[947 Ride Joburg]

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[Pay Kit Forward - Donate unwanted kit to those who can use it.]

Hi there wise people of the hub... Where can I drop old cycling kit. Have some old shirts no longer using, all in great condition just dont use em.

[[Event] Carnival City Macsteel National Classic Road Race]

All good, answered  my own question... enjoy the rest of your weekend good Bike Hubbers!!

[2020 SA Road Champs]

Greetings good bike hub people. How would I find out when and where national roads champs are for 2020?

[Carbon rim repair]

Thanks WR 1.0, have popped em a mail, lets see....

[Carbon rim repair]

Greetings fine people of the hub. Has anyone out there had repair work done on a carbon wheel? I have a small crack on my Zipp 404s where the spoke joins the rim and need to see about getting it fixed.

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[POWERBAR SUPPLEMENTS]

but the flavour bar I liked they no longer or dont want to import, so will stick to the brands I like the taste of...

[Chain-L No.5]

Thanks Bontie,

 

Searched the hub with no luck, but will keep digging.

Used "The Google" as well and found the US site, but not local agent was listed on their site that I saw...

 

Any other ideas? anyone know the mysterious Stellenbosch agent?

 

Please Agent Hubber find me, i want your product...

[Chain-L No.5]

JHB

[Chain-L No.5]

Good Afternoon fine cycling type folk...

 

Does anyone out there use Chain-L No.5 as a chain lube?

 

if so, know where I can get my hands on some?

 

 

Thanks

[Spesialized Body Geometry Fit..]

There is a specialised store in Melrose Arch that does BG Fit.

Concept Cylcery (www.conceptcyclery.co.za)

[Shimano with Sram?]

Front yes, rear no...

 

As per flemming...

[Rides in Richards Bay/Empangeni]

Thanks brad890.

Will chat to them and see.

[Rides in Richards Bay/Empangeni]

Hi all,

 

My brother in law is starting out with the whole cycling thing.

I have arranged a bike, he has a lot of the stuff he needs, except one main thing, people to train with.

 

Is the anyone on the hub that knows of group rides in the Richards Bay/Empangeni area, or people that are willing to take him out for a pedal.

He is a beginner so will not be taking on the cycling world just yet.

 

I am unfortunately based in JHB so difficult for me to help out more than with parts and kit...

 

Let me know.

 

Thanks

 

Pickled.

[94.7 seeding starting time]

it's a B for me... yipee!!

[Argus seeding is out! Really now.]

Its a C for me for 2010

[10th 94.7]

Yup, correct, you have to complete 10, then you get th yellow when you ride number 11.

[How many 94,7 have you done?]

done all of them, so think this is no.13... i think

[can u believe this]

Why not forward that mail through to EWN.co.za could be fun for him to try explain to the media and subsequently the cops...

[MOVE over KING its time 4 the new BLING]

Rad I saw a lady at the Epic who broke a spoke on her rear wheel. I think her weight was about 55kg.........

 

 

 

Epic did a bit of damage to these, lady I was refering to managed to destroy the inside of the rear hub, killing pedaling ability and essentialy ending up with a free spinning hub, both directions.

[MOVE over KING its time 4 the new BLING]

What gets me is I havent seen a set at any MTB races over the past 2 yrs.... Has anyone???

 

 

 

Yup, at this years epic.

 

 

 

 

[D2D re-seed]

The improvement of seeding is a slow process. Ride, get a good time, get a better group. Ride again in new group get good time, get better group.. and so on and so on. Simple realy. I went from R to C in sequential 94.7's now VA (I hope)... its a process

 

 

 

Here is a novel idea for us, why not just enjoy being out on our bikes, in the beautiful contry, enjoying the blue sky and the wonderful surrounds, air in lungs (maybe a bit poluted, but...) and blood in our veins..

[Woman design??]

one of the reasons the topic was posted is due to that there is no diffrence (in the scott bike at least) between the mens and ladies.This makes one wonder how much diffrence there realy are in the WS designs. Or is it more cosmetic in the end of the day?I can agree thatsmoe shorts gloves and shoes might be diffrent' date=' but how much diffrent in the end of the day?

 

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And there is only one way to find out, head down to your LBS, slap on a pair of Ladies shorts and head out for a 100K training ride. One of two things will happen...

 

1. you will love the shorts so much and your will change all your shorts to ladies...

 

2. You will chaf away bits that you would rather not chaf away....

[Woman design??]

OK, here is a different thought. How many people on here are riding stock standard bikes, no changes in bars, saddles, pedals, cranks, bartapes, stems, etc.?

[Woman design??]

Most of the women specific bikes/saddles/gels/gloves/tubes/lube etc is just a sales gimmick. And most people fall for it.

 

 

 

Yeah well....

 

 

 

Honestly, yes some ladies may fit on to the standard Geometry and the standard gloves may work, however, of the shorts, saddles, shoes, etc side of things, most women prefer the ladies designs.

 

There are basic physiological and biomechanical differences and thus there is a need for two different designs.

 

Unfortunately most of the generic Billy's that work in bike shops don't actually know how to fit, sell, or even explain this and thus you still find a lot of guessing and misunderstanding going on.