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Will check with my LBS two blocks away after my morning ride. It's a preferred choice for me and a few weeks ago they still had stock at (I think) R695.

Sheeesh! 35 riders out already...

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It's called sharp satirical humour, Mr life-of-the-party. Hilarious chirp, and more power to Robbie for having the spunk bunkers to joke like that at the time.

Thanks. Just a few days ago some others now on this thread (you know who you are ) dismissed the Stance as a choice for lacking the Maestro linkage, with one even stating that Giant should NEVER have made the Stance (because of a lack of the Maestro). Nevermind that Giant had excellent sales of the Stance in North America and Europe and that it was chosen as one of Bicycling UK's Bikes of the Year. It's a great choice for someone on a R35K budget. PS. A mate left his Stance with me while travelling for a few months and many trails were joyously shredded on it, single pivot linkage notwithstanding.

101 upvotes! When visiting Europe and the USA it becomes obvious how SUV bef0k the RSA and the USA have become. Many years ago an auto engineer housemate was embarrassed at being assigned a Hummer for his personal use by his employer. The Hummer interior felt more cramped than the Alfa Romeo 145 I had at the time as well as the E30 I still have. Nuts. The same applies to some of my mates' wives' mid and compact size SUV's.

That orange sunburst paint job looks the same as my then-new '80s Alpina, (edit:) can't vouch for green bits.

Took an item from mid-west USA 3 days from payment to arrive at my local post office two blocks away from me. It took the local post office 5 days to inform me it had arrived. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ To be fair, all the items I've ever bought from Europe and USA and Asia have arrived. Current items are taking a while though:

Something about an image and a thousand words.

Nah it happens, if number 1 on the FHM list of the 100 hottest women counts… Don't count out that Hakko or Kanzo FAST.

Kudos RnR! Still luuurve my old white 'dale trail 2 which quietly takes me on valley or urban or coastal or mountain adventures at least 6 days per week. Time for her to take me for a short leg stretch down a valley trail before today's stage starts. I've been enjoying images of your On One molto bellissimo.

Yeah DiD and Mark, I've owned six eclectic businesses including service businesses such as a corporate training company and live music/club events and a theatre company and an EMS college and if an event or course was cancelled or postponed for any reason we either did not charge or offered full refunds. Two of those major corporate clients and one university have remained clients since mid-1994. Individual students unable to complete a course due to a family or personal crisis either got partial refunds or attended subsequent courses at no additional cost. We got LOADS of word-of-mouth clients, including from other continents. I've no idea what it takes to organise a cycling event but I'd just not feel comfortable about taking fees/invoicing if clients didn't get full delivery. Just ain't happening.

Beeyootiful 122! I too have a '80s E30, a Baur TC2 top convertible 325i in great original condition. Whenever I drive it beyond the neighbourhood it gets way too much attention and offers, mostly from cops and gangsters. About the same thing really… Am very much looking forward to seeing more of your Hansom build.

English news media and fans done lost their minds. We'll NEVER hear the end of this. To think they were quite so arrogant with their predictions before that RWC '19 final...

This tool is faulty. When one enters upper and lower arm measurements the calculator swops those measurements around after one clicks "See your results".

Cue Borat voice: "Great success!" Am all for shimmying cost-effective solutions. Respect, Trevz.

Surfing eh? Might you be of the era of my long-ago surfmates Wayne "Kamikaze" Harris or SA team surfer Tim Stocks, who inadvertently surfed a SA Champs heat naked after losing his scants* (with Zig Zag publishing the photo), or Davey Stolk? Davey (spelling his choice) absolutely ripped the biggest ever waves in a J-Bay Classic final, marginally bested by Occhy. We surfed together earlier that day, and a few memorable uncrowded days at Seal Point. * Tim always enjoyed the telling of him being late for his SA Champs heat when he was one of the faves together with Andrew Carter. Tim arrived too late for a finals heat after enjoying a blunt behind the Gonubie dunes, the same reason why Andrew Carter was fired as SA team captain. Tim rushed out to surf his heat in his heat vest and undies and lost the undies mid-wave. To Zig Zag's eternal credit, they published the photo. On topic: Black bidons eh?

Bold. "Are you feeling lucky?"

Luuuuurve those pics of the oak tree lane and the gorgeous bike. Truly beeyoootifull images! Nah really, I've been admiring your bike choice for months.

Nice one. Guess medical reps from the 1970's and '80's are feeling better about their fashion choices… ???????????? I can't disagree though, white socks 'n sleek road shoes do look brilliant.

Thanks for your interesting reply to my comment Jewbacca, I mostdef enjoy your frequently incisive cut-to-the-chase views. Have to agree with your comments about auto- and motomaniacs and thankfully we've had no such characters residing in the quiet and spacious neighbourhood in which I've lived for the last 34 years. I didn't even think about those knobheads. It's most presumptive of you to associate such bellends with my comment. Your comment has a whiff of anti-consumerism. My last iPhone lasted 8.5 years. I've kept Italian and German cars for decades as the production of each new car releases on average almost ELEVEN TONS of carbon emissions, including Elon Musk's vehicles. Bonus: Those Italian and German cars have dramatically increased in value. Bonus bonus: I've noted that monthly I consistently do 13 to 16 times as many k's on my bikes as I do in cars, from commuting to grocery shopping to going up the Lady Slipper mountains to shredding trails to exploring the coast. Impressive yah!? PS. A mate left his Stance with me while he swanned around the Med and it remains a great selection for someone of my (lesser) skill level and for someone on a 35K budget. And… It made Bicycling UK's list of Best Bikes of the Year. With excellent sales figures in Europe and North America and consistently excellent reviews it remains ridiculous for AA to say it "should rather never have been made".

AA, I get how that bike is below your skill level yet it's a stretch to simply dismiss it with a "rather should not have been made". I drive low-slung Italian sports cars and it'd be ridiculous and a bit cranially evacuated for me to say that they "rather should not have made" BMWs or VWs. Just saying.

"A racy choice for an entry level full susser" is a Flow Mountain Bike comment in their very positive review of the Stance. A simpler linkage, easier setup, easier and less costly maintenance. The Stance 29 2 made Bicycling UK's list of Best Bikes of the year. "On this bike, everything works well together. It’s some kind of alchemy, because individually, the parts choices on this bike all fall into the “fine but nothing special” category. It’s only when you mash them all together that you get something amazing." ~ Bicycling Perhaps not the choice for those choosing more setup refinement, but it's mostdef a great FS choice for those on a budget. They've had great sales figures in North America and Europe and I see Olympic's site has stock.

I've used Enduro and recently this as it's more viscous, seems to coat the tyre better.

Might it be down to the sealant? I've used two different slimes and the only times it's leaked was when I tore the Ibex sidewall and a valve blowout jumping down concrete steps. I moved my Canis 29x2.25 to the front and it now has almost 4 600km on it and still good for at least a few more hundred, half of that is on tar and paths getting to the trails. I'm a fan!