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Mildly intrigued as to WHY you think it's funny! I can't think of any other reason other than you think it's funny because it's a chance to mock another person's beliefs, an effort to try and build yourself up by belittling others. From any other angle, I can see no reason why someone would see humour in it . But hey, get your kicks (cheap or otherwise) wherever you want.

I keep absolutely nothing on my phone that isn't sych'd to google (email, contacts, calendar, apps, docs, photos). As an Android phone, it makes no sense to me to NOT do that. If it's not a google app, then it's syched to some other cloud service. I can replace my phone without any hassle at all.

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I've also heard this, although the box specifically states wholegrain, so I dunno - I believe egg white omelettes (with a single yolk) taste the same as using full eggs, contain the same protein, but contain considerably less calories - perhaps I'll eat that for b/fast instead. Anyone want to volunteer to come and make that for me every morning? Seriously though, thanks for all the input so far. It's all common sense I guess, but trying to muddle it through in your head sometimes makes it seem more confusing.

Covie, That's pretty much where I am. I've lost a lot of weight since the beginning of the year until beginning of April, but despite an increase in activity, my weight is at a plateau right now. I'm losing inches though, so I'm not complaining too much yet. Aitkins / New Noakes / etc seems to have been getting some good successes, but it's not a cheap way to go - replacing all your carbs with protein / fat based foods results in quite a substantial increase in your monthly food bill.

Thanks folks, all makes lots of sense. The deficiency is obviously protein. Cyclewizz - My evening meals are a full meal with Protein, veg and carbs, and I normally try and have a larger portion of the protein than carbs. I always figured the yoghurt and cheese was enough protein throughout the day. I guess not. I do accept that my breakfast is too low on protein though, something I'm trying to figure out how to address in the best way possible.

Ok, so I think I know what the problem is, but I wanted to get more opinions and input from you lot as well. I'm currently on a mission to lose a large amount of excess weight. The mechanisms I've used are 1) Eat less rubbish, 2)Exercise more - I was told that this is the way to do it, and I agree (~15kgs down since September last year). Ok, enough kidding around. Problem is, I'm always hungry. My training consists of a great deal of running, a moderate deal of cycling, and some gyming. This is made up of 5-6kms run early morning twice during the week, 10+kms run once on the weekend, cycling to and from work (12kms either way) 3 times a week (sometimes, I cycle to work on the same day I run in the mornings - getting ready for duathlons), and gym once a week - generally on the weekend. My diet consists of a bowl of oats or wheetbix with an apple/banana for b/fast, an apple and a yoghurt for mid-morning, a sandwich (wholegrain or rye bread) generally containing cheese and tomato and sometimes some avo. Mid afternoon is another fruit and yoghurt and dinners are generally no holds barred, within reason - ie, as little rubbish (cream, fried foods, oil, etc) as possible. I'm always hungry though, the only time I am not is within an hour after eating, but then I'm ravenous and have to push myself to wait until the next meal / snack. Am I training too much, am I eating too little, am I not eating enough of something, am I eating too much of something (I'm currently scoffing about 5-6 apples a day, as this is what I'll allow myself to fall back on when I hit those hungry spells). As I said, I believe I have an idea of what I should be doing, but this is based on not much solid knowledge at all, and I know there are some clever people here, so hit me ... and help me ;-) Thanks

Must agree, the over exaggeration of his "points" and the ridiculous nature of his suggestions to "rid the world of this scourge" do tend to make me laugh at this guy and not take him seriously at all.

Double Ah-ha - makes sense now. Thanks.

Question, why do these bikes even have seats ... or even seat posts for that matter. I get that the seat tube is required for the frame integrity, but what the hell is the seat for. I wouldn't even want to sit on that green one's seat - too close to the wheel.

Although, speaking to the guys at the start, they said they've been packing up around 2-3pm, because people stop arriving to ride from around 11-12. So yeah, arrive before 2 and you'll be able to get your entry ticket, and just make sure you're out by 17h30. I'm sure this will change as it becomes more popular and the whole arrangement settles down (with multi-passes, month-ticket, etc), just as the "Weekend only" arrangement will change over time.

I had a really good time out there. My phone, running Endomondo, died just on 13kms, which was around 60% into my ride, so I'm guessing I did around ~22 thoroughly enjoyable kms. Route markers were a little difficult to see in the wooded sections, in fact, Grant (I believe his name is) mentioned that they're going to change the blue to yellow - that would make it a lot better. I also mentioned that some boards with the various route options be placed at strategic places, but one at the start would be ample I think - just something to give you a general perspective of the area. Grant did mention that there are section markers around on top of the posts, and I understand the intention, but I still think a general overview may be a good addition. Bi-directional indicators, and maybe even wider singletrack where there is a bi-directional situation, is almost a must. I had the same heart in the mouth moment coming around a corner thinking I was on a one way, only to be charged down by 3 juggernauts coming in the opposite direction. Overall ... massively pleased with the trails, nice and close to home, and given the petrol I'd have to use to get to Rietvlei or Groenkloof, the price is about right. Thanks Guys, much appreciated.

