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I'd guess around R3500.

Well done... I'm considering downgrading mine to the relay Got sick last weekend and have only been on the bike once in 10 days and still not feeling much better. It's going to be a long day

This is the reason people ride Fixies

Another mysterious double post?

You get cables and you get cables, not all are equal and not all cost the same.

LOL... ever the opportunist

Aha, you're a sharp one, well spotted... and thank you

Thanks bud, appreciated and thanks for the support

Semantics, in truth, one route is long and the other one is f&%*ing long

I have indeed, Smoove has come on board as a product sponsor for my channel

I see they're allowing gravel bikes on the longer route this year as well, that should be interesting.

Lovely ride report It was a truly amazing event and nice bumping into you on Sunday morning. Sorry I never realized you were Wayne. I was on the grey Peugeot Mirage.

Evo bikes had some hoods for sale recently, check them out.

Lekka Louis, well done boytjie

It's going to be my first crack at the solo half (180km's) and also probably the first time I've gone over 120km's since I rode the DC about 15 yrs ago I'm expecting a lot of pain and suffering but weirdly looking forward to a new challenge

Just don't spray the "foamalite" protection part, stick to the shell only and use acrylic paint and it will be fine. Your masking game needs to be on point. Check out ETOE on YouTube, he explains it in detail. It's a total PITA to do.

This is nothing new really. How many ambulances is enough? You can have 2 and there will be 3 crashes etc. I remember coming down hard in a PPA race years ago and breaking my collarbone. The ambulance was dealing with another crash so I had to walk to the Medi Clinic with my bike slung over my other shoulder and book myself in Fortunately we were racing through Stellenbosch at the time.

That route is a killer, some big climbs in there.

As someone who works on bikes I'd just like some clarity here. When you say they "get building", what were they building? Did you ask and pay them for a full bike service? A worn deraillure or one that's taken a bump and bent the hanger can also cause this issue. I'm not sure the bike shop will be willing to take responsibility here.

No advice on the fork but I'd suggest a shorter stem if you're using drop bars as your reach is going to be stretched once you add brake levers.

You got a lovely clean vintage bike at a good price

So much awesomeness, I just wish the Nova was on the Sunday so that we could do both rides over the weekend.

Chances are your crank is not Suntour but Sakae Custom as mentioned earlier. The rest of the group-set however may well be Suntour. The Le Mans often used Suntour 7 components and most were equipped with Stronglight cranks but it might have been swapped out at some stage. Post some close up photos of the parts and we can try and assist further

Maizey's in Stikland offer it as a service.

Morning all, Just to wrap the finance portion of this thread up, here's the final amounts. Please let me know if you've donated and I've left you out. Total amount raised was R20 800 Of that amount, their existing debt to their landlord for the stolen bike was settled (R5500), their deposit on a new home was secured (R4500), bike parts & lights (on the way to them) were purchased (R1400), the Silverback was donated by Cyclelab (bloody Legends) and the balance of R9400 has just been paid to the Nyathi's as a cash blessing. How totally freaking amazing, my teeth are getting cold from smiling at this amazing gesture from all involved. If anyone requires bank transfer confirmations, please feel free to contact me Nyati Bicycle Fund Raiser Buff 500 Eddy 500 TheoG 500 FONDTF2 250 Annon 500 Patch 500 ZEBRA 200 AdamA 300 ChrisF 500 Cappi 300 Annon 200 BIKEALOT 100 Schalkvan 750 Annon 500 FROSTBITE 500 TOMIK 250 NixM 1000 Edge-Design 1000 MATT 300 NICKGM 400 Myprodoll 500 Red Robin 350 DARKO 500 Djuice 400 Annon 500 Hopefield 300 Annon 500 BUTTERBEAN 300 CHAINSAW 250 LeChatnoir 300 (annon) 200 MUTTLEY 1000 Annon 200 justbrowsing 500 BigDL 1000 amr63 250 ASTEER 250 Bomberman 350 Annon 500 SCARY RIDER 300 Showtime 2000 MAZAMBAAN 750 MirageF1 250 Pusher 300 Total 20800