Klaus

Last time I checked the specialized Allez was a good price and a good value racer/commuter http://www.specialized-sa.co.za/images/bikes/bikes/bike261.jpg

I think the guys in your area should recommend a good bike shop where the sales guys are there to help you and not remove as much money as possible from you. I have had many sub R10k bikes that have taken me to sub 3 100km rides and then taken me to the coffee shop on the weekend for breakfast. I dont think you'd be too happy with an out and out race bike by what you've said. I have a mate with a scott speedster and many have a time trying to keep up with him !

I'm all for it - I agree that the pro cycling should be run like a business. To many people telling others what to do while not listening to the teams and the fans ! If it makes our sport larger and brings about more awareness for cycling in general then I'm all for it (maybe one day we can get decent coverage rather than watching month old cricket/golf replays) (On the radio issue why dont they just allow it but do similar to nascar and allow the broadcast of the radio traffic to the media and fans !)

X2 And the Crater Cruise for the MTB days

Whether its Roadies riding like idiots, Taxi Drivers or silly women talking on their phones in their two ton SUV's the problem is that no one is held accountable for their infringements. While we have police sitting under a tree looking for speeding fines and some only hittting certain profiles for one or two specific infringments we'll never have any order (read: safety). You just have to spend some time in the state, uk or europe and you will see that you become accountable for everything; speeding, jumping lights, non road worthiness, abuse of others in public (road rage) etc..... We need to educate the enforcers and then the rest will fall into line.

I used to commute quite a bit on the bike both in JHB and when I lived in the Isle of Man - This is a great attitude to have and should be laid out as one of the Golden Rules of Commuting !

5084 Reg. 308(5) Operated a pedal cycle on a public sidewalk Operated a pedal cycle on a the sidewalk of a public road Reg. 308(5) of the Nat. Road Traffic Regulations 2000 G.G. 20963 of 17/3/2000 & Sect. 69(1), 73, 89(1) & 89(6) of Act 93 of 1996 Drove a pedal cycle upon a sidewalk Thanks for this one - It'll help next time some Jahoo tells me to get off his road

I Strongly agree - do it for the next guy or gal, starting something might help someone who might land up worse for this chuff. I wish I got the details of the many folk who a forced me off the roads and hurled abuse

All is reasonably rolling until you hit the Castrol Stop (Used in all the Castrol Ads) Then from what I remember is two huge climbs (pretty much unridable with traffic / generally) then a hell decent littered with kopie rocks so not really rewarding unless you have a huge travel dual suss. It is a tester on the legs - dont let the first 35km fool you into thinking its gonna be like that all the way !