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And the one where the guy sold an expensive watch, when they buyer opened the package it was old Huisgenoot mags. And who was they guy from that TV add where he leans against the guys car and the driver reverses away causing him to see his ass - he was also on here

Yes thats him - wonder where he is today

Came across this old thread - nice to reminisce about the good old days when the Hub was the wild west. We could say what we wanted, drop F bombs without getting warning points or banned - Oh !! the fights and arguments we had were intense, rough and funny. But what i liked best was the advice and help that was given out. Even when a Hubber had financial or health issues, lots of us stepped up to the plate to help complete strangers, we donated bikes and parts to the needy, went after scammers that even the SAPS would have been proud of. And not to forget the legendry threads - "Bike Porn" "Girls on Bikes" alas all not allowed in our politically correct world today. Can't remember his name but the padmaaker that used to work in Angola who rode a tandem and our Campy / Shitmano arguments. The time when comments were allowed on buy and sell listings - You would'nt dare over price a listing for fear of being called out. I been here for 19 years and BikeHub has become well .....Bleh ! so nowdays i keep my F-bombs to myself and have become more of a lurker when i get bored and have nothing else to do. But its good to see some of you old F@#$ers (sorry admin but i had to) are still around lurking like me

Make sure there are no other BT devices in the area, this was a major headache for me on my Kickr, if there is another BT device around that is trying to connect then you will not connect with your device as BT can only handle a single connection. The fix was Ant+ dongle - i connect to laptop via Ant+ and keep BT switched off - works perfect - in fact ive had 2 devices connected via Ant+ by simply adding another Ant+ dongle in the USB port which also works perfect

Search for a used adjustable overbed table that they use to serve your food in hospital - lots of used medical suppliers around

I was 38 and only had about 6 months cycling under the belt - Fat, unfit and a big consumer of Captain Morgan. I think that was 90% of the struggle. Back then MTB was only begining to become a thing. I hade a 26" steel frame GIANT ACAPULCO hard tail. Thought i was the bees knees on that bike, even had the leather strap toe clips riding in Tekkies, I did put on road tyres though, which was a big help. My 2nd Argus was on my first road bike and my time improved by 1.5 hrs i was a but lighter and fitter but the bike is what made the most difference Back then the struggle was 26" wheels with MTB gearing, you couldnt get your rolling speed up unless you were seriously fit and strong - You never found a rider on a MTB hanging with a group of roadies like you do today, but even on a 29er with road tyres and cleats you still need to be seriously strong to do that - Its all about gearing just not suitable for road racing. Today lots of people do it on a MTB so i wouldnt be that concerned, just go out and have a jol and dont expect to do any Sub 3's

Last time i changed my inners for my sidis i got Sofsole Fit from Sportsman, really happy with the way they fit and will certainly do the trick if your shoes are a bit loose

Back in the day when we flew JHB to CT for Argus we used to take our wheels on as hand luggage - air hostess would take them and put them behind the last seats on the plane against the gally wall - You can also try prebook a window seat and place them next to your legs and the side of the plane - Not sure if they still allow that Make sure they are deflated

Like i said - I binned them so now they part of a landfill somewhere

The pain you experience could be due to the fact you havnt ridden for a while - Your sit muscles need to get used to the saddle agian. I'm sure every new cyclist experiences this - even when ive been off the bike for a few months, I experience a bit of pain or discomfort for the first couple of weeks. Before i did the Spez shop assometer thingy I had a terrible time with sore ass on long rides. I found out my saddle was far too narrow and according to the meter i needed a 143 mm wide saddle - since then its sorted. In terms of nose length, any normal saddle in my opinion has no affect. I use the short nose or power saddle design for MTB as I found the normal nose always hooking my cycling shorts with all the standing and sitting you do in MTBing. On my road bikes i use a standard nose saddle. So if you have measured your sit bones properly and have the correct width saddle then toughh it out for a few weeks, it will get better. But also make sure your saddle height and fore/aft setting is correct as well as the level (It must be flat not tilted forward or backwards) I also choose a saddle with a good ctr gap to reduce the pressure on the perinial nerves (spelling) I would spend some money and get a pro bike fit done its certainly worth the money

Go to Spez shop and sit ontheir assometer get your width and take it from there

😁 - In my defence i do have a fan blowing from the front ot feels more realistic

Under trainer settings make sure you have selected the correct Workout resistance mode. I wouls assume to doing a training workout session which means you should be in Erg mode

And to think i had a box with probably 60 of these spokes i binned some years back

Yes the health check screwed us over as well - My wife smokes so she only gets about 5000 pts The other issue is BMI - Probably the stupidist metric - the last time i got to below 25 even my doctor got concerned when he saw me - He actually told me I needed to put on 5 - 7 kg Blood pressure is another one - When i failed my BP points i went to see same doc - He was like WTF are you doing here ? nothing wrong with your BP, when i told him Vitality pts he rolled his eyes and told me to dump it as a waste of money and time Wen you start hitting your 55 + age range these metrics are not the same as a 25 year old Disco makes no allowance for age