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  1. SpecialK
    I went OTB at top of Armageddon, tried plowing the ground with my face but luckily wearing a full face. thumb decided to stay behind though, so looks like I tore a ligament off the base of it. Seeing a hand specialist tomorrow to get final diagnosis and looking at a potential reattachment surgery.
  2. SpecialK
    Thank you! seeing Dr Solomons on Friday, seems to be a busy guy
  3. SpecialK
    It's my hand, I would rather go to someone overqualified than underqualified...
  4. SpecialK
    I took a bit of tumble off the bike on Sunday (or more a full face plant OTB, thank goodness for a full face helmet). I initially thought I walked away with just a few bruises and a sprained thumb, but a trip to the emergency room yesterday confirmed it was a torn ligament. Any recommendations for a hand specialist in the Cape Town area? Preferably looking for someone operating outs of Constantiaberg, CT Mediclinic or Milnerton Medi...
  5. SpecialK
    I travelled all of September, about 3 weeks of holidays, and 2 weeks of travel for work. I apparently didn't hold back when it came to eating all the food though, including the week before I left, which involved a lot of eating out to catch up with friends before my trip. Result: 3.5kg up today... which is a bit frustrating, but also just a nudge to get back into good habits. Eating well. Exercising. Getting enough sleep. My gym is having their "8 to Great" challenge, which I missed the start of while I was overseas, but I am joining them for the last 6 weeks. One of their key components is the 800g challenge, which essentially means getting 800g of fruit and veg in per day. Which is a lot. I need to go shopping today...
  6. SpecialK
    sometimes you just need a bit of tough love, a gentle nudge in the right direction and bit of new perspective
  7. SpecialK
    Not the biggest loss this month, and there have been quite a few ups and downs. Busy life sometimes makes keeping on track difficult, but I am learning to balance what sometimes feels like a slightly chaotic life. Overall the scale is moving in the right direction, and more importantly, I am getting better at incorporating good habits into a busy life.
  8. SpecialK
    also look at pinned.co.za for online options. If you have 5 10s currently and know your preference and sizing, they have quite a few still available.
  9. SpecialK
    I used the Wille Honde brackets to mount both my bikes, easy enough to install on your own (even though it would have been nice to have a second person to help with getting the bikes level for position of the front wheel). System works really well, IMO. I just added a small piece of felt to each of the pedal brackets to prevent any scratching or scuffing. Wall is getting a few tyre scuff marks but nothing major. You can get them direct from Extreme Lights: https://www.extremelights.co.za/collections/cycle-lights-accessories-1/products/wille-honde-bicycle-wall-mount-bracket
  10. SpecialK
    unexpectedly big drop over the weekend, I reckon riding both days over the weekend definitely helped, and then not stuffing my face with unhealthy food after the rides. I'm still up from where I started at the beginning of the year, but the trend is at least now moving in the right direction, I just hope I can keep it up over the winter.
  11. SpecialK
    My weight also went up this month, not even going to make an excuse, just too many days eating crap
  12. SpecialK
    There have been a few book adaptations that weren't all that terrible.Normally I don't follow one so quickly with the other, but friends had highly recommended the movie, so I wondered how bad it could be, especially with the author being involved in the screenplay. Apparently I underestimated what even a director such as Spielberg can **** up. Good that you watched the movie first... but seriously, read the book. I absolutely loved the '80s references and nostalgia that the book brought out so much better than the movie ever could.
  13. SpecialK
    I would recommend reading the book... so much better than the movie. I smashed the book over a weekend, watched the movie on the Tuesday, was bitterly disappointed...
  14. SpecialK
    I'll be at the back too...
  15. SpecialK
    My road bike is going in for repairs tomorrow Guess that means I'll turn up on the mountain bike and have a nice chilled slow ride...
  16. SpecialK
    I'm in!
  17. SpecialK
    I am... March was just a tough month. Logged my weight (which granted was from Saturday morning - the weekend was a lot less kind to the waistline and the number on the scale)
  18. SpecialK
    I hope you excluded me, I seem to be gaining, not losing...
  19. SpecialK
    Or msg him on instagram... bogus_designs
  20. SpecialK
    Extreme Lights had these that they were selling at the Argus expo... https://www.extremelights.co.za/collections/cycle-lights-accessories-1/products/wille-honde-bicycle-wall-mount-bracket
  21. SpecialK
    Ever since the CTCT, all I've been wanting to do is eat and sleep... and I've been doing plenty of both. Hoping that this feeling passes in the next few days so I can buckle down and eat normal portions again. and hopefully feel less bloated
  22. SpecialK
    My weight this morning was slightly up from last month, but I have been eating a bit more to compensate for all the training I'm currently doing (long rides for the Argus, the Crossfit Open and trying not to neglect my weightlifting). I am feeling better and fitter than I've done in a long time though. My eating has been good this week and I can feel it. Since my aim was to maintain weight or maybe lose a little, I'm happy where I'm at. I might not weigh less, but I'm leaning out a bit more, so I'm gonna disregard the number on the scale a bit.
  23. SpecialK
    would suggest listing in the classifieds... https://www.bikehub....-event-entries/
  24. SpecialK
    Might be better to post that under classifieds... https://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/category/35-event-entries/
  25. SpecialK
    Nothing wrong with slow
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