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Yes, you are right. There is much turbulent air back there. It will swirl and cover everything with dust. The problem here is the direct (straight-line) force of wind. You have the speed of the car and the slipstream that combine and blast. Normally that's okay, but in wet weather it's going to force the water into places where it normally wouldn't go.

Agree with you 100% If you are gradually funding your Bike habit and don't have big cash to throw away all in one go. Then it becomes expensive when you have different pedals, the trick is that you have to buy road shoes with road pedals (unless you have the mtn bike shoe that has holes for both types of cleat) My last pedals were Look Road pedals, now on shimano mtn bike pedals, cos I can use them everywhere and only need 1 pair of shoes. On longer distances I haven't noticed any difference (But then I am still a funrider - not a pro) um, what I do like on the mtn bike pedals is that I can adjust the foot swivel angle a lot easier than with road pedals. So if I am tired in a set position I can twist my foot easier. My old road pedals had my foot solidly trapped.

Hey, I used to think the same. My motorbike (a classic streetfighter) was dirty and I wanted to wash it quickly. Everybody said not to use high pressure - but I decided to anyway, I was in a rush. Two months later I notice that the nut on the axle is showing rust damage. It was 'cos I forced water through the seal when I rinsed the bike.

I agree with Johan. High speed, 100km/hr and above with wet/damp air will force water through every grease sealed crevice and opening. The rear of your car has a wind free zone. The bike will get wet, but it won't have direct windforce. You may not see the damage for 6-9months, you may not feel it for 2 years, but once water get's onto unprotected metal. It's going to cause damage.

Nice life you have... 2 rides in 1 day. wow. Kremetart's my favorite ride. Not going to miss it next year.

Nice start indeed...

There is also that big hill out at Hekpoort? The one near the telkom satelite station...

Wash it myself - always!!! (evan after it comes back from service) Use very weak dishwash solution on the frame, literally just put the foam on. Rise well, Apply 2 coats of Mr Min... On chain and groupo, I just douse/rinse with parafin and dry off.

Um, dont know what area you are in, but there were some nice wheels going on www.Bikebay.co.za

Good Call! I nearly opened a can of comment on that last post, and then saw your post... TKS! Good luck with the wheel shopping.

Thanks for this!

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hmm mmmn ? ne'? Sportron

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Yup, I'm feeling that... Nothing makes you happier than when your Marshall, is an egghead... Best bet is to find 3-5 "Captains" and let them find 20 people each. You've got to get people of influence to reccomend people. So try approach the local cycling club's, the rotary clubs, the gym's (spinning studio's) Local Bike shops

Dude, You need to understand the Psych make-up of a Marshall... I've been in various Marshalling capacities over the years. Most of us would do it for zip/zero/free... Just to be close to the action and a part of the event... Having a goodie bag is nice and a T-shirt is cool... but it's not gonna be bait to entice a good volunteer(and for a World class event, you need great Marshall). The best bait is to gain the opportunity to give back to the sport you love and to get closer to the action. I think you are pretty bang on the money, on this one: The best Marshall is an "Enthusiast"

He actually needs a cyclist to help him see the error of his ways. If not somebody else may cause him some serious harm and trouble...

A few years ago there was a daily group ride that had a lot of wanna-be-pro's. It wasn't a training ride. It was a training war... "Tos"testerone would build up and a lot of the guys would take it out on the taxi's. Until, one day when a taxi settled the score, and he settled it big time. Guys, like this chop, need to learn that letting their rage build up is not good. Unleashing it on the traffic, makes all of us look bad. We've had to fight for years to get cycling lanes (which cost fortunes) and chops like this *#%^%*head make it look bad for all cyclists. Just one donkey like this will end up painting all of us with the same bad reputation paint brush. Find the guy. Name him. Shame him.

Yup! Name and Shame time! What bike? what colour? What kit? what helmut?

oh and I don't negate the fact that it's always a bit of a dangerous thing to do

I think it's safer to cycle behind a truck, than to ride on the verge alongside trafic. As you say cars feel feathers for you. If you can keep pace behind the truck, you get more respect from the other cars.

Thing is that we just move too fast, to pay too much attention to chirps from non-roadies. and Moving rapidly along with the topic...

Isn't that for car license? Both hands on steering wheel... That is a good question for another thread? What are the traffic laws for cycling? What happens if you do 80km/hr on a downhill with a 60km/hr zone..

Nice! just another reason to get disk brakes on road bikes! *just a friendly nudge*

Funny Shaving Story A few years back, somebody who worked with me decided to do the 94,7. He was a new cyclist and didn't really train. So he thought that since he was in for a 4hour stint (a very, very poor estimate on his side) He would wear a vest and tan his arms at the same time. The night before he shaved his legs and noticed in the mirror that he looked like a chop with his smooth legs and hairy arms. So he shaved his arms too. On the day of the race he skipped the sunblock. His start was late, in the heat of the day and he took 5,5 hours to finish. Naturally he suffered a serious sunburn on his arms. This was bearable for 2 days, his skin went red, swelled, blistered and scabbed. Then, on the third day, his hair started to grow through. This caused such severe agony and pain and it pushed through the scabs, that he had to be hospitalised and put onto pain killers... True story