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  1. Thor Buttox
    It depends what you mean, Gen. #gochris
  2. Thor Buttox
    After that post I think 'Turncoat, class of Vino, door...' is more apt, sir. And Mr Vinokourov was know for being an upstanding servant of fair play...
  3. Thor Buttox
    The only thing I regret about my journey is the chest wax.
  4. Thor Buttox
    I dropped at as a CA after 13/14 years of grind. The ego is a fragile thing and I knew I wanted to go in another direction but hesitated to leap. Now, I should have leapt much sooner and not been afraid. It will work out - it is amazing how a bit of focus clears your head and streamlines the bumf we add to our daily lives. Go ride your bike and be free. Do NOT think of anything except yourself (and your family) for a few weeks/months after you leave. Relax - from 13 to now, you have earned it.
  5. Thor Buttox
    Sadly, no, I was riding with my mate and showing him the ropes. When I am alone this week I will take more. and honestly after being on the road since I have been here it was just fun to do something that reminded me of Paul Cluver, even if the bridges are zig zags and I almost fell off! ???? ???? Here is one from the other day though... Gorgeous roads almost unused. For the people of the flatlands aka the anti-gravity brigade, the Spartacuses of our sport...
  6. Thor Buttox
    To the 'Big Swamp' which isn't that big. But riding on the bridges is quite fun.
  7. Thor Buttox
    Nominative determinism at it's finest... https://www.google.co.za/amp/amp.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/apr/29/randy-boehning-anti-gay-republican-lawmaker-comes-/
  8. Thor Buttox
    Went up (or down, actually, over here) the West Coast. The world's longest jetty in a town called Busselton
  9. Thor Buttox
    That's why it's important to shout 'Fore' when you see a well-decked out guy pushing down an incline. He has lost his balls.
  10. Thor Buttox
    Don't be sarcastic, Van. Oxycontin and horse tranquilisers got me through a full 18 holes.
  11. Thor Buttox
    Ag, man, it's like using tranquilisers in golf.
  12. Thor Buttox
    I think you are still missing the point of this entire thread that 'race' and 'ebike' in the same context is invalid. They are two entirely different sports. Sure, maybe on the same day on similar trails but the people who ride ebikes for the 'right' reasons (eg disabilities, or just riding with the family) are not going to be the ones technically proficient enough to handle a beast on single track or steep downhills and will not need to pass. And the ones that are technically proficient are the ones who will get involved in the actual racing and be the knobs we all don't want to have a thread about.
  13. Thor Buttox
    Exactly, why do we need insults? Those who want to chill: ride the event at your leisure but stay out of the way of those who would like to race. You are most welcome on any ride, and if anyone says otherwise they are a fool. On one, selfish level. If you really want to race an eBike, or be a Strava king, against normal bikes you are also a fool. Truly. On many levels. But they can, and will, coexist. Like Fat bikes. Hopefully. (Yes, I am biased towards self-propulsion.)
  14. Thor Buttox
    Ag, just being randomly stereotypical about the Irish not being too bright. Useless jetlag humour, I'm afraid.
  15. Thor Buttox
    In Ireland do they keep their backs to the mirror?
  16. Thor Buttox
    better than CigarettePatch. That would really stop you if you were smokin' them all.
  17. Thor Buttox
    I think it's perfectly fine, Patch. Very different to eBikes. I think you should go for it.
  18. Thor Buttox
    To be fair, someone who can afford a 9kg machine is not really competing against a guy on a 14kg beast, especially if that race is a 14 and under, 45kg division, so it's not that black and white even if we just look at pedal-power only. But yes, I agree with you - a sport should be an equal playing field, and while a weight issue or a component vs component advantage may 'influence' a result, a direct enhancement of human output by ebike makes it a different sport. #inmyopinion
  19. Thor Buttox
    The turning circle of one those would appear to be like an SR-71 at full chat. You'd start turning in Wynberg and hit Newlands still at a 30 degree angle.
  20. Thor Buttox
    Slightly concerned... Those soundtracks when Clint wanders across a barren plain are very similar to other movies where bowwowchickachicka accompanies other roving wanderers who accidentally come upon a lady in need. And early on a Saturday morning this could result in very mixed messages?
  21. Thor Buttox
    Because Terence Hill and Bud Spencer movies can't be counted!!
  22. Thor Buttox
    Thought I would leave this here. I find the reviewer and I have very similar tastes and if you have watched a lot of these you can't go wrong. Also, his reviews themselves are very good. http://www.reelviews.net/specials/james-berardinelli-s-all-time-top-100
  23. Thor Buttox
    'no such thing as a fish' is good. I enjoy that
  24. Thor Buttox
    Me too. He did Prisoners, Arrival, Sicario. First two were 2 of the best films of the last 4/5 years in terms of adult/serious movies, so I have hope
  25. Thor Buttox
    Denis Villeneuve, you mean? Which stinkers? I think Ridley is just producing
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