brianj

To close this out - yes it was too much of a mission to get shipped, quote was 1200 GBP. Removed the battery in the UK and bought a replacement this side.

have sent an email to a local (Uk ) bike shop to see if they can do or facilitate... someone must know

HI, I have a friend coming out to SA and bringing his ebike(spez) next month. The battery has to be removed and sent separately and its over the watthour limit for hand luggage. So apparently couriers can do this but its a process with forms and training required, so requires experience.... Has anyone done this before and have a contact for a courier service that will do this? I did look at buying a battery this side as an alternative, but they are super pricy. Would make more sense for him to leave it this side and get another in the UK, but obvs depending on the cost.

Looking for a set of SRS inserts for my Sidi Dragon (original) MTB shoes....seems they are no longer available, so if anyone has a set they never used.... size 47

No kids

Wayne's surname was Brunyee. He died of sudden cardiac arrest, no clots blockages or embolisms were found. He leaves behind his mom Jeannette, sister Jannine and girlfriend Shelly. Received this this morning. Dear Family and Friends. Thank you so much for your heartfelt messages and prayers. We will be having a celebration and remembrance of Wayne's life at 2pm at our house in Parkwood, Johannesburg on Friday the 9th May. Please contact myself via pm for address or directions.

His sister is coming from the States and his mom is in East London

Thanks all for the thoughts and additional info shared. Much appreciated. I will advise on the arrangements as soon as I know.

Can't believe it. He was 51 and as fit as he had ever been. I have no doubt he died putting the hammer down in the home straight as he always did

He passed away. Ex cycling partner of mine, we did 3 sanis together before he went on to greater things like la rutta and trans andes. Rest in peace Wayne

I cut a piece of pipe down the length and wrap around the uprights to prevent the crank arms from rubbing. Only need a pool noodle if there is more than 1 bike

from what I saw at Sani they dont work if you wear long pants over them. Only if lots of people see you wearing them will you get the full effect.

agreed, I ordered shoes and they responded quickly and delivered when promised.

resgistered for a special vote yesterday - took 10 minutes and left me feeling very civic minded for the rest of the day...

My dog loves cats.... but he cant eat a whole one himself. Doesnt stop him from drooling when they walk along the neghbours wall.

and I did search before posting.... see here

Hi, You will notice that the government is trying to exclude Sani participants from voting by strategically making Wednesday the 18th voting day ;-). The race guys might get to vote before travelling, but the adventure guys will be on the bike already. Fear not, there is an option but it does take a bit of legwork. You can register to cast a special vote on the Monday 16th. You have to fill in the form HERE and take it to your election office to get permission to vote early. You vote at the station as normal, as far as I can tell. There is no excuse for not voting. Cheers Brian Here is the direct link to the PDF FILE

Having had a few cars, I am now left with bits and pieces of footpacks, rails that I cant really use and that dont really suit each other. i.e a footpack kit from a clio (I think) and 130cm plain rails What can be done with this stuff? I dont think they buy it back or provide a 2nd hand market for it, and people are generally too lazy to mix and match what they need.... I will post the codes and offer them at 40% of new price...

Unlikely... the model for the vitality discounts is based on few people actually getting to gold or diamond... less than 5% of vitality people get there, and they subsidise the discounts that the top members get. Getting a bunch of people to the upper levels quickly is not good for the model... Having said that its really not that hard to get to gold in one year, just most people cant be bothere to do the range of activities that it requires.... Just cycling, no matter how much you do, wont get you there as there are caps on the categories of points..

had to endure this from my partners bike for the whole of sani2c... and every 2nd oke offering to help him adjust his gears.

My bike was well prepared by my trusty swaer and gave no problems. Just cleaned off and lubed after each day. However when I got it back to jhb the jockey wheels had siezed from the mud that had ingressed - lucky there wasnt a 4th day, but I suspect this didnt help my day 3 time. I carried the drive bits over the water and only lubed when the chain was dry... saw so many broken chains this year.

Its all about credibility. Sure maybe the seller did get a pm from the other dude before he saw your reply, and maybe he didnt specify he would accept a pm or responding post. Perhaps he can send you a screenshot of his pm's received, else you know not to deal with this one again.

Well I went this morning to the mail centre since my package arrived there yesterday only to find it had been efficiently despatched to my post office.... Will get it tomorrow, but I saw the slip and am paying only vat, despite gloves and a pair of shorts and a helmet being included.

Not sure what the problem has been here, 2 week flight! 19-01-2010 12:13 JO'BURG INT MAIL CENTRE EMSArrived in destination country18-01-2010 10:50 JO'BURG INT MAIL CENTRE EMSArrived in destination country06-01-2010 02:44 International HubLeft origin country05-01-2010 21:41 International HubArrived at outward Office of Exchange03-01-2010 20:14 National HubSorted in hub30-12-2009 18:51 Belfast Central DepotOn route to hub30-12-2009 00:00 WDM Online

Mine was ordered on 27th.... :-( CRC say its at customs, but the Parcelforce website cant confirm delivery in SA. No record of tracking number on SA side. I called 011 961 0639 to check if they had received it on this side, using UK tracking number.