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ronniebuis

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  1. KEEEEEREKT decision. I have a Niner Air Nine Carbon and just got the (1st in SA) Silverback Mercuty Elite 29er FS) CHALK & CHEESE. For smooth trails the HT is OK but MAN, is that FS comfortable. Just sold my Merida 96 3000D 26" full susser as the 29er is so much better. But, this is very much a personal choice. I am 56, 105kg and don't bounce well anymore. I am also selling my 26" HT.
  2. Seeing as everyone was so gung-ho earlier and kakking on everyone else (in jest some claim), can I have my turn at PMS - "You blerry foooooool - bunny hop is two words, unless hifen _ _ _,hyphen _ _ _, hyfen _ _ _ uh, with a streepie in between
  3. I tend to agree on this - looks like "open land". If you go off-road you accept the associated risk that go with the territory (is that a pun ?). Looks like a rain induced gat. I don't think you are going to come out smilimg here. Still hope you heal well & soon.
  4. My my - some bad attitude this morning. Must be a BBM (Big Blue Monday). I don't think the hub needs the aggro. We are all different BUT we are also all cyclists. The guy asked a legit question - wanted advice. And some fellow cyclists tear him down unneccesarily. And some of us still rip into those adding their thoughts. Ugly, people - ugly. Not needed at all. Hope the day gets better for those cranky people (what happened to civility and good manners ?)
  5. Hey Bud - sorry to hear about your prang - at least you live to tell the tale. Coulda easily broken your neck / back and been paralysed or even died. Get better soon. As to claiming, that is going to be interesting. Many factors will come into play and I'd suggest proper legal advice. Common sense asks 1) were you riding on a pavement ? 2) how did the trench come about (manmade ? civils work ?) 3) if manmade, who made it ?, for what reason ? and most importantly 4) why was it not demarcated / barricaded off ? You got some fun coming your way I fear. Best of luck. PS Get some pics ASAP. If someone suddenly comes along and barricades it or fills it, they (whoever) are admitting it is a problem. My daughter broke a wheel in a pothole in Jhb. Took pics immediately. That afternoon the pothole was nowhere to be seen. More pics and the Municipality had to pay her out.
  6. Just a voice in my head Buddy - now SOD OFF while I go clean my guns - THEY are talking to me
  7. Hey, I know enough to quit when I am ahead - used up all my luck for this year I reckon. Think my guardian angel had anything to do with it ? I have to tell you, after the "voice" spoke, and the thing WAS lying there, I went cold and got goose bumps. That was a scary moment - you kinda start looking over your shoulder and behind the trees.
  8. I am spooked. Lost my MTB computer on a Pvte trail laaaast Sunday. Left a message on the register, asking people to keep an eye open for it. No luck. Owner & wife rode a couple of times too - nix. I wrote it off. This past Sunday I went out with my wife (I was using another bike). It is a 20km trail. I was dawdling behind the Vrou, about 2km from the end, totally not thinking about the computer, when a little voice said to me "look to your left, your computer is there". Not "look around" or "look right" - "LOOK TO YOUR LEFT !!!". And,so help me, there it was, lying 15" off the single track, in the grass. WHAT ARE THE CHANCES ??? - on a 20km trail. I am lost for words.
  9. Hey, if I wasn't in another city, I would swear you met my wife Well, I guess any married oke will tell you his wife just does not listen Something to do with the wedding ring closing the ears
  10. I am directly involved with the technical support on the Cycling South Africa membership system, and would like to answer some of these queries. 3.ronniebuis - It looks like your problem relates to the previous system, i.e. a 2010 license. My suggestion is the same as that above. To register for a 2011 membership, go to CSA membership registration. Hope this helps. Nothing helps me at this point: FACT - CSA took my money but failed to deliver as promised (FRAUD !!!!) CSA WON'T do that to me twice. The only way CSA can redeem themselves in my book is to use my fee from last year and do the honourable thing and use those fees for a 2011 licence for me. If not - bye bye CSA. You need us cyclists more than we need you. Somewhere, sometime, someone is going to get cheesed off enough to start a parallel body. And, by the number of gripes I continually see in all the various media, a huge portion of the current (reluctant) CSA members would gladly swing over allegiance.
  11. Thks for your concern but I am only caught once - I am old and too trustworthy but I am not yet a senile old fool, easily parted from his money. As I said earlier, in my humble opinion, CSA are a bunch of fraudsters. They have lost another potential money cow.
  12. I can't recall what I paid but I scratched and found the original communication from Tarryn Duncan of CSA and I quote "Dear Ronnie, Some good news. Your 2010 cycling licence has been confirmed and is queued for printing ! from here it will take 7 - 10 days for your card to reach your club." unquote. As I said, then the circus. Numerous e-mails resulted in less than zero interest. Through Fat Tracks (even they couldn't come right with CSA) I discovered that the documents were sent to a Louis somone-or-other who was head of EP Cycling. He admitted having received (and subsequently lost) my docs. He was to have rectified the matter with CSA - guess what ? Bogroll. And I believe this guy has been awarded a senior position with CSA ? Man, if they were a disaster before, God help cycling in SA now.
  13. In my humble opinion CSA are a bunch of fraudsters. I paid early / mid-year last year. Got an acknowledgement and was given a temporary letter to carry - pending arrival of my official paperwork. To date, after MANY frustrating e-mails to various people, I still have nothing. I WON'T support these sheisters again. If I want to partake in a race, I will simply wait 50m down the road and join in. I don't need them to tell me I took forever to finish - my computer can do that. Thanks CSA - you suck.
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