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You have personal experience of this or some evidence? What actions have you taken, you reported it to anyone? You open up a complaint at police station? If you haven't then you are part of the problem. I get stopped at least once a week, and I have never ever been asked for money, where I was in the wrong I was issued with a fine, and where everything was fine I've been thanked and sent on my way. I've worked with metro members, including the dog units and found them to be mostly courteous and professional, they get the job done under trying circumstances, including having to deal with idiots like yourself. Your post is so incredibly immature and offensive you should be banned from this site and driving in general.

Do yourself a favor and spend some time doing a drive around 2nd stores and pawn shops. I picked up a giant for my 11 year old nephew that had been rattle-can sprayed blue (stripped it down myself) that is in damn good condition for R500 from a local pawn shop.

The police have power of stop and search, that's a given, it's basically how the crime prevention units made their living. If the search resulted in nothing found, you sent on your way, no harm no foul. I f you end up in court, it's because something criminal was found during the stop and search, therefore justifying it automatically. Also keep in mind, a high crime rate is justification for stop and searches. The accused could try and argue that the stop and search was illegal, but just remember that we live in South Africa not the States, it works really different here, stop and search is LEGAL. I'm no lawyer, but in over 10 years of policing and court appearances that defense has never worked. All the cop does is say the driver was in his opinion acting in c suspicious manner and that's the end of it. No one will be prosecuted for being drunk in the passenger seat at all, they looking to serve outstanding warrants and stuff like that. They'll just scan your ID quick and see what happens. If you give them crap about it, they might ask you to step out the vehicle and search the car as well. On the whole this is not a bad thing since loads of stuff from drugs to illegal firearms get discovered this way. As for being drunk in public, it's seldom policed because who in their right mind wants to mess around with an alcohol reeking dimwit. It's only when the guy because a safety concern that I would've taken a steps. Being an effective policeman is also about knowing when to arrest and when to warn. At the end of the day it's really simple, keep ID on you at all times, pay your fines on time (or even better don't get them in the first place), and when faced with a roadblock, remember that none of hose guys want to be thee any more than you do, so smile and be happy, it does make a difference.

I got an 18 tooth bmx cog on the back which seems to be working fine, and for now using the middle chain ring. I'm wanting to now get a single chain ring, what are you guys using up front and where did you get it from?

Speaking as an ex-policeman... 1. Although no law says you have to carry ID on you, a policeman has the right to detain you until your identification is proven adequately. 2. A policeman has the right to stop and search anyone provided they have cause, and a high crime rate is considered justified cause. 3. A roadblock can be set up with warrants, though these are generally small and are referred to as vehicle checkpoints, most of the big roadblocks do have their paperwork in order including warrants issued by magistrates to stop, search, take blood etc etc... During my police career I have been challenged in court many times regarding the legitimacy of stop and search and road blocks etc and cannot recall one instance where the magistrate ruled against the police. At the end of the day, just make sure your legal, carry your ID and you wont have a problem.

Ahhhh... why couldn't this be near me Hope you have a good turn out!

A lot of racers also use mtb bikes, the only issue being when you have to jump off the bike to run up a hill or jump over a section it's easier to shoulder a cyclocross bike than a mtb. I agree with the commuting part, I would love a cyclocross bike for the work ride, seriously considering adding road shifters and skinny tires to an old silverback frame

They use mtb shoes and it's really big overseas, I can't remember the name but one of the big riders of Tour De France was last years European cyclocross champion. A lot of the overseas mtb and road riders seem to use cyclocross as their off-season training. It's also more spectator friendly since they race laps. Basically 45 minutes of flat out racing done in the worst conditions with road frames and mtb tires, sounds fantastic. I was told that there are four cyclocross races in Pietermaritzburg during the year.

How old is the bike? Surely if they under warranty then distributors have to honor? If everything is above board on your side, then write to the distributor and cc suntour themselves. I got suntour on my entry level 2 years ago and if you accept that you get what you pay for, then they've actually done quite well.

Kevorkian used concentrated potassium chloride on a massive scale to assist his patients to the hereafter, I think that ingesting about 450mg of potassium per banana over an extended period will do nothing more than upset your stomach, especially considering your body is fine with up to something like 2000mg per day. As far as I'm aware your body only really takes in potassium in the quantities you need and gets rid of the rest naturally.

