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  1. Huge chase bunch, but that gap isn't coming down! I suppose that the route too twisty for a roadie style group effort
  2. https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-romandie-women-2022/stage-2/results/
  3. Looks like cyclocross (skinny tyres) with aero mods Correction: It's his Ultimate CFR with fat tyres You are right! https://cyclingtips.com/2022/10/mathieu-van-der-poel-is-racing-a-road-bike-at-gravel-worlds/
  4. https://cyclingtips.com/2022/10/preview-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-first-ever-gravel-worlds/ The men’s race comprises: 36% unpaved roads 18% hard gravel 1% cobbles 17% hard surface 27% asphalt 1% ?
  5. Apart from the ripples at the beginning, that is pan flat! That's going to be fast racing Aero rigs with big chainrings will be the order of the day Our SA gravel champs had 2400m climbing and the American events are crazy with their vert, so I find this quite strange.
  6. 2nd belly button
  7. And then, this guy come up and says, “Cycling is in much better shape now, the new generation are all clean” Not my joke - taken from Twitter https://road.cc/content/news/cycling-live-blog-27-september-2022-296189#live-blog-item-37783
  8. It seems that some of the footage is doing the rounds already. As expected, the parents are siding with their children. https://cyclingtips.com/2022/09/video-footage-emerges-of-van-der-poel-hotel-incident/
  9. I am glad that the journalist wasn't being dramatic or anything 'laid in wait for two teen girls before chasing them into their hotel room and launching a terrifying assault '
  10. Ja, I am struggling to believe that its gone from Common Assault to a slap on the wrist (and admission of guilt fine).
  11. Here we go: https://cyclingtips.com/2022/09/van-der-poel-fans-are-trying-to-tank-his-worlds-hotel-with-one-star-reviews/
  12. That's a lucky escape! Glad that's all you have to show for the incident. Wow!
  13. All I can see is a cap and some tyres
  14. This one has more of a platform than a 'bak' https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/commuter-bikes/505910/omnium-cargo-bike-10-speed-will-consider-offers
  15. 'cassette ph#ck' doesn't have quite the same ring to it...
  16. Entered ! This will be my 21st, so am hoping that this all goes according to plan and that its not detailed by wind, fires, riots, Covid, knee injuries etc.
  17. Yes, that's why they don't allow gravel bikes
  18. Dude! WTF ? You have barely recovered from the last fall. Be careful with that concussion. Its a real thing that you have to look after and recover properly from. It can haunt you for a while. Strongs
  19. The bike mount thingy is a bit useless because the groove or slot that the cradle has doesn't actually clip in, so it just slides off again. And then the tool itself isn't particularly secure in the cradle. I don't think it would take much to launch the tool into another dimension (as an interstellar suppository) on a bumpy section. That's all fine for me as I wasn't planning on keeping it on the bike anyway. The chain breaker is tiny! It also keep falling out of the hole it goes into, so you have to keep it in place with your finger. Its 'driven' by a T10 bit, which also feels tiny. You have to choose which bits you carry, as not all the supplied bits fit inside the tool. The magnets that hold them all in place are not very strong, so you have to be careful. I say all of this bearing in mind that this is a compact item with quite a few tools crammed in. There has to be some compromise somewhere.... I hope that it isn't in the actual functionality of the tool.
  20. I just collected mine from Olympic. They said that they got 10, but hadn't put them on the shelves yet.
  21. Updated Tallboy looks nice ! https://www.pinkbike.com/news/first-ride-the-2023-santa-cruz-tallboy-gets-updated-not-overhauled.html
  22. I haven't tried yet Still counting down the 6 weeks That name is so long, it reminds me of the Momentum Medical Scheme Cape Pioneer Trek, presented by Biogen
  23. After yesterday's rainy ride, this morning was quite magical
  24. May I ask what you weigh ? Stan's is usually quite rigid with their weight limits. I think the Crest is about 85kg.
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