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me x 2 as discussed... order will be mailed

On the advice from a cycling friend i changed from 12 / 25 to 12 / 27 (Shimano 105) - to make things a little easier when I got my road bike after having been spoilt with a granny gear at the front on my first bike... (it was a rather hectic adjustment to ride without "granny"...) Now with all this talk of having a compact crank making hills easier etc etc, it sure sounds appealing to me. Having changed to 12/27 on the back is it still possible for me to change to a compact crank in the front? 2nd question... what price (approx. labour and cost of crank) 3rd question... worth it? I know with training the hills get easier, but I would also like to enoy the scenery at times without having blurred vision... anyone?bobbie2008-09-01 10:21:03

Just wanted to say thanks to those who joined our ride on Saturday. It was awesome. RaceChick (most sensible woman I know, chose to stay and have coffee when we went for a second ride...) and hubby Jan, thanks for making the effort, the weather looked really bad but you guys pitched anyway!! It was great meeting you both! Andrewbell - for the elegant dismount and giving ER 24 something to do! Wallee & Keith - for being there and making the ride entertaining. Veloce - for being the "tourguide" the first ride (thanks for the hills ) Linnega - for being the "tourguide" the second ride - "gravity dice" Awesome! (thanks for that hill ) And the food was awesome! So, good company, awesome riding, yummy food and even better refreshments! Definitely to be repeated! bobbie2008-08-18 03:46:02

they know I hug trees.. they'll understand..

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Not cross at all PB just been busy with sick little fairy!! See you kzn hubbers on saturday!

tomorrow is when i have to pay the deposit for: Hire of bikes Accommodation Please let me know how many bikes I need to hire and what sizes? How many people require accommodation? Have a great evening!!

*bump*bobbie2008-08-11 09:47:12

Please can those hubbers who need to hire bikes for the 16th at Giba, please let me know by the latest Tuesday morning? I have provisionally booked some bikes but now need the finer details i.e. what size bike you need me to book. bobbie2008-08-11 09:48:41

@ Wallee... but you are right!! its awesome!!

done HR

Ok Hubbers, the menu suggestion: The Giba Menu: Napoli & bacon penne pasta<?: prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> or Pesto chicken penne pasta Served with A garden table salad DESSERT Chocolate Brownie served with Vanilla ice cream R65 per person Let me know what you guys think!! bobbie2008-08-05 09:16:10

Update: Gauteng hubbers: http://www.cliftoncountryhouse.co.za/ Self catering cottage @R160 per person per night. You can actually ride to Giba gorge from the cottage!! I have proposed a "set lunch menu" for us at the Giba restaurant to keep things running smoothly and we spend more time riding than waiting for different orders etc. etc. I will post the details the moment I have them. (was thinking of food like chicken wraps/burgers/steak rolls etc.)? I suggest we ride from 08h30, stop at about 11 for refreshments and maybe a muffin or something, and then ride until 13h30 - 14h00 to have a late lunch, followed by another ride to end the day which will be followed swiftly by some bitterly cold refreshments in the restaurant!! Please let me know what you think/suggest/etc.

Date: 16 August 2008 Venue: Giba Gorge Time: 08h30 KZN Hubbers: RacerX Singletrackmind x 2 Baltazar RDS.5 AndrewBell Dickie Linnega OCLV110 Mark Keith Racechick x 2 Giant Kingreid Mushi Veloce Rich Wallee Reniersteffen Bobbie Gauteng Hubbers: Pocketbikes (x 2) Holy Roller Delgado Zoo Cookiebobbie2008-08-02 04:49:24

report back: Hire bikes for the day R200. we can use them from morning till night time. I have provionally booked 10 bikes but need to confirm sizes and final quantities 1 week before! the idea is to arrive at Giba at 08h30, do a few tracks and then have "brunch" - back on the bikes, do some more tracks, have liquid lunch (there is a bar and restaurant on site) and for those who want to, go back and ride some more. The restaurant is open till "whenever" according to the owner so ifyou guys want I can try and organise a 'set menu' of sorts so we can have dinner there after the last ride? Let me know!!

Great!!

Hey Bell's Angel!! 18 = KZN Hubbers 5 = Gauteng Hubbers!! ps and dont worry, the routes are clearly marked... no one will get lost........

I will be at Giba today and find out about the cost to hire bikes. I do think that if you guys decide to go that route, to let me know a.s.a.p. how many bikes to "pre-book" so that we can make sure they are available. Will speak to the owners and find out if we can get a better rate to hire if we "hire in bulk" so to speak. Will post the price here later.

tsk tsk Racer X.... read all the pages..... ok ok I will be kind' date=' for a second.. its the 16th of August! hope you can make it??[/quote'] Okay so that gives me three weeks to get fit again NOOOOOO dont get fit... who am I going to ride with...? it gets lonely being the last rider all the time...

tsk tsk Racer X.... read all the pages..... ok ok I will be kind, for a second.. its the 16th of August! hope you can make it??

awesome!! bobbie2008-07-24 12:47:43

Best news all evening!! Yeah Zoo!! Finally we get to meet!! Mr PB, her seat has now formally been booked - she has been added to the list!!

Date: 16 August 2008 Venue: Giba Gorge Time: t.b.a. KZN Hubbers: RacerX Singletrackmind x 2 Baltazar RDS.5 AndrewBell Dickie Linnega OCLV110 Mark Keith Racechick x 2 Giant Kingreid Mushi Veloce Bobbie Gauteng Hubbers: Pocketbikes (x 2) Holy Roller Delgado Zoo Cookiebobbie2008-07-24 23:44:20