Ryan

Just f---ing stupid.

Thanks for the advice, will work on getting myself fast in the mean time and keep eyes and ears open for upgrades.

I hope not. Actually looking for constructive feedback.

I hope somebody can shed some light. I ride a stock standard Raleigh RC6000 with the 10 speed 105. Would there be any benefit to upgrading the frame and rebuilding everything across? I have never ridden a road bike other than Raleigh so i would like to know if there would be a noticeble difference between this frame and another say (BMC or carrera) for example? If there would be a noticible difference then what frame would one recommend bearing in mind i do not want to re-bond my house to pay for it. Thanks.

Yeah, surprises me too that there's not many more of them killed or seriously hurt. Over Ou Kaapse Weg yesterday, in customary fashion they were riding 3, 4 next to each other, in groups every 50 - 100m or so. Now, Ou Kaapse is narrow and deceptive at the best of times. With these suicidal lycra-clad idiots on it, it is just about impossible for two cars to travel past each other safely. Add another groups of imbeciles from the other direction, the end-result is that cars have to sit behind these morons at 15km/h until there's sufficient room to pass. http://www.cartoday.com/ubb/mad.gif I actually felt like swerving left upon passing them, so that they can go down in a tangle of bent medal and ripped lycra - maybe that will make them wake up! http://www.cartoday.com/ubb/rolleyes.gif -------------------- 1993 Audi 500SEL 1988 Honda CBR 750 Hurricane I'm not an alcoholic. I'm a drunk! Alcoholics go to meetings... funny the reference to being drunk on a driving forum. i'm a cyclist, i give everyone a wide berth, runners, cyclists, motorbikes. just common courtesy surely.

i like the Baron on Main road in Bryanston. Might just be there if the traffic is as bad as it was yesteday.

Do you really want to buy a bike that has been so badly neglected?

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first i have heard of this. nice idea. what does the kit look like?

I live in Linden area too, if you get any info on the northcliff corner bunch i am keen to join.