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Stumbled upon these the other day lol http://shop.fiascociclismo.com/product/cock-socks http://images.cdn.bigcartel.com/bigcartel/product_images/154876492/max_h-300+max_w-300/whitegreencock2.jpg

yup, although it gets pretty hilly if it would manage to go into durbanville side, aka vissershok climb and all the others in that area... we might be doing the Die Burger lol

Maybe all 30 000 cyclists should cycle to the fire and help put it out?? The Fire-gus!

Hey man, I did a one month tour (Transkei -> CPT) last year and i was in the same position as you. Here is what i learnt: If you want panniers, go through cycletouring.co.za and get some ortliebs, its the best price you will get them for, cant get them any cheaper if you try import them yourself either. I got the classic rollers and they are rock solid however - replace the plastic bolts / wood screws that secure the rack clipping system to the inside of the pannier with a proper bolt and a locknut, mine literally rattled out after one day on dirt roads in transkei, luckily i brought a whole lot of spare bolts which i used to replace the plastic *** that ortlieb gives you. I even emailed them and they said they havent had any issues with them before (this is ortlieb international) but yeah, rather dont take the chance and replace them before hand. With regards to racks, any rack will do - just make sure that your bike has eyelets, and always bring spare bolts with locktight, i had one of my bottom bolts shear off which had me doing a ghetto zip tie fix for the remaining few days. And two back panniers with one big waterproof bag that you use on river rafting trips on top of the rack will be more than sufficient, no need for front panniers - you will end up not using half of what you bring anyway! Oh and chamois cream.... this will be worth more than gold ! PM me if you want more info! Cheers

Get Gatorskins for your road bike (If you dont have them already) I was getting so many punctures at one stage with my old crappy R100 tires that i thought i was going to go insane from the patching of tubes every night, and road tubes seem to be a lot more finicky to get right because of the pressure, needless to say, i forked out for the gators and havent had a puncture or a pinch flat since!

I do recall in my younger years, my dad made something very very similiar to this, except it was one plank of wood that he somehow managed to get balanced on the top tube (Back when top tubes werent angled like they are now) and i sat on it like the pic above ^^ Was great because you can atleast see whats going on! Albeit not as safe as the full on bucket seat i guess, but hey theres always a trade off!

Haha, guess ill just have to put up with them after all hehe

Hairy please add me to the whatsapp commute group

Sounds like the Tour Divide... Except its an organised version

How do they get that funky pattern on the blade?

Spotted this from Interbike http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p4pb11411286/p4pb11411286.jpg http://www.lupine.de/eng/products/rear-tail-lights/rotlicht "Lupine had this new Rotlicht (red light) on display. 160 lumens, 55g and attached via a simple rubber belt. It features a Brightness Sensor which reacts to ambient light, for example if a car's headlights appear behind you it turns up the brightness. But what really caught my attention was the built in accelerometer senses when you slow down and illuminates a brake light. Is this a first in the cycling industry? Lupine also have a range of Smartcore batteries. Pictured is the largest 13.2Ah, it has an LED Capacity Indicator and can be used to recharge anything using the USB connection. Great for keeping your SmartPhone alive on camping or adventure rides when you need to stay in constant contact with Facebook."

Hey man, let me know if you are keen to go through with the site at a later stage. I am a web designer so i could help with the design side

Bumpity bump

Ok so if you would like to start a route, post in the following format: City: Cape Town Route: Milnerton -> Cape Town CBD (via Cycle Lanes) Days: Monday - Friday Contact Person: Gareth Contact Number: 084 469 3843 We can start a new thread with one post that gets updated with all the different routes, therfore its easier to check the routes without having to go through pages and pages trying to find routes.

Could always just do a sticky post on this site with the routes / times / peoples details ?

Morning everyone, A great new initiative has been launched on Bicycle Cape Town called a Bike Bus "A bike bus (also known as a bike train or a cycle train) is a group of people who cycle to work in a group. It’s called a “bus” because there’s a set timetable and route so it can collect more “passengers” along the way. Cyclists may leave the bike bus at various points along the way." So to all the hardened commuters out there - add your route to the site and help get some new people into commuting to work... ! Or tell someone about the bike bus initiative and get them to join one! Link here: http://www.bicycleca...14/09/bike-bus/ Bike Buses offered by Hubbers: (I will try and keep this list up to date) Cape Town Route: N1 City Goodwood --> Edgemead --> Bosmansdam --> Century City Days: Monday - Friday Contact Person: Julian Contact Number: 082 051 8028 Route: Milnerton -> Cape Town CBD (via Cycle Lanes) Days: Monday - Friday Contact Person: Gareth Contact Number: 084 469 3843 Route: Brackenfell -> Paarden Eiland (via Old Paarl Road, Frans Conradie, Giel Basson, Bosmansdam, Koeberg Road -Cycle Lanes) and Back again in the afternoon (+/-33 km) Days: At the moment - Wednesdays only Times: Leave Protea Heights Brackenfell at 5H45, Return trip, Bus lane at Section street @ 16H30 follow same route home Contact Person: Fabian Contact Number: PM me Route: N1 City Goodwood --> Edgemead --> Bosmansdam --> Century City Days: Monday - Friday Contact Person: Julian Contact Number: 082 051 8028 Route: Milnerton -> Cape Town CBD (via Cycle Lanes) and Back again in the afternoon Days: Monday - Friday (Excluding Wednesday mornings into town) Times: Leave Bayside at 6:45am, Leave town on Adderly street at the Jan van Riebeek statue at 5:20pm Contact Person: Hairy Contact Number: please drop me a PM, not keen putting the no. up in the open forum Route: Kommetjie -> Cape Town CBD (via Noordhoek, Chapmans Peak, Suikerbossie and Camps Bay/Sea Point) and Back again in the afternoon Days: Tuesdays - Thursdays (Starting in October 2014) Times: Leave Kommetjie (meet at OV police station) at 6:00am, Leave town on Adderly street at the Jan van Riebeek statue at 5:20pm Contact Person: Yusuf Contact Number: 078 665 5023 Johannesburg Route: Greenstone Hill -> Sandton (either via Marlboro or Atholl Oaklands) Days: Monday - Friday (approx. 6:30am depart and return at 17:00) Contact Person: Gareth Contact Number: 0741087417 Route: Lanseria to Sandton (MTB), via Chartwell, Fourways and then Spruit, to arrive in Sandton by 9 Days: Unkown Contact Person: MTBc

Anyone riding in tomorrow? Gonna be doing the UN-rain dance haha!

-Double post-

Update on that - its now actually R15 to shower whilst the pool is apparently closed - makes absolutely no sense...

What is that? That top tube >>>>>>>

I used to ride to school when i was younger, it was great as all my friends did as well and we would go BMXíng straight after school and hit all the spots! The SE was a bit of a bugger though in summer, but having freedom is what counts the most! I was lucky though to stay roughly 5km from the school which was accessible by suburban roads mainly.. and i never had any issues with cars etc etc I now commute to work as well as much as i can, nothing beats dropping everyone in the traffic and getting a workout, kill 2 birds with 1 stone!

Mmmm not sure, probably 9 speed

I have an x9 shifter mated to a Zee clutch derailleur on my downhill bike, works a treat!

The Tenn Bibs

I bought a pair of their bib shorts about 2 months ago, I went on a cycle tour with them for a month wearing them basically everyday over 1500kms and they are still good, altho the stitching started to come apart by the chamois towards the end but i just sewed it up and its all good! Good value for money if you ask me!