LeTurbo

Lekker stuff! Glad they're back. What's with this insurance "no break in, no claim" rubbish? All it does is force you to break a window or something. And don't let me get started on Tik-koppe...

Bwahahaha! Like decorating my mate's wedding car, which turned out to be the other Opel Astra

Wait, me before CAAD4! Me, me, me! Cycho, they need their heads read. Not a chance. Maybe R250.

One day everyne will be in Google cars (well, those who can afford to drive) and then the car will take the appropriate action which is to wait and then proceed when safe to do so. Hey, it's Friday as Sir M points out. Barney time! Let me throw this into the mix here ... for drivers and cyclists (and those of us who do both - it seems it's so rare that it has to be pointed out.)

You Gautengers really need to buy looser underwear. Cycling is supposed to be a pleasure, yes? It doesn't always have to be nose-to-tail-smack-your-botty-at-the-obstruction stuff, surely? What happened to chatting, enjoying the scenery, and the process of cycling; riding, not racing. I'm sure the guys were adequately aware of the road conditions and volume of traffic.

Nice one Capcha! Lovely to see an old beast come to life again in such a groovy way. Now, you tell her to at least bring it to Moonlight Mass once a month. You tell her you didn't rebuild it for nothing. You tell her you're the man in the house and she better listen, because no cross-bar is for girls, and cross-bars are for guys, and you ride a cross-bar and she doesn't. Try that. See if it works.

Hectic Eddy. Well prepared.

Also, in the 70s, bicycles had to be licensed - 50c it was then, I think. That would also help with the theft issues, because ownership could be traced.

Pre the stupid K53 test, the drivers' test specifically stated there's an order to who has priority on the road, and that using the road is a priviledge and not a right. First, pedestrians, then cyclists, motorcyclists, cars, and finally trucks. Watch at intersections now though; cars just drive and the pedestrian has to wait (also, traffic of whatever kind has priority if you're turning left).

Gosh. Good question. 'Cos I feel free when I do it. 'Cos I get a weird excited-but-nervous anticipation when I get on. 'Cos it's more fun riding through traffic than being traffic. 'Cos it saves yonks of money. 'Cos a bike is a very beautiful thing. 'Cos it's awesome to ride and hear birds and cicadas and rustles in the grass. 'Cos the shhh-shhh-shhhh of the tyres is mesmerising. 'Cos I can shout "hello!" to the cows during a race. 'Cos it's weird to look back on the road you've come and think "hell, did I just ride all that?" 'Cos the body is a miraculous thing 'Cos cycling may be the closest a human can get to being a bird

You could dab Rusist on the heads, etc - I don't know that I'd do it on the threads, but you can experiment on less expensive bolts. It'll turn them black though. Could look quite good actually, given your colours. Don't get it on your paintwork!

I'm not entirely sure why McQuaid (whoever he is) must resign because of what Armstrong did or didn't do. Actually, I find it odd in most situations where the head guy is "expected" to assume responsibility for something he couldn't know about or foresee, and then resign - thereby tossing aside vast amounts of experience, knowledge, and the chance to learn for mistakes and possibly prevent them in future (see Chro Mo's "flawed as a man" comment above). Anyway, I don't know that LeMond will make as vast a difference as he'd like to believe he will. The animal he would head ain't gonna change that much.

Kids these days. Need to HTFU. At their age, we were pushing the wagons over the Drakensberg. No 32GI there, let me tell you. Nothing but pap and mealies and the occasional bokkie Pa shot with his haelgeweer. Maar nou ja, 'n Burger is nie meer soos 'n Burger hoort om te wees.

And if you are jelly, that last stretch from Hout Bay to Oudekraal can seem forever, and even that tiny little rise out of Camps Bay become a 1st-gear mountain. Or maybe it's just me. OK, it's me. Dammit.

Well, the Spez certainly can't ever be ridden in a race or even at a club without someone asking about it - even if the components are changed. Put 'em on the stolen bikes register too (I know there's a thread about it somewhere) if you have the frame numbers.

Hit Gumtree and keep updating the ads. Send emails to Cash Crusaders (there a "mail all stores" tab on their site) and Cash Converters (you have to do store by store). Get something through to the Stellenbosch local newspaper, if there is one. Mail all the bike shops or drop off flyers (Stellenbosch and northern suburbs). Put up flyers/"reward" posters on the road in from Khayamandi, Pniel, and the coloured areas. I'll bet you it's a local, and probably a tik-kop. I very much doubt it's a cyclist, for no particular reason except that it's not a usual occurrence at races.

You want something like Leroy in "Fame". Like those 80's tight shiny satin hotpants things?

Nice to see you here on the Hub - where all South Africa's most important cyclists gather. Very organised Media office!

Good luck guys, have an awesome race! (I'm sitting here a bit envious - but that's what comes of missing the cut-off date. And being in seriously un-race condition.) Go beat your PBs. Oh ja ... don't forget where you parked. Some bird and I spent about 2 hours trying to find our cars afterwards. Bwahaha!

Hahaha! Thanks Puncheur! My word, what beauties these are, I wish I had the space to "art museum" my babies

Welcome! (You only get your Cape Town passport after 5 years though, and it's 10 before you become a citizen.) Drive safely!

Erm, the derailleur is "stuttering" ... have you checked the adjustments before rushing off to buy all this expensive stuff?

LeJeune relaunched? Really? Who can tell me more?

Oh sadness, Chro Mo. Glad you're OK ... but I know I'd be destroyed if my old Le Turbo left this life. They could take my other bikes, but not her. Maybe try Francois at Du Toit Cycles here in CT and see if he could repair it?

My friend Jared wants to know, so he has something to beat. His time last year was about 4:20, which was about the same as mine with a multitude of gears. Maybe one of you knows arb info like this.