Captain Fastbastard Mayhem

No, as long as you have a finishing time, and you are registered as a finisher. I think the time you enter is just an approximation... Each year, probably increasing with inflation.

They won't... as far as I know.

Not receipts - they'll track it via the race timing and your race number, together with your ID.

WHAT!? RS themselves swapped it out for the DH damper. That's what I paid for. It was originally a 2-step damper, and I specifically requested the DH, mission control damper. Are you serious? YOu saying that they just changed the 2 step cartridge for the solo air cartridge, and left the damper as the 2L?

Pricing on the TrailWide 650? EDIT: Shot!

It may say RC2L on the fork, but it has the RC2DH damper Unless you changed it! Did you ever sort out the issue with the spacing?

BAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! SO much win in the last para d in Motorsport, News by Sniff Petrol on Tuesday, November 11th, 2014 http://livesniffpetrol.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/HornerHalliwell.jpgYes, this is really happening Changes are afoot at Red Bull F1 following news that Christian Horner is to marry surprising and still-can’t-quite-imagine-them-together girlfriend Geri Halliwell. Halliwell’s influence will be seen throughout the team at the final race of the season where various high profile employees will enjoy new nicknames, inspired by the soon-to-be-Mrs-Horner’s life in the music industry. Hence, Adrian Newey will be renamed ‘Brainy Bull’, Daniel Ricciardo will be known as ‘Smiley Bull’ and Sebastian Vettel will be referred to as ‘Big Baby Bull’. The Halliwellian influence will also extend to the aerodynamics department as rumours suggest the RB10 will be fitted with a very short Union Jack skirt. Finally, under the watchful eye of the artist formerly known as Ginger Spice, the language used throughout the team will also be modified so that any chicane will be referred to exclusively as a ‘zig-a-zig-ahhh’ and the Renault engines in the two cars will be known as ‘Mel B’ and ‘Mel C’ because they sound a bit rough.

Merc announces new naming policy by Sniff Petrol on Wednesday, November 12th, 2014 http://livesniffpetrol.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/NewMercmodelnames.jpgSomething to do with those new Merc names, yesterday Mercedes this week announced plans to replace its existing, confusing model name structure with a brand new, even more confusing model name structure. ‘The new system uses a different range of letters to denote not only the model itself but also its specific attributes,’ said branding strategy manager Brandon Strategeeman-Ajerr. ‘So, let’s take the new rugged version of the A-class as an example. Five door models are now V for versatile, followed by the model letter in the hierarchy, and G denotes Gelande for four-wheel-drive variants. And, let’s say this model has petrol injection, or i, and no turbo, so na. Under our new system it is now badged VAGina.’ ‘Or, for example, the newly expanded B-class range,’ Strategeeman-Ajerr continued. ‘This one here is the long wheelbase lengthened version, or len, and it is pure electric or El, but with a diesel range extender. Hence, it is badged BEllend.’ ‘The strategy also extended to our larger cars,’ Strategeeman-Ajerr noted. ‘Here, for example, we have a petrol powered M-class that also runs on Ng or natural gas and is an electric hybrid or ‘E’. So it is the MiNgE.’ ‘Oh wait,’ Strategeeman-Ajerr concluded. ‘I have just been handed this piece of paper from management concerning the top secret F-class petrol-powered range extended dynamic edition. No, my mistake, they’re telling me I’m fired.’

SCORPION!!!

That's a damn good looking watch there, HA

It's a 4 legged Chewbacca!

I wouldn't think so. They can't force you to, after all - unless you want to get into a potential after race hospitality suite, in which case you normally have to be in team colours... Also - if you're in VA / VB / Elites etc and are in a team, that's separate to a CLUB membership, right?

why is the 39,000 limit too little, when you only need 45,000 points to get to Gold? The whole philosophy behind Vitality is to enhance your wellbeing, and allow people to get to know their health status. The rewards side of it is mostly secondary - they're trying to create a mindset of overall wellness, and if you ONLY concentrate on the cycling, without doing any of the screening checks, online assessments and so on, you're hardly looking after your health, are you? Or is it a case of "I excercise so I'm fine - I don't need to know my BP / Cholestorol / glucose status"?

Okay guys, just confirmed. That "qualifying spend for cash back of R 3,000 per quarter" is just very bad wording. There is no minimum spend, no threshold and no tiering of benefits. The R 3,000 is a quarterly limit on your discountable entries, so you can get 50% back on up to R 3,000 per quarter, with a total spend of R 12,000 per year and a total cash back amount of R 6,000 per year. The "up to 50%" cash back is necessary as the Entry Fee is set at the PRE ENTRY amount, so if you enter on the day or have a late entry, you don't get 50% of that amount back - you only get 50% of the pre-entry amount back in cash. R 600 per year gets you: CSA license (still need to clarify if it's recreational only, but I'd assume it is) Kit Discount vouchers for Bicycling etc

Hahahahaha! I can see it now...

Okay - I've just swung a mail off to one of my contacts in Head Office to clarify that clause that was in the marketing material. Gerald etc, I'll post info as soon as I have it.

Harry needs another 70,000 for Gold status. And yes - that will get you there. Either that, or 40 visits to the gym.

the 70k means 35000 a pop. It's easy. You'll have to do a few of the lesser-done items, but it's doable Nutrition: 5,000 Fitness: 7,500 (top tier, pretty much everyone should be here honestly) Non Smokers: 5,000 Stress Assessments: 2,500 Online Fitness Assessment: 1,000 Screening Tests (HIV / BP / Glucose / Chol / Body Weight): 14,000 Kids assessment: 2,000 plus other bits n pieces (prostate / mammogram etc) and you're there.

JEEEPERS! Druk hom, lightie! How old are you, if you don't mind me asking? You'll be able to get to Gold with only one assessment each, but you'll have to do some of the other stuff, like a prostate / mammogram / kids assessments (if they're on Vitality) and a nutrition assessment with a dietician.

Harry!? Why! My wife's done 1 fitness assessment and no races, I've done 2 fitness assessments, and all we've done is the online stuff, soe gym visits and the screening tests. That's it!

Landed back first, weight all the way back so when the front came down it had all his weight behind it. Front just dug a hole for China...

Murray must have pissed himself laughing, Dan...

It's BRAND new. Guy probably bought it the week before, and the salesman at massmart just saw him coming from a mile off.

Please tell me my eyes are deceiving me, and he isn't riding a 24" bike with the display card still in the wheels...

you may need to do a qualifying activity to go from a base discount (say, 10%) to the 50%. Probably something like a fitness assessment / online questionnaire etc. But that's all conjecture at the moment. I'll call the guys tomorrow and see what I can find out.