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30 minutes ago, BuffsVintageBikes said:That is an absolute bargain for a bike in that condition and with that groupset on it. Pure class 🤙
I certainly hope someone snaps it up quickly so it doesn't haunt my dreams this week 😲
yes someone did - i am happy it went to a good home - very much a sentimental sale
How do you know Cassette is showing signs of wear? Is it skipping. Normally you will know from these sorts of issues i.e. skipping or shifting issues. However if your chain has worn too far then its not just a cassette upgrade - its likely cassette plus chain and potentially chainrings. These all work as a system so you need to measure your chain wear and get the cassette inspected - epsecially the smaller teeth.
FWIW you have a long cage clutch derailleur so you can therefore run a wider range cassette, but again to do that you often need a longer chain FWIW Its the norm to do cassette and chain at the same time so if you are trying to gte more gears for climbing you can put on a cassette with a bigger range. Whats your front - 2 x or 3 x?
14 minutes ago, KatjieStewels said:Everyone seems to focus on the great performance and ease of use of electronic shift groupsets, which is cool. However, planned obsolescence and the right to repair is also a thing.
I fear that the manufacturers pull a John Deere or Apple and force you to use certain "approved" technicians for repairs. Your LBS might not be one on the list and now they have to break TOS and try to "jailbreak" your components to fix your bike and you end up losing your warranty on an expensive groupset. See John Deere and Apple for examples of this.
Another example from Apple, is the new MacBooks' SSD and RAM are soldered onto the motherboard, and can therefore not be replaced. These are wear components as an SSD has a finite number of read and write cycles, especially when you render large video or graphics files. So if your SSD dies, which it will at some point... You must buy a new R25k laptop instead of just popping in a new SSD for R1000. Apple also pairs phone screens and other components on their iPhones, so switching them out is a pain.
It isn't just Apple and John Deere that do stuff like this, they are just the first examples that come to mind, with a Google search, I am sure you can find plenty of other examples.
Next is maintenance, can I still get firmware updates after 5 years? Will the App that comes with the groupset still work in a few years, and must I have it to update the firmware? Do I need an internet connection to ride my bike now?
you are of course welcome to stop using your Apple Macbok and buy Massey Ferguson tractors? Thing is people dont becuase the days of options are long since gone for most of the populace. Even though I know how to go under the hood of a PC i have no inclination to do it.
You need to probably listen to the comments above about other criteria however no one seems to be mentioning Paarl. FWIW you have access to everything and more in the area. I have been here for 18 months and continue to discover more trails.
Paarl is often overlooked but its 3 x the size of Stellenbosch and has all the access to the major trails nearby never mind most of the trails that everyone rides.
FWIW The Boland is much more friendly than CTN itself so if you enjoy a small town vibe its really a great place. Stellenbosch, Paarl, Franschoek, Wellington etc all in the same winelands area. Somerset West around the corner. Tulbagh etc up the road. Durbanville and Tygerberg withing riding distance.
The list of trails and trail destinations is as long as my arm. Banhoek, PLasir, Jonkers, Paarl Mountain reserve , Wellington - pick your poison. these are just front of mind now.
I suggest you go have a lok at a Strava heat map to get an idea.
FWIW theres a lot more in the towns as well. But R 3 to R 4m will buy you a nice little place in any of these towns. Winelands wrt food, drink and coffee shops - next level.
3 minutes ago, love2fly said:Cradle MTB trail is fooked. No trail maintenance other than grass cutting by the current tenderpreneur....plus about 800m has been dug up to lay underground cable -thats probably the best 800m....
i saw when i was up there. Sad but true. I was thinking that the cradle road loop is probably a nice thing to do - even on an MTB... Cradle road riding is a good 60 to 70 burn with some nice hills in it...
Stay in Cape Town. Not recommended to ride alone in Jhb TBH on the trails unless you are in a secure park. Asidlale is good. Where in Jhb - its a big place.....
