Antoo

I could be wrong, but from the bulk of these comments, I gather that a good few of us assume that everyone rides to get 'fit and strong'. I have my reservations about that... I, for one, do not ride to get 'fit and strong'. I ride primarily because I enjoy getting being 'out there', and more so on my bike(or one of them, at any rate). I enjoy being 'out there', pushing my lawn mower as well - gives ME a similar sense of solitude/peace. Perhaps there's others that can identify, but if not, that's of no consequence to me. Not long ago, I read an interesting article on SS bikes and how they were the real deal - I don't own one, or have any desire to! EBike, I don't own one, or have any desire to, but that said, if that's how my neighbor would like to enjoy our back yard, I'm happy for him. Whether you'd like to hop on your 29er, 26er, hardtail, softail, steel, carbon, alloy, titanium, 9/10/11sp, mech/electronic, EBike, get out there and enjoy life. Fat free/low fat/ full cream/ sugar free........ you decide for you and let the EBikers be. As an after thought, if I were too tackle the Cols of leTour, I'd probably enjoy it more on an Ebike. Not interested in the purity of the climb, but the amazing vistas...... Happy to leave my Garmin/s at home for that outing

I'm trying to understand the reference that point you to the 'only in Africa' part of your post? My mother in lawoften sends parcels thru from Oz and gets frustrated if there is a Customs delay/ cost on our side - on probing, we find that the system is pretty much the same Down Under........ When we get out more, we find that 'only in Africa' is more often than not a vast exaggeration

Informative and useful articles, for sure! #homegrown

I have to admit that my family has benefitted greatly from The Vitality/Discovery gym benefit. Signed up 8yrs ago and have averaged 120 visits a year(besides my wife and others), without a single swipe and go. This besides the fact that I cannot get to gym over Nov/Dec every year. The introduction of Wattbikes, into the gyms, has added even more value to my membership! Now meet my personal cycling minimums in winter, without having to face the midlands early morning temperatures - what a bonus! Trumping gym, is getting out on the road, so I get out there. My personal fitness goals trump Vitalities, which I easily make weekly. Easily make their target off a single midweek jaunt, in the Midlands, so coffee/smoothie/cappuccino sorted(if that's the point). Apple watches aside, perhaps some of us need to take the hint from Vitality, up our personal ante and get out there! set your own targets and please, not as 'unchallenging' as Vitalities. This is a cycling forum, or am I on the Midlands security group????????????????????????????????????????????????????

talk about the saints flogging a dead horse......

I converted from 10 sp to 11sp SRAM Force, last year. Upgraded shifters, cassette, chain and front derailleur. The only reason that I changed the front derailleur was because I wanted the YAW technology, which is brilliant. My existing rear derailleur works perfectly, as does my existing crankset. My understanding of exact actuation is that the degree of pull from the shifter, is answered by the exact same degree of movement by the derailleur, so 10sp or 11sp shifter will get the required shift as long as the correct cassette is used.

I know of 2 bike shops that were run and owned by 'cyclophiles', in the greater Pmb area, that have had to shut their doors and their owners were/are pretty good guys. Then there's the booming bike shop in Pmb, where the owners make it clear that they sell bikes, not ride them. This after more than 25years in business and they're still going strong. It would appear to me that the average cyclist is looking for good prices and availability of gear, rather than agony aunt relationships with their lbs. But I must admit that there are those that enjoy the conversation with the 'family barber', every time they check in, but then there are others, like myself, who'd like a 'cut&go', without the random chatter.

And can you believe how happy those Thai cyclists look? Probably no Hubbers out there looking for a 'near miss' opportunity to report to the 'Hubberhood', so they get to concentrate on enjoying the ride. I just can't imagine myself stopping random strangers, to give them a road safety lesson, when they're probably more concerned about their own well being then I am.

What's the relevance of the statement 'So I pass this lot with relative ease', except to make known that you were riding harder than the bunch? I would imagine that your questions would be better answered by the management of the club in question, who are reachable by phone/email. The growing culture of growing 'mob support',on social forums, rather than taking up concerns with relevant parties is becoming tiresome

I reckon that there has too be a certain amount of idiocy in one to take to cycling... and I confess that I'm an idiot. Gee, I just felt a rush of relief wash over me. It's out there, I'm and idiot! I love cycling

I find it very difficult to believe that the 30k cyclists doing the Argus will be 'gunning' for cyclists in MCC colours on the road. It fascinates me that our moral outrage, at the incident in question, would cause some of us to threaten equally poor behaviour and we feel justified at that. We shall rally the masses to meter out mob justice........... Enjoy the race guys and stand tall in your colours.

