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JD Bug is great for kids that have low muscle tone as it forces them to balance and strengthen their core. My 5 year old still uses his, although his younger brother is officially the own now and has been using it since he was a little over 2 years old. Training wheels or even the plastic scooters have the same problem in that the kids don't need to learn to balance. Rather they balance on a JD Bug than learn to pedal poorly on a bike with training wheels.

If it still passes as a helmet as far as race organisers go, no reason to replace it. So what if the polystyrene degrades a little over time - reduces effectiveness from miniscule to slightly less than miniscule.

Interesting views you have - mostly invalid - but interesting nonetheless. You mentioned earlier about some pecking order of vehicles in order of size. As before, interesting but invalid. The bicycle was on roads before motor vehicles were invented and in fact many roads were built primarily for bicycle use. Added to the fact that law gives equal status to any vehicle (motorised or not). And of course the fact that cyclists on the road have the moral highground being a zero emission vehicle. I would say pecking order given that we supposedly live in a civilised society (I know its a stretch) is cyclist on top. Anyway, your example above holds no water. If I am riding alone on a narrow road and ride in the middle of the lane (ie take up as much space as two cyclists riding abreast) I am firstly within my rights. If you gave me a sharp toot - I'd give you a sharp finger in response. You don't need to drive on the wrong side of the road to pass in either my example or yours. What you could do is wait until it is safe and legal for you to pass. Perhaps you should try convince people to ride offroad. It may surprise you that many do both and some commute, ride road, and ride MTB. Personally I commute on my MTB most days, I "race" my Anthem periodically (maybe 5 times a year including Sani and Hill2Hill) but I also enjoy riding my road bike every now and then and have done a dozen Amashova's, the Etape du Tour and four 320km charity cycles. Most of the riding MTB riding though is in very environmentally unfriendly environments - particularly in KZN where we ride most through plantations and cane farms.

Hairy - I assume you mean karma of some sort (your Darwin reference?). If karma were real there would be a lot more dead motorists on the road. Considering the idiot that complains about a cyclist skipping a red light is more often than not the same chop that has passed said cyclist illegally a few moments previously. Over 20 years of commuting has me believing that the priority should be cyclist safety first, rules second, cyclist convenience next then motorist convenience. I've only collided with a motorist once and it was 100% her fault as she simply turned left into a side road and took me out.

I'd guess your instinct is right. Effort required is (I imagine) purely a function of the gear inch and crank length. You are all being fairly entertaining, but perhaps the bland answer is that there are many ways to skin a cat. If you want to figure out if you should get a compact or a different cassette, do some calcs using Excel or Sheldon Brown's website and decide whether you want to eliminate big gaps, eliminate duplicate gears or get easier grannies or bigger knee-crunchers. There isn't an answer that fits all, as there numerous potential combinations out there. Personally, I have a compact 50/34 with an 11/25 on the back. These days though I only ride the bike around October and then again for that little 320km charity ride from Little Switzerland in December.

Sias - I assume you know that there have been many similar strike actions in Europe over the last couple decades, although the violence has often been much worse. In France strike action is more prevalent than here. Your racist point of view is not even vaguely vindicated, although I could see how you would imagine it to be so. That said, there needs to be heavy handed action by the state and this strike provides a good opportunity to release some of the dead weight in the health and education sectors. To really be effective though, the state needs to cull around two thirds of its administrative workers particularly in health and education and particularly in the provincial structures. These are the biggest drain on the limited resources taxpayers can provide, and have proven to be highly ineffective in just about every province.

Potentially stud pressure if you suffer from that sort of thing. Otherwise no benefit to change.

Not sure that moderation would ever help, considering that it can only be moderated after it is reported. Also, seems that this is a good example of self-moderation. Supplier comes out looking great, the OP has been given a bit of grief for his rudeness. My personal opinion is that it was well self-regulated by the community and perhaps if there is another incident then Chuck may well find himself suspended.

That original post is full of fabrications. As far as I know Coolmax does not manufacture kit, but they do supply the padding insert. As with all padding inserts these range from cheap to great quality. The kit is clearly counterfeit and not "replica". It is quite possible though that the seller is making a decent profit even if duties are being paid as these kits are widely available for $50 or less from various knock-off shops online. That probably means lot size costs are around $20 for lots of 10 or more. Maybe all "pro" kit should carry a warning of buyer beware - it is usually inferior unless you are willing to fork out for both the quality and the licensing fees. Over R2500 for a full kit I would guess.