Northern Farm is fun but flat.... Pretoria has some nice places like Hennops etc.
Avoid the Spruit unless you are in a posse of armed folks :-). Cradle MTB loop is so ahem if you are from CTN.
Being ex Jhb and now down in CTN its very different up there.... Lot less steep and technical and more XC fast and flat most of the time - there are some exceptions.
If you are determined to ride on your JHB trip, a road ride around the cradle loops is always nice - some good hard riding in there.....
2 hours ago, Forthefun said:Congratulations to the Cape Town city Cape Council run by the DA. The race was incredibly well organized. There were no criminals loitering at the finish or for that matter there were no criminals along the way we all felt safe and everyone was happy and the organizers for the Johannesburg 94.7 can learn a lot about proper security, proper policing and keeping criminals away instead of employing fat Usless Good For Nothing Security staff that are nothing more than their brothers and sisters coming for a free lunch !
Sadly you are right. The 94.7 race has degenerated in to a farce along with the whole of Jhb with it. I hope the people on here have been exposed to what an ANC lead government can do when they are voting in the coming elections. Given that I rode with the club that started the race originally and grew it to the second largest in South Africa its also evidence of what happens when politicians and non cyclists take over these events.
If you ever have ridden the last 10 years or so routes you truly would wonder what they are trying to showcase. Jhb's urban decay and highways? WTF? You would never cycle there. It used to be a much better route.
Hopefully it dies a painless death very soon. Along with it the ANC ruling party and Cyril....
16 hours ago, Thomo said:Glad to know it wasn't just me ... felt like I was still turning the pedals well enough but had no speed to show for it.! 🙈
Years of experience has taught me that during the race when the inevitable South Easter E blows up a storm it comes over the gap at Silver mine and then creates havoc on the descent as its now a headwind and quite a gusty one. It swirls in those corners and turns... All of me got moved around the road by it, and all of me is not a small amout of weight. I was epxecting the hard pedal down in to the teeth of it but there were many bemused mutterings in the group as to "wheres the tailwind"?. In the 2009 debacle with the Cape of Storms ride that swirling black South Easter moved me across both lanes in a gust when I was at high speed and it took all i had to stop it from barreling me in to the Armco. I nearly needed to change my shorts....
I am very respectful of a South Easter when its blowing hard when you come down Chappies. Its very changeable and gusty, and those gusts are powerful.
Many a PB got terminated on the descent from Chappies this year....
1 hour ago, Bub Marley said:It’s not gonna change much till Sunday so I would just prepare myself for that forecast.
That’s pretty standard Cape weather as well. At least the second half will be lekker fast with that tailwind.
Enjoy your race. Just some advice here in terms of danger spots. I would focus on 2 areas -
Hospital bend right at the beginning is always a dangerous descent. It’s short but super fast.
The descent after Smitswinkel. Especially with that forecast, the descent is always fast but will be even faster with that tailwind. You can easily hit speeds of over 80kmh on that stretch and it’s a pretty long stretch as well so just be careful there.
yep and the Smits descent is bumpy so at high speed those undulations can unseat you. Seen some bad crashes there.
Ride carefully
the entrance in to scarborough is also very fast so unless you are going for a time keep your head about you. Also bottom of Chappies is tight and fast just before Chapmans peak hotel.
2 hours ago, Phillippe Coetzee said:Thank you ☺️ super excited!
Actually the best app is Epic Ride Weather. You can download it from the app store. If you live in CTN you quickly learn to obey its forecast. It forecasts conditions for your ride . You put in the track/route you are going (integrates with Strava) and start times and the speed and it gives you the forecast, wind rain, altitude temperature etc. Wind directions, all there. . Having said that i am not sure you really want to look at it. The South Easter wind speed is increasing at simonstown (20 gusting to 48) so the ride to Smits is going to be a bit challenging to say the least. A 7 to 10 kmh headwins is enough to make you very tired so a constant 20 is hard core.
