Captain Fastbastard Mayhem

Precisely. The guys at the cecilia academy just 500m down the road, whose whole livelihoods re in those homes which were in danger of going up in smoke (they don't have anywhere else to go, BTW). The guys in Hangberg, after some idiot decided it would be a good idea to shoot a flare up into the fynbos above the settlement. The guys in IY who had that fire above them for 3 days straight, all hoping it wouldn't come down on them like it came down on the "rich whiteys" in Noordhoek, constantia and tokai.

I also heard that, and wondered why he was contradicting himself.

Update on the fire - wind has shifted and smoke is going into CT central. May make things a tad more difficult. Wind projected to get to 40 kph over the course of tomorrow

Yes. As well as many other areas, but it's "uunder control"

After the race, through to town (it'll be relatively quiet) up buitengracht and Kloofnek and then left up the road to table mountain cableway (Tafelberg road) to the end, then back down and up Signal Hill Road on the other side of Kloofnek. Back down, then hook a right and then right again (eeffectively a 180) and down the Glen towards camps bay. Left at the stop, then down into camps bay. Left at the next stop and continue up to the top of suikerbossie, and down onto hout bay. Then around, back up suikerbossie and through camps bay, hugging the coastline all the way back to the finish area. Should add some pretty good riding for you.

Yeah, agreed. But the aliens in tokai (from what I've heard) weren't yet in seed. So it changes the dynamic A bit.

Top of Wynberg hill, just at the Trovato link offramp.

You don't know what's going to go on From here for the aliens. After the (planned - in the future) burn there was always going to be a pull of immature alien plants if they cropped up...

Lol. Yes, I'd call you a dick to your face, given your stance on this. Doesn't mean I don't count you as a mate. Wait. That sounded off a bit strange.

Tbh I'm going to cheer from the sidelines. Told the OH that I'll be sitting this one out as soon as the fire got this large. Never was going to be the same and those hills will be KILLER for me given my fitness atm. Plus as soon as I told her I wasn't doing it, she booked a client meeting and a shoot So ill be there at the top of Wynberg hill with a few cold ones,wwaiting to hand them out. Then I'll probably be assessing the damage to the trails in tokai.

What alien vegetation? It's all gone. And no. The fynbos will flourish in these conditions and will grow far faster than the aliens.

you clearly have no idea at the amount of preparation that goes into securing road closure for an event this large. Given the short time they had for this (lless than a week, where both of the official routes were canned) what they've done is the only available option Plus. If anyone is complaining about THIS, given what's been going on here over the last few days, you officially have "d1Ck" status. Grow up and get some perspective. People have been evacuated, lost their homes, livelihoods and some have been fighting this fire for stints of up to 48 hours without sleep. Emergency services are at constant alert for any flare ups as are police. Me? I'm thankful that more people haven't had their homes burn to the ground given the size of the fire. If you can't see the reasons for this decision, then you're blind. End of rant.

Re roadworks - Boyes Drive. so no it wouldn't have been a problem without a fire.

And there we have it...

Hahahahahahaha! sorry bro that's hilarious. And dead wrong. 47km in total. It's just 23.5km from town to OKW

From town to the base of OKW and back. Essentially hill hill hill hill hill hill hill hill oh feck look another hill

Well that sucks...

If I say I accept fee payments in frames, does that make your life any easier?

Brilliant. Noted for the future!

Finally. a distributor saying that special orders are welcome and not just a "wwe don't do it"

Yes, you heard it here, folks. Iwan doesn't actually know what he paid for the frame. His credit card is still wincing from the explosive effects of Iwan shouting SWIIIIIIPE!!! after he rode the bike at last year's bike fair. The cost was a secondary concern. For future reference, the card can be seen nursing a bottle of OB's as it comes to terms with the disastrous effects of being used like a cheap russian hooker. Again, and again, and again...

You can go around most of the hectic stuff

Shot dude...

Chris Nixon Cycling Academy.

Ah. That settles it then. Publicity stunt, nothing more. Now, if it was Danica Patrick they were considering, that would be a little better. But still a publicity stunt