Hot_Fuzz1

I use to ride to school, remember the ride into Irene was always fun. And then even when I got my car I use to cycle to school in Lyttelton. Then things just got too much when I was riding my racing bike to school and caught 3 Grd 9 kids trying to cut my lock. Needles to say being a matric student who was always in trouble i was not worried about the disciplin . after I gave them the beating they would never forget! Needles to say they got into **** and I didnt Now I cycle from Centurion to Sunninghill everyday. Love commuting. Seeing all those frustrated people in traffic gives me joy when I get to the single tracks! And the hotties at the robots....wow. They make any crummy ride worth it!!

There are no single female hubbers my age, not that I know of! Hahahaha So I guess this thread killed my day! hahaha

Has anyone yet mentioned Pauline Ferrand Prevot??? Now I love Miss Batty, but this girl, wow. European girls just have that something extra special about them!! Hence my love for the French!

AAAAANND I dont know any of your lights yet...thats the prob with this pic

When I get my extreme lights next month Ill show you what GP has to offer on a 30km commute! riding from 4:30 - 6pm in winter! Best sunsets!

You need to have a look at your pos on the bike. And...MOMENTUM! (something alot of new riders dont remember! ) Momentum is goin gto allow your bike to maintain good traction, DO NOT EVER LOCK THE BACK WHEEL: 1. You lose traction and wheels start sliding out. 2. You damage the route, causing bumpy, rutted areas on the corners. If you are losing the front wheel on the DH you are too far forward, putting too much weight onto the front wheel which can cause it to slide out on lose sand and smooth surfaces like rocks. You need to get your weight more centered over the BB or even behind the BB/Saddle. Giving your front wheel ability to grip enough to keep traction thus giving better direction. When managing technical rocky sections use your saddle between your thighs as a "limiter" to keep your balance, have both feet parrallel with the ground, so 3/9 o'clock! The only way you are goin gto get better, is to ride the tricky sections over and over and over again till you are comfortable with it. And falling, we all fall, just at different speeds. But always get up and ride. If you can. Never be afraid to re ride the section you fell. If you need anything else please pm me.

So i spent some time in paris and London last year. I used the charge n ride bikes they have, works amazingly well! 1euro to use a bike and you can ride ir all over and then park it. My issue is that , well....this is not Europe or UK. The bikes will be stolen, trashed and the money points broken and damaged to steal the money. As for Taxi's well. I have been clipped a number of times, I commute every 2nd day from centurion to sandton and home, in summer and winter. So lets just say that GP is DEFFINATELY not ready for this. JMPD has no respect for cyclists either as I found out last week cycling home, nearly got taken out by Mr Pig in his GTI and no lights or siren I would love to believe that GP is ready for this , but i have no faith in the ANC, so I have no faith in this working in GP. Which is a huge pity. I would rather have gautrain allow commuters to be able to bring their bikes onto the train as they do in europe. https://www.google.co.za/search?q=european+trains+for+cyclists&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=pNV9U6GdErCg7Aa8uYC4CQ&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&biw=1440&bih=775#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=qoeI3V7d5eWYYM%253A%3B6gTAhGiOZcYmyM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.adventurecycling.org%252Fdefault%252Fassets%252FImage%252FAC_Online%252FJoe%252520Morris%252FIMG_0664.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.adventurecycling.org%252Fadventure-cyclist%252Fonline-features%252Ftour-it-yourself-cycling-in-europe%252F%3B300%3B400

Had an amazing ride in this morning! Decided to leave the car at work yesterday and ride home! Got a beautiful sunset over midrand! Was nice and toastie the entire ride, prob cos I rode the 30km in 1h10mins! haha OOps!

Sheeeeet! I cycle there alot! I commute from centurion to sunninghill... Now gotta find a safer route. dam!! oh well Its so pathetic we live in a **** hole!

Now we see why I have planned to move to Canada in 5 years time!! Log cabins, beautiful roads, DH and XC tracks for days!! And to Steal her away from her man! Hahahaha Maybe find a runner up to her if i dont manage the above;) Brunette if possible..... Know of any HOT Brunette Canadian cyclists aged 25-30???

