Clinton1

This place is riddled with image freaks..... just use what works and feels good

Personal opinion is that most don't ride on the pavement as they don't have the skills to hop on and off them.....

I actually didn't notice at all, sorry, was I meant to? But it's your lucky day as I give my opinion freely. And I'm even more inclined to do so on a public forum where it is encouraged to do so. Unfortunately for you with it being an ONLINE public forum you have lost your ability to knock my teeth out which I understand probably frustrates you immensely. Feel free to go and hit a wall.

Yeah, you're right. Next time he'll try and get the upperhand and attack first! Try and justify violence however you wish, it is not justifiable!

I get his point. What about a kid on a push scooter? Or a young 6 year old on a skateboard with his mom? They aren't on foot. Are they not defined as pedestrians? Should they not be on the road then? What about my little four year old on her little black plastic bike, you know the kind, should she be on the road too? The law is not as cut and dried and we'd like.

Interesting. So what does knocking his teeth out achieve? Make you the better person? Allow you to feel superior? Put your testosterone on display for all females who may be in the area to see? You justify this reaction by saying if the other person is an asshole you'll be one too. Wow, aren't we lucky not everyone in the world uses this sort of logic.

Moral of the story is that you have a wonderful dad doing that sort of thing in the presence of his child! What if things had got nastier and weapons were pulled?

And the www.joburg.co.za website has this to say about travelling by bicycle: "A mountain bike is probably best for commuting as it allows you to hop onto pavements or ride through parks to avoid traffic." And on www.bicycling.co.za regarding the cycle paths in Cape Town we have this: "Cyclists need to obey all traffic rules. Cyclists also have to remember that the path is for pedestrians too. The idea is to keep left at all times. At all the intersections where pedestrian traffic is heaviest, the paving is a different design to alert cyclists to slow down to negotiate pedestrians and turning traffic." So pedestrians are allowed on cycle paths but cyclists as not allowed on pavements? And it becomes quite interesting defining a pavement. So on Durban's beachfront I can ride along the entire beach front promenade section but I better not ride on any of the paved areas next to Marine Parade road as these are effectively "pavements" and off limits for me?

Exactly the same thing I thought when reading through this thread! Dude, I have a suspicion you are not accurately measuring your resting heart rate. At the start you claimed a RHR of 105 but in this post, at 13:06 so we can assume you had not just woken from a night's sleep, you say it is 103. When measuring mine a while back even lifting my head to check out the heart rate reading on my phone which was on my chest added about 15bpm to the reading so the slightest movement can make a difference.

So I read through this thread and see the issue of burping and major wipeouts coming up. Why bother with tubeless then? I have read about being able to then run your tyres at lower pressures but then the numbers being put forward on this thread are hardly low numbers. I run these same pressures on my tubes. I have not have any punctures or pinch flats since getting my new bike in Nov last year.

I agree on two points raised above. 1. A time period for the warnings. I could get riled and say something someone finds offensive. I get warned for this and then am stuck with this warning for the rest of time. I could be a good boy for months and then another person riles me and I slip up again. All of a sudden I am in ban territory and will probably limit my interactions for fear of being banned. And if we were to all be honest, it is interacting with others that makes forums alluring. 2. Linked to point 1 is the argument that discussions could become too sterile. We are all adults and unless the interaction becomes a total name calling and insulting match the two individuals should be able to handle it themselves. We need to ensure warnings aren't handed out too quickly. In saying this I am aware of some folk who seem to take pleasure in carrying disagreements in one thread through to any subsequent thread you post in. This is a practice that really irks me. If I have a disagreement with you then so be it but get rid of that chip on the shoulder, move on and stop trying to bait me.

You pull a face like it is a stupid thing to ask but even your explanation makes it no more obvious that this should be the case. You are saying that one man doing all the work (even carrying both bikes at stages), with the other rider a "passenger", is still going to be quicker than two women working together? I know the times show that but is it always the norm. I would think that the strongest women riders would ride together in female teams.

Why would a mixed team be faster than a woman only team? The time is taken when the second person crosses, is it not?

Were they high fiving each other before racing? Remember this is a stage event. There is still racing to do.

To be honest I reckon the helicopter ruins the picture. It takes the focus away from the cyclists and makes the helicopter the centre of attention. The shadow on the left ruins it further. Also those two cyclists alone on a long desolate stretch of road would have evoked a better impression of the Epic. Hey, but that's just me...

Yeah, it's the problem in Durban... we have so much else to keep us entertained that things like this just don't get the turn out those boring cities do....

For sure! Thanks

Hey man! How many guys you expecting and are you looking at about 25km again? Try and give more warning next time too

Absolutely ridiculous really. People also see what they want to see. These riders have a lot of people pulling them in different directions when they finish a stage too. Team managers trying to get interview kit on, helpers cleaning them up for the cameras, media trying to corner them for a quick interview, formal interviews to get to.... it is rather manic when they cross the line. Not sure how people expect them to fit sitting around a campfire with their competitors singing kumbaya into all of that!

I'm a Burry fan. Bugger those shouting for Kevin and co

I hear you but you can ask all the questions you want but those giving you advice will be equally in the dark when it comes to realising if there is some hidden fault or if there has been excessive abuse of the bike which is not quite visible. Only the seller is truly aware of what the bike has been through and, again, if you buy in the second hand market there is no returns policy. Nothing wrong with second hand if the selling price reflects the risks taken in buying.

You summed it up perfectly there. My favourite word is sheeple. It is actually brilliant for marketers as it is self perpetuating. Someone who buys an iPad feels the need to tell all and sundry how amazing it is and how it has changed their lives (even when the reality is that the usefulness of the device is far less than a standard laptop but after spending a fortune on something you need to convince yourself it was worth it), throw in a few celebs flashing their iPads around on TV and before you know it everyone feels they NEED one. They then buy one and start the cycle over again by telling anyone willing to listen how much they love their new toy.... brilliant!

Yip, that is was I was saying in the 29er/27.5 thread. The masses seem to have this desire to show off that they have the latest and will buy whatever the marketing gurus put out even when the actual advantage gained is minimal. I, for one, am quite happy to sit and wait for last years model to drop dramatically in price and snap it up. Far better than wasting your time in the second hand bike market trying to ensure you get a bargain and not a dud.

Yip, the pricing in a 2nd hand market should not just be about the value of the bike. The fact that the 2nd hand market is full of fraudsters should also reflect in the price of 2nd goods. I, as a buyer, am taking more of a chance buying 2nd hand so I should get a better rate for the increased risk I am taking on. I am also taking on the risk that there may in fact be a problem with the bike that has not been disclosed, not in every instance obviously but there are cases, so again the risk I am taking in this department should reflect in a lower price. Most 2nd goods are sold as is with no return policy. Factor all of this in and a 2nd bike should really be FAR cheaper than a new one. People unknowingly buying these 2nd bikes at inflated prices are creating an inflated market. Users on this forum who constantly send newbies to buy in this market are perpetuating it (I still always think it's because they have their own 2nd goods they are trying to sell...). The real deals are few and far between. Until people factor in the buyer risks when selling second hand I would avoid doing so.

This is why, as opposed to the regular advice given on here, I'll rather buy brand new old models from a dealer rather than browse for second hand "bargains". Every seller is out to make as much as he possibly can, obviously, but this will often mean an inflated price and an exaggeration of the "exceptional" condition the bike is in or the "limited" mileage it has done. New at least you know is new and you can easily compare prices to other new bikes of the same model.