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Pants Boy

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  1. Np, no no no NO! If you buy a new bike, you MUST post a photo of it on your couch. If it's already dirty when you take the picture, you can take the picture in the shower or in the tub. Rules are rules!
  2. Oh, you mean lie? Or is it committing fraud? Not sure about the semantics
  3. Something like this, I think? 2011 route. http://www.strava.com/activities/4180066/
  4. No, you can send a valuation report from a bike shop - with serial numbers etc. QED.
  5. I've put in two claims. One was a schlep 'cause it was jewelry, and we needed to find proof of ownership (photographs were fine) but was paid out in full after about two weeks. The other was paid in full within 24 hours - electronics damaged by lightning.
  6. LOL I went and double checked. On my VW Bus I have a flat R3500 excess. Windscreen R750 other glass R150 Home contents - 5% of claim, minimum R1 500, maximum R4,500. I KNOW the min was R800 previously, but i guess that changed after my last claim (paid out in 24 hours) And the excess on bike (as specified portable) is R500 max 5%
  7. Household is R800 min and 5%, max I'm not sure of but it's around R5K iirc. Car excess also 5%, R250 for glass etc.
  8. Please don't get despondent - local races takes a while to get known and popular. Keep plugging at it. As far as advertising, try contacting some local clubs (go to the bike shops and chat to the owners) and get them involved. If our club knew of this (and it wasn't Warrior race this afternoon) we would've rocked up in some numbers. Just my 2c.
  9. Just a heads up on King Price insurance - for every vehicle you have comprehensively insured with them, you can comprehensively insure a bike of up to R50 000 value for R1 per month. This includes certain parts breaking in a crash, like frame, fork etc. Excess is R500 or 10% of claim ... damn good if you ask me
  10. Blood, sweat and tears. I'm still recovering from pneumonia but my pr's keep falling Happy as bacon on toast.
  11. I got a new bike last week, and my mates' reaction were priceless. One bought me a chain sock, the other a bottle cage, another one a set of bottles. On it's maiden ride, I got to go first down a new piece of singletrack with two Go-Pro riders (trying) to follow It was awesome. And yes, after having spanked a great many 29'ers on my 16.2Kg 26" Axis, I can tell you flat-out that a 29er is as fast as claimed.
  12. In my "I'm not a doctor" opinion, nebulize with Duolin - it's the only **** that actually worked (Is working?) for me, I've had pneumonia/flu/symptoms for 8 weeks now.
  13. He he ... Helpmytrap, got it on Friday. It are bootiful. 4.2kg's lighter than my green bike
  14. If you can do it yourself / afford getting a shop to do it for you, go tubeless.
  15. Loosen your grip a tad - don't let go completely, but a tight grip gives you sore wrists. Do core-work off the bike. Sit-ups, crunches, lunges, planks etc. Should help a ton in a month or two.
  16. I've got a half marathon entry that I'm not going to be able to use.
  17. SOunds awesome.
  18. So, what's the alternative? Don't cycle this road then? Oh wait, what were you doing again? That' right, cycling this road. With a camera/cellphone in your hand. I'm just wondering if you actually thought things through before you made this thread ... what was your point again?
  19. Apod stroller is the bee's knees. Take it on 'singletrack' all the time. I've gone to bigger volume bmx tires (I Think 2.2"?) and also gehtto tubeless. gives a bit of cushioning on the rougher bits.
  20. And don't forget the GoPro! If you cans wing it, three: One on your bars facing forward, one on your bars upwards towards your face, and one under your seat to show everyone you've passed.
  21. I'm with Wyatt - Go till you blow. Go stand riiiight in the front, and just hammer it. If someone yells "Trek" they're complimenting you on how fast you're going . as in "Did you see that guy trek out front"
  22. You need to plan GoPro rides like you plan a century or a big race. You need to come up with a story, scout, try some lines, scout again, then write a story line that may work. THEN you go and shoot, set up different shots of the same scene, go ride it over and over and over (or get your mates / subject to do it) and then go edit it. Going from 2 hours of raw/unplanned GoPro footage to something you'd actually watch is not likely to happen. Unless you get a Buck Norris moment, which if you think about it, was 30 seconds of 2 hour's footage .... Sure, strap you GoPro on every ride, and afterwards download to your computer, view it, and in my opinion, if there's no interesting bits, discard it. If there's interesting bits, make a 'wide cut' of it and store it for future use. That way, you can build up a library of interesting Groenkloof footage, for example. In a year's time, you may even have enough to make a 'sick edit'
  23. Entered and paid. It would be nice if we didn't have to walk that horrorhouse of a hill again .... but then again I'm 4 or 5 batches up this time around, so may get a chance to ride all of it this time.
  24. Tire liners helps with glass cuts, tubeless does not. Haven't seen Kevlar in SA, maybe from online?
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