Pure Savage

Oh lekker, I was busy writing cheques my legs would not be able to cash.. I did appreciate you reminding me we had left 9 of us behind

There are no rules in a street fight.

Also, what type of magic is it, that you ride the last 6km, with only one person in sight nobody in front, nobody behind, grinding in on your ace. Yet you turn onto that final climb and its like Kalk bay Bootlegger on a Sunday morning, people all over the place. Some zig zagging, okes pushing, 2 okes dicing to the top, a group of 10 waiting patiently at the top for 13 minutes so they can cross the line with the 2 okes they didnt wait for but still get the Charles Milner medal, people zipping up the jersey like they Remco at the Olympics...

After 3 hospital visits this year, I lined up with a mate I did my first DC 12 years ago. Grateful to get to ride my favorite event of the year. Some really well measured efforts and a lot of helping hands stopped the clock at 5:36 and 5th overall. Those feed zones are feeling longer and more packed every year. The lads lost out on the Kings of the Atlantic Seaboard title by 20 seconds to Mother this year.

It wasnt that bad, it was 5.

I even got this mail...

These bikes are lekker, although could be more slammed

Amen

Just sitting around waiting for Saturday...

Looking good this year! Weather is prime! Looks like its going to be fast!

Yeah, not many bright people on twitter.

150% agree.

There is a reason its 20km/h as on those roads, those cars cant stay in the lane.

Just know that the motorbike ended up on the wrong side of the road and was not doing the speed limit. Wont share condition of the people as at this point what I have heard is hear say.

Feel should do a facebook post with photos of cars passing single file cyclists within 1m, photos of every car breaking the 20km/h speed limit on Chappies. Then ask drivers why they trying to murder people.

Yeah - Less than ideal.

They just set a min time for event, faster than that and you dont get a result.

These topics are such nonsense and not changed in 10 years. From all the horror in these photos and the tears and crys from Facebook. How many people were harmed by the cyclist riding 2 abreast on a 16m wide road? Last week I was in the bike lane, riding single file and a lady in a Mercedes ran me over from a stop street. She just didnt look. Maybe if I was riding like a **** in the middle of the road with 2000 lumen flashing light blinding everyone, three abreast with my mates I would not have gone to hospital, written my bike off and now have 8 weeks of recovery ahead of me. You dont see cyclists moaning about the cars parked like a car park on main road due to traffic and the bikes having to slow down and navigate it.

I enjoyed the Gen 3 - I will roll the dice and ask around, maybe I am a 52cm all along and I just been riding a 54cm by mistake...

Do you ever ride in Cape Town? Dont want to be twinning the whole time....

HAVE YOU SEEN ME ON A CLIMB!!! I need whatever aero advantage I can get. I will ask around.

Hi All, Not been here for a while but as I got hit by a Mercedes, it looks like my last Cannodale is probably a write off. I dont see any other topics discussing the latest Dale road bikes. I see everything has gone integrated etc so slamming the stem is a little harder and they no longer do the spider crank. I am liking this a little more than the SL8 where I think the headtube is a little bulbous ish. In terms of power meter - suggestions? Any other suggestions for a new bike in the R150k range inc power meter and wheels.

I did the Gallows last year, the mast is perfect preperation.

Think of the poor bike shops, no Xmas bonuses last year!