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It's very simple - the riders that use it should spend some spare time there and get stuck in to maintain/ repair it. If everyone does 20m of it it should be in a good condition pretty quickly!

I have competed at various cycling Granfondo's in Europe over the last few years and have always had specific cover with Bryte insurance (through my Nedbank Amex card). Anyone can buy this specific for your trip and they have various options of cover available. Pricing is also quite reasonable with prices per option ranging between R700 up to R2800. I hope this helps.

White Inc; i.e. Nic and Diane White di@whiteinc.co.za 082-451 8107 (Di)

Fulcrum Racing 5 are brilliant wheels for their price.

Definitely I will second the Lake option! After 12 years of Specialized shoes, I developed severe "Hot Spots' on long rides. Nothing I tried with regard to set-up, geometry, different inner soles etc. helped. Finally I tried Lake as they offer true half-sizes and two different width options. I have not had Hot Spots for the last 2 1/2 years. Highly recommendable

Cool Heat locally has stock. They can supply to any LBS if you order it from there!

Elite Direto. I managed to get a good used unit with the Sterzo! Very quiet, up to 1600W, brilliant connectivity with all protocols and very accurate data numbers!

Wakkerstroom in Mpumalanga. Brilliant accommodation at Wetlands Game Reserve, really cheap with good food and fantastic MTB/Gravel riding!

I have broken both sides. The right one in 2001 was in two pieces, the left one in 2017 was in three! Both times I had a plate inserted to screw the clavicle back together. On both occasions my Orthopedic surgeon told me to get back on the IDT within 3- 4 days. After that, I was back on the road after six weeks. Then removed the plates after one year. Medical Aid paid all costs at each occasion as they are all related to the same incident at that time. Get your quack to spell it out in detail during the op authorization. Without the plates you run the risk of not achieving a straight shoulder/ clavicle recovery and live with residual problems. Both my shoulders are perfect without pain or any sort of loss of feeling or strength. I would certainly recommend the op route as the initial hassle might be bad but the resultant recovery is just so much quicker.

Nespresso and get the little generic capsules. Lots of different flavours!!

My beautiful F12

My beautiful F12

There are a few things to try first before spending any cash; first of all there is no lube on the chain or the cassette!! Depending on the use get a good dry or wet lube. Secondly, the cassette still looks in a good condition. Adjust your B-bolt to move the upper small derailleur wheels as close as possible to your largest and smallest sprocket to ensure the chain runs as long as possible on the sprockets. Thirdly, check the chain with a chain link checker. Park Tools has a simple but effective unit. Fourthly, chain the overall chain length whether that might be maybe too long and maybe take out one link to shorten it. Lastly, always change the chain first to see whether this might fix the issue, if not then you can still try another cassette.

Cape Town drivers should all be banned permanently!

Finally finished building my new baby!

Are you going to take notes while you riding?

I ordered my new frame from them in January but due to Italy closing down, the delivery has taken a while. I have just been informed it is ready for delivery/ collection from their store in PTA.

I suffered from terrible hot spots in both feet anything from 2 1/2 hours onwards. After seeking out help from a lot of 'experts' and reading about various cures on the web, one podiatrist gave some good advice. I then sorted out my own inner soles for my S-Works shoes and installed separate and loose support pads bought from Dischem at a fraction of the cost of professional inner soles. If you send me your number, I can send you pics how I achieved this. I can now ride all day and not feel any pain anymore.

\ Frank Dubowitz at the Rosebank Sports clinic (opp Rosebank Hospital). A number of local sports people go to him! He cured my hot-spots!

Found out from ASG that the cost for hiring a space at the Expo has been too exorbitant; i.e. they wanted R 40K for just a 3m x 3m space. That's why the Expo was so poor thus year. The organizers are pricing themselves out of existence. In case they haven't noticed, only 22000 riders started this year, a few ago it was close to 40000! If this carries on, there will not be a CT anymore!

You cannot claim on the warranty if the you are dead having another crash due to the frame failing. Stay away from repairing this and rather do not take a chance!

This guy tried to buy a car from me; an alias he used was Barry, being a diver, working on an offshore rig etc.

BMW GS 1200/LC Adventure.

Just fly over with a bike bag and pile all parts into it. I once bought a whole lot of components and a frame in Germany like that. If they stop you at customs at the airport, you just tell them that you are returning from racing in Europe! They will not know the difference.

Usually when I import equipment/ pasts for my cars or bikes and have it sent down here (with an official invoice that has to be attached to the shipment), I have to pay at least 15% Duty and 14% (now 15%) VAT; so you can safely assume 30% additional to the purchase price! Add shipping and you would be close to 40%. Also, customs have unique way to calculate the fees according to a ROE that they seem to make up as they go along! Rather fly over there and bring it along!