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colin parsons

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  1. Stolen: Axis gravel custom gravel bike Na 2019 Where: , Durbanville, Cape Town, Western CapeCustom A10 AXIS aluminium frame converted to a gravel bike. Carbon fork. Sram/ shimano 105.giant 29er wheels with 700c clement gravel tyres.satori 44 mm bars. Black bar tape. Full gas racing number board holder with garmin bracket.Get further details about the incident in the Stolen Bikes section.
  2. a certain bike shop in ct once had to replace pads and rotors on a bike as result of washing with parafin - not shure why rotors ?? but it sorted the problem - the oil was absorbed by the pads - parafin used to work in the old days !
  3. maybe contador should not have attacked( kloden) - when in a fairly solid position keep youre team mate with you 2 vs 2.imagine if contador punctured with no kloden.once kloden was dropped LA had to clean up the mess by limiting HIS time lost. i dont think la was that strong. but i think saturday is gonna hurt !!! then the mcewen vs hushofd batlle on the cobbles.
  4. wow !! this ones turning out a winner... ok - has anyone confronted DEAN EDWARDS re this issue ??? no i gues !! soo !!! why turn it into a national topic !!! yes their helmets are sponsored and im sure they are expected to wear them and im sure they will be dealt with by their management. sponsors are scarce in the times we live in - sooo !! if its not dcm, HoP... or or or - some hubbers will never be happy !!! why discredit riders and sponsors on the hub ?? it just does damage !!!! now we as hubbers get confronted ""why is jan ,piet and koos not doing this or that !!!!!! HEY PICK UP THE PHONE AND ASK THEM !!!!! and why isnt that done - BECAUSE THE *** MAKER HUBBER (or hiding hubber)DOESNT HAVE THE BALLS TO DO SO !!!!!!!!! and when confronted in public these hubbers are diffferent people !!! sooo !!! HOUSE OF PAINTS - WHERE YOURE HELMETS YOURE PISSING PEOPLE OFF !!!!!
  5. the good old "hub" - i hope someone feels better !!!
  6. thought id ride a bit again - to get rid of the boep - so down to sa track champs over easter to watch my son and do a few miles in the home town i booked a flight with 1time - packing the "out of the box" bike as i have for the last 30 years - it got carted away to be loaded.no indemnity or anything signed !!! 8 april 2009 on arival in cape town as i exited the stairs ,out of habit as i travel with a few bikes regularly i checked to see as bagage was loaded off. so obviously jhb loaded the bike last - so it came out first in ct - and this is off the aircraft - not in the terminal....... well *%$@ me if it had wings it would be fine!!! my ride was thrown off the plane onto the tarmac and loaded onto the cart - then another 100 or so bags tossed ontop !!!! wtf !!!! they tossed it off the plane 1time im telling you !!!! watch this space - a bicycle is "fragile" aparently.....says 1time airlines. the toughest item would have broken if thrown !!!! i lodged a complaint and everybody was very sympathetic and loads of paperwork.... "please get us a quote " so i did......then it went to oh!! we will pay youre excess - and then nooo !!! you should have taken out special insurance with us ................ then deaf ears !!! so i suppose cyclists arnt welcome on 1time.... if you have to take out special insurance - then it becomes the insurer's problem - why fly 1time - in 30 years never has a bike been damaged of mine on any other airline.... so some whop ! who hates his job has now caused my ride a bit of pain!!!!! - out the box i tell you.......
  7. killarney fight club - broke a cleat ??? never fight with youre shoes on !! ha ha only joking !!!!! forgive and forget !!!
  8. this should open a few can of worms !!! i remember riding the argus tour and there was +_ 500 entries.my mom rode behind me just about the entire route in her car.those days you had to clock in a card at the half way mark and your half way time was actualy recorded. game was the drink at water points and the prize giving was on the pavement in camps bay.the winning times those days was almost 40 minutes slower than todays times.must be the equipment !!! speaking of which there was a time when tubbies was the thing !!!! and when hp arrived it was 27+1/4 size.shoes were of perforated leather and a leather sole which you rode for a few days with no cleats on so you could get an imprint of the pedal then it was a hammer and nails to fit the cleats - toe clips mind you - very nice when you fall where you go youre bike goes. nutrition for racing - bar ones and coke !!! not to mention the woollen cycling shorts whith real chamois ya!! after each wash it was like sand paper. friction gears (can only be found in museums)not even click gears you had to listen to the sound of the deraileur/chain for the perfect setting. helmets were there but also just!! a strip helmet was the excuse a few strips of leather and off you go. my first racing bike had 5 gears - technology !!!!one blade infront !!! first cycling glasse oakley factory pilots first bike peugeot sting first shoes detto petro toe clip straps - alfredo binda parts for bikes were - sugino cranks, mafac brakes - centre pull ,rigida rims reynolds 025 frames my word they mount robots with steel like that today. the list goes on !!!!
  9. GM RECENTLY HAD AN AWESOME FINISH IN THE ROOF OF AFRICA IN LESOTHO - OFFROAD ENDURO RACE. SO HES SORTING TRACK CYCLING - ENDURO AND DOWNHILL. WONDER IF HE CAN SORT OUR GOVERNMENT OUT.
  10. there should be an entry exam into the hub !!! pleeeez !!!! who"s GM.REALY GUYS PUT IN SOME EFFORT !!! DO YOU GUYS HAVE A CLUE WHAT A VELODROME IS ????? GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH DOWNHILL RACING !!!!
  11. maybe you should move on and do something for cycling !!!!!!!!! """""mr legend """" - show some respect for the sport we all love and forgett about fat people and dumasses - the joke is on you !!!!!!!!! once again my phone number is 0711776554 and my email is mobidive@yahoo.com so send ure issues to me and we can sort it out cos you must be having sleepless nights.
  12. lem wat ga da aan - vertell so bietjie !!!! jy moet vroeg toutjies trek - praat ma wa ek kan help !!!
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