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Dutch corner has been buzzing for days http://www.bicycling.com/video/alpe-dhuezs-dutch-corner#/video/all/created/d/1 "I didn't have to pedal for a few hundred metres"

Is TJ finally going to earn me a point this year? Talk about a waste of a pick. Edit: Evans even worse pick. What was I thinking?

I have no idea if Froome and Sky are clean or not. Other than they say they are. Every doper, with the exception of David George I think, has denied being a doper, even when caught. But their willful disregard for the rules on Mont Ventoux in handing out musettes under the 10km to go banner, an action obviously planned in advance, shows that they are not as pure as they would want us to believe. Small indiscretions surely grow into bigger indiscretions over time?

Will Sven Tuft come from nowhere and win a 3rd stage at the 100th TDF for Orica GreenEdge today?

SRAM have a BB30 to BSA adaptor, I've often used one when the build requires the wrong crank. Edit: I have them in stock for R400

You're not in a club of 1.

Serious cold turkey has set in. I even read a thread about about a new Cape Epic partner hoping to take my mind off my fix. Didn't work.

Apart from the Ama-i'vefinished3epics-babusi kit, wearing an epic branded cycling shirt or bib short is no worse than wearing team replica kit from a pro tour team. It's all about brand building and showing who/what you support. Nowhere on the kit does it say "finisher", it's just branded kit. The finishers T-shirt should only be worn if earned. But not too often as washing it spoils the printing and the colour fades....

At R400 a end your LBS is having a lend of you.

Unfortunately locally Rock Shox don't import mounting hardware, they rely on Omnico....

Omnico do have the 22.2mm in stock. You LBS can order from them.

Fox has the hardware you need, 22mm x 6mm, cost is about R200 an end. Only problem is, Fox don't have stock of the 21.8mm or 22mm so you might have to get the 22.2mm. This is the 22mm set. http://www.moruyabicycles.com.au/contents/media/fox-mount-hardware-5pc-m6x22.jpg You might be able to find the old style 2 piece units is aluminium at your LBS. But they don't work as well. http://www.moruyabicycles.com.au/contents/media/fox-mount-hardware-8-0860.jpg

A lot. In 1999 all but one of his samples tested positive for EPO once a test was developed compared to 8% of all other samples taken at the tour. Including samples from Pantani and Zülle.

App? I'm not leaving a broadband connection and HD TV feed for 3 weeks!

It was the 1st thing I checked. Not a scratch. But 3 weeks in I still feel like an old man hobbling around.

Can't be trusted to tow the company line. Particularly after his quote about "Henao and I are different than Froome. We always work for the team and we’ve never had any problems with the team,” when asked at the Giro if he would challenge Sir Bradley's leadership. http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/05/news/uran-says-giro-will-not-see-repeat-of-wigginsfroome-fiasco-of-last-years-tour_286701 http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uran-unwilling-to-claim-sky-leadership-at-giro-ditalia

As full bike will attract duty at 20% plus vat at 15.4%.

Really? Golf days are mostly about raising funds for a cause/charity/school. Every participant usually pays a nice price (donation?) to be able to play. And sponsors pay to increase the funds raised, not provide freebies to the golfers. Your argument remains all over the place, as stated a few weeks ago.

Reads a bit like a Fat Pat press release. Big on denial. Take this sentence: "The UCI has a rule that prohibits Elite riders from competing in events that are not sanctioned by the National Federation. Elite license riders and teams may be fined or sanctioned by the UCI for doing so, and as the national federation Cycling SA needs to ensure our riders are not placed at undue risk." Worldwide it has not been enforced, in the US this season US Cycling stated they wanted to enforce the rule and the outcry was massive. Resulting in no change to the practice. In SA, CSA claims UCI does the fining? Is this true?

As long as we refer to it as double posting and not by the abbreviation of DP we'll all be safe in assuming the same meaning.

And here I thought this would be about relaxing before a ride....

Me neither, it's physically impossible for a HT to be as comfortable as a dual, the rear suspension is designed to keep the rear wheel on the ground. What does this on a HT? Oh yeah, I remember now, nothing. You just bounce around. It appears you have never ridden a properly set up dual if you think your hard tail is as smooth as a dual.

Increasingly I'm building wheels with silver spokes, one of my customers said he preferred that as black spokes with black rims "look like a hole". However, for Enve I'd go with black CX-Ray laced to a Project321 Lefty hub and Project321 rear with thru axle. Both in red.

18,000 PPA members, a mention here of about 150 "pro" racers. Do the maths, any money spent on racing is a bonus! I love the entitled attitude, because I race I should participate disproportionately in the money paid out by 18,000 members and another 17,000 Argus participants. Shouldn't your gripe be with CSA and how little CSA does for your prize money? Rather than the air of entitlement to a better deal from the PPA at the expense of the other 17,850 members?

You're all over the place with the facts on this. You 1st state the PPA increased their fees and didn't pay it over to CSA, then The Argus charged the fee. Which is it? Factually this is the situation: Since the 2004 Constitution was adopted, the PPA has paid the following amounts to CSA, for which it has received little or no benefit: 1. Initially, when CSA did not have any funds, PPA undertook and paid for the salary of CSA’s employees for a period of two years. The amount paid to CSA in this regard totalled R551 000; 2. Calendar fees of R43 115; 3. Membership levies of R2 128 087; 4. PPA has collected and paid to CSA day license fees of R66 416. If the CSA constitution is upheld then: (a) “none of [PPA's] events will be able to take place as they will not have Provincial or National approval” (paragraph 3.12 e); and (B) “effectively this means that the Cape Argus Cycle Tour will not take place without the approval and sanction of Western Cape and Cycling SA.” (paragraph 3.5) You have a beef with PPA, don't use it to hide the facts that PPA does a huge amount for all types of cyclists, CSA brief is to look after racers and elite cyclists and win medals. The court action is simply to protect PPA position to continue to exercise its autonomy over funrides, including timed fun rides, without regard to Western Cape Cycling and CSA. In particular PPA intends to exercise the right granted in clause 11.6.1 “in perpetuity” to “continue to carry on [PPA's] business; set and operate [PPA's] domestic fun ride calendars and generally operate and control all [PPA's] recreation tours; fun rides and league races (after consultation with the Road Commission). Nothing more. Nothing less.