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And then click bait in this shape comes around ....................... some might call it resourceful advertising. I'd rather not print my opinion 💩 https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/road-bikes/833440/omega-v-max-ii-50cm-see-description

The only interesting racing is outside of GC .............................. The podium ceremony has become a pretty boring event after each stage. I am amazed by the stats presented, BUT the absolute brutal manner in which he simply rocketed ahead makes me sea sick. UAE appears to be just as hammered as the rest of the field, yet Pog looks like he can do this thing without the help of the UAE team. Then again, I have zero clue what this race is about 😵

Probably yes ....... A yellow porsche would have ol' Ferdinand make a comeback from the grave to sort them out.

NOW ....... is it conceivable that Porche did not have a yellow cabrio in stock for this delivery ?

Sounds like a pyramid scheme to me 😝

Friday seems lightyears away 😂 Many a truth penned in the above comments. As @Zebra and many others, my collection is 94 HT Gary Fisher, 2015 29r Dual Carbon and a 2014 29r HT carbon pimped to Gravel. Recently sold my 2007 road bike purely because I do not foster a death wish. Honestly, my lower back just said NO ! I have learnt that consumerism fanned by marketing BS and mankind's desire for instant gratification keeps the bike market alive. Rather than buying a good platform(frame) with potential to upgrade over time, most riders want the latest bling and fall prey to the mainstream psycho games that drives this particular market. My trusted 94 Steel HT has recently had it's 3rd major makeover, and given my mood, still trumps any tech the market could throw at me. Call me a sentimentalist old fart 👨‍🦳 The Jones' suck ..................................

Hell yes ....................... perhaps he can afford a decent barber now to tidy up his appearance a wee tad 😝

Never a good idea to let issues simmer. The Friday thing is tradition on the forums and I tossed it in the mix as a "stab" at the satirical side of every esteemed hubber. Stupid Fridays has had us all in stitches so many times. If there is a real problem in this case, don't spare the forks. "Name & shame" does however have the potential to go south at speed, shutting all escape routes while backfiring big time.

Nah ......... not yet Friday 😵

Did you burn the baseball bat?

I am glad this guy is healing from his ordeal 💪 Perhaps a cup of Stan's tyre sealant in your water bottle is not such a bad idea ....

Don't trust no petrochemical engineer working on an offshore rig, despite having been a Hub member for 10 years with only 1 previous post ........... 😝

Thx for the heads-up @Reg Lizard. You'll have to be more specific with the location where this incident took place. The Bottelary route, per se, is quite safe and used by >100 cyclists each day. My guess is that this went down in the Welgevonden/Khayemandi stretch on the R304, OR the Welgevonden/Cloetesville area on the R44, hence the interaction with Cloetesville SAPS. Any more info would be helpful.

I did survive yes, and so would you. Do not allow the elements to spoil your memories. The Tankwa understands OBS for breakfast 😛

Choose your fights wisely, AND never take a stick to a gunfight 💥

May 2021 in a riverbed, 23km from Matjies on the R355 towards Ceres. -1.3 degC at 09:00 in the morning. I could not open my tent from the inside. Zip frozen solid. Needless to say, I had everything on that my panniers could take and still I nearly died that night. Cold you ask ...................................... the Tankwa freezes over this time of year 🥶

His modus operandi does ring a bell .................

Market is slow and flooded with 2ndhand bikes. You would probably never get what your bike is truly forth. What gets me however is the lack of common decency/respect. I am typically requested to send measurements for every part of the bike that could be measured. Five(5) hub messages later the buyer tells me that he/she would check the measurements and get back to me. That is the last I hear of the buyer .............................. Is this how cancel culture works, or am I old school 🤷‍♂️

I had a run-in with a dude that uses Facebook as his primary platform to advertise his services. I approached him to quote me on a repair/adjustment job. In 2024 he advertises free quotes on Facebook. I request a detailed written quote and only got a telephonic quote. Declined the quote and then was told to R2,8k in order to get my property back. Smelling a rat I paid the money to get back my vehicle. The day after I paid the 2.8 for a "quote", he updates his Facebook post to remove the "free quote" offer from his Ad. And so started the hunt to get my written quote with lots of excuses. Five months later and no quote or VAT invoice yet. The problem is that he cannot put a telephonic quote of R15k on paper, since the actual repairs cost me only R4,2k at another workshop. He was clearly trying to make a quick "bonus" from an unsuspecting customer. Like @Jbr I tried the bank route 2 days after paying him, but they would not have any of my story - private matter for a civil claim they argued. Now, this is small money and technically a small claims court issue. This is were Hello Peter came in. I wrote them a less favorable review, and within 24 hours the threats with legal action started should I fail to remove the review. This guy approached Hello Peter with a claim that I falsely accuses him and that I am hurting his business. Hello Peter did a due diligence check of my facts and claims, after which they concluded that the review has merit and will remain on their site. As @Prince Albert Cycles mentioned, the truth will always trump BS.

Another Shimano pro is the sprocket kit you can buy for R400 to replace the 2 smallest cogs on their 12 spd cassettes, seeing they are the ones that wear out quickest.

Or some petrochemical engineer with a once removed cousin 😵‍💫

My apologies if I've missed this in the thread, but have you checked your RD hanger for alignment? I have used SLX and XT chains on my 10 spd roadbike without any issues. Interesting one this .......

Add Helshoogte and Stellies have become a dangerous place to cycle through.

I lived in Melkbos for 10 years and cycled every possible road in the area. Stay away from the R27, N7 AND Atlantis. Saturday and Sunday mornings have drunk drivers flooding these roads.

Interesting that the anger management issue was mentioned by his mother in law. Anger management is a very common problem that many(if not most) pro tour riders "struggle" with. Surely all white powders can't be Grandpa's .......................................