Prince Albert Cycles

Give me a ring or WhattsApp when you are in town Arno 0833959038

Nothing wrong with it . Only comes in 1 size ..small. But importers don’t have stock

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

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 ?

I suspect that was my Lefty that you are referring to. I considered that 3K a bargain at the time you saved my bike

Have you tried Chilled Squirrel in Cape Town ? Regards

Just buy the Orbea .

Rocky Mountain Element frame

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

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

Drikus will have the benefit of an hour’s rest . MM has stopped for 90 minutes since the start

They post on Instagram

And who is Mamil on this list ? Need to follow his dot . And Jewbecca

Praat met my

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

A local labourer was gifted a Dahon folding bike by a departing employer and I am trying to source 18” tyres and tubes. No response from the Dahon shop in CT don’t know if they still around ? Anyone with a lead please ? Arno 0833959038

I followed a Dutch bikepacker Thijs Pankras on Strava who has just finished his 11000 km ride through Africa in Cape Town . His Strava ride yesterday of 101 km mentions that someone in his group was violently robbed ? The day before he joked that he was relocating to Stellenbosch after riding with some guys there. Now we won’t see him again .

Did 2 with my youngest son when he was 15 and 16 respectively. Best memories . Ride so that he wants to do it again . And again.

I am hoping to do the official nr 21 in 2025 at age 76 . First one was in 1988 . Actually finished 21 Tours already but was DQ in 2015 for starting 5 min early . No idea how that happened. Included were 2 with my wife who is not a cyclist but wanted to do it on a tandem and 2 with my youngest son when he was 15 and 16 years old respectively. Despite a few sub 3 ‘s on the old Kamps Bay finish my best memory is my 2hr 43 ride with my son on the tandem when we were 16 and 45 respectively.

Who can remember when the route was shortened to the end of the Blue Route ? was fires or protests I think what year was that ?

Possibly correct statement but not cool

Sjoe! 😭

See if you can get hold of Ron Thompson walking library of bikes that old . Got a set of decals for my DHC road bike from him . In 2022 Ron’s number was 082 570 3650 Arno

Just so pretty !

A bit late now but I watched both men’s and ladies races live on Tizz without hassle