Blokman

I was looking at these numbers and wondering why this would be acceptable to the UCI and the countries that send riders. A number of countries sent only one rider and then he cannot or does not finish. Russia 5/6 , Ireland 3/3, Colombia 6/8, South Africa 4/4 not making it to the end. Unless there's a crash or something just get yourself over the line. If I got sent to the world champs as a no hoper by my country , I would at least want to tell my friends, family and the cycling boss that I made it to the end. What am I missing ?

The videos won't load . Are you in SA at the moment ? That looks just like the Jonkersberg forestry rd that connects to the road along the mountain .

Are we seeing a bit of the old Meintjies? Lets hope that there were some discussions at the breakfast table.. " Hey Odd, pass the sugar, and if those legs go tell me sooner than later please ."

It could get worse . Valverde with his grandchildren ......

Maybe I should've said "Post removed, problem solved" I asked for help with a Garmin watch Vitality connection issue ,but got it sorted out myself .

Edit:Problem solved.

It is fine to ride. Take extra water and throw in some toilet roll just in case. And card only no cash. Lots of people still using the place. Just go. You'll be fine. Ja, Friends of SBR on FB encouraging cyclists to go .

How do you do this on a phone? Also my ancient work pc where I did most of my hubbing now tells me that you cannot provide a secure connection. I can visit classifieds and my profile but nothing else. On the right where all the topics were listed I now have empty space. Only a headline ' Discussions' and 'Active Topics' . If I click any tab except classifieds I get the error message.

MTB and kids ride still at Steyn City. Maybe Nasrec is just better suited with regard to logistics and such . Edit: Cyclists from the South are smiling.

Ian Anderson's ode to the workhorse. I'm posting one with lyrics . For me this is a beautiful song but it's over forty years old.

This weekend while driving home from Bela Bela this was playing on the radio. I still told my wife that The Helicopters were the best thing ever to come out of Vereeniging. Then I heard the sad news this morning that the drummer Franco de Nuzzo passed away over the weekend . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_p8FbOcZgg

I recalled seeing a video showing how Nino Shurter's bike gets washed. I remember the bloke using ordinary dishwash. I found this . Take a look at step two ,"This can simply be a cheap washing up liquid." https://www.scott-sports.com/za/en/page/how-to-clean-an-mtb The salt in the mix story is overrated IMHO. 10 Mills in a bucket of water is so diluted that the salt content is negligible. After the wash I buff the bike up a bit, and I don't think anybody would spot the difference between a 10 year old bike washed with sunlight and those not. Having said all that , I just went and bought some better stuff from Midas

I will only post in the cycling threads if it is something that I have some knowledge of . Mostly routes or rides. But that doesn't mean I'm not scanning pages for info . I have read threads about MTB's , eg.Titan vs Silverback etc in detail. I visit the classifieds daily. I followed the Munga thread daily. But where I post mostly is in the non cycling threads. I hear Bachman Turner Overdrive when climbing a hill. Don't take away these topics please. Thinking back a few years I do think that some amount of moderation is needed. Also , the bickering on the Trump and Covid threads have made people leave. I haven't seen the doctor that likes coffee around for a while. He and others had valuable input on injuries and other related issues. My 2 cents.

I heard this on Mix FM this morning. The original was by Falling Mirror , a duo from Cape Town in the late 70's to mid 80's. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOC2CAAM9a4

They should put a list on here, their sales will double. As ek Frosty se post reg lees is dit amper op my stoep.

I stumbled across these guys a while ago. I thought to myself ,"well there you go you do like some new stuff after all." And then I read that they take flak for sounding like Led Zeppelin. I'm not so into the live stretching it out thing anymore but they are a gatskop rock band. My favourite song.

The story goes that Jimmy Hendrix was asked what it feels like to be the best guitarist in the world. "I Dunno, you have to ask Rory Gallagher" he replied. Quite a melodic song by the late Irishman.

Just a question about the 120 hour cut off flag. Do you have to be ahead of this or you get loaded into a car ? Or is this an indication of where you have to be to have a chance to make the finish ?

Coincidence. I was listening to the same song on my way to work this morning. And the same thoughts. I don't think enough credit is given to this band today. They are seen as something that old toppies (like myself ) listen to at the braai by themselves. Or it's played in pubs where grey bearded bikers hang out. Or songs that old people do stupid moves to at weddings. John Foggerty was a "diep seun." You can hear it in the lyrics. The oldies take us back to a time that was , in our minds at least , better. A comfort zone.

I am looking forward to it .The translations should be interesting. In the past the academics would think up translations that sounded heavy and pompous and cumbersome , for the sake of having an Afrikaans word for something. And the way in which words can be strung together in our language does not always help. Skokbrekerpompdeflasiemeganisme. Wat noem ons cleats in Afrikaans ? En goed is net soms makliker in Engels. "Ek ry nou met flats" Koning van die berg. Die bergkoning. In Engels KOM. Hom moet ons maar vertaal. As 'n dame uit die bondel wegbreek en sy is eerste oor die bult , dan , uhm .......Nee . gaan nie werk nie. Maar dan is dit eintlik QOM ek dink nie mooi nie

Way after my time. Mental note : Check out ,add to playlist.

I haven't listened to this for a while . A band that always put a lot of effort into their videos. But I'm biased . The guy on bass is a relative.

A while ago I just couldn't get going with things that I had to do around the house. My wife's reply : "Just pretend you're preparing for a bike race."