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Tjokkits

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  1. I think as part of all these campaigns and stuff we as cyclist should say IT STARTS WITH ME and pledge to 1 = make ourselves as visible as possible (lights etc) 2= ride in a manner that allows traffic to pass without endangering themselves or others. That does not mean riding single file, circumstances dictate depending on traffic and road conditions, and when traffic approach we will move to the left to assist safe passing 3 = acknowledge that drivers are like us, are also human and can make mistakes therefore rather than self righteously claim we also own the road, take accountability to make sure motorists see us and be pre empt the common mistakes drivers make If we get the above right we can expect motorists to reciprocate, otherwise continue kicking the cans
  2. I agree, there are good and bad taxi drivers, car drivers and cyclist, we all blame each other rather than focus on what we can do right. I agree murder case to be investigated, I agree laws must change but most of all attitudes are the real issue, no authority can fix that Let me ask, and be now dead honest to yourself, how many of us have a habit to look in our left mirror when we turn left into a side road from a single lane road? If you can say yes good for you, if not, we'll sad to say you (me) could well have been that unfortunate taxi driver.
  3. 4 hour tribute on ss5 toninght at 7, will have to record it I wonthave the heart to watch it. Black day for south afrika and cycling. RIP Burry you did us proud
  4. Just chat to the bike shops there they have many group rides and a nice bunch. MTB the best option in fact Rheenendal have some lovely riding if you like to climb
  5. I would say the spriuit is pretty safe, if alone I avoid the part from William Nicol towardsbfourways and mornings better than afternoon, so the stretch from William Nicol/republic up to emmerentia weekend mornings when there are lots of people, as you say you need to dodge walkers, runners and the likes.
  6. So now where is Your santacruz ?
  7. My hubby will vouch for my Matis face cream he once used by accident, scoop prob cost R500 bucks but he said it was a smooth ride like none
  8. Holiday in BENONI! :0
  9. Not sure how bad the break is when my wrist broke (only one of the two bones) I managed to convince the fifth doc I pleaded with to remove the cast and I then used those strap on casts which I showered with after training and then put the second dry one on all worked very well and only time I was out of the cast was after shower when I swopped them.q
  10. Need to see how they deal with claims
  11. so perhaps young bubbles is trapped somewhere under a neighbours sprinkler! hope you find him, my cat Tjokkits got lost a couple of times when smaal but at the end resurfcaed after a few days
  12. when is the next ride, hopefully things will quiten down in the office so i can join, sounds like fun, any other chicks riding?
  13. love my 720 but yes they no longer have spares. I have an additional old one with water damage so they "harvest" workable spares from that one when needed. can not expect them to continue support for such old electronic stuff. would be nice though if they had more outlets that can do repairs like in Midrand its a mission to getnthere and sending in via bikeshop then more than a week without monitor and as per above eg lots gets lost in translation
  14. sorry no bike but now how do they break a bearing, derailers and oher external but bearing? they must have tried hard
  15. local distributors and bike shops will certainly have less of an issue if they up the game on product availability and after sales support, in particular if it is about replacing parts in good time (under warranty or paid) quickly and keep you on your bike. If that works my price elasticity drops
  16. 3h37 happy considering lagos lagged, 30k riders messed up sub 3h30 target in last few km's but lekker ride had fun out there the most NB of all
  17. priceless
  18. if you look on the internet there are quite a few places to hire but do make sure you go and collect yourself and in good time a fiend of mine ordered a proper mountain bike and when he got to the hotel it was some stupd three speed hybrid and rthe renatl shop closed for the weekend so his whole outing was spoiled may be better to take your own bike when i went with Virgin they were fanstastic
  19. jy knlink baie kalm onder die omstandighede
  20. For how long are you going? Never mind riding its a rough place
  21. congrats Delilah its really cool to see a chick with so much technical knowledge i will consult you when i build up a bike. how much does the whole bike weigh? what seat do you have (Fizik but what model?)
  22. If what you are telling is indeed the story then I say you must ,ake a case for a refund
  23. So now where is the details/facts?
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