GaryvdM

I just did another test. I did not hit my head on the wall. It did not hurt at all. Conclusion - don't hit head on wall.

Yes @ArchedBackChinOut ^^^ you got this one right?

Actually, what I posted has very little to do with sport. It's mostly about commuting & leisure cycling. (Like I said in other posts, if you are doing cycling as sport, then you should be wearing a helmet.) Nothing I've linked to is about a survey where people are interviewed. Where did you get that from??? I you are going to call the evidence I've linked to a "load of rubbish", maybe try read it first. Also, alot of people seem to think: 1) I don't wear a helmet 2) I believe that other people should not wear a helmet. Both of these are not true. Of the time I spend cycling, I wear a helmet 99% of the time. I don't mind if you wear a helmet or not. My issue is with laws requiring helmet use, and campaigns that promote helmets, especially ones that use scare tactics like the one posted earlier in the thread. Don't get me wrong, I am fully aware of the risks of head injury. The most scary thing for me was witnessing paramedics treat a gent who had received a head injury in a pile up in a race bunch (even though he was wearing a helmet.) The problem is that Avg. Joe who maybe wants to buy a bike to cruse around on in the neighbourhood, looks at a campaign like that and decides that cycling (with a helmet or not) is too risky for him.

Common sense is a fallacy anyway. Lets stick to evidence and logic.

This is a very interesting argument. I plan to research it further when I have some time.

Yes, at number collection. http://cycleevents.co.za/optimum-berg-en-dale-2014/

I'm sure they target people in Cyclenation kit...

I tried googling different combinations of the number plate, and came up with this hit: http://www.cra.org.za/newsletter-may-2009.htm

YES

Indeed http://www.cyclehelmets.org/1261.html

d) Smile, wave, and continue on your way.

You are putting words in my mouth. The risk compensation factor is not a reason why I believe helmet laws/promotion are a bad thing. The reasons why I believe helmet laws/promotion is a bad thing are: they discourage and reduce cyclingref, this has a knock on effect of making cycling on the roads more dangerousref. Giving a person that would choose not to cycle if required to use a helmet, but who would cycle without a helmet, the health benefits of cycling greatly out weigh the increase in risk of not wearing a helmet. Also, please don't compare seat belts to cycle helmets. Seat belts provide far better protection to car occupants (72% fatality reduction in head-on crashes, for example Crandall, Olson and Sklar, 2001) than helmets provide for bicyclists (no proven reduction for fatal or disabling head injuries – BHRF, 1012; BHRF, 1013).

I just want to make my position clear. If you are doing competitive sport, you probably should wearing. But just because the only time you touch your bike is for competitive sport, does not mean that is the same for everyone else. It really grates me when people see someone who is ploding along in a leisurely ride in the park or down the strip, or popping down to the shops without a helmet, and calls them stupid. All you that you are achieving, is discouraging them from cycling.

So I plan on going to the Froome signing on Saturday, and just realized I don't have any thing decent to get signed. Does any one know of any LBS in Gauteng that has Team Sky jerseys or caps for sale, or even a fake maillot jaune?

I have sent an email to eventsupport@asgworld.co.za about this, and the start and finish locations. Will let you know.

Stress not. With 100% certainty, you will read about it here the second they are sent out.

What was the issue, the berm, or the use of the fallen tree?

I've put the start/finish at the entrance to Cradlestone on Hendrick Potgieter. Where the start/finish actually are, is a mystery to me. So I've just made an educated guess.

Road Late entries at number collection. http://cycleevents.co.za/optimum-berg-en-dale-2014/

BL for me.

http://www.mapmyride...reen/353990427/

Yip

Found this on the PPA site, but you will see it is run by racetec, and has results for non PPA races: http://results.racetec.co.za/findme.aspx?ss=1

I think there are a large number of errors for the Herald on RaceTec. You will see if you look at the men, lots of duplicates, and very unrealistic times. Maybe they have mixed up people doing the 55km in the 106km results.