FWIW I have my wife's ebike and 2 x batteries for the highest bidders #justsaying 🙂
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2 hours ago, openmind said:From experience (I'm your age) try the following in order before you see a Dr.:
1. Tilt the nose of your saddle down a little. If your hands/shoulders start to hurt, do some upper body training.
2. Core exercises - Pilates, Yoga, gym core, doesn't matter, just do something core at least twice a week. I like this guy: https://www.timsenesiyoga.com/ Be patient and disciplined, it takes months before core work pays off. And don't stop once the back pain goes away or it will just come back again.
3. If you're on a hardtail, ditch it and get a full squish bike. Hard tails are for young backs only.
4. Ride more
5. Check your bike fit, but don't over think it - if you've "been riding for decades" it probably close to where it should be.
Everything else above - i agree with. Whilst I respect all the information about backs and the consequences and I didnt have this problems the line above about your bike fit is exactly the opposite of what you should be doing.
But No 5 above. please don't do this. Pay attention to your bike fit and get it done regularly, as it changes and your body changes with age. And get professional help. Not your eye and some googling and assumptions as to what worked in the past is good for you now....
How do i know? I assumed exactly this as well. I have over 25 years on bikes so should know what fits me from experience. Turns out that was completely wrong. I assumed like you did that as i had been on the bike a long time and had a little pain it was just age and sagging core muscles. I was also 57 at the time. I was sore in shoulders, lower back and neck after a ride but hey i am old etc etc. Comes with the territory and age. Suck it up. the fit was good as it was what i always used.
Hmm
After long and arduous conversations with @Eldron on this topic I went to see Richard Baxter for a full fit. The very next ride post my fit and using the new setup and all the changes (saddle, bars, stem, shoes) both my VO2 max and FTP increased as measured on the bike computer and no change in my training. I was also comfortable in the saddle for longer periods and had no neck/lower back issues. This was just from a setup. I related this on the hub at the time. So not only was I more comfortable and therefore able to ride longer but also faster. Best money I ever spent.
Unless you're are a genetic throwback , our body changes over time mostly for the worse and your flexibility and strength reduce, hence my line that you shouldn't have a setup based on Tadej Pogacar if you are 57. I now sit a lot more upright, i have a lot wider bars and also have pedal extensions as i am built like a prop. I need a wide Q factor. Added to this Lake shoes for my wide flat feet - there were so many changes but all for the better.
PLease don't assume you are able to get your bike fit right and if you are uncomfortable go to the professionals and get it done properly. FWIW i am not a fan of Specialized BG fits - they always seem wrong to me so make sure you share what you are looking for. #justsaying.
As a final proof point i got my old Colnago C40 back from my nephew recently after he had borrowed it for some time. This is the bike I raced seriously (for me) on and was at my fastest on in all my results. My go to race bike for 10 years. It's a really stiff carbon race bike and I did thousands of kilos on it, most of them when i was lean and fit and fast.
When I got it back a couple of weeks ago I took it for a short run and with the seating position it is set up for which is the one i used for all this racing, i doubt i would be able to go 50 kms without being in serious pain. This is the bike that felt like home for years. I can hardly ride it.
PLease get a proper fit done.....
13 hours ago, DodgeB said:Hi folks
I am really enjoying my mountain biking, but every few months I go through a period of back pain. Have had this pain occasionally for decades(am 57). Can anyone reccomend exercises(core?) that support their cycling?
Thanks,
Rodger
go for a setup and be honest with the guys who are doing it - not a Specialized BG Setup but a real one - one that takes in to account, age, flexibility etc. You will be amazed at how this will make a difference. you aren't Tadel Pgacar so the ratios that are good for him arent good for you and your age. Core exercises are of course good. What bike are you ridng - have you checked the suspension and ensured you are getitng full benefit from it. All these factors add up. I had a long online discussion with some of the guys on the forum and the single major factor that changed it all for me and was completely wrong was my setup. I assumed pain was just something i was going to have to live with - especially lower back. Ping @Eldron - havent seen him here for a bit... He may know of some people local to you. But start with getyitng your setup right....
