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  1. Edit*** its not friday im not doing this on bikehub. Send your complaint to the broadcast complaint commissioner, orwhatever it is.
  2. Then leave the topic if you dont understand bikepacking. Pretty simple. I dont get the point of knobbing around doing 70km a day for 3 days and paying R10k either anymore. Been there done that. Everyone is on a different journey when it comes to riding a bike. Nobody really cares about negative nancy opinions anyway or cares what you think. I dont parade my opinion on MTB stage race threads just beacuse I dont (enjoy) do them anymore. Ill be at the next Sedgefiled 500. Unfortunately out the country this time... Again.
  3. How much faster do you really need to get to the coffee shop on a Saturday... ๐Ÿ™„
  4. There is a local guy and his buddy on his enduro motorbike ripping up all the Strava KOMs in Pretoria East. I even commented on the guys one ride and said politely. 'Bru, can you set these to private, you are on a motorbike. You know Strava is an app for athletes? Cyclists, Runners, Swimmers etc" His response? Who says it's for athletes? he goes on. LOL Strava is useless, can't even auto flag with top speeds of 115km/h, climbing a cat 3 climb at 40km/h, beating the local pros by like 3 min up... HR constant around 80 bpm. Oke is chilling. He even changes the rides name to something like "MX enduro ride with the KTM" I just can't deal with the ignorance ๐Ÿ˜‚
  5. Enjoy your new Apple Ultra. I was stating a common problem with people fast charging things that shouldn't be fast charged. Might help some, but looks like I hit the little soft spot on you heart. Sorry. You know what they say about sarcasm? Looks like your inference from your last response to me is spot on anyway. Bikehub has changed a lot in the last few years...
  6. What issues? Battery? Common issue is people using their cell phone fast chargers, to charge Garmin Devices. I slow charge all my devices through a PC. I am about 12 Garmin products in (in my family) and we have not had a single issue with any of them over 10 years +, from the days of the Edge 500 and the FR310XT to the latest. I wish my Fenix 5 would give in so I have an excuse to get a new one! Common denominator here is not Garmin. I had an Apple watch, 3 months of use and I couldn't wait to sell the POS. Worst thing I have probably ever spent money on. Good luck with the warranty claim from Apple in SA down the line.
  7. Can you send me some of the Durable bibs you have? I have returned one that tore at the stitching after 2 months. They kindly sent me a new one. but that one after 2 months has gone see-through just above my crack. 2 dummys and one blue bib that is flawless... 1/3 not good enough for me. I couldn't be bothered to ask them again. Also cant wear them without a base layer shirt, they chow the nipple. 7Mesh and Blacksheep for me thanks. And.. all my bibs are washed separate on delicate in their own bags, before I get told I don't look after them. Tuesday rant over.
  8. Agreed. Also the folk moaning about the price... Dont blame SRAM. I got the AXS Upgrade kit from Germany, sent it to the Dubai residence.. Cost the same or a little more than the mech version in SA (Was under R7k converted, with EUR60 shipping and 5% VAT and 5% Duty in the UAE. Its not 'expensive'. Again its Cape Cycle Systems and Coolheat taking the piss in SA. NOT SRAM and Shimano. On Topic an AXS dropper. Not for me at ANY price.
  9. Stop it!!! My heart.... Of all that is holy. Will throw a R20 quick pick at the powerball, maybe I give you a call on Monday.
  10. The last 3 TDFs have absolutely convinced me to get there, rent a van, load the bikes and spend 2 weeks in France, cycling mountain passes, eating croissants and smashing bottles of Jean Foillard Cote du Py all night. 2023 it is on the cards for sure. I have never even owned a road bike but I love watching the Tours and Classics. Pro Roadies are a gift to this earth. truly.
  11. Did the Cross Cape late last year, with a few detours.. Did Hartenbos - George, through 7 Passes and then Thesen Island to Plett pretty much solo. Did not feel unsafe at all, but there was an eye on me. Maybe pick out a route from there, cant go wrong with that route on the Garden Route part. https://ridewithgps.com/ambassador_routes/1319-the-cross-cape?lang=en Can never recommended 7 passes enough to anyone that has never done it. Do not go near the N2 from Knysna to Plett. Used to ride up there to Harkerville years ago to ride the Red route and return to Thesen. Wouldn't dare go there now. As for getting to PE. Maybe someone else can help with that ๐Ÿ™‚
  12. This is Cost push (Supply) inflation, not demand/price inflation, Demand is the same, or lower, but the supply is not there. That's what we are suffering from here in SA. The way to solve it is NOT Monetary policy, ala interest rate hikes. There are three ways to fix cost push inflation, and its all on the Fiscal side, simplified of course. 1. Government spending needs to come down drastically. (ANC? laughable) 2. Tax more ( Not going to happen). 3. FIX the supply chain! (KZN Looters? the recent floods, Transnet, the ports? Its a total F up everywhere. Most of us will be okay. I have been unemployed for over a year, came back from the middle east when Covid ate us alive out there. Been the hardest few years of my life. Using my time to study my masters and I will be on the first plane out of SA at the end of this year to join Mrs again. I hope to return many years down the line. But sadly I think my time to live here is done for good. But the knock on effect down the line for this is unimaginable. So many caveats to this and is much more complex that I could dare to post here. and the people making the decisions are politicians who cant run a bath let alone a country. Its going to be a brutal few years. Hold on tight. Ride your bikes. There is light at the end, its just very far away at the moment. Supply issues are going to continue for a long time still. That said, let me tell you a story. We building Mrs a new bike. Ordered her the GX AXS upgrade from Germany, paid the shipping, the duty and VAT landing in Dubai. (yes there is tax there now for a few years) and the total cost, converted from $ to ZAR was R6400 for the AXS Upgrade Kit... Now Cape Cycle Systems and CoolHeat are not suffering from inflation or supply issues. They are purely taking the piss out of us in SA. I refuse to believe any other story. Anyway, the order was almost R20k less than our local favourite online store for the same order. Including 2 XX Eagle Chains, GX AXS upgrade, GX Cassette, 2 Ti King Cages, 2 SS King Cages, a set of Magura brakes, and whole bunch of Wolf Tooth Goodies for your truly. Make of that what you wish.
  13. Just had accident claim with King Price. They will do anything they can to not pay it seems. Had a RD totally destroyed in an accident, explained the whole situation. She kept asking me how the chain came off. I said I dont look down at 30km/h on a corrugated gravel road and see what goes on. "That is not an accident if the chain comes off" she says.... The chain coming off and getting stuck is what I assume ripped and twisted the entire RD off. Very rude woman by the name of Chanรฉ. Slowly started losing my cool unfortunately with her incompetence and multiple repeats (Never had this problem with KP before, they usually very friendly) Gather this is a white chip on the shoulder. They phone back, and want to up the insurance premium before even giving an answer on this claim, so they will not honour it or help. Dont be fooled by their R1 bike insurance on your car policy. I will now look at changing everything. Amazing how the insurance is there every month to take your money but not there for you when you need it. Well done King Price. 1 Star for you. Hope this bad experience with them helps others when deciding whether your bike is insured and in safe hands or not.
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