Dibles

13 confirmed riders and 5 potential riders. Anyone else keen?

Geoff (the unicyclist riding the tour) had a look at this thread and is most grateful for all your posts of encouragement.

Day 10: http://fredhatman.co.za/?p=2300 The 36" unicycle looks huge!

CLEVER! I forgot to mention that FNB responds to the Twitter messages weekends and public holidays too! I sent my message on a Sunday and got a response within 5 minutes.

I battled for 12 days and never got an answer to my banking problem. I then sent a message via Twitter to my bank's representative and they sorted it within 24 hrs. FNB: http://twitter.com/Rbjacobs Standard Bank: http://twitter.com/StandardBankGrp

Cyclesport, is it possible to send me the skeleton format that you are going to capture it in e.g. blank Excel spreadsheet with your columns etc? It will save you having to convert the data I plan on giving you. My email address is HubberMandy at gmail dot com. I will send through the Pretoria stats either today or tomorrow and will send the rest of the stats once I'm done with that.

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I received this mail below from an adventure racing forum. Notice of Stolen Bikes The following bikes were stolen in the Vaal Dam Region on the 16th of December 2009. Both bikes are unique as they are possibly one of a kind in the country and thus possibly making them more identifiable. - The first was a Pegoretti (Marcello) Road bike, green with cream flashes on the top tube, the bike had Campagnolo Record group set, Polar speed and cadence sensors attached, as well as pump and tool bag it was also fitted with Vuelta Carbon Chrome Corsa wheels. - The second was a green Kirk MTB. What makes it unique is the cast magnesium alloy frame, it is a hard tail, shock up front with Shimano group set. Further uniqueness is the frame does not consist of tubes, but as mentioned a die cast magnesium frame, it is a T-frame casting, with cut outs all along the frame to reduce the weight. There is a R. 1,000.00 reward offered to the first person who supplies information leading to the return of the bikes. Please contact or forward any relevant information to Jackie at (011) 465-9635

This email below was sent by Simon yesterday. As you can see he is trying to improve the situation. "Dear Mandy, <?: prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><?: PREFIX = O /> I refer to my previous e mail in December regarding an increase in crime in the area surrounding the farm and the farm itself. Over the December period, there were two incidents of bike jackings outside of the farm, I can not comment about these as I have no specific information. A vehicle was stolen from the car park in December and three intruders were chased off of the farm two weekends ago, one of whom was subsequently arrested. This Sunday someone was unfortunately bike jacked while riding on the outer perimiter road next to the mielie fields and on the way to the cemetry. The rumours that are flying around are obviously blowing the incident out of proportion, there was only one actual incident, which I agree is one too many. I will be meeting with farm management to discuss ways in which we can mitigate against these risks in the future and will send out a further e mail within the next few days. Rest assured we shall take all reasonable steps to protect the farm users against these criminal elements. In the meantime, may I suggest that should you have any queries in this regard you address them to either myself or another member of the NFRUG committee. Regards Simon Nash Northern Farm MTB Representative simon at northernfarm dot co dot za "

Thanks jagwil. I have found five posts about attacks in the Pretoria area since July and I am busy entering the info into a spreadsheet. I still need to contact a couple of Hubbers to obtain some missing info to complete this task. I am going to start keeping a spreadsheet of all attacks I read about on the Hub from now on regardless of the area. I will then make this available to anyone who wants it. Not everyone knows about the Cycling Safety forum and only two out of the five attacks were posted under the correct forum.

This is the Cycling Safety forum. This is where I was going to sift through the posts and get the info CycleSport is looking for. Jagwil also went to a lot of effort to try to assist the police in preventing more attacks so he might already have some of the necessary info. Will PM him.

How recent must the attacks be for us to report them for your purposes? I am more than willing to sift through the Hub posts and contact all the victims so that they can get hold of you.

Here's the incident I was referring to (top post of page): https://www.bikehub.co.za/forum_posts.asp?TID=40189&PN=23

Cyclesport, thanks for making the effort to ensure our safety. I hope this doesn't come across as sounding negative but what is the SAPS going to do? They caught one lot of attackers only to release them a day or two later if I remember correctly.

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I've got a pic of Holy wearing his cool shirt. If he doesn't post a pic soon, I will.

"The Heartman opens his heart? and puts his original unicycle on auction!" http://fredhatman.co.za/?p=2291

Just got the email below from the Northern Farm forum: "Dear Mandy, <?: prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> I refer to my previous e mail in December regarding an increase in crime in the area surrounding the farm and the farm itself. Over the December period, there were two incidents of bike jackings outside of the farm, I can not comment about these as I have no specific information. A vehicle was stolen from the car park in December and three intruders were chased off of the farm two weekends ago, one of whom was subsequently arrested. This Sunday someone was unfortunately bike jacked while riding on the outer perimiter road next to the mielie fields and on the way to the cemetry. The rumours that are flying around are obviously blowing the incident out of proportion, there was only one actual incident, which I agree is one too many. I will be meeting with farm management to discuss ways in which we can mitigate against these risks in the future and will send out a further e mail within the next few days. Rest assured we shall take all reasonable steps to protect the farm users against these criminal elements. In the meantime, may I suggest that should you have any queries in this regard you address them to either myself or another member of the NFRUG committee. Regards Simon Nash Northern Farm MTB Representative simon at northernfarm dot co dot za "

Two hour slow ride at Northern Farm on Saturday 9 Jan. Start riding at 7 am and finish at 9 am. No one will be left behind. We will ride at the pace of the slowest rider (which will probably be me ). If there are enough of us we can split into a faster group and a slower group. Meet in the parking lot. PM me if you want info on how to recognise me, or directions etc. My cell number is 071 682 55 66. TAKE NOTE: This ride will only take place if there are enough of us to ensure a safe ride. WILL BE ATTENDING: Dibles + colleague Mailman7412 Msbehavn Schwynn Doreen and Gavin Roundwego + buddy + kiddo Mr_Merida + MTBjunky Danger Dassie - I'm not sure if he is riding but he will drink Schwynn's beer SteelyDan + Matic tyerone Tjokkits Agteros jonnow + Pat crasher + son MAYBE ATTENDING: Cat-i The Mummy wonduhboy Goldmember Crazy GooseDibles2010-01-08 11:44:02