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Ssssssssh! Bloody agent! Was it Darren Lilley who took a roadbike up to the mast at Tokai? Is it difficult? I think that would be a cool thing to try. All those single trails suddenly being inundated by skinny-wheels. The next thing you know, hipsters will be cruising along the contour paths. A whole new dimension to cycling.

A cunning way to end the 26/29er debate! Devious roadies.

Good luck guys! I think I'll have to make this a date for next year. Post pictures! (Seeing as no GoPros, and in keeping with the theme, I presume you'll be using your Kodak box brownie and developing the photos in a darkroom.)

I just saw this on Facebook now. Looks bloody awesome. I'm going to delve into the website some more.

You can probably rent a bike similar to your usual one from Woodstock Cycleworks - Nils deals in older bikes and commuter models more than "bum higher than your head" models. The hills - well, it's not as flat as Holland, but neither as steep as the Tour de France.

It's there under "Another bike jacking".

This off Facebook (Bicycle Cape Town) Bike Hijacked - here's Gideon's story. "I have been cycling for over three years in cape town. However this morning I was knocked off my bike by two thugs in a white Nissan Almera. Their aim was my bike. The passenger calmly got out of the car and grabbed my bike and the drove off with the bike outside the window. It was on Main road towards Tokai". This is the 3rd incident in 2 weeks So guys, we're looking for a white Nissan Almera first off ...

Good on you, Pain or Shine. You do a lot for the cycling community - so thank you! (Even if you are a MTB sort, but that's not your fault really.)

Somewhere, Phil says he's seen journo's crying in the car on the descents. I guess this beats trying to drive and talk on a cellphone.

Breaker! Breaker! Come in good buddy, do you read me, over? Ten-four good buddy, etc, etc. or, on the other side of the airwaves ... Vanaf Maandag tot Vrydag Om half een is daar musiek Vir Moeder, Vader, en dogter en seun. Ja, daar's a lied en 'n glimlag vir jou In Hospitaaltyd, onthou.

Reading that other thread brought Dr Ferrari to mind.

Howzit Slowbee! Thanks for asking! Ja, I've missed the Hub. Major changes in life, from a desk job in advertising to a factory job making furniture (waaay to much dust for computer time). The only cycling I've got done is riding two blocks through Paarden Eiland to the coffee shop ... I need to pull myself together, yes? Hope all's good your side? Is it just me, or do a hell of a lot of Hubbers seem to have grown up in Jhb North-west: Randburg, Cresta, Northcliff ...

Whoa! I was at Blairgowrie! 1981 matrics.

Nobody on the Hub works.

+1000 on having decent cone spanners. I usually tie the opposite one in place against the spokes, so I only have to deal with one cone and locknut. Also yes to the slight play, just a fraction.

Yoh! Hell Vetseun, glad you're ok(ish). It sure sounds like this chick had a few in her. A few photos of the spot where it happened and you'll be ready with lawyers if she contacts you. Really, I can't wait for there to a licence demerit system.

What on earth are you doing posting at 04:26 in the morning?

Tsk! A lost opportunity to go ss.

Is cycling difficult? I obviously coast to much. I like coasting. In fact, I do coasting more than cycling.

I know that Phil Liggett has one. Or at least, he was riding one in Stellenbosch when I saw him.

The most I've ever spoken Afrikaans was in the youth hostel in London. Mixed heritage? My Great Grandfather was Irish and lived in the Eastern Transvaal during the Boer War. I tried working out which regiment he was in from his uniform until one day it clicked: his was Boer khaki.

Because I don't have a mountain bike.

The biggest, fattest oil embargo ... but that's not really an invention. I remember, back in 1976, when the Suez conflict suddenly meant smaller cars, petrol stations closing early, introduction of the speed limit (it had nothing to do with safety then, it was about saving petrol).

Hubbers! Hubbers! For they are jolly good fellows!

Your bike's name isn't Christine, by any chance? It sounds like it's out to get you back for something. (But yes, the velcro strap is a jolly good idea. Thanks for the share.)