Caerus

I hope for your sake your bike never gets stolen. There is nothing offensive about asking someone about their bike? Its all youre doing. Dont go in with all guns blazing and accusing anyone. You could be a pink bunny riding that bike, If you look suspicious why not ask a simple question.

Not at all, I drive like an old man. Its just uncalled for and not in the spirit of the hub.

Do you really think that someone( a white middle class "f$%k, as you put it) is intentially trying too drive over you. I very much doubt that. What are they? Im a person of different colour.

For sure. - The Post Office works, dont get me wrong, just snail mail really. You will just have to endure the wait and fed bollocks as too whats going on. I must say the weight has been worth it, my new saddle looks the biz. Even better when I put it onto the bike tonight.

Bit harsh their mate, take a chill pill

Just a heads up when using Airmail with the Post Office. A couple things I recently found out: 1. Parcels can sit in Joburg for 10 - 14 working days without even being processed, so NO updates for the tracking. So just be patient 2. The tracking system is not working properly within the Post Office, it hasnt for a while and doesnt look close to being sorted out either. 3. They will lie through there teeth as to the wereabout of your parcel. Funny how yesterday, no one knew where my parcel was. Suddenly its in Durban on its way to me. Thats after 40 emails, phone calls everyday to both Joburg & Durban International mail sites Its definately a waiting game, that the Post Office will always win.

Well done with that, and a very good idea, I know what Im doing tonight then.

Im not saying dont try with the Police, as you may be pleasantly surprised, but they might just laugh at you.

Get real , it would not happen.

Exactly Cassie - Lets be more pro-active. Take back the streets from these criminals - Whoever these criminals are.

I understand what youre saying, I'll give you the scenario of the attempted suicide bombing at a Scottish airport a couple years ago, If a civilian had not stopped the person and asked questions - How many innocent lives would be have been lost. Im free to ask anyone anything. You can ask him where he got the bike from, no harm done. He may give you a satisfactory answer and no need for any cops at all. No harm, no foul

Imagine if people didnt question a lot of things?

Exactly, sick to death of this race card issue - Get over it. There could have been many other choice words used. The guy was black. irrespective of everything else.

So thats my card the emailed version, no plastic one? Should I be taking that with me to races?

They need to start that here.

How long should the wait be for your new CSA card? Secondly why couldn't we have just kept our old cards and that the details just get updated online - Seems a waste of time & money really.

From what Ive gathered from various forums on the hub is that cables dont stretch.

Should be a rule thats enforced. I was told the other day after complaining to my local Metro Police about the way the buses, taxi & cars speed along a stretch of road(I wanna commute along this route), that has a 60km/h limit. Buses drive at 100km/h and taxis faster, cars even faster. So I suggested that they set up speed camaras to curb the dangerous driving & speeding( they used to when I was a kid), I was told in no uncertain terms that the Metro Police do not, and will not set up speed traps or check on reckless driving in the suburbs. When I suggested that someone will be killed very soon, he almost laughed it off by saying whats the problem. Fast forward to last week, what happens? My worst fears are realised, a young school girl gets killed by a speeding bus along this very stretch of road. I called the same Metro Cop(who happens to be a superintendent) He tells me, "so what must he do" If we dont have the backing of the police in sorting out the reckless & speeding drivers in the suburbs where most guys are cycling. What hope do we have?

Fare enuf

Sorry you cant spell, next.

Unfortunatly for me, I had no choice. But with CRC its the only way to go. Otherwise youre going to be waiting for ages. The crazy thing for me, is that Ive been calling customs(Durban & Joburg offices) for 4 days asking them whats going on, only today do they tell me it can be sitting for the 10-14 working days before even getting processed. Every other time they say the parcel is definatly not here, when I spoke to them in France yesterday they say its got shipped days ago. Ive got a number for a guy if you need to call him, he might possibly be able to tell you something.

Just had a nice word with the woman at customs in Joburg, according to her parcels can sit in a postage bag for 10-14 working days before even getting opened for processing. So they do not scan it necessarily the day it arrives in the country , hence why no updates are given. So it becomes a waiting game

Any ideas on this, French postal sysytem says they have put it on a plane to South Africa, South African customs say its still in France. How did it go missing while in transit?

So then you have now offended me, so that ok? Please do explain further as too why Im an idiot? as well as how stating a persons race is racist?

So should it have said " a worker in scrappy jeans and t-shirt" That could describe a million people, he narrowed it down to what race he was, thus giving more information.