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I was told Varia could find it's own way back home 👻

No worries @Mel_5 Only thing worse than "an ignorant newb" is 1 000 cyclists with PhD's in biking ........ 🤣

Dammit man, don't you guys have day jobs 🤷‍♂️ These images are depressing 😭

Knuckleheads 👽

Rode 26" and 29" Racing Ralphs. As @Robbie Stewart says - IMHO, worst tyres eva 🤨 Sealant would ooze through the rubber permanently.

Good idea @guidodg ☝️ A few Efrican statesmen did this to great effect during the past few decades 🫡 I believe some still do to this day ....

Time to move South @Frosty 😝 You get wind and views. It beats wind and smog.

Bainskloof last night. Gale force winds pumping from all directions as you work your way through the turns. I tried to capture the rainbow on the way up. Priceless view though 😍

Hooyaaaa 🤙 Anywhere South mate .....

Italian Job 🤷‍♂️

Time to move south @Frosty 😝

"Ciao bella" sounds authentic and soooooooo sassy when said by Luigi from Trieste. Why not keep it real, dammit 🤷‍♂️ Vaffanculo is my comment to the producers of the ad.

Me thinks the difference in cadence is what gets to you. On the MTB you should typically be doing a higher cadence than on the roadbike. On the roadbike most riders tend to push bigger gears, hence you gain muscle strength as @daveno7 says - BUT you lose "steam" in terms of cardio. Try to increase your cadence intentionally when on the road bike. Try to mimic your MTB cadence, while working in some high intensity, low cadence, intervals in between. I've had this very same experience when switching between MTB and road bikes.

Since it's Friday the 13th ......................................... Those Microsoft brakes sounds quite cute. Ctl-Alt-Del and your brakes are cool again ............ 😝

You are right @Skubarra, but allow me to play devil's advocate. I'd much rather ride a top(ish) end rim brake bike, than a low end disc brake version. Rim brake road bikes will be around for many more years, albeit in lesser demand due to market trend. Components and rim brake alloy/carbon wheels will be available for as long as the chinks speak mandarin. I can use 26" wheels as an example. I guess if you like changing bikes every 2 years, totally different story. Hell, I cannot even afford to insure my bikes, let alone spend the kind of money the market is pushing low end disc brake road bikes for. Call me a sentimentalist

I am

While I can agree with @Jewbacca on this type of retaliation, I learnt a valuable lesson a few weeks ago. I came through Noorder Paarl on my dual and got harassed by a few taxis shooting past simply to do an emergency style stop 5-10 meters ahead of me. The streets are usually lined with parked cars on both sides, hence these dingbats would double "park" in the roadway to on/off load peepul and in doing so simply block all traffic behind them. I had to come to complete stops on 5 occasions since cars from behind squeezed between stationary taxis and oncoming traffic. The 6th time was one too many and, as I passed the taxi I banged the side with a flat hand. Obviously a few occupants nearly soiled themselves from the loud bang, but now the driver and his "gartjie" were livid. For the next 2 kilo's I really feared for my life as I was on/off the pavements and threading between parked cars to evade their attempts to get me off my bike. The taxi would race ahead, stop while 2 specimens jump out and attempt to run me off my bike. Thank goodness some motorists witnessed this and came to my rescue by blocking the taxi-driver's plans to take to the sidewalk in his stupor. Thank heavens I was on a bike that could safely negotiate kerbs, driveways, etc. Best is to just let them go on their way rather than give your anger fresh air. This is like making that first confession at an AA meeting since I was born to hate taxis with a passion, but I'd still love to teach my toddler grandsons to ride their bikes when they grow up. Stay safe ya'll

IMHO this "special grease" narrative is like a pyramid scheme 😈 Google will provide hundreds of threads where this very issue is beaten to a pulp, and the overwhelming opinion is that any good low viscosity grease will work perfectly well. You want a light lubrication. I have personally used White Lightning's wet chain lube on my first set of DT Swiss Rovals for about 6 years without any issues whatsoever. The trick is to clean and re-lube your hubs regularly. I have not used the special grease and I have not destroyed my hubs as it is punned to happen if you do not use the prescribed stuff.

I'd spend the money and change to Shimano compatible pedals. You can pick them up on the Hub for very good prices. Ryder and Wellgo both support Shimano cleats, should you want to go cheap-cheap. Shimano pedals are generally well constructed and they are serviceable. Look, Time, Speedplay, etc. all have proprietary cleat models.

Spanish riders stopped eating "spiked" steak a number of years ago. Looks like they're on infused tomatoes now 💥

As @Skubarra says, the XOSS is a very cheap device BUT it punches above it's weight in terms of features. Only downside is you can't really do much with your stats and downloads other than keep it on the XOSS App on your mobile phone.

There's also the Specialized Concept Store at the turn-off to the Taal Monument.

Having completed 8 TB's myself I have come to realize that this is an event where you would probably meet/see MTB'ers from all classes and levels with only one thing in common ............... make it to JBay, no matter what. Apart from many memorable incidents, one that stands out is the 2 gals in the 2008 TB with conventional torches strapped to their handlebars with duct tape. They drew real diverse comments from riders and support crews alike. They finished !!!!!!

My oh my .......................... we're heading back to the pennyfarthing 🤙

Don't you just luv the drivers with "Baby/Princess/Little Angel on board" stickers inside their rear windows. Apart from the despised people transporters, these are the ones you have to be very careful of. Their favorite time of day to run their gauntlets is 6-8 am when said angels, princesses or babies have to be dropped at daycare before the possessed mommy hit the road to work. Their habitat is not limited to the northern side of the boerewors curtain, yet they are especially active in these area's during the above period. I used to commute the 3km between home and office for roughly 5 years during which time I saw enough to be unshaken on this opinion. Considering the low amount of accidents they cause, these young ladies must be very good drivers. Stop or yield signs, speed limits, solid white lines don't exist. The move I most often observed was tailgating other cars at 4-way stops. They do not wait their turn, but shoot across - stuck to the number plate of the vehicle in front. Might as well be the baby on board behind the wheel 😈