully be no questions at the ER regarding who will pay before they admit me. Touch wood I've not had to put it to the test yet.

even more so if its part way up a climb

I check mine daily. Because about a year back, checking mail using the mail app on my phone, I select all, then instead on tapping "mark as read" I tap the "move to junk" button. So now every so often a legitimate email lands up in the spam folder According to my spam folder, every major courier company has packages waiting for me to pay customs, every South African bank needs to me to login in and FICA, and there are a bunch of very rich people living in other countries urgently wanting to do business with me.

In a friggin upmarket secure estate. flippen sack of excrement.

in the shower with me straight after every ride. Helmet, gloves, sunglasses (because they get coverd in sweat), HR strap, Bib. The only thing that waits for the washing machine is the cycling top.

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