joevan

Or stuck a CO2 bomb up his rear end!!

Good point Legend, but there are always the a***holes. We came across one on our Saturday ride, a young twit in his Golf, who clearly saw us moving and signalling our move to the right hand lane, but then pulled up on our left and promptly turned right in front of us, with his head hanging out of the window, cigarette in mouth ( bet he throws it out of the window to start fires too) and yelled at us to F-off. There were about ten of us in the group, and we were hoping he would stop so that we could "educate"him, but as expected he went racing off! BTW. We all stopped at the stopstreet. he didn't!!!!!!!!!!!! joevan2009-02-23 15:48:09

Many many, years ago, there was a study done on this phenomen, regards motorcyclists. It concluded that the average motorist recognised a car, but did not recognise two poles with a wheel in the middle, which led to the "motorcyclists, lets's keep our headlights on to get thier attention." drive. I agree with this. If you are a cyclist, you will recognise a cyclist, but if you have never ridden a bicycle/motorcycle, the presence of such a strange item on the road, not shaped like a car, just does not register in the motorists mind. How many times have you as a cyclist, yelled at a motorist that pulled out of a stopstreet in front of you only to see the look of absolute amazement on thier faces? They just did not register your presence!!!!!!!!!!!! Moral of the story, make yourself visible, wear bright colors, ride defensively, expect the motorist to not see you.

Tarmac---- Your comments were a pleasure to read after all the negative/angry/frustrated comments on the last thread. Five stars to you!!!!! Also sending this to our club for posting in our newsletter. We ride by these rules anyway, and it's amazing how often motorists, even taxis and busses stop for us and wave us on. Image counts!!

Keep up the medals. My grandson sees them and wants a medal like Oupa, so he has started cycling. That's worth a whole lot more than R8.00

I'm also proud of my medals, but the greatest use they have had is getting the grandson interested in cycling, because he also wants a medal like Oupa!!!!!!

Checking back on Dirtopia mail regards the raffle bike: FUNDRAISING For the first half of 2009 we have 2 main fundraising drives: Amarider Fundraising raffle WE are raffling off William Bike Shop?s entry into the mountain biker magazine Biker Build-off competition! Go check the bike here and get your R100 raffle tickets now! The bike is conservatively valued at R75 000 and even more prizes will be up for grabs. Draw takes place on 7 March?Get your tickets HERE!

Just Emailed from Dirtopia: LISTEN UP!!!!! William's Bike Shop in Somerset West has just been burgled (Tuesday evening around 18H30) Stolen 1) White Rocky Mountain Slayer SCX (yes the raffle bike!!!!) Unmistakeable Green Chris King Hubs and Headset (details on www.williamsbikeshop.co.za) 2) Blue and White Rocky Mountain ETSX 3) 2009 Giant Anthem X1 - charcoal & silver 4) 2008 Giant Anthem 1 Blue and Silver (customer's bike) 5) Giant Fixed gear bike - black ( silver fork) phone William - 083 463 0383 PLEASE ALL, LETS GET THESE BIKES BACK!!!!! Spread to your databases!!!

For clarification from Cycle factory: Full service includes, but is not limited to the following on MTB's: Complete stripdown to frame. Complete cleaning of all working parts including the frame. REPACKING of bb, headset, wheel bearings (on full suspension pivots, etc.) Complete lubrication, wheel true, front fork and rear can check. Brake bleed and pad check. Setting of gears, pressures, etc. Obviously, all of this is applicable depending of what type of bike it is. We just don't replace bb's, chains and clusters if it is not necessary. We only use Giant, Jagwire or Shimano cables and housings. Wash and lube service includes a thorough checking of the bike including checking gears and brakes. We hand wash each bike and soak the chain and cluster. We use top consumables such as Motorex. This is why it is R120 for a wash and lube. Replacement of cables only is not R225.00 - it is R50 for the cables and R75 for fitting.

How long has the maid worked for you?? If you are sure it was her, you need to get her out of your house pronto! Tell her you are going to lay a charge with the police, it may scare her into admitting the theft. I would lay a charge anyway. Are you insured? If so maybe you can claim from insurance, but you will need a SAPS case number anyway.

And I'll second that Delgado. When I was a youngster it was known as common courtesy, something that is rare these days, but I must say is still generally prevalent amongst cyclists.

http://cyclefactory.co.za/content/view/117/234/ Cycle Factory Montague Gardens advertise hiring of MTB's

Probably The Outriders http://www.theoutriders.co.za/

I'm "50Something", and manage to keep up with the guys. Don't let it worry you. Generally there are two groups, the fast boys (and Girls) and the more moderate guys like me. Riders range from the super hot to the super slow and distances vary from 70km to 30km on the Saturday rides. We try to encourage new riders, so we make a point of not leaving them behind. PPA seedings?? Well there is the whole range! PM CC2 and let him put you on the mailing list.joevan2008-12-08 13:17:58

CH I'll second that. Could also think of interesting uses for the pan and brush if I ever caught one of the A@@eholes who throw bopttles in the streets!

Not many, I agree, originally he suggested a machine shop, but it was weekend and I wanted to ride, so I told him to do his thing with the file. That was about 14 months and a lot of Km's ago. Fortunately I have an LBS that I trust!

Had the same problem, so it is a fact. But the enterprising fellow at my LBS did some careful work with a file, and it now fits my nine speed cassette perfectly.

Interesting debate on page 99 of December Bicycling, yes I do read it for fun! Will it be better if MTB manufactureres spec parts specialised to thier brand, or is it just another rip-off that is going to push prices upwards, and make spares more difficult to get? joevan2008-11-19 13:21:09

From the specs you mentioned, this is real bottom of the line stuff, Makro type stuff! You don't mention where you are, so can't recommend any shops, but suggest that you rather go to genuine bike shop, where you will get proper advice, and most of all backup service. SW is not really a bike shop, no offence to them, but it is just another of the many items they sell. Most good bike shops will have end of range models at reasonable prices abou this time of the year, and many of them also stock good second hand bikes at good prices. If you name a budget, sure that some hubber will be able to offer you better as well.

Never had a problem with foreign growth in my Camelbak which has now seen two years use. Only use bottled water, and store the bladder in the fridge when not in use.

Try City Cycling Club http://www.citycyclingclub.org/ Wednesday Killarney ? Meet at the parking area in front of BP Letchworth at 5.15pm. lights essential for the trip home.<?: prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Saturday morning ? Meet at the Edgemead Sports fields at 7.00am for a training ride. Distances will vary between 50 ? 60 kms for the short route and 90 ? 100 km for the long route. Sunday morning ? PPA Fun and League ride. This event will start and finish at the top of Tiekiedraai (Ntida Cellars). The club gazebo will be erected for members. Please come and enjoy refreshments after your ride, compliments of your club. <?: prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Karoo 2 Coast ? We wish our members who are taking part in this event a safe and enjoyable ride. Tuesday 23rd September ? Track training. If you want to experience a bit of track cycling come down to the Bellville Velodrome. Please bring your own pedals and helmet. Training commences at 5.00pm and bikes are available to hire at R5.00 Wednesday 24th September ? DC Training. We will depart from the BP Service Station at 6.00am for a 120 km ride. We are still deciding on the route but we are aiming to be back home by 11.00am