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I've ridden the pass in both directions and enjoyed both. And going to Prince Albert from Oudtshoorn is well worth doing. However, if you don't mind tar I enjoyed the road from Prince Albert via Klaarstroom, Meiringspoort, De Rust and the road past de Rustica and the caves back. (Essentially the first 70% of the Swartberg Gran Fondo. Do it either way. From PA over the pass to Calitzdorp is 100km and a wonderful day on the bike. After the pass the road gradually loses altitude towards Kruisrivier and onwards to Calitzdorp, with some nice rolling hills. It is possibly my favourite ride.

I'm seriously cheesed off........and not sure I will be supporting you. The whole year the SPCA has been encouraging us to adopt an animal - so I go there this morning asking for a large turkey and suddenly, there are a million questions..........🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣✌

Does an Everest count as an idiot thing ?

I'm in.

Does anyone have the contact details for the 4iii agents ? The website lists an e-mail address but I'd like a telephone number as my mail has remained unanswered.

No, he got his pills from a pharmacist in Durban.....

Lewis Hamilton...

Or this : a Revelate feed bag. Straps onto your cockpit and holds a bottle or, if you do not need water, food or tools, etc. https://www.revelatedesigns.com/index.cfm/store.catalog/Cockpit/MountainFeedbag

My girlfriend came back from Cape Town at the end of March with a mild touch of 'flu'. Two days later I developed a sore throat, a day later I tested positive for Covid and on 4 April I was admitted to hospital. Seven weeks later, three of which in ICU, I was finally discharged on 24 May, 18kg lighter. Despite its efficacy, this is not to be recommended as a weight loss program I have not been on a bicycle for close on 3 months, nor have I been able to do any other exercise beyond my sessions with the bio-kinetisist. Hopefully I can start riding by the end of the month.

Go to Giant Jo'burg in Greenside. Best for this sort of thing.

One thing to be aware of. If you ship it to SA from Europe or UK the seller deducts their d8mestic VAT or sales tax from the chat and you pay VAT here. If you use AGS and they ship to their domestic address, you pay VAT there and again here. 20% makes a difference. I only used AGS for stuff that they won't ship to SA.

Meanwhile, in the wild west, playing u/20 rugby against Randfontein or such in the early 80s, laaities would run up and down the touchline shouting, 'moer hom Pa'

Springs, Boksburg, Nigel, Brakpan = Springboknaaipan

Where and when Stephen?

I did it rigid, SS some years ago, the worst for me was the death by a thousand cuts as you went into the forest after the climb at 58km. At speed every small imperfection, and there are lots, stones, dips, ruts, roots, etc. were much worse than the wapad or the long descent and just sitting and putting down some power whiles trying to hang onto the bars took a lot.

Yes, without a doubt. Where was this taken ? .

It happened to me on Saturday 1 April, see: I will report it once I am out of Hospital

Just a heads-up of a new to me criminal approach. Cycling up Gordon Avenue, Blairgowrie at around 07h15 on Saturday, a grey Toyota Corolla drove up behind us and wouldn't pass for a block or so and then pulled ahead. I turned right into Standard Drive and just after I turned left at Barkston towards the top of Conrad, I felt a tug as the a guy lifted my gilet and grabbed the phone out of my left rear pocket and jumped into the Toyota which sped off down Barkston towards Randburg. Keep an eye out for a dark grey Corolla with a broken left side mirror driving near you on this very well-used route. Only the driver was visible as it drove beside and behind us with his accomplice obviously hiding down. This was a well practiced routine and had obviously been used before as they knwe exactly where we were heading and also where we would be going slowly and looking out for traffic approaching from the right at the 4-way stop.

I have a new, unused XT 11 speed derailleur and shifter if you are interested. I bought an upgrade kit some time ago and decided to stick with SS. DM me. Ps. I also have a well used matching drivetrain (34 chainring, cassette and chain) I'll throw in for the cost of the shipping

Thanks HdB, Jean at Cycleworld sorted us out chop chop

Thanks HdB. I'll give them a call on the way down...I've plugged it into Waze.

Does anyone know of a bikeshop in Bloem that may be open on the 27th? I need a XT brake bled as I discovered the rear one on my partner's bike is pap.😳

Not sure I agree with you fully. The R100 is the cost price of the courier, not the reimbursement for the hassle. If the deal was R100 for Postnet, and R180 for my time to pop down there immediately and send it off I'd agree with you, but it isn't, and I recon best effort is reasonable. In the meantime, I have told those I have sold to that I will send the parcel at my earliest convenience but no later than say the next afternoon or by the weekend - and then do so. I have received no complaints.

Let me quell your doubt, there are many on here that do just that. Many even give things away and the great irony is that Jewbacca is one of those. You picked the wrong guy to p155 over.