lechatnoir

The story of the big bad wolf comes to mind... and now, we have the huffing and puffing. another story that comes to mind is that of the golden-egg goose. how many swings of the hatchet does Strava need? I mean, they've been hacking and hacking for some time now. Then again, building your 'everything' on Strava reminds me of 2 out of 3 piggies. Imagine if Garmin had seamless integration into their ecosystem...?

It never was a sign. I see the issue here as a swing that triggered a response/reaction. It's often better to smile and wave. There's little to be gained wearing dancing slippers with a bike between my legs - I'm always losing that one. Don't be a dwiss, be lekker

we all know the red bike is fastest

My 2c is to take a photo and approach CL with the details and proof.

Even my inner dentist won't be able to justify this cost...

I remember one rainy morning trying to mission up Ou Kaaps with @Mamil, and we got passed by two riders on MTBs, one wearing a rainbow jersey. We stopped at the top and @Mamil asked if one of them was really a world champion, to which I replied "if that was Alan Hatherly, then yeah" - that was when he was U23 WC. He and his mate obliterated us on dikwiels while we were on slinky road tyres

there wasn't any appetite (or legs) to dump him on the climb, so this was always going to happen. About as obvious as Sagan winning Roubaix vs Dillier.

doomed it was...

It'll be interesting how his breakaway buddies choose to play this. Do they think the WvA is the same rider he was a few years ago? if so, they're doomed, else, they may concede the intermediate sprint and then put him under pressure on the final climb.

It will launch when DCRainmaker says it will launch

well, at least we know Decathlon won't be beating each other up.

Perhaps the organisers need to cram the stages into a week, rather than 3, makes it more 'bang for buck'? Fewer dull 'transfer' stages? personally, the women's racing is closer and seems to be more 'seat of the pants'. Are the 1 week men's races as exciting as what we saw this weekend? I feel I should know the answer, but for me, it's either 1 day or 3 weeks...

See if you can't ship directly using a courier like DHL, or some such to avoid SAPO. That way you will also avoid paying sales tax in Europe, which you'll pay if you use AGS. AGS is useful when buying brands that can't be shipped to SA, like SRAM and Shimano, as the retailer isn't shipping here, they're shipping locally, and then it's forwarded on. If it's just a frame (vs full bike), my understanding is that it's only SARS VAT you'll pay and any customs clearance fees the courier may charge. Someone correct me if I'm wrong Bike24 is legit. I can't comment on Starbike

I'm originally from Jozi, and after 20 years people still ask me if I consider myself a Capetonian, to which I reply 'no, I can still drive properly'. But that's moot, as I moved to a small town, where traffic is limited to 'rush-moment' and I can sense within myself that I have slowed down to a very chilled pace, which is perfect. But I suspect CT drivers' problems stem from the fact they have no clue where they're going because the road signage is so very very k@k, and frankly, my driveway is more of a road than the beginning of the N2. Still, CT has their own boet-mentality, usually driving indulgent SUVs, or heaven-forbid a white bakkie, or the even-worse Fortuner (any colour)

I've been waiting for Mamil's ride/race/rude report and now my day is complete. I'm literally moer toe from laughing