Madlight

What did you guys think of the "selfie" contest they were running?

Just note that there is a chance that you might have to replace your rear derailleur for a SRAM wifli or a Shimano XT to shift into a big rear sprocket

Ps I'm 173cm as well

Agreed, but a 54 should fit 100% with an 80mm stem - that's what I ride and loving it

Drooooool worthy

Falco is 90% there - until you ride a dogma while carrying a beer boep and weaving up hills. So the question is it if you are good enough for your bike - not if your bike is good enough for you.

Right place right time.... If you don't motor pace or 'forget to turn the Garmin off' kudos to you.

I've got to go for the carbon balls

Have a look at Bikeradar they have a write up of the new Athena released this week. Definitely the one to go for. You want a bicycle not a fishing rod.

Um, yeah... seems simple to me?

Yep... Those prices just seem too dodgy.

Or you wait for a gale and gooi mielies to get your KOM

And the crank looks like Dura Ace... The operation that he needs could be brain surgery?

It's still got the yellow warning stickers that's on a new frame.....

I ride with the Sidi wide shoe size and its perfect for my fat feet.

I'm in.....

Its from the early 90's and they were nice frames depending on the type of Columbus tubing used (I don't recall Reynolds being used by them) - I can't see the frame material decal so I can't say for sure but looking at the lugs it seems to have been their entry level frame.

Seeding, sucking, TITS and fartlek intervals is the ticket

I have the Tacx flow with the upgraded head unit that links to my PC and I love it - using the real life video and google earth interface is the only way to keep me on an indoor trainer for more than an hour. Without that and the possibility of racing other people I wouldn't ride regularly on the trainer. So I'd say def TACX

What he said.

Would be nice to have a small iPhone clone screen that syncs with the phone in my pocket and displays Strava or similar - say the size of the old iPod mini.

And if you sell your bike you can afford it...

Welcome to the bike side. I am 5 - 30 minutes quicker on the bike than in a car taking that route. You will love it. As for the bike I'd say the Momsen, but it's just personal preference. Look in the latest Bicycle mag - they had a budget bike shoutout in there if I recall

Yep, legit shop. They sell older models at reduced prices so I would guess the frame you were quoted on is a 2013 and not a 2014. But this isn't bad as the only change to the frames has been colour schemes after the large 2013 update of SL4 on normal Spez frames.

I have asked him (when he called himself Alfred and operated out of Plett)if I could have a Campag EPS groupset with a crank with 3 arms (2 x 170mm and one 175mm) - the 175mm one for my middle leg and he replied that this wouldn't be a problem as long as I paid a deposit.