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If rustic is not in your plans. I quite like this stand. It uses less spaces and if you're like me don't like to wedge your spokes in one frame, I'm leaning towards this!

Where can I find any of the Wahoo Protkt or Reflkt or similar handlebar mounted hard cases for iPhone 5 in JHB? It can be any brand name, provided it's robust and easy to remove and most importantly WEATHERPROOF! I am in JHB and found one at Gadget shop Cresta for R799. Is there any other decent options and better priced cases? See them on Ebay for average R350 but then it's the long wait and the gamble with Customs and Pilfering dept.

Lord have mercy on his soul. RIP fellow cyclist

My seeding index is 32.66. Are we still on track? My calculation shows 3:15.....

Not in the habit of enjoying other's misfortune, but I just had to laugh when I saw this sequence of pics on http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/10842025/Amateur-cyclists-celebrations-that-were-his-downfall.html Note to self...stop letting go of handlebars on downhills!

the last few seconds of this "How to" video is where I suspect many KOM's are secured....Just check the current KOM in for example hill 1 into the Cradle and I see your 78km/h up a hill where I crank away with my fat ass at 18km/h and I look at the rest of your rides and see you; >have the same race pace as me >only have one or two KOM's >ride once a week at 24km/h Then I susppect its acquired with a bit of motorised assistance

Awesome news. Was just posting your pic on FB

ANy sunglass store. Paid R50 from sunglasses shop in Cresta

Saw him. Gave him a thumbs up. He was driving a support car and the broom was his own initiative.

8 hours a week. Will budge the time budget. Do the TITS and base training, suck wheels, share the work up front AND hopefully find a group who rides daily and are marginally stronger than me (oe wont mind riding at 30km/h). Now..... who rides in and around Randburg, Blairgowrie Mon- Friday

I have entered and am online and seen 2 different dates for the Momentum 94.7 race. According to these sites its; 16 Nov http://www.cyclersgu...es/Qualify.aspx 15 Nov http://www.cycletour...seeding-events/ Seems like16 Nov is correct. Even with an advert obscuring the page. http://www.highveld....cycle-challenge Now back to the question... How do-able is a sub-3 94.7 if you have 6 hours + 2 spinning classes a week to train? I am a novice and can muster a race pace of 31km/h but am more comfortable not revving in VTEC for 80km of the race if I ride at 28-29km/h. Any ideas, tips or pointers will be appreciated.

Update: I managed to find a welder in Strijdom Park who does work for Linden cycles and he completed the job for me in a day. The frame was painted by a professional painter in JHB and matched the pearl white pretty closely. All I had to do was polish the surrounding paint to match the colours. The bike has been used on 4 big rides already and my colleague has accumulated 40+ Strava medals already. Not bad for an old bike

Have to agree. If you wait and keep a close eye on classifieds, you can get Ksyrium Elites or similar for R3000. Awesome wheels and makes a monster difference

UPDATE: SO at the end of April I eventually migrated my car and bike to King Price. When the 1st deduction goes off its +R300 more that its supposed to be. I email my "broker" (should read joker) and he reads my emails but does not reply to my request for an explanantion. Even just an explanation that the added cost is an ADMIN fee and I would have been happy. After a week I CC their "clientcare" department on my original email and still nothing. SO I call on day 9 and cancel the policy forthwith. I am now back at Outsurance and even though King Price offered to reduce my rates even further, I went with the guys who have mastered the art of answering calls and emails. Customer Service 101.

Have to agree. + for a GREAT cause! might be guilty of being a bit of wheelsucker, but a good snot rocket will get most wheel suckers off your back! At Cyclelab club rides in the lower pace groups, I'll try tow, BUT ever notice how when youre in the peloton it feels slow. The moment you get to the front you see how the top speed starts dropping a 1km/h....till someone passes haha Only been doing this for 6 months + 2 months of socialising. I'm a noob, but I figured its to tire us greenbeans out! Good to know! Still trying to get a hall pass for Tour of Durban

Thanks JP Prinsloo and the organisers for a job well done. Had a great ride. Any Hubbers doing early morning rides in and around Blairgowrie/Randburg?

Anyone ride the Wilro Lions 114km race on Sunday? How did you find the experience? My take.. On registration i found that the website wasn't very clear how to select group to ride in and I did not want to ride in "open seeding", asssuming it to be similar to the Cape Argus open seeding ( read... guys in Barney outfits and wedding suits having a piss-up on the way) so entered in my age group to try and ensure a better group and decent pace with the added assistance of the peloton tow. Turns out I needed a National race license and I was offered an AL number instead of the VB number initially issued. On the day it was immediately evident that the scale is much smaller than any of the 2 (Argus and Dischem ride for sight) races I have raced in and was very worried when the announcer said there'd be no road closures and although there would be marshalls out on course and that we would be sharing the road with other road users. The groups were small and were released more than 10 min apart (a curse and a blessing). In the groups I found it was less jostling and pushing and everyone was well-versed in group riding. Most guys kept their race line and gave gaps and allowed space for other riders because of the traffic situation. I was surprised to see so many guys take turns to ride the front. I saw no incidents, bar one rider slide on sand on a turn, but he thankfully managed to stay on! With my measly <32km "race pace" to hang on for +- 20km with the AL group. The surging and slowing was strange and tiring, so I got dropped on a huge climb. (Note to self HA and HIIT.) The next group was so far back that I rode alone for at least 30 km, but when I got picked up by the BL group it was an absolute mixed bag of riders. Many CL-AL, BL and Vets all riding together. This was a more manageable group and although it was still hard work I stayed with them till 90+km in, so I had a good ride and am happy that the last stretch was pretty flat. I had a pleasant overall experience and I will definitely ride this again next year and hopefully will be able to improve seeding and my pace before then.

My LBS say "catastrophic failure is imminent!" so I sent it for welding with them, seeing that the pros say it'll break. I am really liking the buy another frame idea, truthfully!

If he does this professionally, I'll gladly pay him for his services. Can you PM me his number, thanks

I tried to search my race number and plugged in #7831. Picture number 7831 happens to be a chap who is 20 shades whiter than me and looks like he's about to have a heart attack haha. Can I suggest, for future races that you use the timestamp, so people can work out more accurately what time they should have hit that spot? Shot

Hi guys I just bought a 2nd hand 2005-ish aluminium Scott road bike with pretty decent components, for an intern(English for underpaid slave). This kid is fit and keen to learn and has arranged a payment plan with me. Things is, we got it for a good price because it has a hairline crack on the frame where the stem goes through to the fork. It looks benign but we need to weld it to make it safe. Problem is who can I trust not to ruin the bike and turn it into an expensive parts bike. Thanks

Hey Batty....have the Retul bike setup with Koos at Cyclelab Fourways or Ergofit from Jeroen Swarts Do some high intensity intervals (HIIT), Hill Attacks and up the tempo on LSD or join a club/group and try graduate through the groups as your pace increases ALSO taper the week leading to race day

Wow! So many nice guys and effortless sub-3's. Dayamnnnn!!!! Nice to hear the stories of altruism and inspiration. Something to aspire to for sure.

Awesome work Fire-guy. Pity about the inept mall cops and SAPS