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All my Dublin club members knew and ask about 'the big sportive in CT', never used 'the Argus' as people would here in SA

ditto. A ride like this morning place the mind in a very good state. Cant say in words how much the tracks are appreciated!

Megan is the best in my experience.

That is the only thing that I'm scratching my head about. (I'm glad that DI is able to ride and although the reasons supplied is unlikely, it is still possible. I accept that. ) My feeling is more a 'sigh, what was he thinking' :trying to capsule his own chemicals. Surely that is risky, even more if I look at the missus's bottle of bicarbonate of soda, its source information & packaging quality. I would not trust it if my income depend on it. Hence my question if it is standard practise, do OGE doctors have a quality source and recommend it to its riders? If they do, surely the team doctor should handle this sort of task to ensure quality?

Honest question to the people that know the pros - is diy capsuled baking soda regularly used? Does it work? Seems Livestrong recommended it dissolved in water though. Interesting to see the warning regarding its use and doping as well: http://www.livestron...r-sore-muscles/

It appear that my 29er wheels should start to turn backwards when it notice a dead stop ahead

What I do now is go back up on the green to the pine trees, then left on the green to purple (you can add the shorter pine ST loop that exit back onto purple) then follow purple to yellow/red back to the bottom of the new blue. That cut the 'keien' sections out

http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2014/08/25/yerka_bike_the_best_bike_lock_impossible_to_steal_maybe.html?wpsrc=fol_tw

Finished at 6 on the hour together with another single rider that I met on Bergplaas. Became good friends quickly Weird to hear the 'hane kraai' in the morning while still riding. What played with my mind was the Jaybay lights that I had seen from #7 was gone after 5am. So you felt like 30km away from a town. To see the mall when entering the roundabout was a pleasant surprise. well done to the quicker people. Respect...

I'm already hungry #6 is a bit worrying though Refreshment Point #1 (Vero’s): Rooster Brood, Powerbar Isoactive, Coffee, Tea, Coke. Checkpoint #2 (Geelhoutbos): Marshmallows, Bananas, Powerade, Coffee, Tea. Checkpoint #3 (Smitskraal): Sosatie, Sausage, Potato dish, Powerade, Coke, coffee, tea. Checkpoint #4 (Bergplaas): Soup, bread, Coffee, Tea, Coke. Checkpoint #5 (Midlands): Potato chip roll, Powerade, Coffee, Tea. Checkpoint # 6 (Unmanned): Nothing. Checkpoint #7 (Zuurbron): Jaffels, Coke, Powerade, Coffee, Tea. FINISH: FREE Spur Burger & Chips, Restaurants with beer and some sleep!!

+1 - Thanks Dirtman, Hellwarp & co The amount of ST combinations to play around with is very nice. Plus the condition of the trails after the rain is very good for 99% of the distance & take a lot less traffic than Tygerberg or Jonkershoek = lots of 'me time'..brilliant

A moment for Ryan Cox (9 April 1979 – 1 August 2007). Was and still is one of my favourite SA cyclists. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Cox

When I look at Liam's itinerary and route map for the month of August, I'm so jealous: http://wildirelandto...ple-and-places/ Me and the missus did big sections on the motorbike on our regular 'keep the ocean as close as possible on the right trips'. Not the full distance and not the site visits though. Think it would be brilliant to see the hidden treasures. Starting clockwise in Waterford tomorrow...

It was point out to me that there is also a picture under FAQ

Ditto, The phone number on the web site don't work so I filled in the contact form with the question. Would be nice to get a photo of one to get an idea of dimensions.

This statement reads better. (The height of trig beacons are not just published for the benefit of trail runners.)

Thanks, it is a 9 speed. Using them for years and was always very easy. Recently opened a new bag of them as well as starting to use/test smoove..... was wondering what is the difference. The experience of the link before vs the new lube, that I could not understand that it could make it that more difficult. Will need to get a tool now, I had to cut the one open with a Dremmel.

Anyone else found that SRAM quick link is more difficult to open by hand when using smooth?

I would be keen to know how many Songo riders was bikejacked in Kayamandi in the last 5+ years?

La Volupte

Anyone else found that the small 3 sprockets from a cassette bite into the aluminium freehub quicker for a heavy rider? (90kg+, for notubes 3.3 hub ) Ordering a steel freehub today...

Thanks, got sorted by Bellville cycles. Bought a (cheap) complete crankset.

Hi My 'garden' employee use a MTB bike to commute from Fisantekraal to Durbanville where he find daily work. The bike work hard and was not maintained --> chain is old and teeth on drivetrain destroyed. I'm helping him (teach) to fix it himself and will supply bridge funding. It is Suntour MD 300 crank (square taper) that need at least a middle and big ring. Initially I thought I could strip the missus's XT rings and give her a new set, but they don't fit (~same bolt radius, but seems thicker / 'bedding' is different shape) and the Suntour middle and small ring is connected. (The small ring don't go directly on the 'spider') So now I need to drive tomorrow and see if I can find replacement parts in Durbanville/Bellville. Any LBS with lower income type spares recommendations please? (I think I need to spread my wings a bit for this - my nearest 'big' LBS don't even stock ball bearings any more and had to order it in for me a couple of weeks ago) If someone have an old one that I can buy, please let me know...

What shoes are being used? On this pic as well as Philip's blog it look more like hiking boots than MTB cycling shoes with cleats. Closeup pics would be cool. (No, i don't have a smelling shoe fetish )

+1000 I hate any shirt with big blobs of different colours. The SA flag, as much as I like it does not do it for me. (My wife bought me one, but I only use it in winter under other layers.) This example can be toned down even more: I want a black top with a flag on the chest like this one. Then the neck and arm 'borders can be a very small flag repeated all round. The same line small flag repeat can be used vertically under both arms where the green and black meet in this example. EDIT: and flag on central back pocket.