Hmm - go down the trails that run against the gorge which end in Waterval Boven - some of them start at Tranquilitas or used to - If you want to then ride up to the top again on the road out the back of the town to Slaaihoek. Do that a couple of times and you will have some proper training. the trails used to be pretty cool. I havent been there for years but used to go every 6 weeks - some of the locals in Waterval Boven had built the trails. BUt get updated infomration. Climb from town to the top was about 6 km with some proper gradient on it so good for some hard work.
Assuming you are asking in the context of you are under trained. Rennies stomach/antacids are also wonder medicines. Dont ask me why it works but it does. I think Cramp EEZE uses a simialr formula as they tastes the same. These are for your plan to accept 1.) you havent trained enough and b.) Your hydration is a mess.
So once you start to feel like you are cramping or have been burning matches you shouldnt then pop some Rennies.
11 minutes ago, bleedToWin said:Yeah, that's not how statistics work though. That's called the gambler's fallacy.
true dat.....
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3 hours ago, mazambaan said:Sad business and I sort of know how bicycle and motorcycle riders can get carried away in the thrill of nailing a windy road (downhill for cyclists) but, with age, I have realised that doing this on a shared public road is er, quite risky. I have had my scares and scars, mainly on gravel roads in KZN and Lesotho, and lost a few friends along the way and seen plaster city first hand.
I have been "surprised" (skrikked) by a breakfast run howling past me when I was puttering at 100km/hr on a dirt bike and encountered some cyclists that needed evasive action to pass safely but it is what it is.
My take: if you want to go (really) fast on a road going motorcycle, go to track days (there should be more "let off steam opportunities" I think).
Road bicycle; if knowingly sharing the road with traffic (I hardly do) it can be deadly dangerous, even being sharp isn't enough as there is always some bastid out to kill you. I'm just back from a 40minute trundle (lights front and back), mainly on surfaced roads, and there were plenty of opportunities for bad accidents, mainly cars pulling out of driveways or turning across at intersections. Makes you think when enjoying a downhill even at 50km/hr.
I really hope the cyclist heals up and the motorcyclist learns a lesson.
my story edzackery. I know what I know and i have become a lot less confident of others abilties around me and also the chances of things going pear shaped - it happens more than you think. Rather be in a place where you have a gap to react, than asking WTF happened.
Statistics are a horrible thing - the longer you go without a major crash the higher the likelihood is of it happening. Every now and then the horns and tail comes out and I am flying down a hill cause i love decsending and fancy myself as being able to go fast downhill. I quickly seem to pull the brakes as the edge isnt really that interesting any more - if it goes wrong it could have some mortal consequences.
2 hours ago, ChrisF said:
Aaaaaaiiiii toggie ....
ZERO comprehension of what I typed !
Not to mention mis-quoting me ....
But so typical of "social media" ..... MOST post are "shot from the hip", knee jerk reactions at best, with little to no comprehension of what is replied to.
Wishing you well out on the bike 👍
1.) I think you need to google the Dunning Kruger effect and internalise that first wrt your riding skills and abilities. Maybe your abilities as an orator and on social media
2.) Diminishing other peoples posts is in effect a tactic to belittle them. You need to cite evidence more than opinions. If you posts are misconstrued then it may be you need to point out ther failings as you may have a valid point. Right now i am lost to what you believe your point is you say we missed, as are I think others.
31 minutes ago, ChrisF said:
THIS is the problem with social media .... LACK OF CONTEXT.
YES, there have always been a handful of racers, and there will always be.
But it is NOT "every weekend", and it is not "always out of control".
