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Great thanks Grease_Monkey

Simple services I can do myself, but I need a proper mechanic to completely strip and service my bike especially after how long it was standing! Just booked it in with Midstream Cycles

I haven't been riding for a couple of years but want to get on my bike again. Just found out with a shock that Torqzone in Centurion closed down. Which other service providers will you recommend for mtb services? I need to have a major service done on my DS MTB.

Yes, the law states bicycles and pedestrians have the right of way but that only really works if they see you in the first place. When my dad taught me driving as a "laatie" the rule was passed on that you always have to think for the other cars around you and pre-empt their actions. That saved my butt more than once both in car and on bike!

This makes sense now about the casing because I have always wondered why they don't allow a GoPro to be mounted on your helmet, but then at night races no-one have any issue with big ass lights being mounted to the helmet

Everyone is entitled to their own opinions but to whine about the bell instead of a medal is just stupid. Right from the very first time this event was advertised it was only ever going to be a bell and not a medal. It was communicated upfront so why still enter if the medal is so damn important to you?

That was a lot tougher than I expected and apart from the scaffholding which I thought could have been better I quite enjoyed it.

I have the same issue on both hands. All my fingers except for the two little fingers have gone numb since the Transbaviaans. I have done a lot of reading on this issue over the past week and while I now understand the cause and what to do in future to prevent it does anybody have an idea how long it will take for my hands to go back to normal? I desperately want to get back on the bike but not sure if it will cause more damage than good? Do I need to go and see a doctor, are there specific medication I can take? Any help would be appreciated.

Matchstix, we came in just before 6 and I am sure we came past you in that last 20km's. Still remembering telling my teammate that I feel for you having to do that last stretch without lights.

I am one of them. This will be my first one and super excited!

Anyone know how Lionman compares to Hakahana? I did Hakahana last weekend and had quite a tough day on the bike, did the Walkerville 60km yesterday which I really enjoyed but can't really compare the two. I would assume Lionman is more like Hakahana/Van Gaalens as far as difficulty is concerned?

For a race labelled as Gauteng's coldest race the weather was actually really nice. In fact every other race/ride I did since May was colder as this one! :-) Quite enjoyed it and things went a lot better for me than last weeks Hakahana. Sure enough the two routes can't be compared but last week I started cramping at 30km's already which made for a long day in the saddle but this week did a lot more planning for the race and I finished without having any difficulty or issues.

I have been a member since March last year but only made 67 posts so far. I am on the hub however almost on a daily basis reading and learning from fellow cyclists. I see myself as part of the hub community as much as the guy with thousands of posts and I would have felt the same even if I never made active posts. Just because I am not always commenting on posts doesn't mean that I am less part of the community. I get equally upset when reading about hubbers getting mugged and professional cyclists being caught out for doping. I equally appreciate the Emily Batty photos and laugh at the not so hot dismounts in action. I feel sad with my fellow hubbers for going through tough times in their lives whatever the cause. The point I am trying to make is that making a lot of posts or not should not determine your status on the hub or prevent you from using any of the other features on the hub.

My first ever proper marathon and I just realized once again I need to do some serious hill training. I was cramping from 30km but told myself I will finish no matter what. Came in at 6:32!!! But even though I was suffering I am glad I did this one.....very nice route. Will definitely be better prepared next time even though I thought yesterday at the 55km mark never again. I just need to figure out this cramping thing!

Hi Everyone If anybody still has a spare entry for this weekends marathon I am desperately looking for one. Due to some admin mishap I thought I was entered only to realize this evening that I am already entered for Lionman and not Hakahana. I've already missed Van Gaalens due to illness and was looking forward to this one so I will really appreciate it if anyone can help me out.