Seems the last time I posted/visited here, was sometime back in 2017. Which is like a decade after signing up to this site (as it was then).
And whilst I am still cycling on bike's that look like they have walked straight out of the late 1990s, let's just say I haven't been doing it seriously, or following along on much that has been happening in the world of mountain biking...
Now the wife has started making noises about wanting a bike. And the young'un needs an bigger one soonish – so dawdled into the Specialised shop in Paarl earlier.
Wow. Like seriously. Wow.
I knew e-bikes were now a thing.
But Bluetooth enabled dérailleurs, sans cables? And that 1 blade front, 9-12 back was now the default? Helmets that call home when you meet the earth-maker? And don't get me started on the new(?) options ito brakes, shifters, mech families... Yowzers.
And then, of course, there's my having to potentially take out a second bond on the house, to get anything new, big and shiny! ????
Looks like I might need to start spending some time hanging around here again, just to get up to speed again.
Fortunately, I now look the part of an aging, overweight office-yokel who's swing is too k@K, so he's now looking at getting into the golf-replacement – so there really is a low bar in terms of patience on the part of the sales people/shop assistants...
But ja – bit of a nothing post, but just felt compelled to pop this up.
Happy riding all.
