maidenmole

Eina bliksem. Did you and Dusty work together most of the way? Would’ve been a cool Epic-style finish line photo if you finished hand-in-hand.

What are we? A bunch of dirt roadies?!?!? You can still steer the bike via your handlebar light man. One hand free then. We'll be wheeling all technical like Sagan and watty watting like Kulhavy.

I remember similar forecasts last year, but in the end we froze down in the dips. I'd prepare for patches around 2 to 6 degrees. A tail wind up Rooiberg. From your mouth to Zeus' ears.

Now, gosh, I do wonder who Ramses is referring to when he's asking nicely for some company at the sharp end to help him break his own record? https://dryland.co.za/2018/04/11/ramses-bekkenk-ready-for-the-36one-mtb-challenge/

Solid advice from Benky ... https://dryland.co.za/2018/04/11/qa-with-kevin-benkenstein/

I remember the foul look I got from a pair of cheetahs when this gazelle re-passed them

Yoh, that’s a brave statement Dane. I would’ve said being able to do an 8hr ride (with minimal stops) is the bar, and to do a couple of them at least. But hey, squashing in these kinds of rides at this stage is looking for ***. I second what you had to say about the bike - if it causes doubt, leave it at home. (although I think a HT is gonna not gonna be your friend by the time Stage 4 comes along).

I've got a solo entry up for sale. Get hold of me on 0833267584.

DG is doing alright given hes torn a bicep and broken a rib via a collision with a gate way earlier in the race.

takes 3 to 4 days for me before the stick starts to go purple.

Farewell tumbles.

Luuuurv my Kickr!!! Use TrainerRoad almost exclusively on my Mac (via ANT+) while watching ShowMax, based on amazing training plan from PainCave.co.za.

Recently discovered that my noise was the end cap on the d I've side rubbing against the rear derailleur hanger. Little bit of grease. Problem solved.

Water ran out at Suikerbosrand today. Anyone know if this is a regular occurrence? Partner and I nearly got into see-ree-us trouble after riding there from Benoni and finishing a lap. Managed to buy some Coke from vending machine in old Hotel.

The thing that bugs me about all these doping cases is how we, the consumers (who are the reason that sponsors exist) and fans (who are the reason why sports and sports administration bodies exist) get starved of information. We get fed impoverished versions of the story from both sides: the guilty parties and the entities doing the enforcement. They tell us virtually nothing. So we're left to make up our own minds in the field of public discourse. We deserve better.

Parting ways with my beloved. Wanna see her go to a fan! http://bit.ly/1Vkkqmv

Have you put it back on old rim to see if it's also lost it's shape?

Pretty clever marketing ploy - his market for brain surgery will increase should people follow his advice. ????????????

I've got it at 140mm on my OneTen and love it.

Social tandems 1 was Kt at 6.44. TT was Social Tandems 2.

Hey Singlespeed guy, Who are the paintballers? As a first timer (I wasn't aware of the trouble the 'boons have caused previously) I nearly crapped myself when I heard the shots and saw a guys pointing the gun in my direction. Are they SANParks employees? I was not aware that it was okay to a) discharge a weapon in a national park and b) that it was ok to leave paint balls lying around in an environmentally protected area? My point about it being a SANParks park is that they would be the best to know/decide when overpopulation is an issue and what would be in their best interests when it comes to culling, not us.

Does anyone know about causalities in L group from the big crash on the M3 after Tokai Rd? There was one lady who seemed to be in pretty serious condition?

The commotion I saw looked like two troops fighting with each other as they seemed to have been corralled into the same region by the paintballers. Tokai is a SANParks reserve right? If so, then SANParks should be monitoring baboon numbers and institute rellocations or culling when appropriate. There should be fairly good policies in place for this sort of thing, if there are indeed too many. Again, my issue is not with the baboons ... would prefer to have them than some maverick paintballers shooting around me.