DISCLAIMER - Before 2009 I dit a few hundred thousand km on motorcycles. My stupid days were in the late 80's.
I often drive over Hellshoogte for business, and I have cycled over there on many weekends.
You often get a few motorcycles, and sportscars, driving in excess of the speed limit. But well within the limit of the vehicle - yea yea ... many previous posts about rider/driver ability ! Fact remains that the vast majority of these riders/drivers come off the throttle when there are other users on the road. These riders/drivers dont scare me.
It is that 0,1% that exceeds their and their rides abilities ....
And as has been said in an earlier post - you quickly HEAR when a group decides to RACE a section of road. Grab a coffee, they will move along soon enough.
PLEASE NOTE - I am not justifying why others exceed the speed limit on these twisties. Merely weighing up MY RISK in sharing the road with them.
Statistically the Golden Arrow bus driver is more of a danger to me on my commute, the number of times they pushed me onto the pavement,,,. Just crossing some of the busy intersections are more risky than a pass on the weekend,
Yeah i am not really going to go down this rabbit hole too far. I think this exemplifies the issue at hand. Got nothing to do with social media. You seem to think that its the bike riders duty to ensure that he gets out of the way of a motor bike rider who is using a public road illegally and at high speed and in a way that is dangerous to others.
FWIW I am local in Paarl and spend a lot of time on Franschoek pass and Hels and up Bains - we were there last weekend. I have also got the few hundred thousand kms on bikes - powered and not - i am 60 and started riding motorbikes at 9 in the back yards so have been some places on two wheels and have ben on bicyles since 1995.
Every weekend especially in good weather its full here in the region with guys wanting to test their riding and driving abilties of their toys. Cars i didn't mention - they are another complete discussion but the bikers definitely get my attention because of the above and the fact i was one of them. You really are being naive in assuming that closing the throttle from 180 or 200kmh to 140 allows you a better margin for error when someone in a skedonk pulls out of a side entrance in to your path. And you are naive if you think that your reactions are cat like and you will be able to avoid this type of incident. Especially if the only path to do so is to go in to the oncoming lane and or in to the cyclists coming upf rom the other side. And if it hasn't happened then its only a matter of time before it does.
Your abilties and your skills - That's all bravado mate and what you think you are capable of is really a matter of subjective opinion We all think we are skilled on a bike. You can crow all you want about your abilities and pedigree. And TBH you may be very skilled but the roads are not for using to demonstrate your abilities to put your knees down or carve curves fast.
They are there for the general public to use within a framework of laws. If these laws are flouted or disobeyed in other instances its not for you to decide you are immune from them nor to break them at will "because others do" . That's the issue here. Your belief your rights are higher/better/stronger than others - which is of course a fallacy, irrespective of the taxes you pay the car you drive or the speed you ride on two or four wheels powered or unpowered.
11 hours ago, vanniri said:Once coming down F/hoek pass I could hear the ABS clapping from a superbike braking for me...
Also saw two guys on bikes at different times taking a tumble in front of me, one not more than 10 meters in front (after passing me) loosing control. I stopped and picked up his fenders and some scrap. He never got up...
Passed at least two bikers under blankets on Hels and Franschhoek - excl the above.
Luckily I live close to the F/hoek pass, as such I have ample opportunity to ride it. Plenty of times I have turned around when either cars or bikes are using it as a racing track.
About a year ago a bakkie with a trailer passed me while descending, he ever so slightly clipped me with the trailer. Took a tumble at >70km/h. Hardest I have ever fallen...
Stay safe
This post scares me becaue it confirms what i suspected but i suppose I didnt want to acknowledge. Sports bikers in the winelands and in CTN passes are basically out of control. On a sunday morning the passes are humming with guys on big fast sports bikes. The fact less have died is a miracle.
