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Morning rides on back on track. Kyalami, JHB.

This was the initial build. It has been tweaked, but either way, a superb ride.

I don't know if it will happen as planned. The new start includes roads & a development that hasn't been approved via the "above board" route. Rumour has it that it was all approved on a Monday morning, after objections were closed on the previous Friday afternoon... The Kyalami / Dainfern & Saddlebrook Home Owners (amongst others) are doing their best to stop this development. If that interdict is successful, they might have to move the start/finish to Blue Hills Equestrian Estate, on the R55 (its an option)

It was definitely the Scouts. They were working on it Sunday mid-morning.

Time for a Fire Sale @ CS.... Me thinks there will be retail space available soon @ Broadacres...

Sorry to hear you got duped by your LBS Andrew. Sad state of affairs when they don't make good. In my humble opinion, by the second lawyers letter, you will have cash in the bank & a bike frame to hang up in your bike room if you so choose. Even if the Invoice says Pinarello Grey Import / Bike Grey / Anything Grey; which you have stated & confirmed it isn't; this is a slam dunk case. If you lose this one, its time to find a new lawyer...

For these scamsters, they just need to catch an innocent person once in a while, to make it worthwhile. I suggest giving them some homework, by overloading their inbox, with "legitimate" enquiries, as opposed to hate mail. That way, they won't know whether there is potential or not with their new "client". Just delay the whole purchasing process, by asking questions, ie frame size, spec level, delivery eta's, can I make changes, like swopping wheels, etc. Just one question from a few hundred people every day, will keep the bastard overloaded, and hopefully some uninformed buyer will slip through the cracks, and not get scammed? I am no IT expert, but a Virus on his machine would be cool too.... Thoughts?

In November, I was doing a night ride with 2 mates. At 21h00, one of the guys was taken out by a drunk motorist. We were on the dirt verge at least 2m from the road when it happened. He was incredibly lucky to walk away from the incident, even though he needed to go in for stitches. SAPS / Metro & Netcare responded. The 31 year old female driver was placed under arrest for fleeing the scene, as well as for driving under the influence. She spent the night in jail, and was released the following afternoon on bail. She had comprehensive insurance, so the least we thought would happen was that her insurer would pay out the bike, and consider whether to pay for her repairs. Its been amazing to watch. Outsurance doesn't even care that she was drunk, even though we have 3 statements from eye witnesses, have the copy of the police arrest report stating the charges, blood was taken, etc. She has been paid out for the repairs by Outsurance, and is disputing the cause of the accident. Claims a pothole caused her to veer off the road. We have photos of the scene, and its probably the only road in JHB without a pothole... Outsurance should hang their heads, as they appear to condone this attitude towards drunk driving. The cyclist has met with a lawyer to take them to task on this. Seems its the only option for the innocent & law abiding.