Longbarn Killer

I disagree I'm not quite sure what is meant or defined as a soul. I have a dog. When I get home from work, she goes crazy when seeing me.......that is the emotion of happiness When I get her lead to go for a walk. She jumps up and down and tail goes wild.......that is the emotion of excitment. When I switch on the vacuum cleaner, she runs out of the house with her tail between her legs.........that is the emotion of fear (still don't know why she is scared of it). If animals have emotions, they must have something that can be called a soul or whatever is defined as a soul. Whether they have a soul or not, the fact that they experience emotions tells me they are more intelligent than we think.

I cannot understand the thrill or enjoyment of inflicting pain on another living creature. Those last few minutes of that animal's life is one of extreme pain and suffering and fear. Why do that to a living creature. None of those guys with their guns would want it to happen to them, so why do that to something else.

There are many managers at SARS like this.

Looking at the cost of Invisiframe, it might be cheaper to have your bike resprayed again when it gets scratched.

Turn back the clock 20 odd years, back to Gotty Hansen's days. How did they survive back then? There was no Lotto funding and no extortion charges a.k.a license fees for the fun riders. Maybe just sound management principles

Not true. I'm in the tax industry and we have been receiving some big refunds for our clients. The delays are usually due to incompetence of their staff or system errors which seems to occur daily. You should see the crap that we see. I'm also ex-SARS and all I can say is that they are in a shambles.

This is not the first time they have won something like this. They truly are something special

The newer models didn't have the gear lever on the top tube. For safety reasons the later models had shifters on the handle bars. This is definitely an older model.

Isn't the main reason for punishing dopers to discourage other people from doing it?

For how long should a person be punished? These guys were caught, they have been punished, they have served their sentence. You cannot keep on ostracising them for past mistakes. Take Owen Hannie as an example. He was bust in 2000. That is 16 years ago. Now people are opening up old wounds. He has done more for cycling since then than most Hubbers put together. Those of you that are intent on boycotting events that allow "rehabilitated dopers" to compete, put your money where your mouth is and cancel your Supersport subscription. If you are prepared to boycott events that allow ex-dopers, then boycott Supersport for employing ex-dopers.

That's what I call a dedicated cyclist. Your bike has it's very own guard dog. Nice bike, by the way and a cool looking dog too.

I watched some of the Engen Cycle in the City events on TV and what I saw was poor participation. With the exception of Elite and under 23 men, most starting grids were pretty dismal. Hope this doesn't happen here.

Check the Miway thread and tell me if you still want to be insured with them.

A bit of dejevou for Jay Thompson. He road for Dimension Data when they were the junior team to Microsoft all those years ago.

Solomons is advertising a full susp. Axis A30 or 40 for R6 999. You will not find anything better than that for that amount of money..........and it's red.

Can I use normal insulation tape instead of proper rim tape? It's for a mtb wheel with normal tubes.

My daughter migrated to an xs 26er at 11. If your girl can fit her brothers small, then an xs should be fine. You can always fiddle with stem length etc

we were quoted R1 300 to post a braai dish to New Zealand with Postnet. The post office charged us R200 and it was there in 10 says.

Irrespective of the manufacturers conditions of warranty, the law or CPA compels them to repair, replace or refund if they break within 6 months. You as the consumer has the right to choose which of the three options you want.

You get Campag wheels with Shimano freebodys, but I've never heard of a Campag freebody for a Shimano wheel.

If the bike is like new, then yes. But it's 12 years plus old. Campagnolo xenon 9 speed was discontinued years ago and spares could be a problem. Having said that it could take a few years before anything needs to be replaced

Is it not time that somebody forces the bike industry to comply with the consumer protection act. From what I understand this act forces the seller to cover any incidental costs related to a warranty if the claim is within 6 months

The Specialized website explains the difference. Personally I wouldn't pay the extra money for FACT 11. Unless your name is Alberto, you won't feel the difference.

Bergamont is made by BMC and seems to be a "cheaper" alternative. BMC are right up there with the best in the world, so Bergamont should be pretty good too. Looking at the specs on that bike, you are getting a pretty decent bike for the price.

He was shopping at Woolies..........if he can afford to shop there, he can afford a Scott.