robbybzgo

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What a beaut! Please don't let this baby be stolen from out of your garage! (Most bikes stolen this way). A SA custom/ superstition is to put you bed on bricks/blocks. Please do this and sleep with your bike under your bed...😅

I've invested in Polar devices that I've been totally happy with. I still use the old V800 watch and it works perfectly. Also have the M460 on bike mount. The H10 is considered the industry standard but problems I've experienced have been minor like low battery, faulty strap (they do eventually crack on the inside), needing to update on cell app and having to change the option on the app to get the H1O to allow two units to read your heart rate simultaneously (eg: when using the rowing machine or smart bike trainer). I did pick up a OH1 unit second hand (on bike hub) and adapted it's strap to hold that unit to the pulse in my wrist and now don't have two units not agreeing to share the H10's output. Although the OH1 unit is slightly slower to react to a change in heart rate they are still very close to each other. I saw a replacement Polar strap at Sportsman's Warehouse (Pavilion - Durban) they other day for R400. Good luck with your choices...

Any chance of test riding the Slash as this will give you chance to then compare the ride to the Pyga when your new wheels arrive. You might save yourself the cost of another bike (but then it's a whole new discussion as to whether you should have an n+1 (second) bike anyway). If the budget allows, a second bike could be an advantage but terrible if you fall in love with one and for whatever reason the second just sits around. To me they seem to be quite similar and I would more understand having two different bikes that offer you two distinctly types/ styles of riding. But this depends on the trails/routes that are accessible to you and what types of riding that you could see yourself doing in the coming years... I hope this has given you some food for thought

Thank you, problem resolved. (I couldn't understand why everytime I went into Forums that I would end up at the first page every time).

I take it that you've searched BikeHub's marketplace if you're also entertaining secondhand or n'used shoes?

Let us know how? Maybe DM?

Another major problem (to cyclists) is that motorists are not on the lookout for cyclists. As motorist interact 99% of the time, on the road, with other vehicles they've lost the mental reminder that there are bicycles on the road. Because bicycles are generally slower, definitely smaller, less visible (black helmet, black bike & black kit), without flashing lights (front and back) then are not seen on an otherwise busy road, especially when motorists are not looking out for them. As a "good" and "respectful" cyclist we generally hug the left side of the road/pavement so to not disturb the flow of faster moving traffic and so motorists have become used to us as just being another annoying obstacle that doesn't appear to have a right to interact with motorised transport. Many roads that we use haven't been designed to accommodate bicycle transport and so we are again seen as an interference in the flow of traffic. Unless there is some kind of campaign to put cyclists back into the minds of motorists then we'll always be seen (not seen) as an annoyance and not as a valid road user that has the same rights as any other vehicle on the road.

So happy...

Thanks, that sounds great..

Thanks Robert but the V800 takes a wider strap where it attaches to the watch.

Hey guys, I'm looking for a Polar V800 watch strap as mine just split apart. So if you've got a broken/ not working watch that you're looking to get rid of (or sell) I'll be happy to take it off you and pay for Pudo...

Thank you sir. She's quite a heavy bike so she'll be good on short rides..

Hey Guys, While the experts are focused on past restorations today I thought I'd post a pic of an old bike I picked up two years ago on an auction. It's a Carlton Kermesse (as stated on the frame) with a 5 sprocket rear cassette. The rear wheel appears that can be flipped around (I assume) to use with a single gear on the other side. With a bit of grease/oil on the running parts and one new tube the bike was rideable but haven't due to wanting to save the old tyres. My question is: what is this bike worth and although it is "rideable" is it worth keeping it as it is?

I once suffered from the above. I awoke one morning and sat up and I suddenly felt as though I was on a boat plunging over a large wave. It felt as though the floor, in front of me, was falling away and I felt instantly nauseous. Someone did indicate to me what to do (as in the video above) and it came right. I did repeat the manoeuvre the next day as I still had a mild vertigo effect. I've never had a problem after that but it really can't be described as simple dizziness. The vertigo effect can feel very violent.