Mojoman

Up nice and early for a ride this fine Monday morning....With the crappy weather this weekend I couldnt be bothered with mud and the associated headaches/costs! Had 50mm around here....good news for the mielies!

Roadies....nothing but trouble....????

I once saw a mates parrot destroy 2 bic lighters in a row...In a matter of seconds....No worries from the parrot when the gas came whoosing out... After that I decided to never piss a parrot off....(before this I didnt realise how hardcore a beak can be!)

I sense a thread being locked soon....

If it works, it works!

Lemos...

Up before the wind gets here....

How the world becomes when criminals are treated like wittle childrens..... As for stepping in....Knowing the world today YOU will be the dancing in a pile of brown stuff...not the criminal...

My old bike just about doubled in price from 4 years back... Things will never get cheaper here....

Broomsticks and dustbin lids... Way cheaper than PS5....

Attack! (said in jest before knickers get twisted with some here!)

Lol...I buy what I can as finances permit and use most of it and replace as it wears... I never really get to hoard/save anything!

Early morning views over the Magalies .....Everything greening up nicely now.

Home of the Zama Zama now isnt it? Same issues here in Magalies... Certain areas here I now longer ride...Thats awesome after 30 years....Just took a year or so for it all to be ruined....

These are the only badges my mom had to sew onto my jackets...

Disagree with this...Most bikes use the same frame and just use different parts as the price increases....

I bought a bike 4 years back with 9 speed parts...Over the years by keeping an eye on the classifieds it was all upgraded except for the wheels ( 9mm QR so not many options). I would do it again. I just dont have the money to pay R30k for something with semi decent parts... If you like your frame and you think you will continue with the sport 3 or 4 years down the road then upgrade... (Or if you have plenty of dosh flog the bike and buy something better!_ (I went 1 x 10...would I do it again...probably not...Its certainly not cost effective in my opinion....It seems you have to replace every chain, chain ring and cassette everytime...9 speed cheaper in my opinion)

Craacking day....What to do when the load shedding starts at 6am... Bike still not broken....????

I stand to be corrected but I think in order to get a money refund (not a warranty claim or a repair) then you need the original packaging? (Lesson learnt here is a similar one I had this week...Had to send my Corsair mouse back for a RMA... Not a problem...got a cheapy R150 mouse about a year ago as a spare that I keep in my laptop bag. Unfortunatley right out of the box it didnt work... I should have checked that it works as soon as I received the spare mouse....)

Lol... Just watch out for ticks ambushing you....????

lol...bitchin' about a tick.... Those things are everywhere....especially this time of year... Maybe Dan should should take up lawn bowls or something...Less danger of ticks....????

Lol...Looks like I was lucky last Friday with there being no-one around... We did thank our lucky sausages that we dont have to ride here on weekends though! It must be bat sht crazy! Not sure which club it is that follows their club riders up Sterkfeontein hospital hill but thats also going to cause an accident one of these days..

Terrible to be killed for something as simple as a bike... A bike that would be sold for just a few Rands... Life is too cheap and the consequences too lenient even if they are caught... What a country...

Its South Africa....???? Where are you safe these days?

What a nice little ride (a welcome change from the rutted and rocky roads I generally travel), if you leave from Greensleeves and do the loop shown on the map you get approx 50km and about 540m elevation according to Stravatjie...Took us 2.5 hrs though....was proper hot at 2pm! Maybe saw another 3 or 4 cyclists...No one on the MTB route though....nice! Anyway, there is good pizza (and other menu options such as burgers etc) and cold beers at Greensleeves so if you want a longer ride and dont fancy drowning in the crowds at Bidon then rather hit Greensleeves (good security too AND a pool too!).