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The Drongo

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  1. Bracket. -noun...a support of metal wood etc. projecting, to hold or bear the weight of something. Make sense?
  2. Indeed. That's why it is called a cassette.
  3. Dude. There is one moereva uphill, but nothing worse than Spioenkop - just longer. There is also a lot of flat (ish - for KZN) gravel road, so too high and you are going to be spinning like Don Quixote's windmills. The ooooober long downhill - well just pump n' spin. Really bumed to be missing this! Too many aways this month.
  4. Next to a dead tube? .....and a dead GU? I know. Damn trash mtbikers been through again!
  5. Easier to eat when you get 'lost' in the great outdoors.
  6. So wadda ya call the nut that holds the handlebar then?
  7. Y O U H A V E G O T T O B E K i D D i N G M E !!!!!
  8. Dude. With all due respect, all you have to do is clean a bug or two off your headtube, wipe the exhaust fumes off the handlebars and put some stuff on the chain. Oh, and brush your teeth. Bit different in the bush mate. Besides mud, and gravel, and bush, and grass (mud +grass=bricks) there is thorns, snakes in the derailleur, monkeys in the spokes......you can't just leave them there! And you have to get all the stuff OUT of your chain before you can put anything ON your chain. That's why you can wear white spandex.
  9. That's why you should rather do Berg & Bush style boss. Lean it on the tent and go have beer!
  10. Do not fear. That would be this: A sidekick is a close companion who is generally regarded as subordinate to the one he accompanies. The origin of the term comes from pickpocket slang of the late 19th and early 20th century. The "kick" is the front side pocket of a pair of trousers, and was found to be the pocket safest from theft. Thus the pickpocket's "side-kick" became an inseparable companion.[1][2][edit]Origins A humorous folk origin for the term refers to the sidekick's accomplishments being "kicked to the side" or otherwise ignored in favor of the more charismatic lead hero.[citation needed] One of the earliest recorded sidekicks may be Enkidu, who adopted a sidekick role to Gilgamesh after they became allies in the Epic of Gilgamesh. Other early examples include Achilles andPatroclus from the Iliad, and Moses and Aaron from the Bible.[3] [edit]Function of the sidekick Sidekicks can provide one or multiple functions, such as a counterpoint to the hero,[4] an alternate point of view, or knowledge, skills, or anything else the hero does not have. They often function as comic relief,[4] and/or the straight man to the hero's comedic actions. A sidekick can also act as someone more relatable to the audience than the hero, or whom the audience can imagine themselves as being (such as teen sidekicks).[3] And by asking questions of the hero, or giving the hero someone to talk to, the sidekick provides an opportunity for the author to provide exposition, thereby filling the same role as a Greek chorus.
  11. An alter ego (Latin, "the other I") is a second self, which is believed to be distinct from a person's normal or original personality. The term was coined in the early nineteenth century when dissociative identity disorder was first described by psychologists.[1] A person with an alter ego is said to lead a double life. A distinct meaning for alter ego can be found in literary analysis, wherein it describes characters in different works who are psychologically similar, or a fictional character whose behavior, speech or thoughts intentionally represent those of the author. Similarly, alter ego can be applied to the role or persona taken on by an actor[2] or by other types of performers. Alter ego is also used to refer to the different behaviors any person may display in certain situations. Related concepts include avatar, doppelgänger,impersonator, and split personality.
  12. Jeez! Right next to Diepsloot. What caliber do you carry?
  13. What he said. Berg&Bush starts near Spioenkop. Not close.
  14. ..........usually more swearing than hot water.
  15. Yep. Brush up on your single track skills...............please.
  16. You can use syndrome...........more fitting.
  17. What you nubbins on about?! The dude was holding one can stacked on another....................ie. BEERWHIP!
  18. Right! What he said................(good choice of ale too!)
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