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Yes, and SANP controlled so not City run green belt. There are some sneaky tracks in there of course but they are off limits 🙂

That would be great if it existed. I think the issue there was that SANP owned/controlled the land in that vicinity which is why the trail officially ends/turns around at the large rock/signpost on the upper trail.

https://www.trailforks.com/trails/kirstenbosch-lower-single-track/ https://www.trailforks.com/trails/the-best-bordeaux/ https://www.trailforks.com/trails/corktree-trail/

I have a great route around the Cecilia and upper green belt area that takes in all the best features. I see no pics of the rock drop I created on the Kirstenbosch lower track a while before the steep rubber mat descent, or the drop into the river bed after the rock garden. There is also the Avenue Bordeaux descent which is fast and full of baby heads on the first section. If you want, this area is enduro/trail bike worthy and lots of fun.

Constantia Greenbelt on Trailforks https://www.trailforks.com/region/constantia-greenbelt-17002

My local. You forgot to mention the whole trail network is on Trailforks with detailed descriptions and trail features added by yours truly.

Nukeproof do great headsets in all the weird sizes. I used one on my steel HT build to fit a Pike. CRC has them and there is a useful part finder/size catalogue on the site.

Well I ride a full mullet so sorry Spesh, I'll stick to Spank on my Specialized Enduro :-)

Extreme gravel - is that kinda like MTB?

Ouch, sorry to hear. Such a cool bike.

My question afew days ago about who had the legs of the two top race snakes appears to have been answered. BTW, I hear Denmark is offering fish packing training camps for wannabe TDF racers. Part of the course is how to leave a lingering smell of old fish in the nostrils of your competitors as the draft you.

Which of the two top GC contenders looks the freshest? I thought JV but yesterday he looked as if he had TP's number.

I have two Icebreaker Merino garments - the one a thin thermal underlayer and the other a zipped jacket. They are not cycling specific and were bought several years ago. They are quite worn out with elbows going and are easily damaged on sharp edges. While they still do duty, there is no way they will last forever like my other synthetic fleece and base layer garments that are three times the age. Wool is simply not as durable as petroleum products which should also factor into the eco friendly calculations. Also, moths don't like fleece :-)

Surely the question should be - Are beers during a race a good idea? I'd say yes for most of us.

Craft beer or you simply run out of gas by mid race, I've found.

Missed your post. Daylight robbery from Wahoo - the ugly side of capitalism.

New tyre day! Yay!

I wonder if there is a generic equivalent - it may be a standard belt? When a car V Belt costs R500 for a long, German made item, this looks like blatant price gouging by wahoo.

I see the highlights have taken a page from Netflix and added some drama and music to the recap. I liked how Wout threw his bottle onto the tar to add some drama to the finish zone. Warming Tiz up to watch todays stage...

They close up at 1530 and are on their way at 1545 from what we saw...

Not sure if it has been mentioned before but TMNP close their office at 15h45 not 4 pm as I believed.Just doing their bit to contribute to greenhouse gas emissions with a few wasted car trips I'm sure...

Here endeth the lesson.

This is what I'd term a preachy condescending comment based on assumptions and very little information about the person or equipment you're commenting on. BTW I still have a set of Mavic rims on Shimano hubs that came on a 2005 bike that wasn't top range either and they still work just fine despite being used often outside their comfort zone.

The rubbish wheels I experienced were neither strong or light or on very cheap bikes. And neither bikes were designed to be light, they were both trail/enduro machines with wheels that were not fit for purpose. Thats certainly not what I wanted, so it isn't the markets fault, its cheapskate profiteering bike companies taking chances on sub par components hoping the owner won't ride the things properly.

I concur on the wheel aspect. Even quite expensive bikes often come with pathetically weak rims and hubs. It seems to be an area where skimping occurs at various price points. Specialized and Giant are guilty.