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I enjoyed your ride report. I’ll be on the startline again next year!

I did a blog of my 2022 experience, but I think I still have to complete the last day or so of riding. Maybe this is a good excuse to revisit that. I will most likely do the Munga again next year. It was by far the best thing I ever did on a bicycle, I am sure you wont regret it.

There usually is a whatsapp group, you will find good information there Hennie.

You are right.

I dont understand this analogy: if the bars have eaten into the soles, then there is essentially more vertical play, not less. More vertical play will result in more rotation around the centre point of contact, in other words, side to side rocking. Anyways, are you were. Not my pedals, not my problem.

Unless the eggbeater has already eaten into the soles, thereby resulting in bigger play between the shoe and the pedal. But fundamentally you are correct.

Oh ok. I know what you mean by rocking, although I didnt have that problem myself. I liked my eggbeaters, it took some getting used to riding with them, it was lekker, up until the bearings disintegrated and the local agent either didnt have stock of the service pack or didnt want to sell it to me because they wanted me to buy new ones. Either way, XT SPD’s are unbreakable so I now ride with them.

Eggbeaters are known to eat into the soles, possibly leading to a less than snug fit.

Did you install the shim plate on your shoes? Between the cleat and the sole?

On paper we shouldnt have won the WTC final let alone qualified for it. But as any sportsperson will tell you, the game isnt played on paper. What that group achieved yesterday is nothing short of remarkable. At 46yo, having seen all of our failures in anything resembling an ICC trophy tournament, i was in tears yesterday, and never more proud to be a South African.

They wrote the rules of the FTP, and played the most tests by far in the cycle. Hy moet stil bly.

There might also be interest from the 4x4 club? I’m also down the road, if your client needs help with the construction/renovations, I might be able to assist with the structural engineering consulting if needed. The existing buildings along that road looks pretty crummy, might spruce up the neighbourhood pretty nicely!

I’m too fat to climb, my pens helps to kick the pedals over at 60rpm. I prefer the slow poison, I’m too stubborn to know any better. Plus my oval shape is more aero in the pesky Tankwa headwind.

I would rather (and I have, Munga 2023) cycle in 50 degree weather than the peanut butter $hitshow of for example the 2023 edition of 36One. But thats just me, I’m a ginger with a tan, they call me the Daywalker 😛

If I read that article correctly, I venture to say that we won’t have any sporting events in SA in summer?

#$$#& vanity plates, for this kind of money I want no plates and a blue light convoy!

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I was kind of interested to see if the R14375 perhaps includes the full bouquet of activities on the property, but alas... I'll rather pay R16.66 to throw an axe...

@Jensie ek het ook plenty materiaal oor. As daar enige Le Hubbers is wat so soft strap soek, ons het voorraad. Vir hubbers is dit verniet, maar as Garmin soek, POA.

ek het maar my moekie se naai-talent ingespan... daai perd by Garmin bel my nounog terug...

I hear you, but I’d rather be safe than sorry, you know what I mean?

This.... hahaha @ChrisF het jy al gery?

(read it in italics)

I hate whatsapp. And I love it. Hate because people add you to groups that start off being informative and eventually the chat just gets overloaded with multimedia of various degrees of annoyance. Plus, some people have taken to doing voice notes on a group chat, which I find quite annoying. But at least I don't have to read through their k@k grammar/spelling. And nevermind how many relationships Whatsapp have destroyed, but that's a completely different topic. Love, because whatsapp phone calls is the absolute business. I don't even remember how much money I spent on phoning home from the UK in 2003/2005. Whatsapp (among many other options) have made this problem a non-starter. Calling my bud in Dubai for a quick howsit is just so easy and basically free if I'm at home. The mods on these Whatsapp groups don't take k@k either. If you chuck in a meme of poor taste, you get removed. No questions, just koebaai, and generally this "threat" keeps people in line. This part I like.