It was even more fun in the old days when we didn't have these clipless contraptions and had to loosen our toe clips at the traffic light to get the foot out - or just balance until it was safe to run the light.

Either it is safe to ride alone in this country, or I've been super lucky for the last 25 years.

I have been seen waving at motorists.... (whether on my MTBs or my road bike)

A Giant Anthem and Monoc TC2 compact road bike were stolen Sunday night the 20th June in Kensington Drive, Durban North. They were locked in the owner's garage. The Monoc road bike was about 10years old, was pearl white (as per pic), had black carbon fibre front forks. The frame running parallel to the chain had a yellow sticker from Cycle & Novelties in Springfield Park. The group set was Shimano 105 if I remember correctly. The gear shifts are quiet corroded. Black leather seat(aged Marco brand I think!) with hole in middle. White middle piece now grey in colour and has a white scratch on one side from a fall. The Giant has only done about 400km’s. The front forks still had the clear plastic stickers on. Looks exactly like the picture below. It has two bombs attached to the bottom water bottle bracket on the main frame.

The draw does hold many what if's. What Nigeria had slotted the two open goals they missed against S Korea and were playing South Africa (what if they beat Uruguay). And the winner (South Africa) then went on to play Ghana in the quarters. What if....

There are tours through the Durban stadium and of course the cable car ride to the top.

Back in the day it used to be any goods over the value of R500 but the Customs act stipulates that all goods entering the SA should be declared to customs and duty vat be collected upon. The post office does this for you hence you paying your vat amount directly to them' date=' the ones im busy with have been grabbed by customs officials looking through incoming mail and randomly checking. I think its luck of the draw at the moment and probably falls more to size of you box than to value of your goods You probably find that there is a new person in charge at mail centre and has up the game a little and that in time things will calm down again [/quote'] I imagine you are correct. It isn't happening Durban side at the moment and I presume this is because Durmail have their own customs clearance process, so most mail is being fed straight to Durmail before customs get their grubby paws on it.

GoLefty, similar system has been implemented to ride the cane in Durban area (Hillcrest/Shongweni and Ballito/Tongaat). A license number board and card is required at all times at an annual fee. Difference here is that Tongaat-Huletts own the land that was being ridden on and opened it previously for gratis, but that was abused. Here we have a group of affected residents that have no particular right to the land the question as it is owned by either the national roads agency or provincial dept of transport. I don't see the state allowing a group of residents proxy to administer who has access to the Cradle area.

I can recommend these guys: www.sportsoptical.com I got a pair of transition, prescription lenses for my udy Project Rydons through them for $300 if I recall. Email them for prices and the options they have.

Or carbon in carbon, sand the seatpost a little to make sure it grips better.

I'm curious to know how a cyclist "assaults" a resident in an oversized gas-guzzler? Anyway, what exactly is the issue at the Cradle? Seems a little thoughtful driving by the motorists of the area would resolve everything. I understand that cyclists often don't ride to the letter of the law (thank goodness, or many would be dead), but the don't pose a serious threat to other road users, unlike the far more commonplace drinking, speeding, light jumping, stop street rolling average motorist out there. Perhaps a sense of perspective can be gained by the residents being open to discussion, but my sense is that they have no interest in a mutually beneficial solution.

the two sticky-out bits must point down' date=' the single sticky-out bit must go through the hole in the frame that's at the front. [/quote'] Love the explanation... will have a look at it when I get home and see if I can find all the "sticky-out bits"! sorry?i'm assuming the cups are in the frame? it's pretty straightforward otherwise. you do have grease at home? Is it a new headset or old? Is it the right headset type for your frame? If you have a new headset (or old) that fits the headtube then it should be simply a case of pushing the cups into the frame. Generally the cups with the shiny bits on top and branding etc go on top and the other part underneath. If the cups are already in, then slide in steerer tube (the "single sticky out bit") from the bottom. Add spacers, slide on stem, attach bolt to starnut and tighten until everything is properly in place. Then tighten stem bolts. If anything is carbon use a torque wrench for the bolt tightening (even if not use a torque wrench anyway).

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I would suggest foregoing Polar in general. While the support from IHF is still fantastic the products are rubbish and overpriced. The GPS unit for example does not integrate with Google Earth. Polar's power meter unit was probably a good idea 10 years ago as they were not able to bring a decent unit to market, so it filled a gap for those wanting to dip their toes into Power meters. By now though they really should have a quality power meter - they don't.