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Eldron, I think we've already come to that conclusion, so now the debate is how much????

ET08, I think he's pissing the guys off more... So there might be more females to sit behind then

You dont need balls.....you need no brains. No brains = Girls. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr !!!

Will not matter. Mountainbiking is only for chicks and moffies. you've just called one of your good friends a moffie Do you two shower together as well?? Wonder Woman2009-07-08 08:46:06

No worries, Spinnekop already knows where he belongs

don't bring my standard into this. Soapies get faster to the plot then what ride. Sorry. I'm just saying those international ladies aren't that slow. Slower than the guys of course, but not slow!! They miss pizzaz though or something, the racing is dull to watch...maybe it's cause I'm female and prefer watching the boys Then again, so do all of youWonder Woman2009-07-08 08:10:11

Mampara, those blinkers are on again..... I said international, national, all over. The ladies overseas don't race the same races as men, we have quite a unique situation here in South Africa. and I bet most of those international females will leave you boytjies behind...look at the criterium our MTN ladies did in Canada, Average was over 50km/h. So it's not the speed but the dynamics!!

Oops, hahaha!!

I fully agree with you there...our ladies do still have a way to go. I have watched quite a bit of female cycling and it really isn't as dynamic as the mens...national, international, all over. Is it due to lack of sponsors and progress or is it just the fact that they're female and don't have the go that men do?? Actually might be something worth studying So, we must just marry a rich man who can support our love of the sport (Damn, I went wrong there and married for love)

Thank you Nothingness, at least the Hub has one decent male on it The guys don't realise what we have to do just to be accepted by the bunches we often train with. It's really quite sad!!

Where have you been these last two years...the girls have come a long way and deserve to get some retribution for their efforts as do their sponsors.

Well the true debate here isn't whether they are pro's or not. It's whether our females should get the same prize money as the men, considering they race the same distance and all. So let's stop throwing in international garbage just to be bastards!!

Why do our poor guys only race 100kms then...they should do minimum classic races of 200kms!!

Aren't you just sitting pretty with those beautiful blinkers on!!

Most of you guys aren't thinking very fairly here. You can't expect a female to race against a male, he is naturally stronger and leaner and can therefore go faster at the same work level than a female. A female will always be working harder at the same pace as a male (considering they're both seasoned athletes). I might actually agree it's not fair to make the females prize money equal to the guys but it's also not fair to have a R20k prize money for the guys and R2k prize money for the females over the same race. Maybe R10-15K for females and only top 5 while men get top 20 for the bigger races. I think we need more support from sponsors as well to actually increase the amount of female riders...the same as the guys, you need to nurture them from a younger age. But in saying this, on average females are not as competetive as guys (that testosterone thing) and a lot have been brought up that it's just not lady like to do a sport like this. You'll have to change the whole culture to get a lot more females!!

For my first 94.7 I also had one like that BigBen. And the gears that change on the downtube. Looks like I paid a lot for my first bike....R800 for my chrome Bridgestone. Still the most comfortable bike I ever had, albei extremely heavy!!

On that tyre, he wouldn't make it to the group

Hey slavey...yip, wear on the tyre on the IDT is a lot more than the road. So a spare wheel with an IDT specific tyre is the best way to go!!

I also love the best of both worlds....Enjoy it!!