Jump to content

Zebra

Members
  • Posts

    957
  • Joined

  • Last visited

1 Follower

Contact Methods

  • Website URL
    http://www.flyingbrick.co.za

Public Profile

  • Province
    Western Cape
  • Location
    Hout Bay

Recent Profile Visitors

23737 profile views
  1. Just a thought - if you could get someone to make you up an INEXPENSIVE f-r-a-m-e fit bag, that can carry some gear - then you only need to relocate say 1x water-bottle cage(s)... Otherwise, TEMU & co have VERY inexpensive seat-post-mounted w/proof 'out back' bags, will try and find you a pic, inexpensive as in dirt cheap, not GREAT quality, but they do work, after playing around with the strap positions - will try and dig out a picture...
  2. First off, leave EVERYTHING you can, at WORK, as much as is feasibly possible… probably no need to be carting WORK shoes hither & thither!!! A backpack leads to a hot back; where possible, let the ‘Donkey’ (bicycle) carry the load (your gear)… That said, a laptop may be better on your back (suspended, as it were), but if no laptopk, try and get the BIKE to carry your load. Bags, you say! What BIKE are you riding? Hard tail, Full Suss, Road?
  3. Hi Chris, unsure if i have asked you before, but what size(s) are you two batteries; the downtube battery versus the rear rack battery, and what range can you get (in ‘average’ conditions)?
  4. We deal with Garmin (as a Business) - at 'arms length' - their service/technical department is backed up ROUGHLY 3 weeks, before they can look at/open a product, for potential repair/warranty, etc. So much patience is needed. We do work through a 3rd party shipper & forwarder, which saves us the hassle of dealing with Garmin direct. But much patience needed. They could do much better. Cheers Chris
  5. this post, maybe?:
  6. ...talking about 'emotional scarring', just this Sunday morning I got a bit 'emotionally scarred' going up Chappies: a largish chap in ill-fitting bibs/shorts, where the fabric was more 'net curtain' than 'bib', and what was once-seen could not easily be UN-seen! 😲
  7. Ok, mine is a 2005 S-Works 26”er, which i bought from the late Willie Engelbrecht (RIP); it was HIS Epic bike, until he fell training, broke his clavicle, and he sold it to me, for Epic 2006 & 2007… Broke my leg on a m/cycle in the mountains of Maseru, so converted my ‘worthless’ 26”er to a home-made eBike (for 'active recovery' )7 or 8 years back, never looked back! It is now used to deliver laundry to my Mom in her old-age-home, for quick, local shopping trips, and for hard rides around Cape Point with a sub- 3 hour CTCT mate, on his analogue bike, and i REALLY get a PROPER workout, in low-power settings! Epic Brain suspension (much derided) works well for me, since it is basically locked-out for road miles. I have the funds now, for a R-E-A-L eMTB, but enjoy this bike too much! (Until the DJI AMFLOW hits our shores, anyways!)
  8. The chap in Woodstock, Moejahid Bardien, is VERY thorough: 082 859 6086; i feel he can either assist you, else advise you on who can. Cheers Chris
  9. There. Fixed the creak, or rather, the cream.., 😉
  10. Yes, interested to hear the recipe. Tx.
  11. Have been part of planning for a 1-day event before (Audi/Club 100 40km TT), lots of planning, but it was worth-while, so keep positive! Some fun names to consider, to help ‘Sell the Sizzle…’ whilst you shop the idea around, for your forthcoming race: The Makadas Express… The Gravel Express… Race the Line… Steel, Gravel & Sky! (ok, they may be a bit lame, but you get the idea; create a ‘hook’ to hang your idea on, good luck!) Chris
  12. (As an avid cyclist who also commutes by car 4 days a week - Hout Bay - Paarden Eiland, & back again, here is what the CYCLISTS mentality seems to be - including this morning...) "I wear ASSOS, I am riding Carbon, my body fat is 6.4%, the cycling top I am wearing today is Natural Stone, we are riding 2 abreast since we are discussing The Donald, my bike is 1x SRAM GX Eagle, and please chillax driving in on your way in to work at 7.10am - I only start at 9am/10am/11am, or...whatever...these damn cars are SO annoying... Tongue partly in cheek...! 😉
  13. your post got me thinking; the (slightly) lighter bike, or the better-handling bike, since it is 8 days long…🤔 would love to hear the weight difference? having done 3 in a row, on the old route (much has changed), i too, think that you do not need carbon wheels, that puncture prevention (as much as is REASONABLY possible) is key….… .……as is a rear-derailleur hanger, or 2 if your partner is not on the same bike. Finally, a new DIALLED-IN drive train is useful, with the emphasis on a using the new drive train a good few times BEFORE Day 1…. Question; any difference in bottle-carrying capacity between the 2 bikes? Chris
  14. …bringing this back up to the top, for a friend….
Settings My Forum Content My Followed Content Forum Settings Ad Messages My Ads My Favourites My Saved Alerts My Pay Deals Help Logout