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The Drongo

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  1. I don't know this as a fact, but if you rode into his car, it is implied that you were behind him on the road... Would that not give him right of way and you would therefore be liable for the damage you caused? I'm purely speculating here - assuming we have to follow the rules of the road then the person in front has right of way I would think (if he passed you and then turned then I would guess it is negligence on his behalf which is a different story entirely). Alternatively, I am completely wrong, you were on the opposite side of the road and he effectively hit you head on?

     

    YEP.

  2. ok ok...

     

    Hi my name is Ian.

     

    I like road bikes, only been cycling again for the last three years, however used to cycle in the mid eighties with my Le Turbo from Deal and Huth.

    Mountain bikes did not exist, if you liked mud you tried Cyclo Cross.

    It weighed 12 kg, used to see Mighty Mouse in my home town of Boksburg.

    This new stuff you okes have is really cool like STis and plastic bikes.

    Tubbies were too expensive just to throw away after they had punctures so i would open them up and repair them.

    Shoes had nailed on cleats, and we used toe clips and straps.

     

    I have bought off The Hub an old Bianchi and built up a Look KX light mostly from bits off the Hub.

     

    Am I a newbie on the Hub, perhaps, been here for a while now, sorry for not introducing myself before.

     

    We all happy now ?

     

    Perfectly.

     

    You may get off the couch now. Time is up.

    Hope you have found yourself.

    See you next week.

  3. What's up with all the newbies?

     

    They come on over to the Hub as if it is gumtree, post and item and that is that.

     

    No "Hi my name is poephol and I is liking the hub very much" introductions .... nothing.

     

    Then selling goods with a zero post count, in my mind does not make me want to run out and do business with this person/persons.

     

    The above is me throwing something out there for your opinions.

     

    Hairy

     

    Right.

     

    Your advert is no longer 'beyond me'.

     

    Nubbin.

  4. I recently bought a set of used XTR brakes from a fellow hubber. The brakes are still in fantastic condition and have been really well looked after...

     

    So today, I set the brakes up with no hassle and then go around the park to test them. Once going, I pull the levers gently expecting to go flying over the handle bars due to the stopping power and then i realise that there isn't really any... When the levers are fully pulled, the brakes barely work, I mean they do stop you, just not very quickly!

     

    So, does this mean that they need to be bled in order to regain that strong "bite"?

     

    Start there, yes.

  5. hi Hubbers!

    so today while i was cycling on the LEFT side of the road in the yellow lane a lady does a U-TURN and knocks me off the road. she knew that she was wrong and appologized and so forth. i took down her numbers and lisence number and nessesary details. now there are a few damages to the bike and my helmet. am i right to say that she must pay for all to get repaired/replaced and what else can i do?

     

    im really sick and tired of these bad drivers. :cursing:

     

    Yes Bob. Same as if it was your car.

    In SA you claim a new helmet.

    In the USA you would litigate and buy a new ranch.

  6. HAHAHAHAHA I have never even heard an idiot speaking so much sh#t... You are the steriods of IDIOT!!!!!!!!

     

    Having protein and supplements is just a way of giving food to your muscles... The same way that you give food to your body! There isn't enough carbs and protein in everyday food to keep you healthy and strong enough for hours and hours in the saddle or whatever training you do. If you go days without food you will die, ad if you train hours and hours a week and just eat the same as under normal circumstances you will break down all you have inside...

     

    Maybe that is why you are the Idiot here because you took no food and no supplements so your brain started to dry up... You should hydrate a bit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

     

    Now , now, now. I have it on VERY GOOD AUTHORITY that calling someone an i D 10T is verboten!

     

    Not nice.

     

    Do not do it.

  7. sup·ple·ment   [n. suhp-luh-muhnt; v. suhp-luh-ment] A noun

    1.

    something added to complete a thing, supply a deficiency, or reinforce or extend a whole.

     

    Now stop jerking around and go get either a doctorate or a better grasp of the English language oom.

  8. Hi All,

     

    I have Shimano M445 180/160 mm brakes on my bike, they are quite noisey and it seems as if they should have allot more power than they do. Are these generally good brakes? what could the problem be and how do I sort it out?

     

    thanks

     

    They should ??

  9. Hi i am looking at a water purifying system any info and ideas will be appreciated......i stay on a farm and clean my own water..........got a nice system for the rain water but my garden master seems to stuff my clean water up every time he must fill up my general water tanks..........

    get a new one of those then?

     

    touche'

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