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  1. Give me a ring or WhattsApp when you are in town Arno 0833959038
  2. Nothing wrong with it . Only comes in 1 size ..small. But importers don’t have stock
  3. It had exactly the opposite effect on me 😇 You have to live a bit in the Karoo to appreciate how brutal the wind and heat can be. Hats off to everyone that stands on the start line
  4. I dont live in Cape Town anymore but am following the 2 threads on this out of sympathy for fellow cyclists. i also follow the Cape Town Mayor on Instagram and am always impressed with his hand on on the ground approach to problems so am surprised that nothing is happening? What about approaching his office directly ?
  5. I suspect that was my Lefty that you are referring to. I considered that 3K a bargain at the time you saved my bike
  6. Have you tried Chilled Squirrel in Cape Town ? Regards
  7. Rocky Mountain Element frame
  8. Anyone knows him ? an old frame with his name on found its way to my shop amidst other hand downs would like to make contact with him thank you Arno 0833959038
  9. Met Willie in 1995 I think when a group of us went to Hluhluwe in KZN to participate in a fun ride think it was called The Pineapple Fest . The organisers invited Willie as an attraction . Willie and his attractive wife was the talk of the show not for him winning the funride but for the gigantic speed fine he got on his way there with his brand new BMW 328i . In about 2010 I was riding a single track on Bottelary when I heard that I was holding up another rider and said over my shoulder that I will move out of the was as soon as I can . When opportunity arose Willie came past gently . Riding behind him I saw that his legs were perfectly toned and when I asked him what he was training for he said “ for just in case “ RIP Willie
  10. Drikus will have the benefit of an hour’s rest . MM has stopped for 90 minutes since the start
  11. They post on Instagram
  12. And who is Mamil on this list ? Need to follow his dot . And Jewbecca
  13. I’ve been asked for my opinion but will rather share my experience of running a small workshop in Prince Albert for the past 8 years . i am sorry I have never kept track and recorded bikepacker and bike tourists coming through. It would have made a nice book. In addition to those all the Freedom Challenge riders and similar races pass through. the European cycle tourists use much simpler bicycles that us locals do . I see lots of 26” hard tail rigid fork cantilever bikes with 3 x9 or 2 x10 drivetrain. Which is sensible if you are going to cycle through Africa . with a single exception not a single broken frame . The exception was a friend of Stan E from Scotland whose 20 year old steel 26” frame developed a crack at the BB caused by Scottish rust from the inside . And was welded expertly by our local handyman. I think we all make too much about frames breaking. If you look after your frame it will look after you whether carbon steel titanium or alu. what causes problems are wheels . Spokes hubs tyres and freebodies . And brakes . The odd BB . My 2C
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