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I don't go near cyclelab, don't trust them in anyway whatsoever, wouldn't at all be surprised if what you say is true... thank goodness for the internet and online stores

my bad, didn't see the multisport category good luck with the event

Maybe change it to riding in a speedo, it is after all a cycling site

I thought that the hold process was on hold until the gun-owners court case was finalized?

Although I'm hesitant to intrude on what will be a very sad and stressful occasion, I would like to propose a mass ride on the day of the service/memorial, or perhaps the first weekend after the service/memorial. As much as we cyclists talk about the safety of cyclists vs vehicles etc I think the point would be brought across for more effectively if we all in our own cities and towns country wide rode towards city hall/police station/somewhere and perhaps highlighted what is a serious issue that seems to have no end. Perhaps at the very least we could meet at a local coffee haunt for a few minutes silence. I realise some will flame me, but thats okay, I would rather like to say we tried as opposed to we did nothing. What do you guys (and girls) think?

Where in Durban are you? If you can get yourself to Hillcrest go through to Cyclefun, Gary there will sort your problem out or sought you out with an upgrade, he's got a number of 2nd hand kids bikes, I got my nephews from there, service is excellent as are his hours.

@spinnekop... the title to this thread is "Another cyclist killed...When will it stop??", which to me is an invitation to discussion, the person posting was posting a news report. What I posted was my personal opinion, and as you're entitled to yours, so am I to mine. There were a few posts before mine that brought up cyclists safety, so why I was singled out, and since this post seemed to be started by a news article, why/when did it suddenly become a homage? Naturally I want to reply to your last post, because in my humble opinion I believe you're missing the point, but in this case I will agree with you (and only in this point) that this is not the time nor place for you and I to have a slinging match against one other. I do want to say this though... when has any government seen eye to eye on what the people want? If you want your government to change their attitude on anything, you got to get up and say so, this is how it's always been! Attitudes will not change if we all sit and do nothing. As for starting a new thread for this, I think there is one around here somewhere so I'll try and find it, if not I'll happily start one.

The driver automatically gets charged with culpable homicide, normally police detain you first until the detective get's involved, then the detective himself charges you officially, remember police can detain for 48hrs without charge. There is absolutely no way the driver will not see jail time here.

First off... I certainly did not say "deserve to die", seriously that's outta line. As for the rest... when would be a good time to talk about the safety of cyclists and advocacy in general? Would tomorrow be better? Only problem with tomorrow is that the fires dies a little, today people are galvanized into action, people want to help or do something (well should want to help or do something) thanks to the raw emotions of a terrible death, but tomorrow, well things don't seem as important and so are forgotten. As for paying homage... I cannot think of a better way to pay homage to someone than by working towards eradicating the very reasons that caused her death in the first place! I was told by someone who was there that the motorist refused to stop for a marshal, she actually said she "doesn't stop for cyclists", this is the attitude we should all be working to change and I'm pretty damn sure the fallen cyclist would only be too pleased to lend her name to.

According to news24 she was detained by police

A terrible thing to happen make no mistake, but not unexpected or surprising quite honestly, in answer to the original question, it will never stop. We as cyclists act in the exact same manner as drivers, we are disrespectful of the rules of the road as well as fellow road users and whilst I'm in no means pointing fingers at the driver or cyclist in this particular tragedy, until we all learn to share the road, this will continue to occur. We as cyclists I don't do enough, we don't advocate our sport/past-time in an aggressive enough way, we don't stand up for our rights as road users. To the best of my knowledge, there is no group that is working towards a cycling-safe South Africa, and if there is a group, they're not doing much to inform cyclists. We just have to look at other city's around the world to get an idea of advocacy is carried out, with mass rides for example to highlight the rights of cyclists and force local government to respect those rights. It was a terrible, senseless incident that I hope will at the very least will lead to road-closure for next years event. My heart goes our to her family and friends.

This has happened before? So it's a new dérailleur then? I would definitely have words with the person who fitted it then. Best advice... listen to what fate is obviously trying to tell you and ride single speed

Chain suck Chain suck occurs primarily when downshifting under load from the middle to the smallest chainring. The bottom run of the chain may not immediately disengage from the middle ring, and can get carried upward until it wedges betwixt the chainwheels and the right chainstay. This jams the crankset. Since you probably wouldn't have been shifting to the granny if you weren't already climbing, the sudden lock-up of the drive train deprives you of what little momentum you had, and you are very likely to stall and fall. Chain suck is commonly caused by bent chainring teeth, dirty chains, or, occasionally, burrs on the teeth of new chainwheels. thanks Sheldon Brown