Clinton - theCOW

Isn't you seeding based on your "best" think it was 5 races for the year? If so, then if you racing often, the slower time wouldn't matter?

Hi Shaun Sorry to hear about Sign Up coming to an end, SlowPoke introduced me to the whole thing, i know the guys at Team Edenglen who contributed (and donate to a Charity every year! - Well done boys!) and it's sad to say but far too often it's really difficult to make an impact unless done in huge numbers! Do motorists even notice road signs these days? It's really the whole of society being too rushed with all this digital kit. Like how many ppl would survive a week without their cellphone or their PC? I will try make the Right2Ride, work dependant Will definitely do the Toy Run - Bicycle Style If you look at theCOWS aim this year it's to upgrade Baragwanath Hospital's Oncology ward (esp the childrens section), it goes a long way to helping the whole of the community and not just a select few people? Most of us with medical aid will have the luxury of being able to drive or be driven to a pvt hospital for treatment. How do the families in the rural districts cope and how does the travel cost 3 times a week for a mother & child impact the family? The decision is sometimes made that they can't afford the travel, so no treatment is received, hence the child is the 1 that ultimately suffers and the likely hood is death. This is where CHOC step in & i'm proud to say I've learnt to now appreciate life more fully! I'll climb off my soapbox now & if there's anybody that knows of initiatives that need help, PM me Still trying to get details of a kid with CP that hand cycles that's looking for assistance Ride safe all!

Scotty, 4got about ShaunH, do you know if he does active fundraising to fund the signs? How's he generally work?

Hi David Anybody who can have a signature like yours is truely passionate about cycling If you put that much passion into the Fundraising i'm sure it will be a success, you definitely are proof that all you need to do is keep on keeping on! :clap: Take Care, ride safe! Clinton

I believe it's quite simple, people choose where to spend their money and prefer to do so on THEMSELVES, upgrading their homes, cars, bicycles etc as opposed to supporting what you or I might see as a worthy cause. Same thing as guys would drink & party away R100 in less than 2 hours in a fancy club instead of sponsoring or donating to a cause! I base it on Annual income and what % you choose to give to a charity or cause. So if you earn R50000/annum, what's R50? I don't think many people here earn R50000/annum by the price of the bicycles they ride! I'm doin the CHOC COW thing this year and let's just say i'm 1 of the lower income earners in the company, so i know guys going home with R30000/month, the most i've had sponsored by any of my colleagues is R300, go figure! I started the following thread: Hub Fundraising Advertiser Some have read it but 0 replies or even comments, good or bad, to me this shows the state of mind of cyclists? I will support FRAIL, i've also already challenged a couple COWS that if they ride in a COW suit (non 94.7 event) i will support them in their fund raising effort. I will support Mark Thijs for CHOC (on a 8 Seater Tandem) as i know his story and lastly i will support the Melanie Laskey CHOC fund! I will help Jolandie Rust in any way to achieve her dream! My aim in life has changed more this year and i've seen and felt the benefits of my efforts, i only wish others could see the lives they can touch and feel that warm fuzzy feeling when you see a smile of a grateful child and can't help but to GRIN like a TJOP!

Mark, was great to meet you last week at the CHOC house, i'm inspired by you and so many others that shared their stories and your passion for living life fully! I'm inspired to step up my game, thank you for doing things "Mark Style"! :thumbup:

Hi All I was wondering who's actually doing what in terms of fundraising thru Cycling? It's become a passion in my life to start Making a Difference to society, even if it's just to touch 1 life out there it'll be worth it! I've joined the Cows this year to help CHOC - i have my own reasons as does each person here with a Fundraising venture and it's something i've become really passionate about. The likelyhood is most cyclists fundraising or trying to help others with old kit/parts etc are doing so in their free (in my case - work ) time so advertising everything in 1 place makes it easier to find? The aim of this thread is to encourage everybody to give a little to others less fortunate then themselves, if it's not monetary, make it time, old things that you don't use and more than likely will never ever again. Possibly you have a contact for something arb, like printing banners or T-shirts for that matter, it all helps somewhere! So these are the few i've seen over the past year :clap: : Thumper, ReserveChick, Chucky, Mercury Storm, Daniel XT & I (that i know of) part of the-Cows F_R_A_I_L for an Old Age Home Couple people doing the Breast Cancer Awareness (ride in pink i think it is?) I know Dirt*Girl was collecting old kit/parts (still happening?) The DAD's Charity Jolandie Rust - living her dream of cycling around Africa Solo I'm NOT saying support me! I'm saying support who you feel comfortable with (esp your friends - prove to them they matter in your life!) and where you'd like to Make a Difference! I realised all the money in the world cannot replace the happiness or feeling of touching another persons life! While R500 might mean a new set of pedals to some, it means a month of food for another! To those out there Making a Difference already, YOU'RE AWESOME in my books! Yes i'm MaD and proud of it!

That's why there's no bar ends on theHub, only on our MTB's I seldom march to somebody elses drum beat and in the same breath, do you drive at the speed limit? Cos that's an actual law I'm almost inclined to say that if MTBers worry about how pimped or "not" your bike is then they "worse" than roadies

Same side as PnP, Closer to PnP than Makro, in the next Shopping Centre, so about 300m from PnP towards Makro but not in the HiFi Corp Shopping Centre. I got white from Solomons.