Not everyone that buys an all wheel drive vehicle likes going off road with it, nor does everyone that buys a super bike enjoy excessive speed. They buy it because that can and that's what they'd like. I imagine the same with a bicycle. I bought my full carbon bicycle because I wanted to, the same as my alloy one. They both have very different geometries and ride differently, and you only get what you put in, out of both....

My heart is warmed by the fact that many of our stemmed 'Hubbers' have sprouted winglets and halo's of late, because there have been too many expressions of how "they would', if faced with a given situation. Then again, given the responses of many, I doubt very much that their behaviour would have been any different to the said parties involved. I do not know the extent of the provocation that led to the attack, but the lack of restraint thereafter is disturbing. The subsequent lack of restraint by many of the hubbers, when commenting, is equally disturbing. Were these not the same folk who were at the fore front of the mob that gathered after Burry's incident?

I'm certain that there aren't any cyclists 'down', who come back and look for sympathy on The hub. I imagine that they're coasting wherever they're enjoying the next life. I'm sure that those riding without lights have weighed up the risks and made their call, so why would I want to spoil my day, by taking exception to their choice.

I'm not so sure who the bigger ...... is, because gathering from the above post, you seem to have cut your own nose off to spite the race organisers.

Second last stop, to sort out my squeaking BB, was copper paste in an aerosol can. It most definitely stopped the squeaking(as will all the products noted above), though it did not resolve the cause of the squeak, which was movement of drive side cup. In fact. my drive side cup, which was the squeaker, started to slowly easy out of the BB and after every couple 100km's I'd have to pull out my crank and repress the cup in. Have since fixed my drive side cup into the BB with Loctite and no more squeaks and no movement in the cups.

Is this for real......?

Get your local engineering shop to machine the difference off your free wheel body, then it will be 10 and 11sp compatible. Had the free wheel body, on me Easton EA70's machined down and works out cheaper than a new unit.

Check out rule#5

Still befuddles me how someone can get livid because another individual, who happens to also enjoy cycling, chooses to jump red lights. And then the link to cyclists being taken out and 'jumping red lights'.

I'm not sure that items being delayed by snail mail is an Eastern problem. I've read complaints from guys buying from Bike24, who chose snail and got what they paid for. I've had no issues with my Chinese supplier, except service that makes our local guys look extremely bad, turnaround times that are mind blowing and quality that makes our local guys premium wear look bad. DHL and have my goods within days. Put up with a whole lot of crap and then came the chinese............ Must add that I've had a better deal regards sizing with the Chinese and I get elite' or 'club' fit.

and I'm sure that the OP would do a much better job at administering the club and it's Facebook page then the current administration...but then, that's probably what the current administration thought, when they took over from the previous admin. We all have a tendency to think that we can do things better, but most of us are better volunteers of ideas, but not the man power required to implement, though I'm certain that that is not the case with this threads biggest contributors. With an estimated income in excess of R1bar and from subs alone................... sounds like an article from the 'Daily Sun' - full of sensationalism and thin on fact

Funny enough, when chatting with Navin, the owner of Hattons, who happens to have been the one who served the OP, he remembered the incident very well. What I can say is that, when you were one of the people attended to in the rush before the race and the person that served you remembers you well, it raises questions. Anyone wanting an alternate view of the incident, pop into Hattons. The original post sounded way off too me, but eish, Nicko, eish..... Beyond the 2 sides to the story, I'm still keen to know why the OP did not get a quote from Jowetts, who were set up alongside Hattons, who, if Navin was over charging for the service, would have been cheaper. Secondly, given the width of an 11speed quick link, it would not close/engage on a 10speed chain, but then again I could be wrong. Perhaps the OP could post a couple pics of the offending link in place, to confirm his allegation.

Hey slow down there Nigel.....who're you calling ballies? At 41 I don't see myself as a ballie, but then again, that's thru fading eyes................... Admittedly, some 20years ago, I may have considered VETS as ballies

I'm sure that Oscar Pistorius's family saw the taking of a human life as, cut and dried, murder until he was the one who pulled the trigger...........