Flemish Lion

Interesting to read this story as my wife is close to ending her 'pro' career, after 16 years in the sport. It still surprises me that so few women managed to get to e.g. Carla, Ash and even Jo's level after all these years of following women's cycling. That alone shows you it's not easy to get there no mater the talent and not easy to stay there either! You need to have the right people / support structure in place, aim to get noticed in a positive way and as mentioned state what you can give back to sponsors and will do to promote women's cycling. It's one of the most expensive / demanding sports, in terms of training, gear and travel so without financial backing, passion and clear goals it's tough!

Well done Matt and the Team!! I lost my first registered username from 2005... makes me feel pretty old and takes me back to the UCT Cycling Club days with Matt, Jaco, Neil, Will, Clyde... I was the newbie back then (not much has changed ;))! This has been an entertaining & insightful place with some sad occasions too!!

https://sgbservice.co.za/ Jaco no doubt!

Let me look in my draws tonight... my faulty V800 with new strap should still be there. Will PM you. UPDATE: Strap found & pick-up arranged

We bought his house In Fairland when he relocated, but we meanwhile moved again. Was awesome to have such a BIG garage!! When he heard about my bad accident 6 years ago he went past his old house but I wasn't back from the hospital yet... he called / e-mailed me to check all was fine.

Great topic. Our kids, 8 & 10 (started racing their mtbikes last year) have a pretty talented mom (4th at SAs Road Elite this year) so we know the amount of work and stress needed to get to (and stay at) the top level and try keep the pressure off our kids as they must just have fun! What I found amazing is that kids gear (24/27.5/29) at those ages is a bit unfair / unequal re podium places. On that note we just found a nice 26 carbon KTM with 27.5 wheels - haha. He's already eying his mons S-works Epic!! Buy 2nd hand!! Spoke to a dad last weekend who just got his 13-year old a bargain R125k S-works!! Madness! Our kids also did a skills course last year as they need to get the basics right! I raced with the older one last year and was pretty impressed he got a 2nd place (Wartburg) Sprog on his first race by himself! He must have listened to me guiding him last year Also, a 1 x is a winner for kids... our 8-year old has a 3x9 but battles to change the front gears so he's got a 1x9! Only fit them shoes and cleats when they comfortable and ready! Other factors to consider is handlebar width and crank length - still finding out what's best given availability!

JM Rides Bikes gave you the solution. I had the exact same problem when it was windy. Moved the clamp one lower and all sorted.

In Nederland kennen ze niets van koffie dus heb je zeker een kwaliteit machine nodig Laat het smaken!

I suppose in mtbiking they often have a chicken run which isn't really an option in Gravel. When my wife (mainly a roadie) did the Karkloof 60 km she stopped a few times before some crazy drops and asked herself WTF must we do here and while she walked a few of them to avoid damage some women/men flew down past her! They had done those drops a few times the day before, but even then she still would have walked them given her technical skills In gravel one can slow right down / walk if it's above ones ability, no need to amend the route! Combining a mass event with SAs isn't easy but given CSA budget... unavoidable!

We got the Rockhopper Expert 27.5... my kids was 9.5 when we got it and he loves it... 1 x 12 makes their lives SO much easier and if they do races one cannot compete on a 24/26 inch. Then there is no need to buy a bigger bike in 1 years time! Best to see if it fits though as my kid is pretty short, like his dad, so I was surprised it fitted him so well.

I've competed at Nationals for years before & after I got my Non-SA Citizen ID. 4th was my best result but wondered if I could actually 'officially' win it - hence I left the podium spots for others - LOL.

Must be the frustration of missing out on Olympics (road) on a course that would have suited her... now Ash will get support for... I better keep quiet

I've been descaling my Mythos (religiously) every month and wanted to know how often it is required... but it seems like my Mythos keeps track of that and gave me a notification (I assume based on usage) to descale

Quick question: How often would you recommend to descale your Bean to Cup machine in Joburg (I have a Mythos) and which mixture would you recommend that can easily be purchased and is affordable - thanks!! I've been using the Dezcal descaler sachets (28 grams) which I mix in the water container before activating the Descale option on my machine. It's been a while - howsit all :)

Nexus sorted this out very smoothly at a reasonable price - the surge had fried most of the electronics!! Got the machine back just in time!!