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So, just 85% of the general population, then? 😉

Pala-Pala Friday? 🤔

I think a cyclist was knocked down ‘in’ one of the ENTRANCES - on the LEFT, just after the top, heading down over Ou Kaap se Weg, direction Noordhoek, at around 10.30 Sunday morning. 3 people were assisting him, and he was lying down OFF the main road-way, in the car-park entrance, so i did not stop (I was in a vehicle). Hope he is ok; keen to hear HOW this happened. Chris

In CLAREMONT, Olympic Cycles; in HOUT BAY, Chapmans Peak Cycles, and the large Cycle Lab store at N1 City…

I have recently donated on 2 separate occasions, to 2 different STORES, who had/have a large donations-box inside the shop, and that truly goes to a worthy cause/under-privaleged riders. Chris

Watchin’ your thread…!

I have a Spez S-Works 26”er frame, and groupo, that i TOYED with doing the same (gravel project bike)…. I felt that using the MUCH-MALIGNED Epic ‘Brain’ shock (rear, and front) could potentially work well on gravel, since the bump-compliance is good, and may make for an interesting Gravel experience (washboard roads, anyone…!) Much hate was directed by many knowledgeable riders to the Brain shock(s), i never really understood the hate; rode 2 Epics on brain-equipped bikes, and I really ‘got’ the concept. So, that would be my idea: Monster Gravel, with Epic brain front & rear, damn the weight (😆), and et Voila!

…and IRMA (Northern Suburbs) for a good bike fitting experience, too, as MANY on here will attest…! irma@irmfit.co.za Chris

Seems you are around 6 foot 4 inches in non-metric. That does not SOUND unreasonable to ride an XL bike. If you have not ridden for 25-odd years, then ‘reach’ and ‘stack’ (think ROUGHLY the HEIGHT of your h/bars) m-i-g-h-t be the area that is making you feel ‘forward’, uncomfortable. Consider starting there, possibly. A Bike Fit (Irma), goes a long way to CHECKING fit, and maybe better than a bike shop saying ‘that looks about right’.YMMV. Good luck Chris

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Look, when we travel out of the Republic of Hout Bay, we bring T-W-O passports… 1 to allow us access to the Southern Suburbs… and THEN 1 to enable us to travel further, to access the Boerewors Curtain…😄

+1 for Irma - really was money well spent. Chris

Since RYDER is a SOUTH AFRICAN brand, you will likely find this helmet is Ryder BRANDED - and supplied by - RYDER; maybe do a Google Lens reverse-image lookup/search - then you will find what it is called in OTHER countries, and most likely, THEN find a review or 3! Cheers Chris

The shops then DRAW (new/old) STOCK from the central warehouse (or Regional Warehouse), so you are looking for a shop to get one 'in' for you - they are definitely available, hooked up a Hubber with this exact model just 3+ weeks back, etc. Shout if you need help. Chris

Nice thing about the Revolt, it that it comes in SIX sizes, and if you say another brands SMALL has you 'stretched out' then possibly the Revolt XS or S could work - just putting it out there... Also, the Revolt has effectively FOUR bottle mounts on the main triangle alone, since you can (and I have...) mounted a bottle on the 'Bento' box mount on the top tube... (and then the usual mounting points on each fork, etc.). Cheers, Chris