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Seriaas respect. Saw you riding along Douglas.

I didnt ride the 94.7 this year but I was cruising between Fourways and Craighall when a friend of mine spotted me, pulled over for a chat and then went on. Some spectators nearby where flabbergasted by his riding a singlespeed. Think next year I am gonna join the ss club - on my new project I am wanting.

That is so cool!! My little guy loves running next to my bicycle at the dog park. Would love to get him one of those rear wheel leads but where to ride with him? Have previously attached my action cam to him. Seems to make him do weird and naughty stuff tho like marking humans as his territory and beating up other dogs.

Wow! This is cool.

A unicycle stand you say? Hmmm... Think I need to find my motorbike key fast and go on Friday (no way I am going in the car with that parking mess).

I am not riding but will go to watch everyone spending money. Still recovering financially from the 09 expo. Agree that the biltong on the way out was nice.

Contact Johan. Do ALL his courses and become your bike's personal slave. Cycling is the most addictive drug out there and there is no support group if you wanna stop cause people just cant stop.

Its not 100% pretty but your solution is easy: doublesided tape (the nice thick rubbery one), a normal bottle cage and cable ties (optional but recommended). Otherwise the seatpost ones - and who cares about "cool" if you are concerned with hydration?

Johan at yellow saddle will be able to teach you shock servicing and can teach you wheel repair too. Contact him. Think he also does repairs on wheels. You cannot go wrong with his service. He sorted my mavic crossland wheels a few years ago and I havent had issues since.

Get a 25 or 27l daypack then use toe clip straps to attach. Just ensure that there are no loose straps or anything that can get in the spokes. Also, make sure that your packs have strong shoulder straps (we are going to attach the bag on at the tops of the shoulder straps and at the bottom as well). Havent bought my bag yet but have worked out how to attach.

Good luck with that. I have been on a major mission to find and have discovered that SA stores do not have and are not geared for touring like european stores. Email the cycle touring guy. Otherwise, do what we are doing: convert a day pack.

Train, train and train. Get used to riding 80km for 3 days in a row. 80km is a good rough average. Also learn to climb well. There is a lot of climbing. Another help will be to master downhills. (Day 2, if you can safely fly down the hills, it buys you time for the climbs) Nutrition is as important, if not more important than training. Get a race drink that works for you and get a recovery drink as well. You get spoilt with food etc on Sani but drinks and recovery is something I advise you get used to and do it on the race despite temptation not to. Otherwise: have fun in the preparation, make sure you are fit but have fun getting fit. Then, get yourselves Drift 170x cameras (the sd one takes aa batteries so is easier than charging), strap it to your head and film the trip. Also each take a camera and take as many photos as you can. I know this isnt a training tip but those pics and video will make you smile for months after and motivate you to do your next trip. Sani is an awesome ride! Gimme a shout if you want a link to my youtube clip.

Thats hectic. Lay a charge and get her to pay for your bike repairs as well as for emotional damage.

The conti option. Been through some wicked stuff in last 2.5 years on mine, pulled thorns out the side wall and they are still going strong.

Crossmarks of a Conti Mountain King/Race King combo will be perfect. Sani doesnt have a lot of water. Just a few bridges. You want something that can climb (ie has the right amount of traction for rocky climbs with a bit of loose junk), dont worry about anything else.

What about heading South towards the freestate or even closer: cycle the magalies area? I am interested to see this topic as I was thinking of finding a long weekend to do something similar. Or even do a 1-nighter.

I am looking forward to this event. Should be fun.

I also would like to know as I live not far away. Would be nice for an early Sat or Sun ride when I have time contraints.

This is one of the best courses you can do. It has saved me mega moola. If my Schwinn's fork feels funky, I nwo dont stress, I take 2hrs of my day and give it tlc and best of all: I am confident to do so. Planning on doing it again with my other bike.

I started out with Club 100 and have many friends who are members. I moved to CycleLab a few years ago and it was a hard decision in the sense that they started me out in cycling, but an easy decision when it came to finances and value for money. Cycle Lab is cheaper, has a lot more benefits and as a member I was encouraged to do more. I have never had issues with regards running red lights or being dropped by the bunch. In fact, on the days when I wasnt feeling hundreds and turned around early, the group marshall would always ensure that there was someone to ride back with me. Their intermediate bunch is a fun and whacky bunch who wait for all. That said, like everything personalities make a difference. Go ride with the bunches, see where you fit in and have fun.

Thanks for all the help yesterday. I ended up going to Cycle Tech yesterday just to look at shoes. I was shown a pair of Olympics which were comfy but I am a bit weary despite my trusty 6yr old shoes being Olympics (they started giving issues), was also shown a pair of Specialized Riata shoes. I whipped out credit card and now have a pretty pair of shoes with bg fitment. Cycle Tech even helped with the cleat setup. Awesome store, awesome service.

Like your thinking Patches! Gummi - will find time to try on but my Nike's were amazing and yet have given me such agony

Sound advice. Just want to add one thing: have fun. Club rides are good training and can be fun as long as you are open to having fun.

I survived Sani2C on 32GI and felt quite strong. Recovery drinks was choc milk and beer but after day 1 had Recovermax and that stuff rocked!! Currently trying Biogen's low GI stuff and finding I may as well be on rocketfuel. Loving it.

My Nike mtb shoes give me hot foot and after sani, I have decided to retire my 6yr old my olympics. Need advice on shoes in the 1k range. Not sure if lady specific will make a huge difference but suppose it should.