[Where has your bike taken you today?]

5 hours ago, 'Dale said:

Never ever hit the snooze button, Cupcakes. You know you only feel worse afterwards, mos.

 

Who are you calling a cup cake ?
I'm a fully fledged stud muffin!
🤣

[SCAM: Christopher Smit, kindhearted2002@gmail.com, +27 67 2440922]

On 12/10/2023 at 3:13 PM, JD Bothma said:

😂

 

And here's how he gets you

This is amazing !
He can send an email from the oil rig, but cant make online payments?
Also, he will pay R1250 for a courier for a R2000 item ?
And what dodgy crap is Skill and making payments via Shoprite ?
WTF?

Clearly, this is a tactic that seems to have achieved some success over the years

[Colnago C68 - Wheels Poll]

Can we start another poll with this bike ?
(1 of 2 in the country...)

https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/road-bike-frames/688081/colnago-c68-only-1-available-in-the-country

[The Froome Dawg Thread]

An interesting article here:

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/froome-aims-to-set-up-cycling-academy-in-kenya-find-tour-de-france-magic-in-2024/

I understand him better now after reading that last paragraph.
The past few articles about him had a different focus.
Looking forward to seeing what he achieves in the coming season.

[Greg Minnaar]

18 hours ago, DJuice said:

Did not see this coming.

https://m.pinkbike.com/news/greg-minnaar-reportedly-off-santa-cruz-and-on-norco-for-2024.html
 

April’s fools on the 4 Dec?

Check the 1st comment  🤣

[Where has your bike taken you today?]

Greenbelts and Tokai
(sort of new bike day too. I had the frame resprayed and rebuilt it with new gruppo, dropper and wheels)

[Website update gremlins]

38 minutes ago, Meezo said:

i felt the same way this morning, but you can filter to turn off dealers... you can filter to show private advertisers only

I am being doff and cannot find that setting...

Its not all dealers. Just the one. But I might add more if there was a specific block/ignore function like there is for users in forum/chat sections.

[Website update gremlins]

Not sure if this is the right place to post this question: Is it possible to block or ignore somebody in the Classified section ? I.E. scroll the classifieds without seeing their adverts (the amount of which feel like spam).
Possibly a strange question, but there it is...

[Bossi Bicycles]

31 minutes ago, Furbz said:

Have another one of these being built now.

Sram Rival XPLR 10/44 paired with latest Sram force V2 1x crank.

looking forward to seeing how this one turns out!

How long are you going to make us wait for pics ?

[Road Bike film protection]

5 hours ago, Dappere said:

https://armour-ride.com

Do you know if they apply the wrap for you, or is it DIY or perhaps an LBS job ?

[Cape Town danger areas]

On 11/24/2023 at 10:12 AM, nonky said:

It gets much worse:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12765069/British-elite-runner-Tom-Evans-mugged-knifepoint-wedding-ring-watch-iPhone-trains-South-Africa-race.html

https://news.sky.com/story/elite-british-runner-forced-to-pull-out-of-race-after-being-mugged-at-knifepoint-in-south-africa-13011212

https://runningmagazine.ca/trail-running/western-states-100-champ-attacked-and-mugged-in-cape-town/

https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/news/a45889819/tom-evans-mugged/

That wasn't the end of it.
3 runners (and even a marshal apparently) were mugged during the event itself

https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/three-ultra-trail-runners-mugged-during-100-mile-race-in-cape-town-20231125

[Where has your bike taken you today?]

2 hours ago, JK7 said:

wow! Looks amazing. For us here in JHB, where about is this? 

That looks like a section of the Kirstenbosch Loop (above the actual gardens)

[I made a Garmin mount]

14 hours ago, NotSoBigBen said:

That is super cool!

Like I've said before as much as I'm a fan of 3d printing I would not trust my expensive Garmin and other devices to 3d mounts .... Not without a secure tether as an additional safety to the bike!

Maybe just me though

 

I found that the little clip that holds the light in place is the first to go.

[Longer fork on '13 Anthem]

'Over forking' the bike could lead to issues in the warranty department.
Perhaps not an issue on older frame.

In reality, I cant see that an extra 20mm travel would stress the frame out that much...

[Bike Lights - To be Seen]

https://www.trekbikes.com/za/en_ZA/equipment/bike-accessories/bike-lights/bike-light-sets/c/E229/

I run this option because I ride in the dark.
Front light under my Garmin and rear light attached to the saddle rails.
Neat and very effective along with the Garmin connection, where you can see the battery life and get them to switch on and off when you start/finish your ride.

 

 

[Good few Cobras at Tokai today]

We saw this poor guy on Suikerbossie the other morning.
Would it be a boom slang?

(I don't think that it was sleeping, so may have been squished by a car and this is as far as it got)

[Moriah “Mo” Wilson murder case]

9 hours ago, justinafrika said:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kaitlyn-armstrong-guilty-mo-wilson-murder_n_65551177e4b0e47670129b37

That was wrapped up quickly!

[The Froome Dawg Thread]

On 10/13/2023 at 6:31 AM, love2fly said:

I really hope he can be competitive but I've been disappointed too many times......I love what he achieved and had the pleasure of meeting him a few years ago and found he's a humble decent guy so I'll watch this space next year. I don't see Team Israel giving him much of a chance but here's hoping.....

I am glad that he is staying on and having another go at it.

But I find it amazing that he rode with the wrong bike setup for so long.

https://road.cc/content/news/chris-froome-reveals-bike-set-discrepancies-304917

 

[Go-Pro mount adaptor for light]

Lots has changed since my post - new bike and new lights (Trek and Bontrager Blendr).

But there are more options now than there were back in 2018.

[Using a MTB in the Netherlands]

https://road.cc/content/news/headwind-cycling-event-cancelled-because-its-too-windy-304861/

[Torque Wrench]

23 hours ago, BaGearA said:

This is actually the front runner for me anyway , found links earlier in this thread 

 

but still then 

 

Bits set is kind of critical to this whole shebang 

I had this Teng wrench for ages.
It was great that you can take it to get calibrated by their workshop.

Bit sets:
https://teng-tools.co.za/products/m3813tx

https://teng-tools.co.za/products/m3812

[Post your bike porn 2.0]

So much of Wow!

https://bikerumor.com/specialized-s-works-aethos-ltd-in-italian-marble-with-campy-super-record-wireless/

[Boland 100 Miler]

12 minutes ago, bleedToWin said:

I think you guys missed out on what turned out to be a really fun race.

We were there for a DC Team ride, not to race in echelons in the crosswinds.
Our final mileage was 120km, so not as good as the original 150km, but better than the end result of less than 100km.

[Rhino Run 2022 - KAMAAAN Benky!!]

56 minutes ago, NC_lurker said:

I'm guessing it's this spot...bit different when I rode over a few years ago!

Then vs Now

[Rhino Run 2022 - KAMAAAN Benky!!]

30 minutes ago, Dusty said:

Benky 1760km in already. Mind blowing stuff.

And ahead of last year's pace too!