I have gotten to the point where even though I had ridden motorbikes for a long time, i feel that the guys who feel its their right to ride like w@nkers in public roads need to be eliminated from the gene pool - a simple darwinian effect. Most of the guys i have seen are really not that capable - it is more the pose and the leathers etc, good at twisting the right hand grip in a straight line. Logic dictates that when it goes wrong at HIGH speed things happen that much faster and the scenery is unforgiving. I recently sold my Ducati not before taking it over Bains Kloof and Franschoek and Hels a couple of times (Multistrada not a sports bike) to see what all the fuss was about. Simply put they are all very tight with zero margin for error. Chappies as well. If you screw up or hit an errant diesel patch you are toast and will probably hurt yourself or die. I am not a patch on the rider i was so it was well within the limits and my abilities and speed limits TBH but it showed me that these actually were not such fun roads to ride - very little margin for error and you are busy as a rider. And if i was in my sports bilking prime (yes i rode like a w@nker as well - we all did) the only place i pushed the envelope was in track days, not public roads.
But the problem is always that when you fall the chances are small but real that your bike hits something or someone oncoming. You are in full leathers and have some protection although the concrete walls are hard. But the truth is when it hits someone else then you likely kill them - its just pure physics and energy.
This accident and the incidents you describe above are really symptomatic of a sports bike ridng population that feels its their right to run these tight and dangerous roads illegally with no plates on their bikes and no way to be caught.
Anyone who has ridden a sports bike can guess much of what happened on Chappies - you have so much power nad are going so much faster its so easy to just swing past cars. Problems arise when you get so arrogant you lose respect for other road users and become blattantly direspectful.
It needs to stop guys. THe only way is to put traffic calming zones all over these roads. If you go in to Europe and look at their roads you will understand what has ben done - there is no other way.
My sympathies with the guy who got hit on Chappies - hope he recovers. From the posts those are scary injuries. All he was doing was going for a ride with his mates, like all of us do.
10 minutes ago, Graham S said:It still comes down to assuming other road users are are going to use the road in a predicatable and lawful way. Sitting back and saying they should conduct themselves accordingly is just ignorant to the reality of our roads.
If a road is known to be used by racers often would you then not come to the conclusion that that section of road is more dangerous than any other "normal" section of road and thus the chance of an incident is higher?
Which is my original point.
Ride on known dangerous road = accepting the risk.
You cant fall back on the assumption that road users are going to act accordingly.
I full agree with you that superbike riders and weekend warriors dont give a **** about the rules of the road and will continue racing up and down hells hoogte, franschoek, rooi els etc.
My point is that this is the known state of those roads, so cycling there is accepting it.
Agreed. Sadly you are right. Its very frustrating.
You may choose to cycle on an unsafe road. Thats a value assessment you make and By definition most roads are unsafe for cyclists. You conduct yourself accordingly and mitigate your risks. That's why i have front and back flashers. I wish I could show you how many people have no lighting and nothing that would alert a car to them. I wish it wasn't true. People don't do anything to mitigate risks
I also wish cyclists were not acting like arrogant pr$cks all the time but especially before cycle tour and didn't think three riding abreast was the best way to avoid the cars overtaking them. Massive bunches all over the road blocking cars overtaking them deliberately.
Its so sad that you can't put the genie back in the bottle on this one. it was just a matter of time before this happened. The margins for error are Zero TBH. Biker overtaking on white line, cyclist runs wide on a corner. Bad timing. It could all have been avoided and been a near miss.
I get so upset because i see this every weekend and its obvious what the outcome will be. Also I suppose its a reflection on me - i am out on these roads on my roadbikes - chappies, helshoogte etc, so it could have been me.
TBH the comments on twitter make my blod boil.
4 hours ago, Graham S said:Being on both sides, cyclist and motorcyclist I have an opinion on each side.
When I am on my bicycle, on the road (Which is very rare as it find it extremely unsafe) I observe cyclists 90% of the time riding 2, or 3 abrest! without fail or often passing a cyclist ahead and not looking before moving over and going into the road. No shoulder checks...
