NotSoBigBen

Knoophemp? Ek dog dis vir dans, werk en kerk ....

"Men invented war so they could be among themselves. In peacetime, they have bike racing." Finally settled on a tyre combination I like on this bike 😎 It doesn't matter if it's just a training ride, there are times you can't resist chasing riders ahead .... sometimes you catch them sometimes you don't but either way it's a good feeling 😎

Have a good August y'all! Fast but safe as my big boet always says

How different can 2 rides be .... yesterday Pat Malone as I normally do on the Rat bike, just ambling along, hectic wind coming back .... today with my good mate Sam on a 'normal' bike, the pace is always a bit higher with him but not a half wheeler, absolutely no wind whatsoever Ever ride with someone and you just feel better for it? He's just that kind of guy, calming influence

Just a coincidence, I was at the local canoe club yesterday chatting to the carbon fiber repair guy. He mentioned that they are losing paddlers to 2 things .... cycling (mostly MTB) and due to the poor quality of water, both river and dams

I would say when you wake up Sunday morning, look out the window .... anything other than that is a merely a calculated guess doesn't matter who it comes from 🤪

Am I just doff ... it's 'normal' to run/walk against the traffic, always has been So what is 'wrong way', running with the traffic?

I don't even know how many tubeless tires I've fitted ... And I still get it wrong now and then, case in point last week. Front wheel on my gravel bike .... Thought stuff it I'll just ride it like that, rode it once. Yesterday I swopped it around but ... Unlike the first time it didn't just inflate first time 😤 ... Took some effort Lesson learnt, it'll probably happen again AND just because the first go was easy doesn't mean the second time will be!

Back in my running days .... yes yes when running shoe soles were made of some EVA stuff and not soft rubber 🤪 Our club captain Andries told us to always remember that the half way mark in a marathon was 32k's and to judge our effort by that.

I'm not one prone to profanity but FFS 😡 Sending the best wishes and will keep you in my prayers

Cycling can be lonely but it's the best kind of lonely I can think of! Just a reminder to 'ALWAYS TETHER' on 3D printed mounts 😎

Watching the ladies on Tiz-Cycling .... Pretty good, no jumping through hoops with VPN's and other currency credit cards etc. 😜

But rumour has it if you get cut, you do not bleed .....

You clearly have a thicker 'gatvel' than me!

For surfing yes ... Riding? NO

Took me nearly 34 years to become a real cyclist but inevitably it happened, just over a year ago 😅 Sorry man, hope you heal up well!

"He who would travel happily must travel light" Not made for trundling along that's for sure!

So much agro for a forum we use for free for a hobby? The mind boggles, well mine does anyway ... Maybe just me though

Ten minste een ander ou wat darem die grap ken 😄

Was reminded of a joke that includes 'the dawn is nigh' in the punchline as I left pretty early this morning not to be repeated here though. Have passed that little building in the middle of nowhere so many times recently but never inclined to stop ... today thought what the heck. Many from the souf or who have raced in the souf will know it I'm sure 😎

Too true, I have come to the conclusion that anything I'm mounting on my bike 100% infill every time!

Will this help?

Hence my question, I have more than one brake set that has not been bled since the year dot and still work fine. Bearing in mind I only have from the 'other' manufacturer and notwithstanding the fact I clearly don't stress them to that point!

Genuine question @DieselnDust and other techies, other than maybe downhillers, extreme riders and proper XC riders, should any of us average Joe riders concern ourselves with boiling fluids?

Ou's it's small Saturday not blimmin Friday 🤔