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Right, so I guess that question has been answered 😆

Don't forget the tight clothing

And we got to see his Achilles heel again yesterday. Puts in one big attack and then can’t recover fast enough and gets dropped from the main contenders when it really counts. If Sepp could be up there after working so much all day then he should have at least been able to stay with Sepp.

Agreed, I felt terrible for him as well, you could see the hurt and the joy was gone. The problem with Taddy is he's a hard bloke to dislike... and so is Jonas for that matter. Even the congratulations to Jonas after the stage didn't looked forced at all, he looked seriously happy for him. He's just an all around nice kid that loves to ride his bike and does it bloody well and you have to respect that fact. Maybe is his only downfall is that he's too competitive and gives nothing away but that's the trait of a winner. It was way easier in the days of Lemond and Hinaut and Armstrong and Ulrich where the hero and villain status was easier to distinguish, depending which side of the fence you sat on of course. Here you're kind of left not minding who of the two actually win, we're just really enjoying the show and the impressive display of racing tactics 🤙

The fact that Taddy imploded and Jonas didn't.

Yup, after yesterdays effort there's just no way Taddy can recover as quickly as Jonas so Jumbo would be wise to drive it as hard as possible today with Roglic and Sepp.

It came off because a stick went through the derailleur of course.... you have much to learn young one.

The 2 choices already mentioned previously are winners... the Titan Switch and the Giant Revolt. I was faced with the same decision 2 years ago and spent time on both but settled in the Revolt and I've never looked back, it's a great gravel bike. I really enjoyed the Titan as well but I got the Revolt at a price I couldn't refuse. I've raced it on the 361 (180km's) and toured quite a bit on it and the bike is very comfortable, especially with that D seatpost 🤙

That was just one incident, there are many others that never made the news. I think it's safe to say that Nino might be well respected for his talent but I believe that's where the respect ends.

#STEELISREAL... Sorry, I couldn't resist the urge 😉

I think Shurter is just miffed because someone finally decided not to put up with his bully tactics and he came off 2nd best. As they say in the classics... Rubbing is Racing. Super impressed by Alan, you could hear in this post race interview that he's racing very maturely.

Have you weighed the 2 bikes as a comparison? I realize you're not a feather weight but I chose the Orbea Oiz over the new Spark because it came in 2kg's lighter. That new Scott is a porker with that integrated shock.

Ah okay, still a great job as those Colnago's are notoriously difficult to get matched up. He did a great job blending a nasty scratch mark on my Daccordi top tube as well.

Did James do the airbrush work on this frame as well? If so, it's very impressive 🤩

Downhill flow gets me going, I love a trail that keeps me engaged and sharp all the time.

Just find yourself some rich, narcissistic cycling friends, they normally feel the need to exert their dominance and pay for everything, it's so much easier that way 😉

You guys can chat to Mark at Marks Bicycle Workshop in Bellville as well, he's started offering standard bike to ebike conversions with front or rear hub drive motors and his prices are pretty reasonable. I spent 2 weeks testing his personal mtb conversion and was very impressed with it. 100km+ gravel ride possible on a single charge 🤙

Or we should start a "Go fund me" account to build a proper shred trail like they did at Berm Peak 🤙

Go play at the new Polkadraai Pump track, it'll give you a proper workout 🤙

Great win for Africa but... did MvdP get told to sit up through his earpiece? In the overhead he seemed to be closing then suddenly checks his pace... I'm just asking? 😇

Okay, let's be honest here. There's no way in this Universe (or any other for that matter), that you're going to convince ANYONE about that crank only doing 4 rides, unless all 4 rides circumnavigated the globe. You may have done 4 rides on it but someone else did a whole lot more. My advice is to take it back to whoever fitted it and take the matter up with them because no matter the distance and wear, it still shouldn't fail like that.

Bought my C17 from them, great service from David 🤙

Looks like you broke the crank axle, not the BB. The BB is the part that's in the frame. Are your BB bearings still spinning smoothly? Could you send a photo of the other side of the crank, I'd like to see what make/type it is?

Gees, what a tragic turn of events. How terribly sad for a young and talent young woman to lose her life in such a brutal way 😧

Another truly great L'Eroica event held this past weekend. The missus and myself thoroughly enjoyed our time in Montagu with like minded #steelisreal geeks and great, friendly and welcoming locals 🤙😉 The few old mates that I finally managed to persuade to join us after many years of encouragement are now totally hooked, they will be back for sure 😃 It's one of those events that just keep you coming back for more. I'll post a few more pics later in the week... and a video in a week or two but for now here's the bunch of drunkards I finished the ride with 😄