DJR

Just in case anyone still wonder whether they should do the next Eroica SA, look at the above couple of posts: Where else on earth will you find two riders from opposite sides of the world sharing toothpaste and saying thank you on a cycling forum? But if you know the cameraderie that is totally normal at Eroica, it should not come as a surprize.

Hairy, your post above reminded me that I have recently done a few stencils for a guerilla art project (a-la Banksy inspired), all related to pangolin. This small one is even somewhat cycling related. I'm trying to say that the pangolin is waaaaaay to fast on its way to extinction and that we better take its' bike away to slow it down......

You REALLY had to buy the Alpinist, just because of the name😁

VERYcool angle of view, you obviously THOUGHT about it!

The Facebook pictures of the Harvard made me look up from my desk at the aviation inspired Orange Explosion sitting high above the other old bikes on my study wall and hope that D will be home soon to go for a ride with me....... https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/46935-retro-bicycle-thread/page/320/#comment-3291997

Soory, wrong thread

We should all do black & white photography a bit more often.

I have that feeling every time I travel to places where "things just work". But every once in a while I am reminded that I tend to wear glasses that give me a limited view of my own world, despite thinking that I see it exactly like it is. Last week we had a young visitor from Spain and it was her first time to Cape Town (yes, I know it isn't the whole country). She is of Argintian and Colombian ancestry, grew up in both countries, studied in Sweden and Italy and lived in the Netherland sbefore moving to Spain, first to Madrid and now lives in Majorca. She was simply blown away by Cape Town and the winelands, the mountain, the food, the beaches, friendly people, the art galleries, weather, the waterfront, Kirstenbosch, Boulders, even Uber, shops. She did not quite expect lion and wild animals in the streets, but said she certainly did not anticipate such first world beauty. Yes, I know she visited while there were no power cuts, demonstrations and the weather was perfect, but it mademe look at my own surroundings again. Sometimes it is good to see through an outsiders eyes!

Ai tog, IceCreamMan, why do you keep posting these things that make it even more difficult to forget that we are living in (almost) as crazy a Cuckoos' zoo as the Americans?

I had to report the theft of a brass water meter at my local cop shop yesterday. The only reason I still bother is to get a case number so thet the City will install a new plastic one for free. The way the cops handled this was saddening: There were 6 of them in the change office. 5 were busy writing in slow motion to fill in papers at the speed of sloths. One was sitting back leisurely playing something on his phone. My case, which was all knew was not going anywhere, took 30 minutes to record. Four A4 sheets of paper including a full page written statement that the copper basically wrote for me by asking me 2 questions. When was it stolen? Was it inside or outside? What he wrote cannot bear any resemblance to what happened. Then my 4 pages went into a brown folder, on which were a multitude of things to fill in as well. During the night their computer generated a case number and sent me an SMS and I'm sure the paperwork that cost half a tree, is now safely filed in drawer 13 never to be seen by a living soul again. It always seems to me that they are very keen to spend their time on work that they know will not lead anywhere or make more real work for them. As soon as they see that it means they would have to leave the safety of that office and go confront a real criminal, their enthusiasm seems to hit a gale force headwind. Ok, I feel better now that I could flush the toilet again......

Ha ha, you can be my spin doctor any day.

Good to hear Dale. Vasbyt.

That's a name I haven't heard for a long time.........the younsters will have to Google.......and I'm not so sure Google will know🤪

Fixed!

Eroica SA is a very special ride. Tough, long, rough, hot, but with beautiful surroundings and VERY friendly people......exactly what it should be like. (I have not done the Nova, but I did most of the classics.)