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When I am uncertain of my next move, I am firm believer of sitting tight and looking at the positions taken by those around me. However in this time of great uncertainty, coupled with our primary objective as stated above and the simple fact that all our tenants until recently regarded our mall as their primary home where they trade, meet prospective customers and in general share common experiences with their colleagues, I would sell myself as a picture of stability to my existing tenants. Our message: yes, we have challenges, but we are facing them and we intend to be around if you still see us in your future. The timing of our message: asap. The audience: the decision maker(s) of each business. We will have to accept that the above will only console the SME businesses, our anchor tenants is likely to negotiate from head-office. And we've all heard the joke of the head office guy phoning the ops manager to say: Hi, I am from head-office, how can I help you? Head-office is likely to make blanket decisions and will commence negotiations with a one-size-fits-all attitude. The exception to the rule might be ABSA, since they carry risk exposure. The Spar might be our knight in shining amour, do they already have a Spar Tops at the mall or is the liquor section integrated? We should assist them where possible with infrastructure changes to accommodate the extension of these (taken into consideration the onerous legislation in this regard). Above all else we will have to keep the planned renovation alive. This will likely be the key deciding factor for the anchor businesses. From the initial scenario it seems the primary motivation (for the renovation) was to remain relevant in light of a new (and probably bigger) mall being erected within spitting distance. The funders of the planned development are likely reviewing the prospects. Whatever way you look at it, an existing mall does have the edge. The timing of the renovation is also critical, building should commence early enough to ensure our mall is open for business well in advance to the new kid on the block. We cannot match a grand opening with a renovation. However the return on the renovation will be less than the 11% being floated somewhere above. The sell to the shareholders (read: zero dividend for x years) and the bank will be less on return and more on survival. Return on capital will therefor need to be revised downward, first due to the general depressing impact of COVID-19 and secondly due the additional outlay required. Apologies for the long-winded charade. In summary we need to be seen as leading the charge - with a realistic compromise attitude verbalise in previous posts. This at least will remove one uncertainty for the tenants and let them focus on getting their businesses back on track.

I would to get your thoughts on the socio or customers dynamics, during lockdown their behaviour is dictated but what happens after lockdown? I can't see it as business as usual and thoughts? Whatever happens goods and services will follow customer needs, a mall provides a trading space for these goods and services. This will not change, i.e. the basic reason for the existence of malls will remain.

Such a strategy needs to be underpinned by a cost baseline, cash and otherwise. Due to uncertaintee this will be a very fluid number but is likely to move within a range. First step is to determine the range.

WFH might also create an opportunity in using "open" space for fixed office address, client meeting/principles meeting space and general secretary services.

Tax - tax incentives to keep employees on payroll and tax breaks to support cashflow Shareholders - 35% requires income stream, balance long - term investors

I also suggest to change sociology to customers

I would split government interventions into: Political Tax Under political I see soft issues such as labour relations/environment Tax - whatever comes our way Also include shareholders as a seperate category

Hello chair, Are we starting the meeting?

Update on my 26" Alu Chameleon

This is always an option

Essentially wider tyres on wider rims. Impact on frame design since clearance an issue. Good idea or not? I have been running 2.4" high volume tyres on a HT 26" bike. The result is something very close to a 650b size. Issues are: It requires a rim with a wide internal rim width to prevent burping, or alternatively higher pressures (which negates the advantages of a high-volume tyre). Rolling -weight

Few short steep (and technical depending on which side you approach) in happy valley area. Don't know about safety concerns. Hills are sufficient for power stuff, no long continuous climbs in Bfn. Go visit Rhodes for the week-end. More than sufficient training opportunities if I look at the quality cyclists coming from Bfn.

My guess is they support it since they are able to participate. XCO is seen as over technical and over hard. The same applies to criteruim racing vs. PPA social rides.

Subsequent to checking the results of the last two XCO events on National level this whole debate seems like a storm in a teacup. Hardly anyone signs up for these events! My advice to Nigel is to keep doing what he is doing - get the young involved and grew it from there. Insofar Naas - I remember him opening the great skilled/unskilled debate and his skills workshop plans some time back on the hub. My perception then, and seems to be confirmed by his latest rant, is his desire is really to make his superior skills known than anything else. And to Goya-Goya: which banana peel did you arrive on?

Normal. Before the clutch thing Shimano was always boasting about their "soft" shifting compared to the competition. The introduction of the clutch negates this claim. It is wise to deactivate the clutch when not in use since the mechanism put lots of strain on the spring resulting in the clutch becoming less effective over time. Note: it is possible to increase the spring force by removing the cover and using the embedded tool.

Barhugger is correct - it is more intuitive than anything else. Apart from the figures of 8 he describes try the following: Mount the bicycle from the side you are struggling to turn into, i.e. right-hand turns get on the bike from the right and vice versa. We tend to mount the bike only from one side - I suppose being creatures of habit. The best way of mounting the bike - with the objective of improving balance, is to put your foot on the pedal, for eg left foot/left pedal, push the bike forward and swing your leg (in the above example your right leg) over the seat. Your balance will improve by default. It works even better with flat pedals since you have a larger contact area.

A tall guy perspective: For a bike set-up as a XCO racer, technical stuff on a 29er is way easier. Imo 2 related reasons: saddle height and h/bar is more aligned, i.e. easier to get your weight distribution correct and 2nd you sit more in, than on the bike. I do agree it is possible to set-up a 26er to fit properly for a tall guy but for a off-the-shelf purchase the choice would be a 29er. If your bike is set-up for trail riding with a slacker head angle, a 26er kick-ass. Flat fire roads and steep climbs are a pain in the butt though. As such I agree with most of the comments above, ie. wheel size is determined by what you ride most often, except tall guys should first test a 29er. I am afraid 29ers could possible become extinct in the near future. It was created by marketing hype and we all know marketing chances with wind direction.

36er Wait for marketing to tell us this should have been the wheel size all along.

Guess the wheel size? http://cdn.media.cyclingnews.com/2013/10/01/2/36er_1_670.jpg

It's a 29er thing Go on make the leap to a 26er, 3 inches easier

TSS is only a number measuring how hard you train. The basics to gain fitness is the same, i.e. progressively doing more over time. This "more" can be measured in various ways, TSS is only one (albeit a very useful one). As a result if you are very unfit, any exercise will increase your fitness, even a very low TSS

The best description of a fast bike was for the new Scott 650B: "it might not make you as fast as Nino but it surely won't slow you down" Now there you have it, I might be slow but don't you dare blame my bike!

Only way is using the portal (link) on facebook - Light by Linea page The system requires you to register and pay for all events. Only credit card payments allowed. No info on venue, registration, payment at registration, enter of only one event, etc. Time seems to be 11:00 and venue is Stellenbosch (exactly where?) Bit of a rocky start

Excellent news (seriously!) Can't wait for the reduced prices on the now outdated stock. Assos (if you can stomach the price) is superb

migrating? And there I was thinking the Aussie ad on the forthcoming rugby match was just hogwash!