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PPA haters make me chuckle. I happen to have a CSA license, but ONLY coz I partcipate in so-called sanctioned events outside of the Western Cape as well. It's a bit of a cheek for CSA to insist every kid, oom, tannie , ouma and oupa who enjoys participating in an event once every blue moon should be compelled to cough up 75 bucks annually for the privilege of doing so. Health shouldn't be held to ransom, which is exactly what CSA are doing. To all those crying foul about "prize money", HTFU. What's more important, a few hundred bucks when you happen to hit a podium on a exceptional day, or benevolence? CSA can shove their sanctioned events. League and Elite riders will be the first to bleat to CSA about the loss of the Cycle Tour, the multitude of associated seeding events and prestige that these bring to their fragile egos. Playground bullies need a snotklap, and the PPA is up to the task!

Ok, deleting an ad removes all record of it and related correspondence. Closing an ad merely removes it from the public domain as "active" but declutters the system (from my understanding). Perhaps Matt could explain what the procedure for classified ads should be. Older ads get "closed" by the system anyway. Unsold items can simply be relisted if closed. Linking sold and purchased items to reputational feedback, say with the title of the ad in the text field, would be a relatively easy way of preserving a record of what's traded.

Exactly. It takes as much effort to close or delete an ad as it does to edit it as 'sold'.

Provincial bodies affiliate to the national body BY NECESSITY in terms of the CSA constitution, clubs in turn affiliate to provincial bodies BY NECESSITY for the same reason. The PPA is a voluntary leisure association, PPA membership does not preclude anyone from belonging to or participating in club, provincial or national activities.

Cost of sport = expensive Cost of health = Priceless! Lying on the sofa and doing sweet buggerall is MUCH more expensive, in so many ways. Don't define sport participation in terms of cost, rather view it in terms of benefit and sheer enjoyment!

Hear hear, from your lips to God's ears (I'm not an Atheist). CSA should keep it's dirty paws off the Western Cape and PPA!

Nice machine, ride the crap out of it and have fun!

Wish I could get a 2013 carbon Santa Cruz Medium for "cheap", but no classified posters have felt benevolent enough thus far. What did you miss out on, and by how much?

Butch Walker and the Black Widows - Synthesizers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxMlvAxX8ME - Super song, great album. Switch to full screen and pump up the volume. BIG ending!

Says the 18000+ members who belong to the largest leisure cycling association in RSA. Other provinces have a piecemeal approach, whilst the Western Cape is unified under a single banner. PPA are entitled to appoint a single timing contractor that is geographically local with a national presence whichl affords it's members uniformity and a single results profile. Other races that require a Racetec transponder are: The Herald VW Cycle Tour 106km, Eastern Cape Optimum Berge en Dale Classic 97km, Gauteng 99er Cycle Tour 108km, Western Cape Dis-chem Ride for Sight 125km, Gauteng Nedbank Cycle Challenge 100km, Namibia Daily Dispatch Cycle Tour 100km, Eastern Cape Cape Argus Pick n Pay MTB Challenge 52km & 75km, Western Cape Wilro Lions Cycle Challenge 114km, Gauteng aQuelle Tour Durban 105km, KZN Pick n Pay Weekend Argus Rotary Knysna MTB 50km & 80km, Southern Cape Mnt2Mnt Cycle Challenge 106km, Limpopo Lost City Cycle Event 115km, Northwest Province Lost City Mountain Bike Event 70km, NorthWest province D2D Cycling Race 93km, Gauteng Rand Water Race For Victory 110km, Gauteng Kumba Iron Ore Classic 105km, Northern Cape Pennypinchers Die Burger Lions Karoo to Coast 100km MTB Challenge 100km, Southern Cape Cycle Lab Cape Cobra Challenge 85km, Western Cape Bidvest Steiner Penny Pinchers GOK Cycle Tour, Southern Cape PPA One Tonner 156km, Western Cape Amashova Durban Classic 106km, Durban Satellite Classic, PTA MTN OFM Classic 107km, OFS Momentum 94.7 Cycle Challenge 97.4km, Gauteng Die Burger Cycle Tour 92km, Western Cape These of course exclude the balance of the PPA calender, both MTB and Road, and numerous other races that prefer Racetec's organisation and methodology to the other timing companies.

That's just ONE the benefits of belonging to the largest cycling association in SA. Bear in mind it's beneficial and helpful to cyclists to have a single results profile and timing standard. What benefits do you derive from CSA membership? Zippo, nada, zilch, nothing, blowall!

Agreed, CSA does NOTHING for anyone except rake in fees it feels entitled to as the "governing body" of cycling in RSA. I get absolutely ZERO benefit from my CSA membership, other than the so-called privilege (for which I have to pay) of being able to enter fun-rides in provinces other than the Western Cape. CSA need a taai klap, and methinks PPA is about to give it to them via the High Court Application.

Without CSA membership I am precluded from participating in "sanctioned" funrides held in provinces other than the Western Cape, where membership of CSA is unnecessary and pointless. CSA is a bully, and bullies deserve a bloody nose! PPA gets my vote!

They may be mounted on saddles above two wheels, but they''ll NEVER earn the right to be called cyclists

You can get a brand new Silverback Space 1 (top of their range) off the floor for R18500, with FULL Ultegra groupset (Merida mixes and matches groupsets) and peace of mind aftersales no-nonsense factory 3yr warranty. http://www.cyclefactory.co.za/Bicycle/road-bikes.html#Road_Silverback

I have a WhatsApp group like that in Cape Town. A core group of like-minded hubbers with the same passion for riding, both roadie and MTB of differing strengths. We ride weekends, enter events together, offer advice, encourage one another and generally engage in daily chit-chat. If you get the right bunch together, it works a treat. Good luck with your group.

You bring your lawyer Rodent, I'll bring an army

Nuhuh,, you can't spell Tumbles. This is H in ANY language

I considered the GT Series two, it's alloy, extremely good looking, well priced at about 9k and weighs in at just over 9kg without pedals. Good bang for your buck.

That's a loooooong fred title for "positive doping test".

Mind the glass door on the way out Tumbles

I could tell you, but then I'd havta keel you morsdood

Holy vark, this is funny. Was wondering where my other shoe disappeared to . If you can't stand the heat get outa the kitchen (paraphrased from a troll).

Spectating is tantamount to insulting my imaginary wife "clickhead" . Gotta love these nursery rhymes