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  1. People cheering on Jens Voigt in another thread and then complaining about dopers in this one...
  2. Hi guys, Is there any other road cycling within a few hours' drive of Johannesburg that's similar to Suikerbosrand in terms of its semi-closed, virtually car-free roads? Other nature reserves perhaps? Cheers!
  3. Thanks for all of your hard work, Gerald!
  4. So it's looking like a shootout between Buster Bluth and NovakSA. How do their two teams compare?
  5. Looking forward to getting a team together. WIggo's a certainty.
  6. That's simply not true at all.
  7. Cool.
  8. Thanks a lot for the explanations Gerald! Just a few questions to satisfy my inquisitive mind: At the end of the Tour, am I correct in saying that the overall winner is awarded an extra 32.432 points, whereas the most combative rider for the Tour is awarded an extra 396 points? For the daily jersey classifications, if the points go something like 1, 0.995, 0.99, 0.985..., etc., what happens if there are only, say, 50 riders in the young jersey classification, for example? Will the points still go 1, 0.995, 0.99, 0.985..., etc., with just a higher minimum, or will they be higher for each participating rider, i.e. 4.00, 3.95, 3.9..., etc.?
  9. Perfect, thanks! Hopefully when you post some examples it'll be crystal clear.
  10. Thanks a ton for organising this and going into so much detail with it, Gerald! It's much appreciated. Just a couple of questions to get an idea of how the scoring will work: Will there be only one rider who scores points in each of the categories apart from the daily placings? What will the actual points amounts be for each of the other categories? Is it be about 50 points for each of the daily jersey wearers and about 1000 points for each of the final jersey winners, or a lot less than that?
  11. Thanks for the advice, shaker! I'm thinking of parking at one of the spots within the Cradle, riding out to Magaliesberg and back and then finishing off with a loop within the Cradle.
  12. Are there any roads in particular that I should look to avoid? Is it safe to ride out from the Cradle loop to Magaliesberg and back on a Sunday without encountering too much traffic or other unnecessary dangers? Thanks in advance!
  13. Easy to be a hard man when you're loaded with amphetamines and stimulants.
  14. There are duplicate postings by "different" people for the bike at different prices: http://www.gumtree.co.za/a-sports-bicycles-fitness/bellville/specialized-s-works/1001129748840910232066709 http://www.gumtree.co.za/a-sports-bicycles-fitness/bellville/specialized-s-works/1001129738780910264012209 Definitely dodgy.
  15. 100km route: http://www.strava.com/activities/54821499
  16. I'd be in on that.
  17. What are the four road closure races?
  18. Froome has not abandoned...
  19. The main issues I see here are a BMW changing lanes without indicating, and the filming car crossing a solid white line on a blind rise.
  20. http://www.strava.com/activities/39613205
  21. Hi guys, I'm looking to buy a 700c rear wheel for use on the indoor trainer. Quality is not an issue, so can anyone direct me towards any really cheap offers? Any stores in Gauteng would do, or of course somewhere online. Cheers!
  22. Two new sets of these just cropped up on a nearby public road, presumably installed by the adjacent private company looking to slow down traffic around their premises. They're an absolute nightmare to cycle over, and when they're installed on a fast descent or in wet weather, they are incredibly hazardous. What is the story behind them and why they seem to exist in this country and nowhere else, has anyone else had issues with them, and most importantly, does the law state anything about them? I don't have a photo of the particular ones I'm referring to, but here's an example of what they look like: http://www.saspeedbumps.co.za/wp-content/gallery/metal-speed-bumps/Galv%20Speed-Bump%20CG.jpg
  23. Yeah, I ended up ordering one from Bike24. There were no additional duties over and above the 15%, and the trainer was delivered within about a week and a half.
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