Hehe, some rather spectacular acrobatics from a Landy http://www.carmagblo...1-freelander-0/ Now if his wheel size was bigger, he would have simply driven over the manhole. Although, I do question the validity of the whole thing - the 2nd video seems to indicate that it was more of a deliberate stunt than anything else.

Will give it a go tomorrow morning. Thank you so much for this, there's been so much talk over the last few years about the potential in the area for a proper MTB park, glad to see it's finally evolved from an idea into reality.

.. and I must say - what an awesome event. Bear in mind that these comments are from the perspective of a 35km rider - your average 70km / Marathon rider would probably not share my sense of euphoria, although, I'm sure they'll struggle to find too many things to complain about. Very well attended (way better than I thought it would be). Start was relaxed, but well oiled, and went off without any hitches. Route was well marked, and generally sublime, seriously, it's probably one of the better routes I've ever done (not being a super well travelled race snake, although I have done a few events) - it had a good mix of dirt roads, flats, slight climbs, downhills to catch your breath, and just when I thought it was going to be a mellow, fast ride along only dirt roads, along came the technical climb - steep enough to challenge the likes of me, but not too steep to make me despondent and not be able to enjoy myself. One bit of criticism, the marshals COULD have been a little more engaging, and perhaps there could have been more of them, even given the well marked route ... but hey, I'm LOOKING for a smidgen of negativity here to balance out the glowing review. I'm hooked, and will definitely be doing this event again, and given my condition during and after the race, a 70km is quite easily doable. Kudos to the organisers, and thank you.

There's one in Ceres as well.

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To echo a sentiment that Stretch expressed. I frequent a forum, a very specific one, which has one of the harshest moderation policies I've yet seen on the internet. You may only start a new thread when you have made 10 un-moderated comments to existing discussion threads. Moderation is severe in the extreme. New Threads themselves are only allowed if it's a brand new line of thought, otherwise all you're doing is duplicating discussion points. Anything that doesn't add constructively to the discussion receives an infraction and the post is removed, if it's a borderline case, then you get a warning and your post can remain, but it doesn't count to the 10 post limit you need to get your new thread licence. Language is moderated, typing style is moderated, no chat speech, no "b4" instead of "Before", no slandering of other members - you may pick someone out for a comment they made if you can provide adequate proof that you have a constructive reason for doing so ... the list goes on - it's a harsh environment to try and be an airy-fairy pointless poster who just likes to use the forum to mini blog what's on his mind - you'll get nowhere there if that's you. Now a lot of people in the community that this forum serves moan about the moderation of the forum saying that it's too severe and only certain people are allowed to post there. The reality is, yes, it's severe, and yes, only certain people end up posting there, but that's more because of natural selection and less because of favoritism, but you know one thing is certain, posts and comments you read on that forum are relevant, helpful, meaningful, and totally devoid of anything frivolous. Basically, this forum is the central go to point if you need any information at all, because the posts and threads there contain only well thought out, relevant information which posters have researched or are discussing in a mature, intelligent manner, anything less is not tolerated. Heck, even some of the longest standing and valuable contributors to that site have been suspended for breaking the rules, and they take the suspension in the light it was given, and that is to ensure the integrity of the forum as an outstanding well of information. I'm not saying the Hub should become like that, but the point is that moderators need to be there to do a job that allows the forum to contain relevant information for the community it serves. I've not been on here for a while (I've actually forgotten what my login details are, hence the new account), but what I see here is a shade of what the Hub used to be, and given that I see there has already been fervent attempts of moderation (which is clearly not to the liking of those that have been the recipient of said moderation), I would hate to see what the Hub would look like if those efforts were not in existence. I would hesitate to say that the Hub would have ceased to exist a while back were it not for the efforts of admin and the moderation team. So, the bottom line, if you're worried about your comment being moderated, perhaps you should think about whether you should make the comment at all. Is your comment adding to the discussion constructively, is your comment adding to the building of a pleasant and helpful cycling community forum, or is your comment simply going to be made to incite aggression in others and start (or maybe even continue) an argument which would do nothing to add to the forum / discussion. /steps off sanctimonious soapbox ;-)