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Pure Savage

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  1. Just goes to show, if you want to murder someone, run them over in your car. Pathetic.
  2. This is horrible and sounds horrendous. Lost for words. Condolences to the friends and family of Juan.
  3. There was a crash at the end for the front of B batch, the bike marshal was really quick at stopping traffic etc so that I could help the kid get back up and going again. I told her I would ride with him till the finish to make sure ok etc. Kid put me in the hurt locker for last 2km!! The bike marshals are such an asset!
  4. Accidents happen more in road cycling events, its part of the sport. High speed impacts often end up with trauma. No excuse for the long response time of ambulance, the ER 24 Paarl should have gotten there in 10 minutes. Its really sad and hard to know the full circumstances at this time. We dont know if ambulance was treating someone else en route or in town etc.
  5. Heard a rumour due to Traffic there may be no Vissershoek, so just thought I would come here and will this rumour to life.
  6. The PPA too busy checking single file on Chappies...
  7. Just gets sadder and sadder.
  8. No, that was the Tour de PPA.
  9. Wait, is Vissershoek at the start now???? I am going to have to not eat till race day...
  10. Met him at the Boland 100 miler, so sad. Dont think he was in the group that caught us.
  11. Wait, was he in the front of B at the end? I was caught by the front of B and there was an accident on the left going to the final long drag up, I stayed with the kid that crashed hard and rode with him to the finish. We were the last of the front of B over the line did not see anything. When we turned right though the traffic cop was in the middle of the road to the finish so it felt like she was directing us left. Caused some confusion, then someone did a u turn after the matts in front of the poor kid that had just crashed, was really shell shocked. The start was also a little crazy, a mate got caught in someone falling and snapped his swift in a few places.
  12. I am trying to get my 6 almost 7 year old onto a 26" gravel bike, he is almost there!
  13. If you can find them, Frog and Isla bikes are probably the best kids bikes to get. You just have to watch the second hand sites for them. Proper kids sized cranks, grips and brakes. No stupid shocks for a 23kg child, so bike is light and kids can ride. Went on holiday this year with the boys cousins, she has a titan - apparently does not like cycling. That was until she got on Kittel's Isla bike, could not get her off it. The eldest at 6 can do around 15/20km no issues and the 4 year old about 7/8km no issues. They do also ride 3km to school each day.
  14. Tell you what, stick with me to keep your legs "Fresh"
  15. A savage had a taxi pull a U turn accross 3 lanes of traffic into the yellow lane where he was and he hit it on Saturday. Smashed carbon wheel and headache. Has drivers details and police were on scene straight away, not sure what will come of it though. He was riding a trek
  16. Are you telling me my dentist lied to me? He said its important to floss regularly.
  17. So take away from today facebook live: 1. No goodies bags 2. Supporters allowed on route 3. No cups at waterpoints 4. Electric bikes max speed /Min time allowed 5. Seeding at the CT events 6. No mention of 2nd lap yet, maybe its free again this year.
  18. You cannot call all JHB people "angry folks"
  19. Also, I want a smaller cycle tour in October like last year. It worked well last year, should do it again
  20. Also, can they make the second lap legaller this year.
  21. I hope they make a bigger effort in making the experience for those that arrive by bike better. It has been the bare minimum for years. There is a bike park, which you then have to trek from etc. There should be incentive to coming by bike, maybe a nice coffee, underground parking, no need for a trek to number collect etc.
  22. ha ha.. thinking along same lines.
  23. Winner, winner, chicken dinner. Don't even have to write the blog now for @Patchelicious
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