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As you're coming back from green along the stretch that runs almost parralel to the Manganani Spa, there's that kicker little climb and then you hook a left and start that descent that eventually endes up near the Russians house. It's as you hook the left. Hope that makes sense.

Just a heads up that there's a small tree over the track as you drop into the Mamba descent. I needed to pull out a move I hadn't used since my 20's to avoid hitting it this morning as I was carrying too much speed to stop My chamois might be stained

LOL... yep, that was something very special by the Wilddog forum. That little laaitie is now twice that size and ripping around on a KTM125 "What grit sand paper did you finish with on the stem?" - I took it through 320, 600, 800 and 1500 wet paper and then Autosol on the wheel. It gives me great results every time.

This old dog is trying to learn some new tricks I eventually tried my hand at creating a youtube video of one of my resto builds and I have to admit, video filming and editing is a lot more time consuming than I ever imagined. Give me a shifting spanner and a can of WD40 anyday. Check out the latest Hansom resto here: Please give it a "Like" and "Subscribe" if it's something you'd like to see more of in the future. I'm more than likely going to focus on SA built bikes as I feel they deserve a place in the sun after serving us so well during the years of isolation

Oh man, I shouldn't have popped my head in here. I lost my Aussie Sheppard and Border Collie within 3 months of each other last year from cancer and miss them so much, they where such intelligent and playful dogs. Now I've just got a straat-brak pitbull/jack russel mix left for company (albeit a very loyal and loving straatbrak). This thread just makes me want to get another puppy for him as company.

I bitch & moan about my Discovery payment every month but I just received a nice cash back bonus from them that will keep my mouth shut for at least 2 months

2D for me starting at 6:16. Think I'm going to suffer somewhat this year, don't have any speed in the legs and I climb like a sloth ... but I can suck a wheel

Thanks tinmug. I simply use various polishing wheels & buffers that fit into my drill (which is generally clamped in a vice). I prefer it over a traditional polisher as I can regulate the speed on my drill. But never underestimate what can be achieved by simple hand polishing.

Cycling of the future, then we only need to be concerned about pirates.

I know right, WTF But I should have known this was just one of those jobs that was going to haunt me after I found a beautiful wind free spot under my caravan port to do the respray only to have the wind change direction halfway through the job. Then while waiting for it to dry I hear this bloody aweful noise that sounds oh so much like my neighbour dust blower and I go rushing outside to discover that the d**s has cut his holiday short by 3 days and decided to clean up his yard that morning, which just so happen to resemble a dust quarry Heart failure was close at that point, especially after the effort I put into getting the primer coat so good. If I can save this spray job then I'll have built up enough confidence to spray anything

Been a bit quite here lately but I've still been busy in the workshop on a clients bike. It's a LeJuene 531 resto that I'll share later. Shot some colour onto the Cosmos a few weeks ago and then experienced the joy of having the fresh clear coat ruined when my wifes pet chicken landed on the top tube while trying to escape a visiting puppy. Needless to say, we nearly had roast chicken for Christmas lunch When I build up the motivation I'll see if I can save it with water paper and lots of patience. Until that point it was looking pretty decent 1. Base coat 2. Metallic blue 3. One coat of clear

1. The softwage package is called Inkscape, its freeware 2. I have old knees... well actually not only my knees... all of me

Much better, it even looks faster with those black wheels

No, got it locally (southern suburbs).

I also got my grubby paws on an old Cosmos built with Reynold 525 Triathlon tubing and a chrome fork. It was sporting a 7 speed Shimano groupset with a mismatched rear deraillure. The bike was a lovely blue but sadly suffering from years of neglect with lots of scratches in the paint and spots of rust all over. I initially thought I'd just touch it up but finally decided on a full strip and fresh paint job. I don't know much about 525 tubing but I was pleasantly surprised with how light the frame is. Finding stickers for it is proving to be a challenge so I traced out the headset badge and replicated it using a graphics package. I still need to tackle the COSMOS text. Here's some pics of Before and current. I'll shoot a primer on the frame this weekend. I'll be spraying the bike a metalic blue.

On the Single Speed side I found the old knees were taking a beating trying to turn the 45x16 ratio so I popped into Rook Cycles in town and had an 18 tooth rear fitted... sooo much better now. While there I spotted some a neat black brake caliper and lever going for the bargain price of R250 so that had to come home with me. I whipped off the drop bars and replaced them with an old mtb riser bar. I'm loving the new setup and it's my go-to bike for a commute or quick spin around the block.

It's been a while since I updated here so here's what's been going down: The Peter Allan frame was posted off to Carbon Bicycle Repairs in Durbanville for a fresh decal kit and a clear coat. I did all the prep work and shot the primer and base coat of metallic silver but decided to get the pros to do the final coat. I'll hopefully be collect it later today and will start the assembly during the holidays (sneak peak below of how it's turning out so far). While waiting for the frame I cleaned up the groupset and did some polishing of the scratched stem and seatpost.

I'm inclined to agree with DJR, I love how the bike turned out with that paint job and that crank but I don't think those Rolf's do it the justice it deserves.

I cannot miss it again in 2020,God willing I'll finally be there on a classic

Yes thanks, that will help.

Can't really saying I'm enjoying the new classieds at all. Getting to Vintage bikes and parts used to take me one click now it takes 3 extra page loads to find what I'm after. Surely the idea to to slimline it rather than bulk it up? I've also noticed that my direct messages don't get flagged as incoming.

That looks outstanding, well done

You remain in my thoughts and prayers Cois, keeping fighting. I've got a little sticker on my laptop that was placed there some years ago when a friends daughter was fighting to survive from a large brain tumour (which she did and is a wonderful healthy young girl now). It says "All will be well in the end, if all is not well, then it's not the end" Be blessed brother.

I haven't done one of these for years, maybe it's time to try it again, they're great fun I'm not so sure about the whole ebike thing though, I can see riders losing their sense of humour in the early hours of the morning if getting held up on climbs and descents. Trusting there'll be plenty of overtaking opportunities on the route?

Another absolutely superb DC. I was cruising the route on my KTM690 with a drone pilot on the back taking footage of the Breitling Teams. As much as I thoroughly enjoyed watching the race unfold, I couldn’t help wishing I was in there racing with you guys. Tradouw’s Pass was absolutely spectacular that time of the morning. The only time in the race where I became fearful for the riders was from the 1st compulsory stop to the left turn at Robertson where everyone was trying to hide from the wind. Lots of very large groups formed and the riders took up most of the road. There was some very irresponsible riding happening there and had I been an official, a few teams would have received a red card at that point in the race. At times I couldn’t get past on the motorbike as I was too afraid to risk passing on the blind rises yet some of the riders decided to sit echelon in those conditions. Craziness at its best. Other than that, I thought the race was brilliant in all aspects. The Savages looked savage all day and had a great gees going, as did many of the other teams. Then there were a few teams that had the wheels come off, big time. It’s always amusing watching this from the side line as I can almost predict the chaos about to unfold. Many dropped riders lost their sense of humour with their teammates and the comments were priceless… and unrepeatable Well done to all who finished, especially those that crossed then line with all 12 riders together