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Completed this worthless questionnaire, but noticed in the write up more to come!! Medical information required The Cape Town Cycle Tour medical team treats more than 2400 cyclists who receive medical care at the medical facilities – both on the route, as well as at the medical tent at the finish. By reviewing the past injuries and illnesses we were able to plan adequately for the 2015 year. As part of on ongoing commitment to making your race experience as safe as possible and to provide the best medical care we can on race day, the organizers and the Mediclinic medical team are including online medical questionnaires as a condition of the registration and entry to the race. There are two parts in this process: The completion of an online medical questionnaire (part 1) when you enter for the raceThe completion of a short medical questionnaire (part 2) in the few days before race registration

As far as I am concerned, the indemnity I signed agrees that they can share the data I provided on registration, nowhere did I agree to provide unlimited further data after they have already been paid! To now threaten to cancel my entry after payment is bull! I agree this looks like a research project. If I refuse to complete it will they refund my entry fee? That is the question. Also started the questionnaire this afternoon but stopped because of all the ridiculous "follow-up" questions.

The waiver and indemnity section on the original entries covers this, since Mediclinic is listed! Still looks like a student survey for a thesis. Did not even have to give this much information to the bank when taking out a mortgage bond!!!!!!!! Waiver and Indemnity You expressly agree that we may collect, use and share your personal information on the basis and with the people as described below. When you create a profile and enter an event, we ask for information. This includes demographic information and information about your health. Your health information includes information about your medical aid and previous medical conditions. You, or the person who has entered you, are only source where we get your information from. The information shall be used for the purpose of communicating with you about other events we are involved in and to send you promotional material from the sponsors of the event you participate in. You agree that we may share your personal information with the Pedal Power Association, the event organisers of events you enter and further necessary parties in order to run the event. We may give your medical information to any emergency or health professional attending to you on event day for purposes of giving you medical treatment and care. We will not give your information to anyone else unless you have expressly consented thereto.

For Koeburg, you must have your ID when entering the gate. But it is a great place to learn.

Good Question, would also like to know. See that the final payment date was exended to 27th due to some bank problem or other.

Had the same problem Grandson got in and me not! This is in contradiction to thier info under FAQ on thier website. I even phoned them after registering to check and was told no problem. One in and one out is no use at all!!!!!!1 How do I submit a family entry application?If you’re riding tandem or would just like to ride with family, you will be able to enter their name(s) when you submit your entry application (limited to 10 names per application). Their entry will then be “tied” to yours – i.e. if you secure an entry, they will automatically also receive an entry, and if you are unsuccessful, they will be too. Please note that a person can only be registered once, and if you choose to add someone’s name to yours, they won’t be able to make a separate entry application.

Not good news for me, would have been No 8. Entered for myself and my grandson 17yrs old who wanted to do his first. Accepted him but rejected mine. I phoned and asked them about "family entries and was told that it did not matter they would pick up on the surnames. Well so much for that!!!

Glad to help! Picture perfect, that's exactly how I did it!

Had the same problem with the Trance internal cables, not to mention the rattling driving me mad!! Tried the Cable tie trick but did not work that well. Bought some clear soft plastic tubing at the local hardware and slid this over the interior cables. Problem over! If you want to do this without removing the cables, slit the tubing in it's length slip it over the cable and tape ever 10cm,

From the official CTCT page: Substitutions must be arranged through the Cycle Tour events office between 2 and 20 February 2015. The original entrant will NOT be refunded his/her entry fee and his/her number will be withdrawn. If you are making your place in the Cycle Tour available for substitution, you may ask the substitute rider to refund your entry fee but you may not ask for more than you had originally paid. Contraventions may result in the disqualification of both parties.

Anybody ever bought from these guys?? http://www.asiancyclexpress.com/ Prices look good, but is the free shipping really free?

Hi Nick, Thanks for the response will check out the thread. The frre shipping sounds interesting, if that is really the case?

Very easy in a busy workshop. Inner circlip was not properly seated and the one adapter was pushed in too far. and the wrong spacer washer was installed. Anybody can make a mistake. The point here is that they could easily have kept quiet about it, fitted a new adapter and charged me about R600.00 for the job. I appreciate the honesty far more than the R600.00 saved!

Anybody ever bought from these guys?? http://www.asiancyclexpress.com/

Took my CAAD 8 in for a noisy bottom bracket today. Workshop discovered that the conversion from the original BB30 to fit a Shimano 105 crank was incorrectly installed causing the failure. When I advised that they had done the original conversion, today's repair was done at no charge!! BTW the original work was done in May 2012, hows that for guarantee on your work!!!

Done and dusted went online about 14:15 no problem, took less than 3 mins!

http://cyclefactory.co.za/index.php/bikes/27-5-mtb/giant-trance-275-4-detail Pic from Cycle Factory site, advertised at R18500 less R1000.00 on the sale

Decided instead to fit a steel hose clamp, and donated it to my gardener who has to walk about 8km from where he stays to come and do my garden, he is now a very happy chappie :drool:

Cycle factory R17490.00

Will do , should get it later in the week after they finish prepping it. Not going to put it on the couch though, wife already not too happy with me

Thanks Sampras, good idea with the steel ring, Glad to get a decent reponse from the first two responses thought I had posted in the Friday Funnies by mistake! But went out this morning and bought a new bike anyway, decided to try the 650B club Gaint Trans 4.

Is this Repairable? Anybody in Cape Town that can do decent alu welding??

After doing approx 5000km with this bike many of them fast downhills, a few months ago while going down Vissershok, as I reached 73km/hr the bike developed a severe front wheel wobble. This was so bad that I was all over the road, fortunately no other traffic around. Managed to get it under control by clamping the top tube after seeing life flash before my eyes! Very strong South East wind at the time, did not hit any bumps or potholes, it just started this scary wobble. This has spoiled my experience riding this bike, and unfortunately I love the fast downhills! Have checked over everything, wheels, tyres bearings, headset, frame, forks, and found nothing to give any clue why this happened. However everytime i go down a hill now very nervous and worried that the incident will repeat itself, this spoils my fun!!!!!! Any of you technical minded Hubbers got any ideas?

Went from MI to MH, Road went from P down to S. Can understand if your seeding gets pushed down if you don't do races, as guys doing races will be moving up pushing the non-racers down but then the MTB one makes no sense since it is the MTB season. Has anybody received thier new numbers from the July registration yet?

I'm too old and unfit to keep up with the top seeds, but how can a seeding drop from P down to S in one month, and at the same time the MTB seeding go up? Makes no sense to me!!