Neg with the guys at Solomons (011 802 8662) in Woodmead Was marked at R220. They only had black and white, i see CWC has Red so maybe call if you want a specific colour? I like the change in hand position it gives, even just on open flat roads. Hope all that helps

Sorry, can't really comment, they look PimP & seem to fit my hand size nicely, i'm below avg height if that helps I've only ridden with them once and never had bar ends on a MTB before so can't compare to anything else. I'm more a roadie CWC is the cheapest i've found, but i picked them up for R200 in JHB, so i'm not sure what shipping costs?

I bought the Momsen's, if they look like the 1's in the link below, just measured from the tip to the bars 90mm, total length 120mm http://www.cwcycles.co.za/product/momsen-design-bar-ends

Thx Shaun Reason i've gone with DA is cos they're a more developed brand. I also looked at the Soul2.0's but there's very little info about them, even at 1330g & R4000. Never knew there was sub 1300, FFFFF.....ly that's light for Alu!!

Awesome, thx Velo, will check it all out. Don't recall seeing anything about the brake pad types but yes, they do have ultra thin walls Really only intend racing on them for hilly races I already have too many sets of wheels....EISH!

Yup, seems like they are the wheels of choice currently It's just when they arrive now

From what i've seen, on the MTB, i've got 2nm on the linkage bolts. Most of them are 5nm and seatpost was 7nm. Road bike, seatpost was 5nm (full carbon) and i downloaded the spec sheet from Specialized which gives the exact torque values for each point, very useful and not a generic thing. I also rate the BBB, saw 1 at a friends, nice little kit, it has all the bits, i got a Teng about 6 yrs ago already. Cracking a Carbon seatpost is expensive I'd hate to know what a steerer, stem or handlebars would feel like broken in your hands when u push down hard in a sprint or climb! I think 90% of bike shop mechanics don't torque their stuff properly, they just guess?

Just build up a proper road racing machine GongMech! Ya know ya wanna!

I know Kiwi does Kona, saw a 29er he'd built up etc, chatted to him for a while about it. Not sure if he has HT & Dual Sus? http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.za/c233/29er-Geared.aspx

There's so much in terms of what JMPD should do. They sit behind bushes catching people for "speeding", would it not have a bigger impact them being visible so cars slow down instead? Manage the speeding problem, not let people speed and make money off it? So how's the AARTO Legislation going to help us since tons of people don't have legit licences? We get points taken off & our lic suspended, they might sit a half day in jail, get bailed out and go straight back to driving illegally! So the other thing i now hugely support is the Justice Project! http://www.jp-sa.org http://www.greedfines.co.za - some interesting reading Hmmm....i was there solo twice last week. The pamphlet they gave me (the 1 day) had a warning about "Reserve Vehicles" driving the wrong way. This doesn't take away the fact that they should be driving responsibly!

Hi Rob Is there anywhere we can see info on 'The Dad's Charity' and happenings/mailing lists etc? I'm assuming if you organise a ride etc you'll notify all hubbers? I heard about it on the radio then ended up riding with guys on Sun that knew Terry, truely a sad day for cycling!

I wore 1 since Jan, think i had an improved hockey season with the same amount of practice and in a higher league? Astro turf with Trail Running shoes as per previous years. Taken it off about a week ago, noticably my golfers elbow was nippy but i'm not sure if it's cos of the PB band? Whether it works or not is always gonna be a debate, if they say it's Placebo then yes, when i first put it on i felt invincible, then i realised i can still only ride a Superbike so fast, traction is a problem with diesel etc! After a while i never knew i was wearing it or thought what it does except when somebody asked, "so does that thing work?" There's a lot of people that will jump up and knock it, few willing to stand up and confess to having 1, i was willing to go out and try it? If my riding get's worse i'll let u know!

I'm with these boys, they've given me the best pricing on home, car, superbike and bicycle. No weird excesses on the SuperBike as opposed to Iron Horse. Bicycle is insured as all risk, so they've confirmed it will be covered in races! Was with CycleSure, know a couple guys with them, i found them pricey but when i did claim R35k for a new bike 7 yrs ago, no fuss, they paid out! Thing is weigh up what's the bike worth, eg R30k, if your premium is R3k/annum, then it's 10 years before you would've basically paid off your bike? Most replace after about 5? If u crash/break even wheels once, it's almost R5k pay out? Also consider the clothing you wear, shoes, helmet, glasses etc. Think we all hate the necessary evils

Good luck Mark, you inspire me to do greater things!

Kiwi is from www.planet-X.co.za they got some well priced parts! Else search for Planet-x, ness or kiwi on theHub Else PM me & I'll send u his info

Nice bike, nice wheels, i ride the same setup How do you deal with the carbon brakes vs aluminium brake surfaces? My predicament, you can't choose wheelset on the day and they sometimes don't line, hence PT every change? Logical MAN Logo's by the valves, old trick but very handy