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Great scenery I'm sure. Quite an interesting history around the town. When we went through there a few years ago we were shown some special hospitality when we showed interest on one of the families' lavish veggie garden.

Good luck with the new venture. I'm fond of two of the bike shops in the alliance and I hope this provides a way to compete with the big online shops.

Thanks for all the suggestions. I've got a quote for servicing the fork (R950) so will have that done ASAP to prevent damage. The reason for not just dropping the bike off at a LBS is because I want to know what to expect so that I don't get taken for a ride, and to decide what I want to do first as having everything fixed at once might be too expensive. I do think having the bike serviced by a LBS might sort out a few of the issues already, so I'll start there.

So how exactly does the respective bike shops form part of the site? Because it looks like stock is still kept in a central warehouse and shipped from there?

I just realised this group set's price. I should never have had let it go unmaintained for so long [emoji25]

No, I just assumed all the ladies are busy tending to the kids this time of day [emoji23]

Hi gentlemen, I've been off the bike for a few years and before that I haven't really done proper maintenance on it. I want to get back in the saddle. My tech knowledge is zero, so I'm going to mention what I think needs attention and if anyone can give advice please jump right in. Firstly the back rim seems to be slightly buckled. It's visible when spinning the wheel while the bike is upside down. How would one fix this? See video Another thing that always bothered me is that I can never seem to get the back wheel fixed straight on. The tyre seems very close to the frame on on the one side and wider away on the other side. You'll also see in the pics how close the disc is to the frame. When spinning the wheel it looks like it catches a bit of the brake because it stops kinda suddenly. When spinning the crank backwards it feels a bit stiff. This is even with the chain unhooked. Any reason why that can be? The shocks seems like it sagged a bit. I'm guessing it needs to be pumped again. And how often does it need to be serviced? The chain and cassettes seem worn. What is the current SRAM model that replaced the XX, or would make a good replacement for the chain, cassette and chain rings? The one bottle holder's mountings in the frame are loose. Can these be fitted again? The tires are also worn so I'm thinking of putting an Ikon in front and an Ardent at the back. Currently its tyres are 2.0 front and 2.2 rear and I as to go thicker but in afraid a thicker tyre won't fit the back because it's so close to the frame. It's currently a really stiff ride so in trying to see what I can do to make it a bit more comfy. All advice appreciated.

I just looked up what Zwift is.. it looks amazing! It does look like it really becomes valuable when you have a smart trainer to imitate climbs.

Ah that would be great, thanks. I'll chat to Pieter

Hi guys, I'm not a runner but I want to get moving a bit. 30 year old out of shape male with a stationary job. Would you say that following a Couch-to-5k plan (via an app) is a good idea?

Hi guys, Does anyone know if there are spinning classes in Bloemfontein? I don't want to sign a 2 year contract with Virgin Active just for SC. I know Park Cycles used to have spinning classes but they closed down.

Hi guys, I'm still loving my NB. For those who don't yet have one, I see that on Takealot there is a Milex 1000w "Nutri1000" for just R800 today. Looks very similar to the NB.

I got the 600w Nutribullet and enjoy using it a lot. It provides an easy way to get in veggies that u I wouldn't normally want to eat. One just has to watch your calories when adding fruit (or rather make it a meal replacement). I have seen videos of people making nut butters, like almond, with their bullets. But those were all using the 900w version. I'm wondering, what do you guys think, will the 600w be able to make nut butters? Also, has anyone tried making baby food with a Bullet?

Hi guys, can someone ID these pepper type things? They don't grow much bigger and these ones will soon get soggy if not picked. Any ideas.? Sent from my Redmi Note 3 using Tapatalk

How are these coming along?

Gentlemen, I want to set up irrigation for my raised beds. I have 4 raised beds with 8 squares in each. I'm thinking of running a thick pipe in the middle of the bed, with 8 drippers going out of it. Something like in the image. Do you reckon it will be effective? What would I need to build something like this?

This weekend I tried my hand at building beds. I'm quite happy with the outcome. Next, I'll like to square foot gardening. Have any of you got experience with that? How deep do the containers need to be?

I bought quite a few things from Living Seeds: Tomatoes Watermelon (crimson sweet) Spaghetti squash Gem squash Spanspek Chillies Swiss chard Red Popcorn I have planted the seeds in a tray the past weekend and need to prepare the beds and containers over the weekend. I bought some wood to make raised beds. Will get my hands dirty over the weekend. I'm new to most of the things mentioned above and very excited to see how it goes. I've got some Swiss Chard and habanero (sp? ) peppers from last season that's still going strong. At the start of the winter I also planted the following fruit trees (they're so cheap at the nursery): Orange Lemon Naartjie Plum Peach Nectarine I guess it's still going to be a few years before they'll bear fruit, although they have made blossoms already. I think they're too small to have fruit this season. Anyways, it's weird but I find the edible garden idee very excited as I previously hated normal gardening. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Don't know if these were mentioned, but two good streaming options is Stremio (preferred) and Popcorn Time (also okay but sometimes slow depending on the sources). Both rely on torrents. Stremio allows you to add custom plug in for alternative sources. Google it and give it a shot Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

That's great! I like that idea. I've tried 16:8 daily, which is fasting 16 hours (including sleep time) and eat in a 8 hour window for a few months and it actually worked as a method of calorie restriction. Then I fell off due to holiday and now it's really difficult to get back into it. Guess I just need to bit the bullet

Hi guys, Don't know if this has been discussed before, but have you looked at intermittent fasting? I think an important part of the success of low carb, high fat, is the eating less often part, something you'll hear the likes of Tim Noakes talk about often (skipping lunch and eating only when hungry)

These are my current options. Advice appreciated: R750 + R60 (shipping) - Tenn Pro R1000 + R100 - Craft Move R950 + R100 - CWC Luminoso What do you guys think?

Last week I planted a few onion seeds from Mayford. Today I noticed this warning in red text at the back of the packet: What gives??

Nice composter available from Makro https://www.makro.co.za/sports-and-outdoor/first-dutch-brands-220l-composter-221593EA

Fellow Bloemfonteiner, watter komkommers groei jy daar? En hoe lyk jou tuin deesdae?