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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

I would dump it as well, but i have an HPP policy that has a huge payout in 2 years which i lose if go off vitality. I been on diamond ever since it was introduced, we still had to maintain gold for 3 years and then you got to Diamond. last year was the first time i didnt get diamond but at least i got to Gold. I only do it as the level directly affects the payback amount, as well as the accumulation to the final payout. Going back to the old days it was really good and had excelent benefits especially if you were on diamond. Now it sucks, its expensive and the benefits are not worth the effort. Like discounted flights - What a joke - Every time i searched for flights through Vitality i went onto the airlines webpage and got them cheaper, Hotels used to be good discounts but now i get the same deal or even cheaper booking direct. I think their focus has changed to their banking and vitality money now, at some time in the futrure i would assume vitality health will be non existant. Well here's to 2 years where i look forward togetting the policy paid out and giving them the middle finger finally

I havnt used them, but mates have and highly recomended https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076319981144

Check out cyclelab as well they have some good deals on MIPS helmets

Here is the link to the user manual https://www8.garmin.com/manuals/webhelp/edge520plus/EN-US/Edge_520_Plus_OM_EN-US.pdf I used to have the 520 and if i remember you cannot change the tones you can only turn them off or on - on the device itself - I just checked my 830 its the same Page 17 screenshot below

1. Ask Google, it is your friend 2. ChatGPT is also your friend 3. Go to settings / Alerts and play around, from what i remember from my 520 this is where you change the sound settings

My Daughter and her fiance did it last Dec, hiked up what seems to be called Platteklip Gorge on the above link - We took the cable car up and met them at the top and we all took the car down again. There seemed to be lots of people hiking the trails so i would assume its safe. My daughter is not a hiker by any means and did it fairly easily, she said if she did it again she would have bettrer hiking shoes, lots of sunscreen (it was a scorcher that day) and a hydration pack as they took bottles and hydration packs would have been more pratical.

Found him https://www.facebook.com/cain.hashimoto/

Vry cool and great to see you out on a bike after a stroke. I used to follow a guy on FB in USA that builds MTB trikes - No welding - Uses Al pipe and handle bar stems to assemble them - His last build was an E-Trike - did really cool work, but then he disappeared havnt seen any posts from him this last year

Don't get me wrong i'm not knockng the small guy - LBS have their place and most do a good job, all i'm saying is dont get married to one. OP is a very new beginner with a very small budget - I doubt the kind of client a LBS would want or be able to satisfy - Makro fills that space but he needs to understand he will not get the same support - So be ready to do a lot of the fixing and servicing himself. Once he gets with the program he'll realise he neds a bigger budget and a different supplier. Too many people on here telling the OP that MAKRO / Game / SW bikes are crap, which is understandible on this forum. But they are not crap only the assembly and after sales service is crap - the bike is fit for purpose and represents the value he paid for it, ride it, maintain it and it will give him many miles of happiness. If i was him i would Strip it and reassemble - everything tight and lubed Spend money on a bike fit - get my ass measured and make sure the saddle is the correct size. Get the basic tools for maintenance - watch lots of Utube videos. Ride it like he stole it His baptism of fire into the sport will be a lot more enjoyable until he hs the budget for an upgrade

Nothing wrong with your purchase from Makro based on your level of cycling and budget. Nothing wrong with these bikes sold through big brand stores other than the assembly - Most are not assembled properly and the main reason they start breaking an falling apart. I bought my sons first MTB from a local Indian shop for cheap compared to the other bike shops - But i completly stripped it and rebuilt it - He put the thing through the ringer for 3 years and i sold it for more than i paid. Any parts i needed the sam eshop had them - chains, cables, RD's, shifters, brakes, tyres, tubes they had alles and they were cheap But thats the thing they are cheap and the quality of the bike confines you to a certain entry level in cycling and dont expect the shop to have any knowledge of cycling or repairs when something happens. But its a good place to learn to service and fix your own bike - with the help of the university of youtube. Its also a good choice if you messing about at entry level to see if you really enjoy the sport without massive investment in kit - I know many who spent 1000's on kit, rode once or twice and then decided naaa not for me only to have all this expensive kit hanging in the garage. So ride the damn bike, enjoy it and enjoy fixing it, but don't waste your money upgrading it. Once the bug bites you can rebond your house and get into it proper with a proper MTB from a proper bikeshop. But remember bike shops are only interested in taking your money, so buy the bike at the best price between the shops but learn to do all your own maintenance, service and upgrades - Always shop around for components as well as online.

I nearly pulled the trigger as well on some Maxis - Really good deals they had - Then i decided naaaa not after all the horror stories i've read about on them

Ye that why i asked because those that hodled their prize would be smiling today But no Prize money this year ! thats crazy, but shows the level of participants - They not in it for the prize money its more about the glory which is great. I remember going to the original launch event of Munga where the prize money was $ 1.0 mill - Well that went south very quickly to $ 0 today

So what is the prize money this year and is it still paid in BTC

I've bought from them but had it shipped to UK as i was visiting my kids so never shipped to ZA Their prices are very good service was good but took a while for delivery approx 5 - 6 days from Spain to UK I bought my USWE backak for R 1 300.00 locally they were R 3 500.00 for same thing