dave303e

Look a good railway would make a big difference. But take for example if the city was built around Langebaan as the harbour. It would be able to naturally grow in a lot of directions and you can have access from all round easily. You pay a lot to have that mountain there to look at.

it comes back to a bigger issue. The actual issue with Cape town. It was settled in the wrong place and the Geography means it cannot be fixed. Much like other cities like Monaco and other cities going through housing crisis.

I picked up one of these a few weeks back for a very specific job. I can safely say it has been used nearly daily ever since then on anything and everything. Definitely money well spent. Wood blade is a dream for trimming trees. Usual hacksaw jobs are faster easier and neater. Now I want the bigger one as well

that charging station must be growing rapidly

because it is a first world city not a wannabe first world city that epitomizes the imbalance in equality in this very developing country. We sit here moaning about a cycle lane because you are using a way to commute safely in a semi recreational manner. Meanwhile this is in a city where majority of the labour force has to live nearly 20km away(out of reasonable cycle commute range) in a slum which consistently happens to be home to some of the highest murder rates in the country. That cycle lane doesn't serve those who need it, and those who need it probably have much bigger issues to worry about in life. Why are we not petitioning for more train routes and cheaper train fares to get people from the flats into the City cheaper, easier and safer?

He has a 3:30 marathon so he is a fairly competent athlete. I was reading a list of celebrities marathon times a few weeks back and he was fairly high on the list.

IMO chains and cassette fall into the socks, condoms and underwear category.... I would rather go without that use 2nd hand...

A few of the trail running gloves are really good for it. I have a decathlon pair. Basically they are a warm glove, but there is an over-mitten piece that is like that foil inside. On climbs you flick the mitt off and don't sweat too much, then on the drops I leave 1 finger out for the brakes and the rest tucked in their warm space blanket mitten. It was a game changer at ARWC.

Broken my toe twice in the last 9 weeks. Overload of work and this weather. I have literally not been this unfit in a decade or 2. Topped it off with flu last week. But I was battling with motivation when I first broke the toe, really fighting to get out the door. Yesterday I went and swam. For the first time in many months I was excited to go and train..

https://reefshop.co.za/products/reef-flipper-socks?variant=7339424645&currency=ZAR&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwjqWzBhAqEiwAQmtgT3H6zWN-wLQgAcOn62OevsuTzD3OY5DmqosVmLXJL-GPr5rMtcEkeRoCsCoQAvD_BwE the dirt cheap definitely not cycle branded ones. We did an Adventure race in Scotland, the first night we paddled a loch and then down through to the sea. Anyway I had them on for that and then just ended up wearing them for the rest of the race as the temps were cold and it rained every 12 hours for the whole 5 days. But it saved me on the bike a few times.

I use neoprene socks(made for kayaking. Worked well so far for me

honestly, buy the same colour bike over and over and most wives won't notice. Mine fortunately cycles so she is always happy for upgrades

I did the following, I think you should too. Make a list: Fork Shock Crankset Chain Cassette Shifters Brakes hubs rims tyres Then take each bikes spec and price(or as close as possible) the replacement part you will soon see they all run a balance, some things they go cheaper on and some more expensive. Different brands vary. But you will soon see which bike has a higher value in the parts. Then check the big picture items. Number of bottle cages, geometry, suspension travel etc and see there is nothing majorly obviously different or better there. example a bike needs 2 bottle cages in my opinion, anything less is a waste of time, this is Africa and we have 30deg heat regularly in summer. From that table comparing them you ill have a logical comparison to decide from.

Bought with my head(wallet) and bought a Titan 2 years go. Never missed a beat since then. At that stage it was value for money the best bike I could get, I came from a lower spec name brand bike and I can say I honestly would buy another Titan without even thinking.

7k for a full service isn't too bad, closer to half the price of just an XX1 cassette nowadays

We have people on this very forum buying stolen stuff because it is going for a good price(some would say for a 'steal') so the odds of stopping fake stuff is minimal... Hopefully Shimano and co wake up and realise they are milking the market too much anyway.

Remember almost every single millionaire with a 2 door sports car has a G wagon or similar for day to day driving...

I walk in hit a button, grab 2 mugs and usually a snack. Then I pop the mugs on the machine hit start and go do something else. When I am back there are 2 coffees. Add milk and enjoy. Literally less effort that making instant coffee. I don't stand there grinding, tamping, frothing milk, doing cup art, watching espresso drool out, etc. Time spent in front of the machine is maybe 40 seconds if I need to top up the water. I am free to do stuff while it makes the coffee.

Good Luck with Comrades all. Give it a full send

It is honestly a balance between coffee and convenience. You can snob away all you like, but the reality is that to make proper coffee takes a lot of effort and cleaning and faffing. A bean to cup means that even when you are in a rush you still get a fairly good coffee with a lot less faffing in a lot shorter time. If I had the money and space I would have a proper setup like the Rancilo, but I would still have a bean to cup for 90% of the time when you just want a quick coffee between meetings or before heading out early in the morning. Save the real fancy coffee for when you have the time to faff. Same goes for Decaf. It is great to have a proper coffee, but if you have one or 2 proper coffee's and then switch to decaf you can have many more without being totally dependent on caffeine or having negative impacts from the caffeine.

Or until you can't find it the day before a race and end up buying another(and usually another and another and another over the years)

Well it just hit news24.... Hier gat ons nou

very different situation though in terms of order of operations. From my 2 mins googling articles pop up with a prominent triathlon coach having been in court a few days before the announcement and by the looks of socials clearly still coaching

The other big one is being banned vs enforcing it? Website, current clients, social media are all looking like it is business as usual. Delete the negative comments and raise away. Still on Training peaks as well as a coach. What is CSA going to do about that? Can they do anything?

I get the innocence part and keeping it discrete in case it is not true and allegations are false. But I sit with a 16month old daughter. If someone is guilty it would concern me that they could have continued and found more innocent victims to prey on during the process. You can't take back what happened to those young girls(if it did) and no prison sentence or anything will make it right. Someone's life could have been totally messed up because it was kept discrete. A lot can happen in a year.