Clinton - theCOW

I met Philip when we swept Cullinan to Tonteldoos, magic guy and somebody i'm following. At first glance you'd think this old ballie's going to be my company for the rest of today. What i realised is he's very methodical, keeps to a pace so he can go for days and doesn't waste time at Water Points. After WP2, we never saw him again. It's hard to describe him, such a positive humble individual. He never brags about his accomplishments and you almost need to drag them out of him. He can teach many athletes a thing or 10 about Ultra Endurance events! GO PHILIP JOU YSTER!!!! Also watching a few other guys and girls i know out there

Was his name Ronald?

I bought a carbon rigid fork from Flyxii. FLX-FK-8 + Ti Skewer. http://www.flyxii.com/en/products/flx-fk-8-ti-qr-skewer.html Uncut steerer tube (Tapered) I can measure Axle to Crown QR, not TA. If you interested, PM me Willing to let it go for what it cost me ~R1800 when you convert and add VAT etc.

There is signage, seen it from my skinny wheel bike, never saw ChUkKy pass me Agreed that it should be 1 way for safety, but is it really that busy that it can't work both ways? The tracks are wide as hell most places, simple rule should be keep left pass right? Up gets right of way? Same as the Spruit, who says there's a correct way? Why can't people just be tolerant of each other? We had chops scream @ us 1 Groenkloof visit saying we were going the wrong way, yes we were, down a tar road when somebody wasn't feeling well, is it sooooooo BAAAAD?

Might try pop past, depending what time the work finishes

Cajees works on sell bikes cheap to newbies, while they there sell them all the accessories, helmet, clothing, gloves, shoes, etc etc etc and that's where they make their moola. I've bought 2 bikes thru Cajees Centurion, i've built a relationship with Moosa and i drive from JHB to get stuff. That's about the only Cajees store i'll deal with, he's also arranged me other good deals on parts/spares etc and each time i call, if he has to he calls me back with info and pricing. I don't put Moosa in the same picture as the other Cajees stores. The rest of the stores, i don't bother with anymore. As for Ghosts, i've got a 26" RT Lector still, very happy with my machine. Ballistic Bike Trading in Zeiss road (think it's Honeydew) are the agents and i'm sure Henry or Fraser can help you with pricing. Frame crack is 1 think, poor workmanship (from any bike shop) is another thing. I won't ever take my bike to a Cajees to be serviced!

There was a guy in front of me that stopped just before the bridge, tried to get going and wobbled. He was heading off, i was just too far to grab him, fortunately his left leg was unclipped and he managed to jump off his bike, no serious injuries but that fall was far down, 1-2m.

+1, i entered the Ultra and paced to make sure i made cut-off, i crossed the finish line after being cut-off (EARLY) in just under 5hrs (i still had 1hr according to their website). Was also told it is 12:00 when i got there, i also checked the brochure the night before, also saw nothing. If you going to advertise a time, stick to it!! My most dissappointing MTN event so far besides the cut-off. Got to WP4 & no coke, they were apparently supplied 12x 2L Cokes (they might have been 2.25L still WTF????), SERIOUSLY? That covers 150 riders? You have Pro Men, Pro Ladies, Ultra Amateur, Marathon A-Z, that's 1500 riders? Or is this just another way to get in the extra entries & rape the consumer. The less commercial races seem to be the way forward, Monster will definitely take preference over Rooiberg. No more MTN races for me this year. Was sad to see the medics doing CPR close to the finish, RIP fellow rider.

My writing skills aren't up to scratch but i'll try throw something together I'm not a back marker, just a volunteer sweeper

Yup, the agents do it locally, my biggest worry is pushing out the lever pin from a carbon body, i don't have the special tool

I was looking for seals for XX brakes (lever & caliper), i called CWC and they came thru cheaper than JHB stores even tho the item isn't listed on their website, give them a shout? They also got it cheaper than quoted and i was called, i got other goods for the cash i'd already paid, happiness

We were actually awake, i think we planned all the way up to finishing and no further

n lekker pieknik plekkie

I know in the past they stated you needed a red light on the back, i also looked the other night, never stated anything about light or mandatory requirements. Between the gf and myself, we carrying a space blanket and whistle, few basic first aid items.

I knew they did conversions for straight steerer to tapered, never knew they did headset cups from straight to tapered, that's awesome!