Christopher Brunsdon

Yeah I wanted to quiet cycling two years back when I did Die Burger MTB. I eventually got to the point where quieting or finishing the race took the same amount of effort and distance, so I finished even if I was last man standing.

I've got Asthma and the best thing I ever did according to my Doc was to get a HRM. It makes a huge difference as it will tell if your out of breath because your maxing out or your just plain unfit or more important, sick. Also get yourself a cadence sensor if you do not already have one. The cadence lets you train better on those uphills. BTW, I got a cheap HRM from Chris Willemse and it works 100%. I use it each day on my commute.

Well check with the airline as to how much extra it will cost. Refer to https://www.kulula.com/info/flightinfo.aspx and click on sports equipment for more info. Travelling with a bike? If you wish to take your bike with you, you must disassemble and pack it in a hard or soft case or a manufactured bike box. You must also check-in no later than 90 minutes prior to departure. If the bike is not packed according to our requirements, or you are later than one hour, we will not be able to take your bike on board. Generally, the following applies to disassemble your bike: * Remove front wheel * Remove back wheel if necessary (easiest if the bike is in the highest gear) * Remove pedals * Lower or remove seat post (don't forget to mark it before moving it) * Turn handle bars sideways and tape to the frame, ensuring the front forks are secured * Remove any accessories (e.g. front carriers) * Deflate the bicycle tyres Packing your bike When packing your bike remember to: * Put the frame in the box (of course) * Place any accessories in the box (ensure that only bike parts are packed in the box) * Seal, label and tag the box * Ensure no part of the bike is protruding out of the box

And that is the deal clincher for me. I'm too far away to get the full value of the year permit at the moment, but the knowledge that I can conveniently buy a day pass or three instead in advance makes it so much better.

Best lube is still the one you consume around the braai after a couple hours in the saddle

THIS IS THE MODERATOR SPEAKING: How many warnings do you want!

Yeah, lets keep those race-st remarks off this thread please. No tar-roadies vs mountain-goating bashing today guys

Lube is like religion, we each have our own. One thing you will notice is that upcountry, squirt is the most recommended, but down in the Wynlands we say otherwise

Just checked their site and nice. I got a Blackburn that I paid R300 for 2yrs back and can say that its not worth going "cheap". If I had the R500 to spare I would buy this B7.

I just checked the maps on the site and WOW!!! I'm not really looking for ST at the moment, more just something to cruise about. I really think this is going to be so awesome for Sunday rides with friends and family. I love the various options of 5 loops/routes, one can have much fun deciding which is your favourite. I'm sure R270 will be great value.

Yeah, was warned about those runs My son was recommended Xylitol by an ortho-molecular specialist, Mark B. Zuhrbrigghen. Since then I've tried it on and off and now full time.

Just to add some personal experience with fructose, last year I switched to fructose completely, no more cane sugar, and at first it was fantastic as it regulated my blood sugar and it took longer for me to crash during the day. I was also using Xylitol in between but its very expensive. Then a few months back I switched to Xylitol completely and I no longer crash in the afternoons. I consumer 10g a day, 5g with my Pronutro and 5g with my morning coffee. It does not matter if I'm working, studying or cycling, I feel the same throughout the day. I will add the I had some concentration problems till I cut out Fructose and cane sugar - but now I'm taking this thread OT

Well the price from CRC for these are worth trying it out. I currently run 300ml of OKO in each tube ... I'm not weight weenie

Where having some lunchtime fun, its the Hub thing to do between 12:00 and 14:00

CRC sell them http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=61939 R66, not bad. Will get a set for my commuter.

Ouch, R3K for the unit. Hope he was insured.

You obviously never been to Somerset West, its little Deutchland here with all the Hans cycling with their HELMUTS, kaki gear and elephant guns.

Let me ad my input. My bike is now my commuter as I don't get time for the trails with kids and studies. I bought a new suspension fork in January but on a budget (R750 Suntour XCM). After 3 months I can honestly say I should have gone rigid. If your not fitting a proper suspension fork, get a rigid fork. CRC has a nice selection of CroMo forks and you do not always have to go carbon, but it does look cooler. If you want to soften the ride, then get bigger tyres and run them flatter. I got Town & Countries 1.9's and run them at 2,5 Bar. I now keep my fork on lockout. Also the descion to go carbon or CroMo is also dependent on your brakes: Disc or Vees. Not worth switching to carbon if you still plan to run Vees

Battery life is a problem but these units can wake up at given intervals to save battery life. I think the real problem is your going to have a golden hour to track the device and then its gone. I don't believe that the carbon or aluminium / alloy is going to make a difference here if the device is internally mounted by a knowledgeable person. The idea of waking up the device on movement is also really great as it solves the battery drain when the device is in long term storage.

Also the Bicycle Repair for Dummies is actually an excellent book. Thought it would be a joke to read but its great one for the bookshelf for the DIY mechanic thats just starting out.

Those attacks are something new. I live a couple of years across the N2 at Firelands on a farm and we never had problems. Also stayed at Ongegund (we had our wedding there) and we felt very safe walking alone on the farm.

OK, then by how much do you then increase the cost of the muti mix? The whole idea behind AJ muti is how cheap it is.

You can source scales a clicks for R200 odd bucks. My wife uses them in her business as she needs to weigh her products (powders) by the gram. A 5g variance scale is too off but 2g are near perfect. And no, my wife is not a drug dealer, she sells more addictive services to her clients - she is a hair stylist specializing in colour.

Actually the underlying hardware can use either SMS or GPRS messaging. It will just stream to a webserver and the intervals can be set. This hardware (not the product in the OT) was tested during a MTB ride a few weeks ago by a camera crew on a mbike, was interesting to see the real time tracking.

Actually the hardware is freely available and is dirt cheap in SA. Just keep in mind that our data costs are expensive in South Africa. Our company is testing out pineless data recharges on prepaid and topup sims and it works well. The guy I spoke to is planing on launching his product in the future as its a part-time venture. Will keep you guys posted.