BuffsVintageBikes

Keep an eye on their FB page... The GOAT.

It's a freakin awesome trail, I've done it a few times now. Roughly 7km's long with some great flow lines and jumps. However, it's closed in winter. The entire trail is built around a brick field so it's all clay. You cannot ride there when it's even slightly wet because you will destroy both the trail and your bike. I chatted to the developer and he mentioned that after every winter the trail will be cleaned up and prepped for the summer months.

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Ah, Mercurochrome... commonly referred to as Monkey Blood in our house. Man alive, that stuff stung like blue blazers 🤣

The bike shop in Kuilsriver closed down recently so your best bet is probably Mark's Bicycle Workshop in Bellville. He's picked up a few of their old customers.

I loved this story, these are the bikes that stir up that raw emotion. My very first "Proper" racing bike was a pearl white Peugeot Rapport which I bought from Pollock Sports in EL with my very first paycheck. I'd just stop and stare at it every time I walked past it. The alloy brakes, the crank, the wheelset... and that pearl paint in the sunlight 🤩 Everything was just so advanced and sporty compared to what we had as kids which was normally heavy, all steel and cranks with cotter pins 🤣 Those Panasonic DX3000's were really great little bikes. So much so that I searched for one a while back to restore. I recently sold it to a young lady from Sea Point and when she picked it up, I saw all those emotions in her eyes. She fell in love immediate 😄

Interesting how indoor trainers have gone full circle. Their major selling point initially was that you could put any of your bikes on them and use your full gearing range, now they're back to a dedicated bike with a single speed controlled by software. The more things change, the more they stay the same 😄

All parts get thoroughly dried with hot air and either get waxed, greased or oiled again afterwards.

I use diluted Prepsol and trying a new product called Bliksem which is pretty much similar to Prepsol. I've used paraffin as well on very oily chains (bikes I'm restoring) but normally put them in a small bottle of paraffin inside the machine filled with water. For my personal bike chains I use Smoove's cleaning solution as I use Smoove lube on all my chains, it's very effective at removing the wax & dirt buildup.

I bought myself one some time back and it really does a great job of cleaning chains. I even put a set of 8 speed STI levers through it the other night. However, beware of putting anodized parts in it for too long, it will strip the anodizing off rather quickly.

The one you should never have sold, that brings back great memories, be that of your youth, races victories, touring etc. Share a photo if you have one 🤙 My alias will give mine away but it has to be my first MK2 Raleigh Chopper. I got it as a laaitie in the early 80's and that bike allowed me the freedom to ride the town flat. It also kick started my love for bicycles. I could wheelie it for blocks but I also had some of the biggest wipe-outs of my life on it. That small front wheel caused major speed wobbles and the result was normally the lost of a lot of skin 😲☠️ It eventually got stolen and my folks replaced it with something boring that made more sense as a commuter to school & sports. A couple of years ago I bought a banged up one and did a full restoration of it. It's still standing in my lounge and I take it out once in a while for a burn around the block. I unfortunately can't wheelie it at all anymore 😄 Photo off the net

Some really helpful advice on here that most of us can take to heart & apply in our own lives, thanks 🤙 I'm somewhat ADHD and get super bored of something really quickly. What works for me is variety, not only different sports but even different bicycles. I'll get tired of MTBing for a while and then I'll hit the road, gravel or vintage bikes. Just the change of pace and scenery for a month or two is enough to ease my mind and get my mojo back. All the best going forward 🤙

Corsa 2.0's have just been removed from my Fathers Day wish list 🙄

I stood in CWC and weighed up the warranty options between the Scott's and Orbea's and settled on the Orbea for this very reason. I'm glad about that after reading this. All the best in getting it resolved, I can understand your frustration, especially if the bike hasn't lived a hard life.

I'd appreciate the cassette for one of my vintage bikes please.

Got an old school mate running his 24th Comrades Marathon this year as The Pink Fairy to raise funds the the SPCA in KWT. The things this oke has done for fundraising is just incredible, he's a special human 🤙 He's Michael John Webb on FB if you want to check how he goes about promoting his cause.

Sadly this race date conflicts with the Vine & Views race in Vredendal which is also the WP Champs. Would love to have done both 😔

Yeah, I've held onto the hope for way too long that a comeback might be possible but I now believe the writing is firmly on the wall. I still believe he has much offer in terms of a brand ambassador but certainly not as a contender or even super domestique.

Yeah, I see one of the riders in that interview commented on the riding being "negative" so I'm assuming they marked each other out of the game, hence Matt working too much. Lachy's interview at the end had me chuckling... "Did you ride with a power meter?" Lachy... "What was I gonna do with that?" 🤣🤣 What a biscuit 😄

I'm wondering if it wasn't like a road race in the chasing bunch and the favourites just marked themselves right out of the race? Lachy probably figured there's a chance of that happening and rolled the dice.

Bloody hell, as a father of two young woman that just makes my blood boil 🤬

Sorry to have missed the opening night. Wishing Matt everything of the best in his new business venture and trust they'll be well supported by the local cycling community 🤙

This was a very lekka ride, just way faster than I was expecting. I got shelled by the front bunch as soon as it hit the dirt and everyone started bouncing around. Once the gap opened there was no way it was going to close, the front okes were hooking it and in all honesty, my legs were absolutely dead from 36One (half) the previous weekend so I just let them go and focused on trying to find my own rhythm. I only found my legs again at around 120km but by then it was way too late. Got into small group which I believe included the legendary Mamil (orange Checkpoint?) and we tried coaching some gravel newbies on how to ride an effective pace-line (I was on the baby blue Giant Revolt). It worked, kinda but all split apart again at the 80km+ water point where most stopped and I rolled through. I carried enough liquid with me to get me through the race (2l Camelbak & 2 x full 750ml bottles) but stopped at the last water point to grab a cold Coke, which was a God send by that stage, if only to stretch the back and legs. Unintentionally rolled off the front of our small group with about 15km's to go when everyone's legs were properly smoked but then unfortunately took a detour up a small climb after someone turned a direction board 🤪 That was rather unnecessary but we were racing for a top 100 so it made no real difference at that stage except to extract the last bit of energy out of my soul 😄 Rolled in at 6hr27min and settled down for a well deserved beer & pizza and bit of chit chat. Was just really pleased not to experience the crippling cramps I had at 36One but that could also have a lot to do with far less elevation gain on this route. I'll be back for sure. It was a well organized and pleasant event 🤙 Tire pressures - I'm 82kg's and was running 47C Vittoria Terreno's at 2bars. Rear was okay but front was too hard, I bounced around way too much.

Yup, those roads will be perfect by tomorrow, just slightly damp and fast rolling 👍

Sorry to hear, I'll be keeping extra eyes out on the classifieds for you.