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My heartfelt condolences to the family... 4 weeks ago someone else crashed there... and had head injuries and another broke his collar bone... Is this the hole right near the start of the bridge at the bottom of the hill?... Check out the link this is on google street view(dont know when the view was done) when it was still small... I think there is another one few meters back Please guys be careful... How legal is it if i fill the hole with cement??

Were you banned for doping? :clap: :clap:

Do you actually know what transpired at the Tour de Suisse?? Do you know how the supposed positive test became an issue?? Do you know there was a new test that made comparison to the original a farce?? Again you guys... so full of opinions that you picked up from the, to quote you fine words "pricks" [sic]... I suggest again that you do some reading GO Lance GO!!! :clap:

I read all your guys babble... and you are all fickle! Ready to pounce like a starving cat [sic]! From reading the comments I can see that very few of you actually know anything about the cases and processes... So do yourself a favor and do some reading... not on this forum... in places where there are credible journalists... it makes a great read... make up your own mind after getting some facts... that can never be a bad thing... GO Lance GO!!! :clap:

Can USADA strip a UCI title? I can not see how that is possible?? UCI do not agree with USADA... why would they follow through with the ruling?

I am not fighting with anyone... The USADA thing is not true arbitration... as Tagart will choose the arbitrators... and once they steam roll what they want there is no recovery even if the process after 3 years was determined to be unjust by the final Court!... I ask you guys to read the story... not just the media stuff Lance I think has stepped back for the 2 entities to sort the k@k out first... but hey... I can be wrong!

How about this for an alternative view: If Lance Lost the arbitration which Sparks said was - in my own words not too stable a case - then he would have a chance to take the appeal process to UCI... and then CAS and then swiss court... eeeish... The real fight here is about who has jurisdiction... and that would have been the final judgement... if Lance can prove that it is UCI then that whole process would have been for naught for tagart... I surmise that Lance has taken the "high road" so that they can fight it out by themselves... IS Tour de France a UCI event?

@Christie: Seriously THAT is the comment you are going to make! So have judged Lance already... you.. who have all the facts?... who know the case soooo well?... who knows UCI's next move? I laugh at you guys who know all the facts. I say pfffft!!

@ tumbleweed HAHA...STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES... I will make no comments about your comments... lets just wait for things to play out as they will.. Go Lance GO!! :clap:

I believe that Lance has made a decision that has surprised everyone, but it is a good one... it is almost sooo obvious - i never saw it coming! USADA are in no-mans land fighting a fight that they are not involved in. There is no way that he can be stripped of anything by USADA its not theirs to take away... he is not guilty!... and if they do try to strip him of his UCI titles... UCI will defend their jurisdiction and then its gonna be messy and at a huuugh cost to USA tax payers... and then I guess USADA will be dismantled... haha. its gonna be great! Go Lance GO!! :clap:

Bloody tablet made me reply before i typed anything Yea... Unless he has a white rabbit in a hat.. I am guessing he will get a chance to face his accusers' charges... Once that happens... Its gonna be.. Media storms and violent outbursts at polite social gatherings... its gonna be great... Hey did anyone see the vuelta a espana... The cycling gods are smiling... Go contador!!!!

Thanx for remembering me Lets not forget that this is not a guilty verdict... Go Lance GO!! :clap: and one of the contentious issues is that USADA has not provided all the proof they have for Armstrong to face his accusers... be it hearsay or fact, it has not been provided definitively... not to mention the slight fact this seems to include an actual test... real proof - over and above all the witness testimony that Armstrong has yet to see/hear - that they have yet to give the results to Armstrong... fighting a case without fully knowing what who and what is your potential noose... so you have to wait for an impartial hearing that Tagart decides is impartial - because he and his henchmen choose the impartial pawns - before they surprise you with what they have against you... huh! even if a man killed 1000 people he will have all the charges and all the facts against him before the case.. you guys are all rooting for his demise[sic]... but I guess you are entitled to choose sides. But hey... its the law... and the law will play this one out... and I am waiting to see stuff go nuclear... Also do you really believe that a man with all that money and all those resources have interns running the show... its gonna be messy and its gonna be epic.. Good luck to both sides... may the best man win! hehe

