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Why you throw me under the bus for subtle under bus throwing! Get off your high horse you bêckstebber. Tsek!

I have no issue with being unfit. It's a choice. Maybe not the healthiest but there are far worse things... Like turning right at a circle in the go straight or left lane. It's cathartic admitting that you are SLEG. Being sleg is OK. Not being ready for a BEAST of a jonkershoek Enduro is 100% ok. Dropping out due to a viral illness is advisable. My excuse tho. I've had a SLEG year. Proud of the noncycling things I've achieved whilst eating biltong and simbachips in the office and the study.

LOL dude. No way you were fit enough for this one. This is some ezel level Rocky balboa level training needed for this one. Even in my final form (ezelesque) I would have been a DNF for this one. Just be thankful you have a cold.

Thinking of doing the Enduro on my lonesome tomorrow. Will just compare strava times. And delete entry if too embarrassed...

I would like to see more single track climbs. I know it's a lot to ask but it's where you spend most of your time. The new ST climb to saaltjie was so nice I forgot I was climbing for most of it.

All the best. Colon cancer is of the very few cancer types that resecting metastases can end up being curative. Holding thumbs.

Probably not. Health problems. Whish it was vetseun related.

Stage 5.6 dadbod would have protected you. Time to let go a bit. Down with this in-shape-dad-syndrome. (obviously joking)

Lol. I too enjoy being over kitted most of the time. Recently I've been klapping the steel HT with bare knees/elbows and halflid for funduro days. Its just lekker chill and I have the excuse to ride past big drops and pallet jumps sans shame. The guys I know with big boy bikes definitely put them through their paces every now and then. But not at the frequency you'd expect.

Funny because it's mostly true. Credit my maatjie Theunsie (who rides a Capra).

Just pitching to the cycling croud. Riding with earphones in on public roads is dangerous and probably illegal. Found a way to kinda circumvent that. Ordered those aftershokz trekz titanium earphones. Use probikekit from UK. About 3k cheaper than here. Thank me later.

I'm appalled by what I'm reading! Can't believe doctors talk to people like this! There is no excuse.

I keep on getting issues with my slx clutch and oval setup on my full sus. My bike doesn't pedal bob as much as the oval ring causes back and forth oscillations of the derailleur arm. The wear on the clutch only started becoming noticeable after I switched to oval rings. Even a new rear derailleur quickly fell victim. Luckily the serviceability helps a bit. Unfortunately it doesn't ever become good as new. Oval definitely doesn't love clutches or vice versa.

Durocs on some hopes. Evo2 or 4 is fine. Wait. The high engagement lyne wheelset is looking great.

I enjoyed this thread too much.

When my (now 3yo) son was 9months ish,I used to work on my bikes with him in a bumbo seat on the garage floor with his toys around him. His first (still favourite) word was "k@k".

Learnt the hard way to remove brake pads from calipers when doing bleeding. Also. Wear gloves or super clean you hands when installing discs/new pads. Some drive train nastiness can contaminate the scene. Sometimes sanding/burning/isopropyl simply won't do.

I would go 1x11 with a 50t cog. The 12 is great but I can't recall wanting that extra gear. And being a big guy... Maybe a x11 will be better. More pin material to wear through than the x12.

My new toy. From bits and second hand deals. 3x9 nogal.

Just bought a cotic solaris max frame. Gonna build a lekker mtb commuter. Something about a 29er HT. With the right tekkies, I think ittle be a nice alternative option to the cotic escapade. Switch things up.

Propper guilt trip for not commuting today. Visibility was fine. Have full fenders and lekker jacket. Friggen lazy ass

I would buy the Farr frame kit so long. Unbeatable price. Hang it up in the garage. Source parts as time goes by. Nothing more satisfying than building something over time and it ends up being a MASTERPIECE (in your own opinion) I'm VERY tempted to do that myself but my cotic escapade still fills that niche.

Steel has better fatigue characteristics than alu. It doesn't work harden as quick (or at all) as alu. So if 10y is your thinking. Steel would be it. The fork I think is a bit of a compromise/gain. Carbon for weigh. But more jarring ride. I ride a steel commuter daily. It's comfrikkenpletely different to my alu roadie.

I like the plank idea.

Following. (not there yet myself, but investing in a light weight build with juicy tyres and decent brakes is important. Hell, even a custom build jobbie may do the trick)