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Arguably the same % as the USA... 3 or 4 out of 100 vs. 30 to 40 out of a 1000 One could also argue that on a 5 hour sortie around the peninsula, a fair amount of traffic users are not local or not used to the left hand side of the road driving, which would explain why a fair portion of them are trying to flatten you via your Varia. This could in fact reduce the % value somewhat. But ok, i digress Whilst i might agree with you that the bridge gang could be considered anti-social, I'd lean more towards a bunch of drug users that have no regard for consequences. As an example, i went fishing off millers point the other day and told a young local to p!ss off as he was harrassing us for money and tips. I was promptly put into the car for my own protection as these locals tend to stab people if they don't get their way, all thanks to drugs So, what's the solution? Well, police do nothing, private security or investigation costs money and politicians dont care, and dancing like we all know the moves to a toy toy does nothing either. What does that leave the cyclist? Well, to be frank, i dont think you'd like my answer of finding other options to ride the bikes to stay out of harms way. I dont condone whats happeneing, but its sometimes easier to stay away from the crocodile's mouth when feeding time happens Or, go be heard at the local town council meetings, and if that doesn't work, then vote for someone else to govern the city

Thanks Burger

Ill be visiting bloem from the 27th Dec to the 5th January, any routes or group rides that i can join? Gravel or tar will be fine

100% agree with you. Pain will make them learn. But, 4 or 5 against one on wheels, trying to handle a bike and a firearm. I know who will (sadly) come off second best

Im going to get rid of a few bib shorts - used of course. Is there a charitable spot in Jhb I can drop them at, or do I advertise them here for give away?

Dumb. Soon we'll be reading how a shooting happened at the bridge because the rider carrying was mugged by surprise I honestly dont know what your solution is, but that aint going to solve jack

Really? Merida with the XT gear. Drop the front derailleur to make it a 1x11 and you'll ride that bike for years to come

Ok, as long as its not illegal then they'll have to help fix the problem

True, banning them is never going to reduce the risk. But if its against the law to ride on that section of the road then the easy cop out will be to ban you permanently, and not fix the attackers. Politicians and the feds will see that as a reduction in attacks, therefore they did their job correctly. All they actually do is remove the targets Dont get me wrong, Im an not against shooting the crims when you get attacked - I believe people need to earn pain to learn a lesson. Im just being realistic as to what the authorities will end up doing

Were you on the actual N1 when it happened? I wonder if the authorities are reluctant to take action as cyclists arent allowed on the national highways. So by them doing something about it means they will have to enforce other laws and create a bigger **** storm Dont shoot me, Im just reading what is typed here that it happend on the N1 And 10 000 signatures on a petion helps nada, its just to distract you away from the politician to give him space to go for lunch

Bought this recently from Solomons in Woodmead (Joeys for your CT lot) https://solomonscycles.co.za/product/cyclami-sorider-br-2000-2000-lumens-bicycle-front-light/ It just needs the 1/4 turn go pro mount and you can lock it under the Garmin outmount, the rest of the fittings come in the box, USB c cable included https://www.garmin.com/en-ZA/p/552900 Im very happy with it. Although, I wouldnt mount it onto a MTB that goes technical. I think the added weight on the garmin outmount will cause the mount to fail. If you want to use it for hooding, then it'll be perfect for that

Must be because the goodie bags world wide are getting smaller

I usually find they dish those treats out at the bottom of Jan Smuts. I mean, really! There? I'd prefer the top of jan smuts thanks

Yip. Major title sponsors, tv rights, probably a bar in prize money etc vs a little 10km road foot race. Surely

Comment: A family member is running the 10km Hollywood Bets race out of Wanderers on saturday morning. In the entry for R260, including a temporary race license, is a goodie bag. Inside said goodie bag (material sling type bag) is a Tshirt, Hat, pair of socks (same quality as Versus), a buff and a bunch of coupons to a herd of restaurants offering discounts and savings more than the cost of the entry. Ok, the shirts and hat are pornstar purple which I dont need to wear, but as for the rest of the goodies... well done to those organisers. I'll collect my ridethehood bag tomorrow and feed the trolls here later