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Size 11 with some tissues to stuff in the front? Eish

It's okay. No harm. No foul. For whatever reason they are not available, in the time they have not responded, I have done my order online and will get the shipment later next week. No worries. Keep on taking it easy. 😉

🤣 Now the Capie wakes fully and encage.........

If you have been ANYWHERE near cycling in the past 25 years, your path would have crossed Cape Cycle Systems. And if you tell me you have had a good experience, you would be the first guy I heard off. I hope I did not bother your mid afternoon mid January midlife nap..........

CCS at their best. 🤣

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Maybe a perception? Or just a function of which part you choose to use for the stat: Having a quick look, I would use this section as the "north side" of Swartberg. https://www.strava.com/segments/10601836 If true, then South side is easier.

Using a formula I have picked up on another site: Kinda useful in comparing climbs in general

Hi Monique Cycling as a family is pretty awesome. You'll be able to rent some bikes at Rosemary Hill. Also, keep a look-out for demo days at Wolwespruit where you can test out pretty awesome bikes at Trek.

Sommer so op 'n Woensdag.

Exactly what I was thinking. 🤣 Shamepies, ne. hehehehehehe My avg TSS per week sits at 750 for the past 5 weeks with an all time avg (10 year data) of 593 per week. Every week. 10 years. 46 year old with family and a 8-5 job. Time to get out of the comfort zone. All said above.......... I have more than 5-10 friends that LAUGHS at the stats above. Five of them doing 3 TIMES more than I do. (35 000km per year racing and riding and racing a lot.) So even I am not even CLOSE to being really, really "uncomfortable" and the human limits can be pushed even further. Point of the mambling. Your body is an amazing tool. If you use it correctly and train it well, you can do amazing things.

A better question....... Does virtual rides EVER count?

Details are scares on the website. Had a look. Could not find enough info. So in 'n week I'll forget about it and never return. Logistics? Seems it will be 3 separate routes if I look at the Komoot link? Format? Cost? Time limit? Etc. etc. etc.

It would have been cool to see how many kilos commuting was done and how much "CO2 saved" by doing so during the year.

What if you do both? Are you allowed?

But if you can't make fun of Jeff riding like an old lady on her way to church, what type of friend are you? And what type of Gen Z is Jeff for actually caring what his friend is saying about him? Abuse? Like the love letter states? Bahahhahaha.

Barrier to entry? For me, having done moer plenty races over the past 28 years? Traveling cost. R8k fuel. R8k sleep over (4 days Thursday to Monday). But like 'Dale said above....you can fling it into a mini holiday which is always nice and in the past I have done so.......but........this presents second barrier Not in a school holiday or long weekend. Which means I either do it alone (forking the traveling cost out just for myself is selfish IMO) or not do it at all. The latter have been chosen the past 7 years. 24 March would have worked PERFECTLY. Long weekend and in the school holidays. This first point I can still bend my head around. Save up. Go look at the stunning country we live in. The second point is going to keep me from going for another 3 years minimum.

Highveld Pretoria thin fresh air

Go to Specialized shop in Lynnwood (LCC) Measure your ass. It's quick. They'll give you a recommendation. Then you look at what's out there. In Pretoria.......... Fabric is brought in by Omnico who sells to any bikeshop. But no one stocks. (Easy and quick to order) Selle Italia is my favorite. I ride a SLR Boost (Short) on the MTB. The importers are also in Pretoria and most bike shops in Pta stocks Selle Italia. (Easy and quick to order) I am a big fan of Prologo also. Well made. You get the short version and you get narrow and wide versions quite easily. As for the power saddles..........I have tried them. LOVE the fact that you can bolt a saddle bag or light onto it but at 143mm for their narrow saddle, its just not narrow enough for my girlish ass. Good luck.

Also consider (but first find out if they still do MTB'ing) Tierpoort Adventure Farm or TAF.

If you are into cross country, have a look a https://www.montededios.co.za/ Short track but very tough.

You should be okay yes. Just stay off the tar in Garsfontein. LOADS of traffic. Rather head out via WTF climb.

So......... Having had the privilege of owning all three bikes for at least the past 2 years, here is some thoughts: No ONE bike can do all three functions (obviously) So taking your choice above into consideration.......... You'll be able to ride 90% of dusty roads and singletrack here and there with your gravel bike. You'll be able to race with your gravel bike in road races. I have a lot of friends that race on their gravel bikes. If you add a decent wheelset with skinny tyres, there is NO reason not do have good times and results You will HATE corrugated roads on the gravel bike. It is not like the MTB. It sucks riding corrugation. Riding singletrack on the gravel bike is not much fun. MTB is way better at it If you consider doing an event like Trailseeker or Sani or W2W, you'll want to have a MTB. It is just better. All things said and done, you have to decide what your riding is going to look like the next year or two. But consider this: I am a full on roadie. (love singletrack but not as much as going fast down Long Tom pass on the skinny wheels) Only do maybe one or two events per year on the MTB and riding Sundays with my wife at the local bike park. Past 12 moth's stats: 42% gravel bike 40% road bike 12% mountainbike 5% Racing and events (mostly road) 1% running and yoga.

Good vibe. Good beer Best restaurant in Pretoria (food wise) The trails are quite fun also. 🤣

Seeing that you are MTBing, try to connect to the LCC club. Their rides are pretty cool Big groups so you'll be safe. They have nice Wednesday night rides also Your closest Bike park will be Wolwespruit and Rosemary Hill. I am not sure about the safety at Cowshed as there has been an incident or two the past year.