Eugene Brown

In between the ridiculous rain and unnecessary expense of riding there in it's Jan/Feb state (unnecessary expense = drowned power meter, brake pads fubar after short muddy life, etc), I'll wait a few more weeks. Really sad though, it's on our doorstep!

Old post, but hopefully you can remember! Using a dull brain and tough finger nail, I've broken the tabs on my Gen 1 battery cover. Does the Gen2 fit straight on, with no "adjusting"?

I'll send you a picture later when I'm home, and let's talk from there. I can even send it to Cape Town with SkyNet

So my express parcel arrived 13 days later, after really fighting the fight with SkyNet, and as true as nuts, CRC sent me a Tektro Brake/bell combo lever instead of a ThudBuster! WTF! I didn't even know that such devices existed, much less do I ever want one. Started the claim process with CRC, and now have to wait "up to 14 days" for the problem to be resolved. I've always been a CRC fanboy, but this last order has really left a *** taste in my mouth

If you look at the details on the SAD500 these clowns provide, SkyNet uses a company called RT.... for their clearing. We should be grateful to CRC for choosing a world-class provider

IMHO SkyNet is running a circus. Anyone involved in the clearing of international parcels knows that you need an invoice to clear against, a contact number for the consignee (semi-optional) and their ID number. I received an email from Dalene on Sunday morning, 6 May asking for my telephone number, and responded that evening. I received another email from Dalene on Monday morning, 7 May, asking for my ID number, and responded about 2 hours later. Silence I then sent an email on Wednesday morning, 9 May, asking when I would receive an invoice to pay against, as I had paid for the express delivery service (3-5 working days), and as 5 days had now passed without any sign of delivery, I was now getting frustrated. Just after lunch on 9 May, I received an email with an invoice, saying that "Once payment has been made kindly send us proof of payment so that we can submit your documents to customs to release your parcel." In other words, my parcel had not even been submitted to customs yet! That really gets my acid level up

Really gets my blood pressure up when you have to be exposed to patronizing pr&cks like that! How long did your parcel take to arrive, compared to the good old DHL days?

Placed an order yesterday morning on their new customer interface (which is quite cool!) and selected the express option. My past orders have come with DHL, but this morning I got an update via email saying the parcel will be delivered via SkyNet. Any experiences with SkyNet, do I need to worry? I really hope I don't have to endure another Bike24/DHL Paket/SAPO/EMS saga like I'm having at the moment

I rode the 20km with my wife and some drinking buddies last year, and traffic was OK, but the route marking was absolutely terrible in the last 5 kms before the finish. It was that bad that people were turning back and cycling against the oncoming people, so really not cool. The marshalls at this part of the track were also completely clueless. Luckily we ride there quite often and could figure out a bypass, and get over the cool finishing bridge The rest of the track was typical RedBarn, with lots of fun trails to ride, and the feeling that you're hardly ever going straight. With all the hassles from last year, we'll be riding it again this year!

And that's why I also have a dikwiel in the stable

Very good info, thanks for posting! How many of us run wider than 2.5 tyres? Will be interesting to see how the new generation Arch rims hold up, compared to the last generation "fragile" Arch's

Thanks so much for the answer, good to know

Those are lekker tekkies! From CRC? How was the sizing compared to other brands (in case you've had other brand shoes before)?

Probably part of the reason why he's an ex-pro!!!!

I have the 180mm version on my Merida 650B, and they work with my fat arse strapped in. Done about 1200km and wear seems normal, together with no noticeable decrease in braking performance vs OEM Shimano 180mm non-IceTecs. No complaints.

Unfortunately it's Dawnwing too, so I'm holding my breath News: Parcel arrived just before 14:00!

I really hope that doesn't happen to me! Apparently my package will be delivered between 11:00 and 14:00 today.

Some maintenance bits, some tools and a new steering setup for some of my steeds! Ordered around 12:00 on Tuesday from CRC, and delivered this morning before 08:30. Meanwhile, in other news, still waiting for my order from CWC also placed on Tuesday.......

Hi Johann, if it still has shifters, yes please. I've put on a set of SLX brakes for him already, so the rest would be super. Please PM me.

Any clamp-on style front derailleurs for a 3x7 setup on my gardeners Makro-bike? The pressed steel china-style one keeps going out of alignment, and the pivot points are worn out already. Willing to pay for a Shimano one if you have. Please PM me

I have a 2 month old Shimano Tourney RHS grip shift, and the half-grip that goes with it. R100 for both LHS and RHS (it's off our gardener's bike, so he needs all the pennies he can get for his new-born baby in Lilongwe) Let me know

From the gang at Solomon's Woodmead! Thanks Akhtar and co

We forced a few ice cold zammies down, as terrible as the beer tent was and ended up at Stanley Beer Yard for war story exchanges

Myself and a mate rode, whilst our wives waited. They said it was worse than last year, with no seating, poor big screen and less food/coffee options vs last year. I thought the beer tasted great, and the grass on the field was comfy