MudLark

Camera must be with the British type of market in mind. It's of little real value here in SA IMHO where you really want to avoid getting hit much more than being able to have an argument later about who hit you or who was at fault. It's not a feature I'd be willing to pay extra for. I still have a first iteration radar mated with my Edge 1030 and it works really well. Still going strong number of years down the line.

I put on M8000 (or 8something) when I walked into CycleLab and they were on special. I hated those SRAM Levels with a purple passion. But I got most of my M8000 money back when I sold them. No regrets at all. Swap was easy enough. Right brake lever and SRAM shifter on different clamps but works perfectly. An adaptor is available but not necessary.

And if it was only just chains. You have no idea of the things that roll around in my head at 1 AM and 2 AM in the morning. And then I get up at 4 AM and commit one or two of them to writing as I did here. 🙂

Thank you. This is exactly my point. So in truth, there probably only needs to be lubrication between the roller and the shoulder in the side plate. But I guess the space between the roller and the pin may act as a kind of lubrication reservoir. Not sure.

So there's a case in point. When you pop out the master link, the rollers don't fall out. Why? Because they don't rest on the pin but on the shoulders I have referred to.

The conventional view is that a chain wears primarily as between the roller and the pin. But I wonder if this is correct? Disassembling several different makes of chains, I have noticed that the roller doesn't seem to actually rest on the pin itself or to make direct contact with it. Rather, the roller seems to rest on shoulders pressed into the inner plate metal. That seems to be the only contact point. If I am correct then that would also be logical in a bicycle as the smaller contact surface would likely serve to reduce friction (albeit at the cost of greater load on the bearing surfaces). But if I am correct, then it also raises some questions about where the wear in fact occurs* and what one should be aiming to achieve with lubrication (not that one might actually do anything differently). *Let's accept that chains wear in several different ways, including between plates and between inner plates and pins. Here I'm focused on what happens with the interface between the rollers and the various other components.

I have often wondered what reusable means in context. Does it mean (a) that you can only fit it a single time or (b) that it is meant to only last the life of the chain and must also be thrown away when the chain is worn beyond limits? I've always followed the (b) option to date provided it goes on tight.

I bought a new car. It didn't come in any packaging. It cost me a lot more than a bicycle chain or a MacBook. And the absence of packaging didn't bother me at all. The same with every new bicycle I have ever bought. BTW, Apple is crap anyway. You couldn't give me a MacBook for free.

Why? Do you keep the packaging and put it on display on the shelf? It's an evidently unused chain, not underwear.

There's no shame in riding within your skill and capability limits. As long as you let the faster guys through/past.

ISDIN Fotoprotector is excellent (it's in fact something over 100 SPF per dermatologist) but sadly also horrendously expensive (near enough R500 for 50ml) but it goes a very long way too - you can spread it very thin and it still works very, very well. I use it on my face mostly/only because sweat has no effect on it at all; you don't even know you have sunscreen on. I haven't found anything else yet that doesn't run into my eyes and burn like heck although I see some options in the previous posts. I then use a cheaper spray on elsewhere (neck, arms, legs). If it matters, one cannot see the stuff at all once it is on either.

True in principle but I've never bothered with 4wd tyres to replace an externally fitted plug with an internal one. And I've never had one come out or start leaking, even after many thousands of km. Maybe that won't hold true for a bicycle tyre though.

The Ryder sealant's chief appeal is the fact that its easy to clean out the tyre. If you use something like a Stan's race sealant - or maybe even throw a handful of glitter or similar* into the Ryder stuff - it should seal.

Been my experience.

I've watched this journey from a distance for a long time. I said to my wife recently that Francois is one of the most courageous people I have ever come across. What has struck me most is that throughout this entire journey, I have never once heard a note of self-pity from him. It's truly remarkable.

Good ride. Interesting route. One of the better ones ouit there. Crazy windy though. Small field. Only 176 finished the 90km and 113 for the 40km.

Now interestingly, the indemnity clause seems to not cover CSA...

As a general rule, an additional rider in a pack only helps the pack. Unless the rider is dangerous or doesn't know what he's doing. Then it's a different dynamic. But if people are uncomfortable you will get the message soon enough. Somebody will tell you or shout at you. If that happens, just back off and ride on your own or look for another pack.

It is quite common for individual riders to form ad hoc packs on events and to work together. Those packs also change as the race moves along and some of the stronger people move forward and the weaker people move back and new packs come into existence. It's actually impossible to know when you are on the road whether a particular pack is simply an informal ad hoc pack or whether it is actually group of people that set out to ride together. The only time you can really tell is when people are all wearing the same kit. Arguably then you may be a bit of a nuisance but in all other circumstances I wouldn't worry about it. Get out there, ride and enjoy. Join in whatever group you can find that works for you at your level.

With reference to the specific video, if you ask me the problem was his support car. It went into the intersection alongside him and effectively prevented him from crossing the gap at a sharp angle. The support quite effectively forced him into a situation where the wheel would fall into the gap. It could simply also have stopped and crossed the gap slowly. Watching the video, he doesn't seem to have been moving very fast at the time, anyway. It may have cost him a few seconds at most.

@vetplant, see the indemnity and especially paragraph 2. https://ridejoburg.co.za/indemnity/ Anyway, a reasonable rider keeps a close eye on road surfaces and anyone on a road bike would know that this was a hazard and should either be crossed at a sharp angle (eg 90 degrees) or that the bike should be stopped and lifted over the obstacle. It's not any different really to the many things we encounter riding road bikes on a day to day basis. The fact that its a race doesn't mean you may throw all caution to the winds in the interests of 'going like hell'. I think the indemnity will survive legal challenge. But if it doesn't, you can kiss all cycling events like this goodbye. Can you imagine mountain bike events, never mind road....? This is why I want to know what they intend doing with this data.

It would help if you would explain what the purpose of the gathering of such information is and what you (or Andrew) intend to do with it. Absent an explanation, people may well be reluctant to provide a response. Just sayin'.

I suspect that the reduced number of entrants means the money must come from somewhere... But maybe it's the Eskom problem - the more you charge, the less the product is taken up.

A front suspension lockout lever that will mount on drop bars. Or an adapter that will enable me to mount a mountain bike lock lever to drop bars.

Whaaattt?