mmm ... I do not want to get tooo technical... however it also depends on the saddle you use and the width of your sit bones and the way you sit... I use a Adamo saddle (i have wide sit bones) and I ride with zoot Tri shorts... no padding whatsoever! just a little bit of layered cloth that assists with negating rub... long rides technical rides... no hassles I have used assos bibsorts too... but on long rides the bloody padding shifts into the center cutout-hole and then the padding makes my stuff numb... So make sure the padding is narrow or wide enough to keep a gap between your stuff and the saddle... I used to ride with those HOSS shorts too... eeerrugh! nasty! for me they were getting hooked on everything and the way they rub on your legs when you ride p1ssed me off. also the elastic in the psudo-closet-roadie-shiny-shorts was always too tight... then finding the right elastic size meant I had to fasten the waist velcro straps so tight that the blood stopped going to my legs... i have learnt a few things in my short life: dont buy stuff that does it all... it wont! This is assuming you know that you have the correct saddle width for your sit bones! 1) take your saddle to the shop or find the same one you have 2) place the shorts on the saddle as if you were sitting (see that the padding is not all over the place-code for *** shorts - you will know) 3) final test is actually buying the one you choose and trying it out although I think that craft clothing is super-value-for-money (the winter windbreaker jacket is better than the assos and at a third of the price)... sadly the paddling did not work with my saddle and my sit bones Good luck PS... your ass could be bruised because you are riding a hard tail and you are not standing enough over the "bumps"

Well the smaller the radius.. The smaller the pedal circle and the smaller the leverage... Also the more ground clearance... However the main reason should be because of the length of your thigh bone. If i remember correctly (please do some research on this and dont take my word as absolute-my memory is not as good as it was): Small frame-172.5 Medium frame175 Etc However i ride 170 on my medium MTB

300 riders It is a conservation area

Guys... and Girls... I have helped design and ride the route... it is super sweeeeeeet! Seriously about 80% single-track/jeep-track ( you need to be alert all the time)... and the views are amazing... its hard to believe that it is so close to JHB... It is very technical and there is a lot of climbing in only 40km (one climb peaks at 24%!... that whole climb of about 1000m has an average gradient of 14% and it is technical!) You can enter by following this link entrytime...

Event Name: Ride The Rhenoster 2012 When: 8 September 2012 Where: 4 Wheel Drive Club, Gemstone Road, off the R511, Gauteng Category: MTB The annual Mountain Bike Event in the Rhenosterspruit Nature Conservancy is ON! A tough, technical trail is available only ONCE in a year to a small field of Riders. The ride is open to all nature lovers, and people who want to make a contribution to conservation. This is NOT a race; there are no freebies or handouts. This event is an opportunity for Mountain Bikers to give back to the landowners who protect the limited open space in Gauteng. Requirements FitnessSkillRespect for the EnvironmentBookings This is a limited field ride. You must book a place, and pay up front. This helps process riders on the day quickly and efficiently so that an early start is possible. The cost of the ride is R170 per person. There are no discounts or concessions, as this is a fund raising event. Marshalls and Water Tables The Residents and the Local 4x4 Club provide water tables and marshalling. There are three watering points space even through the Ride. There are no energy drinks provided. The 4x4 Club lends a hand and will assist with the extraction of any rider in need. Maps to be uploaded once the land owners have generously agreed to the route... Go to Event Page

for those of you who have not done the Sani2C... no-one tells you about the cold!!! My brother rode in just his XC-Jersey and bib-shorts... for mere mortals like me...I rode in everything! Thermal undershirt XC-Jersey Cycling Jacket Thermal Leg Warmers bib-shorts Thermal socks windproof booties windproof gloves and on day 2 I was still a bit chilly yea-yea I am a sissy and hate the cold! I saw some girls at the start and they were dressed like my boet-RESPECT! Day 2 I had to take off the jacket, undershirt and leg warmers at the first water point

OCD is my "motivation" Actually I have noticed a huuuuge difference in my cycling since then it must have been good for me

Go Lance GO!!! :clap: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cycling/armstrong-judge-questions-delay-in-antidoping-agencys-action-20120811-241m9.html

i'll put my money on Burry... If he looses so do i!... that is the way it should be... you learn that being a Gordie supporter

GM foodstuffs have been around for ages... it has only been noticed relatively recently... and is here to stay guys...

@eccentric1... you will get what you deserve... as for @ShowDem... dude... I live near the store and refused to go back there for more than 2 years now... I believe if you want to be in the business of customer service... that is what you do... if the bloke made a commitment to you and then broke it without informing you... he deserves to never see you or your wallet ever again... try Dunkeld cycles or Morningside cycles...or if you know what you want, solomons in woodmead...

I did some reading last night on "travis tygart"... If you guys are really interested in this process.... go to a search engine... select dates between and start from 2004 - 2005 all the way till 2012... I do not want to make up your opinion... but it will add a personality behind the guy who wants to be judge,jury and executioner! Go Lance!

I do not think the UCI do not understand their rules... its gonna be great!