Pants Boy

That sucks man.

My R4000 - R5000 bike is insured with my home and motor contents for ~R18 - no brainer for me. Covers accident, theft, jacking etc.

R1000 on the dot for entries. Last year was probably double that, but did Sabie Xperience as well.

Spam much?

I've used both the R1500 jobbies and the R50 jobbies - tell you one thing, both moers proper. The R50 jobbie lasted two beatings, but they were ROYAL beatings. It's not going to fail you if you use it proper .... and unless weight is an issue for you ... oh wait.

Aag nee dan gaan ek weer gemoer word That hasn't happened in a while though, so maybe it's time.

So why don't you Google it and then impart infinite wisdom on the poor soul?

Ha ha ha ... Golani - Israeli for "Ek gaan jou nou hard bliksem nog voor jy kan sê eina blixem!" I is impressed with the pics, would like to play with it a bit. I take it training only in JHB?

Maniyak Cycles in Braam Pretorius does MTB rides most Saturday mornings - friendly, helpfull bunch. They leave around 7 from the shop.

He should have (at least) third party insurance - try not to be a hard-ass and ask him to help you out - poor commuter can't afford a car etcetera. He may end up paying more for his insurance after a claim so try and see it from his pov as well ... I wouldn't like to try and lay blame as to who was wrong / right, but I can tell you that I absolutely HATE it when dipshits stop like that (to let other cars through the traffic - it's always a mess waiting to happen)

K lemme check my diary - but HMT knows many more trails than me

Oi I'm gonna have to sit this one out Missus troubles, I'm sure the married okes can relate.

Mmmm ok pressed for time ... lemme see. I'll ride through to FG / Silver Fakes somewhere. Maybe we should hit the river tracks, then Rosemary Hill / Boschkop rather? That would make it quite a bit shorter. Then we organize a whole-day expedition through Culinan, Roodeplaat etc - maybe do 100 - 120km then?

Start time depends on starting point lol. I ride from Queenswood, so if it's from there we can leave at 06:00. What do you guys want to hit? Pienaars singetrack Avondzon Pienaars Poort Rayton Cullinan Kameelfontein Roodeplaat ???

31st sounds good ... I dunno, how far / long do you want to go? 4 hours? Some of those roads can be murder, 20km/h avg might be a stretch sometimes (depends on sand and corrugations and rain) HelpMyTrap you're welcome to join, but I'm loading bricks in your camelbak and tying a tractor tire to your bike ... that'll even it out a little lol

SMK ... Sondag Middag Knippie Klapperkop

Commuting by bike is contagious:

Yes - Joe Friel can

So, Padda, have you done it yet? Klapperkop, I mean

I ride in the rain, but then again it only rains in summer here in Tshwane and Gommorah, so it's not miserably cold. When it rains I slow down a lot, take the short route and keep to pavements or off-road as much as I can, it's just safer. Remember, when thinking lights, think christmas tree! The more the better.

I ride my MTB (sometimes with knobblies(Crossmarks), mostly with semiknobblies(Bontrager CR1)) on tar to work and back, albeit in Pretoria and not Slaapstad. Reason(s) being that you may see me on the tar every now and again, but I also hit a lot of dirt in between. Knobblies are more robust and can withstand the crap lying on our roads, as well as the potholes and ditches etc that dot the landscape. Are you really THAT bored to try and pick a fight? Go read pinkbike or something.

Squier, do you know the singletrack next to the river, close to the highway? From there you take the Bronkies road east (although there's some shortcuts through the bush) to Avondzon (Old Blikbord pub), then through Pienaarspoort (DIK DIK DIK sand) through to the north of the Magaliesberg Mmmm me smells a group ride should rather be planned for this. Start in Silver Lakes, hit the river singletrack, Avondzon, poort, then to Cullinan ...

Schweet, I also like riding in the area. I stay in Queenswood, so have to pick between going to Boschkop area or Kameelfontein area (although I've been playing a bit along Bon Accord as well)