DJR

Aaagh, you KNOW always to pick RED ....... like bikes, they make you FASTER baby!

My backyard

I always KNEW trailrunners were dodgy..........🤪

Ha ha, heard that before.....but a little different.......he wanted a Land Rover that doesn't leak oil.

..........and red wine

I think the M3 is a good one to try if they want to add a shorter route. It is vastly simpler to arrange logistically, from a traffic disruption as well as smart use of resourses point of view. If it gets a few hundred or perhaps a few thousand people out on their bikes and riding, then I'm all for it. It will not detract from the normal distance ride. The M3 is also a lot more scenic than some people give it credit for. (Yes, it is my Hood) I recall how much I enjoyed cresting Hospital Bend going back on the shortened Fire Tour and seeing the whole of the bay vista open up when going under the bridge framing it like a painting. And then the Mountain View. And the crazy crowds on Edinburgh Drive. And our own Ivy League, UCT. and Newlands Forest. Pink March Lilies on the verges. Yes, it was the year I took it easy and smelled the roses ....... which is exactly what I think more people should do.

UCT jumps are derelict at the moment. Since the students were forced to go home for the Covid lockdown, it was left and had become overgrown since then. Then the fires ran right over it and the new growth took over. Also, some crazy person (I think fresh out of the funny farm) built there and you will find things that are absolutely NOT rideable, let alone safe. It needs a LOT of fixing up and demolition of some structures. Unfortunately that cannot happen before next winter as the clay is concrete hard this time of year.

I think it will essentially take 3 things: 1.Remove the vagrants and homeless that have invaded mostly PRASA owned land around that stretch and made their encampments there. Among them are the robbers and criminals. 2. Replace the idiotic wire mesh fences with something sturdy that is much more difficult to break open and make access and escape points. 3. Patrol consistently and CATCH, prosecute and lock up the few individuals who are fuelling this crime wave.

There is simply no will on the side of the politicians and the burocrats (including the cops) to fight crime. They simply don't care and are incompetent on top of that. We are on our own.🤕

Just you wait until they are varsity students.....have late nights, party too much, want to sleep late with a hangover......and you can chase them and beat them again. True story........but they learn quickly and become more difficult to catch with those wiley coyote tricks!

...........I'm more of a lover than a fighter..........😉

South African sailor comes to rescue of Finnish veteran in Golden Globe Race (msn.com) Saffa doing great stuff!

"Serious" cyclists look down at tyre liners, but they WORK! And they probably work better than a dodgy tubeless setup at avoiding flats.

https://www.africansnakebiteinstitute.com/courses-2/ For anybody interested in learning something useful and perhaps overcoming that somewhat irrational fear of snakes

The cops' driving skills have not improved since then. Just in the last week I saw two traffic cops jump a red robot.........no blue lights or sirens, so no emergency. One cop bakkie with a dead headlight. One cop car changing lanes without indicating......... and the list goed on.

As said above, when the road was totally rebuilt, it initially had plans for a cycling lane. Ratepayers screamed blue murder because they would losetheir off street parking and the City capitulated..........and THAT is why said ratepayers now regularly have to see dead and maimed cyclists in the road while they park their cars (please recognise the hyperbole).

A father and son that do stuff together and enjoy it - the stuff lifelong priceless memories are made of!👍

JMK1

The brake squeal was a bit ott.😜

Yup. Total fail that. Probably thought up by a city transport guy who went on a nice paid for holiday to the Netherlands, then thought he could make a cycling lane with a lick of green paint in a lawless place and people would suddenly behave like the Duch........was never gonna work, not with Capies!. Not with Saffas. Here moats, ramparts, walls, barbed wire, electric fences and angry dogs don't even keep peeps in line. Green line? Ha Ha!

For a second or three I thought you bought a classic Colnago........sooo disappointed 🤪 Just kidding😁

If you REALLY want to experience invisibility, come and ride around the Salt River Circle with me🤪

More punishment ideas: A week of daily queues at Home Affairs, SARS, Post Office, Traffic Department and the day clinic at any state hospital of the victims choice.

Heard the Radio Sonder Grense thing this morning on my way to work. Amazing how something like this can snowball with modern day media. Truly hope the bully gets identified and made to pay. My guess is that it is not the first time in his life that he took his frustrations out on others in such a violent way. I say, better for him to get caught NOW , because the next time may well be a road rage incident that ends up even worse.

Ticks are particularly bad at the moment. Picked more than a dozen off myself after a visit to Faircape recently. Yes, after a foray into the chrubs. Then, while driving home I picked off another half a dozen. And, stripped naked at home another half a dozen while I put my clothes into the washing machine with an extra dollop of soap. Next morning, on the way to work, more climbed on me while driving. Squished 3. Fumigated the inside of the car before using it again. Now have a whole lot of itchy bitemarks all over. Slowly getting better and no sign yet of tickbite fever. Didn't enjoy that the previous time. I feel like trying out my dogs medication again.........