OMW NO!! His hands are not on the drops!! And that their set-ups are too aggressive! That is just not cricket!! I best call up my 4 friends and tell them to get their act together!! Tisk Tisk!

OMW NO!! His hands are not on the drops!! And that their set-ups are too aggressive! That is just not cricket!! I best call up my 4 friends and tell them to get their act together!! Tisk Tisk!

Good Morning all!! Hope you all voted EFF yesterday, ca only see good things coming from them....HAHAHAHAHA SO SO glad to see this post as my first has brought up so many different views. And I am glad it’s all constructive! Thanks everyone and I hope we can keep it up a little longer. So, as said I gave class at the park yesterday day morning. And I was very happy to see the the Green and Blue and some of the Black trails were all getting some TLC! And the bridge going to the other side of the park (under the high way) is also getting a face lift. Which I feel is progress in the right way. I agree with everyone that the indemnity forms at the park (which you still fill out) are not 100% safe for the park. What we need to remember is that it is up to riders and responsible parents to keep an eye on their youngsters. As for people riding in slops and without helmets. I have no issue seeing them fall their faces off... I mean really. The park has designated kiddie’s areas and I feel that those areas are perfect. I even use them for my real beginner clients. The boards above entrances state difficulty levels to riders. These riders who are looking to improve their skills should be there, BUT. They should know there are capable riders on those tracks and should expect confrontation if the riders are put into a dangerous situation. (If i was riding a bridge and had a small unattended child infromt of me, I’ll try my best not to mow them down, but I did buy a 29er for a reason ) KIDDING! I feel the KZN, WC has the best riding due to all the mountains and yes I would rather ride there. But i live in GP and feel that the parks should try and accommodate to riders who enjoy the technical stuff. Fountains (My home playground) is an amazing place. It has it all except the high bridges. But they have bridges. **Would riders feel safer if bridges had side rails protecting you from falling off the edges?**

So I have noticed driving past the PWC bike park for a while now that their bridges were removed... This to me was rather disappointing as these were the main reason I rode at the park. I decided to mail them this morning an enqire why these were removed and their responce was not a real surprise. Kids and Begginers who had very little or NO technical riding skill had been falling off and getting hurt. (This on BLACK Diamond sections) Not treating these obsticles with respect. Now this to me is still not fair to those of us who are more that accomplished at riding these obsticles. We now have to resort to riding the kiddie areas and dealing with upset parents and slower riders? I have nothing against begginers looking to up thier skill levels as I often give skills class's at PWC. But now there is nothing for more experienced riders to test their skills on anymore. The fact that parents allow their kids to "go mad" in a safe bike park is irrisposible as they are aware of the dangers. Bike parks create Green, Blue and Black routes for a reason. And riding at such parks are at your own risk. So I feel it unfair to PWC that they are losing clients for other clients mistakes. I myself have been injured after falling at the park, needing stitches, but I still came back and rode as MTB is a High Risk sport and its not the parks fault for my mistakes. In conclusion: I would like to request fellow readers who enjoyed the challenge of riding the bridges and Black Diamond sections to give me some constructive feedback and their views on the subject. Also I would like begginers to give me their thoughts of the park. I will be riding there tomorrow morning and giving the park back some feedback on this subject.

I fully understand the point made for helmets. Vented helmets are not designed to support extra mounting on the vents. Even if the helmet has a Kevlar skeleton. Full Face DH or Motorbike helmets I can understand. Chest mounting I can "Kind of" see causing an issue. If you eat dirt and the monting is on your sternum and that breaks...you could land in serious trouble...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sternal_fracture So if anything, mount on the bike, I agree. You have paid R5k on a camera, but health and saftey first. Also see http://www.uci.ch/templates/BUILTIN-NOFRAMES/Template1/layout.asp?MenuId=MTY2NjU&LangId=1 Part IV: MTB Ride Safe peeps!