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1 hour ago, dave303e said:Growth Hormones are legal in farming in SA. A lot of dairy farms use it. Remember the farmers are only getting R5-7 a litre for milk, so every litre counts. When it was tight the last few years a lot of the dairy farms had to do it to get production up to cover costs. Also this is not limited to non vegan options- auxin for soya is also fairly common. Like I said above, a lot of these substances you can walk into co-op and get the plant/animal version.
And beyond workplace. I know a few that were using it for junior MX back in the day, it was an easy one to get prescribed and get a TUE for. But it took fast kids and minimizes mistakes on the track.
University it was a big money maker, kids on it would not take it early in the semester and stockpile their prescription and kept a little for when they needed it around test weeks and exams. The rest they would sell around the test weeks and exams and they made a killing. Plenty of kids on 3 and 4 day study binges on the stuff. If they tested at university the way they test at sports, there would be fewer professionals graduating...
Damn !! where was this stuff when I was studying ... 🤪
Back then (1985 first year), the only thing we could exploit was Bioplus (caffeine) .... 🙈🤪😂
Edit: For some it helped/worked, it only made me way too "jittery", not worth it.
1 minute ago, Cal Naughton Jr. said:SARS
Off course, the one that secure their income .... 🙈
16 minutes ago, devvydoesdonuts said:It is absolutely shocking that our postal service is like this, meanwhile my grandparents in Madeira receive cheques in their post still😂
Unfortunately I cant think of a single government connected institution that actually function efficiently 😪.
On 1/24/2023 at 12:32 PM, devvydoesdonuts said:Hi Guys,
I would like to find out, for those who have imported some stuff and it has gone through the absolutely fantastic service delivery of our beloved SAPO, do any of you know what it means when there is an exception on your parcel? I have tried to contact them but we all know how difficult that is.
I been waiting for this for a very long time, also stuck somewhere in SAPO. Its a warranty replacement X-Cadey power-meter 🙈.
I sent an email to them, this was the response 🤦♂️:
"Good day Theo Grové,
LF060182124SG – dispatched to Alberton North GPO since 29/06/2023, in process for delivery delayed due operational reasons - more details will be provided as soon as a dispatch is available.
Kind Regards,
Eugenia Nobuhle Kekana
Eugenia.Kekana@postoffice.co.za
Customer Services
South African Post Office SOC Limited
Landline: 0860 111 502"
12 hours ago, 'Dale said:That 3rd podium spot makes for intriguing racing before Sunday’s stroll to Paris. If Pogačar and his team is concealing illness, injury or exhaustion/depletion in some form, it makes for even further intrigue and drama with regard to the 2nd step.
Undoubtedly, an unusual top 10 deep into week 3 of the TdF:
Would have been nice to see Louis in that mix, so sad that he is out ... 😪
4 minutes ago, Jbr said:Extremely unlikely that Pogi takes 7mins35 back to Jonas on one stage, especially in the form he looks in at the moment. Only scenario I see is if Jonas crashes and gets an injury. Hopefully Pogi still manages a stage win 🤞
Agree.
imho Pog look mentally very much down & out. Lets see what he can do on stage 20.
I think the fact that Tadej could not properly drop Jonas have broken his spirits somewhat.
He is for sure not the same guy that did the exact same thing to Primoz Roglic a few years ago.
If he was in that state of mind, I'm sure he would have been a lot closer to Jonas yesterday.
Edit: Also in hind sight, swapping bikes was a mistake which increased the deficit to Jonas.
1 minute ago, devvydoesdonuts said:It would be very interesting, not sure if Jumbo would allow two genuine contenders now though?
Agree, Primoz needs to make a move to maybe Ineos, not that I would like him in another team other than JV.
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6 minutes ago, devvydoesdonuts said:I think Tadej and Jonas will kill him on the climbs, Remco is good but I think he is just a level below them.
It will make things very interesting though with Jonas, Tadej, Primoz and Remco in the same grand tour.
1 hour ago, Meezo said:3 proper likable guys in 3 different teams... no it can't be... life is hard enough as it is
Not that he is nearly as likable as the other 3, but imagine if Remco is added to that mix .... 🙈
Suddenly Mr ChrisHorner changed his mind, Jonas is now his No1 in the world .... 🤣
He reckon Primoz should change teams asap. I tend to agree, but would not be nice seeing him riding for another team.
BUT, wouldn't it be awesome to see a proper 3 way race next year .... ?
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It would be foolish to say its over, with Pog you never know ....
But, Jona's job is now simple (not easy but simple), sit on Pog like glue and WHEN/IF you spot a weakness hit him hard ... imho ..... ☺️
Edit: After watching the TT, I'm pretty sure Pog wont drop Jonas on the up or down and also his sprint has far less bite to it.
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Just now, devvydoesdonuts said:Jonas Vingegaard🤯
Awesome by Jonas !!!!
Just probably a stupid question guys, I'm not a roadie at all so please educate me.
Would it not be worthwhile to have a sort of "hybrid" bike for todays stage? Being a compromise between a TT and a climbing bike? Does something like that exist or am I talking a lot of crap? 🤪
1 minute ago, Frosty said:This is why it’s such a great watch, we just don’t know.
Yip, impossible to separate the 2 at the moment, I'm holding thumbs for Jonas however 😊
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22 minutes ago, J Wakefield said:No def not smoke them
Agree, the only smoke I maybe see is the stuff @babse is on .... 🤪😁😂
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2 minutes ago, Frosty said:Today's finish... in case you didn't know the climb
https://veloviewer.com/segments/1531786
I might die trying, but I would love to attempt it at least 🤪
10 minutes ago, LazyTrailRider said:But on Pinkbike the masses are saying that XT and XTR still shifts better and Transmission is plainly a rip-off 😆
I paid ~R9k for my old GX AXS and its worth every penny, shifting is flawless and the battery almost last for ever ... 🤪
Been on XT & XTR before and yes the shifting is great but nothing beats the no wires/cables, the bzzz bzzz sound and the also flawless shifting on the AXS, just mho .... 😊.
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18 minutes ago, Matt said:The presser from SRAM is up here: https://bikehub.co.za/news/sram-announce-gx-eagle-transmission-bronze-stealth-brakes/
We hear via the vines that stock is expected to be in SA within the next week or so.
Also stuck on UDH but there's something about these new cranks 🤤
Agree, those cranks and also the X01/XX1 ones, looking very good !
Edit: Shimano need to step up their game big time to be able to compete with this, just to get onto level pegging is going to be a huge challenge.
14 hours ago, devvydoesdonuts said:Well look what we have here. The new GX AXS UDH
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cuj3m1CMB1Y/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Very nice ! Sound like the price is also no going to be too bad ~$1000. Unfortunately I'm stuck on non UDH for a long time now, old GX AXS is running like a charm though .... 😁
2 minutes ago, kingalton said:Anyone else experiencing this issue? i updated my firmware about a month ago and since then, the battery reports flat after a single ride. recharge the battery and again after a single ride, it shows battery low. was fine before, only needing a charge every few months. bike is stationary between rides, not on back of car or anything like that.
I also did the update but no such battery issues. I have 2 batteries that I alternate but both of them lasting many hours of riding.
19 minutes ago, karma said:I think everyone here can blame their low w/kg due to
- Drivetrain loss (%)
🤡
Yes especially the legs part of the drive-train .... 🤪
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5 hours ago, CARANXCycleMobile said:Wout for President 🫅!!!!!!
Agree !!! Feite, Wout is n YSTER ! No one else can do the job he did yesterday.
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