Guys CYCLING ON THE N1 into town! Yes yes I know that section isnt safe, I've cycled there many times as well. You are taking the risk by riding on the highway to avoid being mugged on the cycle path, I get it.
Cyclists cycling on roads with a very narrow yellow line, sub 500mm is just asking for trouble. Guys cycling UP and DOWN Franschoek pass which basically has no yellow line is just asking for trouble. YOU are inviting risk into your ride by riding on roads that are unsafe for bicycles.
Removing the motorcycles racing up and down the pass. There are MASSIVE grain carriers, bakkies towing boats to the dams, car clubs and general traffic. Now add a cyclist to a blind corner with no yellow line and not enough space to pass safely and you are asking for trouble.
AGAIN: YOU CHOSE TO CYCLE ON AN UNSAFE ROAD.
This applies to Chappies. Its a MASSIVE tourist destination with busses, cars and motorbikes (Yes I acknowledge speeding and over taking blah blah), there is NO SPACE TO CYCLE THERE SAFELY, even if all traffic is obeying the rules of the road, riding a bicycle there is not safe with the amount of traffic that goes through there.
You accepted the risks when you went on that route, do not expect a cycling utopia just becuse its a popular route.
On the Motorcycle side.
I've been riding motorbikes on the road and track for a long time.
Cars dont see you, trucks dont see you, cyclists dont see you. Those roads I mentioned above are just as unsafe for motorcycles as they are for cyclists.
We accept these risks when using the road.
Everyone gets sad when a motorcyclist, who is riding normally, gets killed by a car turning or running a red light. But this is part of being on two wheels, bicycle or motorcycle.
Any way, sad day indeed but people only care about their side of the story and want to regulate te opposite.
The cure lies in education and correct training, but we can only dream..
Hmm - having been on bikes and motorbikes for 30 plus years and done my share of knee grinding and stupid breakfast runs i can only say there is an asusmption from 90% of the sports motorcycle riders in South Africa that they are entitled, by virtue of their license fees, to ride way above the legal speed limits and in ways that leave zero room for error. I stepped away from it and went to riding on hte track owing to the fact that theres hard scenery and oncoming traffic on the road.
This accident is proof of all of this.
But
Spend a Saturday or Sunday morning on Helshoogte with the bikes going up and down from Stellenbosch side and up Franschoek Pass and you will know that the sports bikers do not give. a toss. Thats a fact for the majority - i know asusmptions are dangerous but you dont buy a sports bike to ride within the speed limit. I was one of them. And a cyclist as well.
I am sorry i dont agree with you when you say you accept the risk when you use the road. Apologies but that is hogwash..You accept that everyone should conduct themslevses accordingly and that one of you is not entitled to place the others at risk.
6 minutes ago, DJR said:I agree that the C40 is still a pure race bike despite its age. Mine gets taken out mostly for shortish rides. The longer rides are a bit rough on the old back and neck vertebra. But it is still an absolute delight to ride and at the bottom of a little hill to stand up, give it a kick and feel it jump forward like the purebred it is, even if the jockey is not anymore, maybe never was.
i love the analogy.
It's a bit like taking out a purebred and feeling the responsiveness and willingness to run - just you aint the rider you used to be. Very torn about it but the bike count in the garage is ratcheting up and its really nothing but a wall ornament. I did all my racing on it and it has a sentimental connection to PB's and putting hurt in to bunches, but I can feel its not going to be a patch on my Roubaix in terms of comfort. Back and Neck - agreed. Stiff as a plank....
Anyone interested in my old racing machine - i even bought a brand new 10 speed campag cluster and chain as they were getting scarce which i would happily throw in
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Mine as well. was also wondering about battery replacement rather than a new watch or credit. the watch works wonderfully and is more than what i need. Maybe run it under battery saver until needed. Thats my plan.