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I have been using the Oakleys Flight Jacket and really like them. In terms of fogging, the Flight Jacket has the flip switch by the nose that pushes the glasses a little bit forward and prevent fogging, especially on climbs. The switch is a bit of a gimmick to be honest, but it does work I have used the Jawbreaker in the past, but the top of the glasses hit my helmet. With the Flight Jacket the glasses has no top rim, and does solve the issue I had with the Jawbreakers, whilst still providing the coverage I enjoyed with the Jawbreaker. For winter I use the Flight Jacket with a clear lens and in summer the prism lens.

I believe your parcel will be shipped to your closest post office. To have packages delivered to your door, you need to use a courier, like FedEx.

I ride bottelary a lot. About 4 times per week. It’s my go to loop. Majority of my week rides are alone. Either in the morning, or early afternoon, around 15:30. Weekends I generally ride with a group. When going alone in the week. I have never had any issues. I have on occasion come across farm workers, but they have always been friendly, some of the kids would ask for sweets

I was told by one of these security shops where you can buy security cameras and all. That I need to buy the pepper spray that has a direct stream. The wind won’t affect it as much as the other type of pepper spray. Luckily I have never had to use it. Found it quite interesting that you get different spray ‘types’.

I found the ciovita bib caused a lot of chaffing, especially on longer rides. I have heard good things from the corsa 2. Ciovita bibs I ridden with, Corsa 1 and apex. I can definitely relate to the seam issue mentioned. My one ciovita bib was completely destroyed after about a year of riding. All stitching around chamois came loose. Keen to hear how you find the corsa 2 after long term use

My go to is Assos. I have tried a bunch of other brands and Assos just provides the best comfort. If you are looking for something a little cheaper Vye. I also have a Vye Velo bib, which I mostly use for indoor training no complaints. I have never really had a good experience with Ciovita bibs, I find them very uncomfortable. Some people rave about them, but they just don't work for me.

I agree with all the above statements. Rather save and buy than finance. Given there can be a a lot of reasons you want to finance a bike that we don’t know. Seems most bike shops make use of https://www.yonda.co.za, I would checkout their site. They also have a loan calculator you can play around with. You can settle the loan amount with Yonda earlier, without paying a penalty. I have a mate who did this. Didn’t have the disposable income at the time to buy the bike, bought the bike through financing it, paid off the loan amount 3 months later.

From the symptoms described, sounds similar to pain I had. The most logical question would probably be - have you had a bike fit? If you had just contact the fitter. They would be able to help you, should it be fit related. This might not be the same for you, but hopefully it can give you a starting point. My pain came from the cleat being shifted a little outward (probably from walking or something). Shifting it back inwards resolved my issue - no pain since. The guy who did my fit helped with this. As other hubbers also mentioned, spending some time stretching, or on the foam roller might also be beneficial. If that is a struggle, maybe try and get a sports massage once of twice a month. If the issue doesn't get better after trying a few things. Best to go and see a professional.

Mate of mine in our cycling group recently bought an e-bike. He was in the same boat as you, due to medical reasons, he either had to give up cycling, or get an e-bike. He went with the latter. I certainly don’t hate e-bikes, I am of the believe that it gives more people the chance to get on a bike and experience the sport. My mate still rides with us, him being the only one on the e-bike. He sits in the back of the bunch and keeps our pace, not the other way around. I believe that is the differentiator, being aware that you have this assisted power and who you are riding with. E-bikers generally get a lot of flack, and one can say for good reason. E-bike or not, respect the the group you ride with, then what you ride shouldn’t really matter. Thanks for the informative post. Been looking at e-bikes for my Mum. At 70 years old she wants to start riding mtb.