Vermooten

Yes you are right! About 11km from the finish around 12pm.

Found a Cateye computer on the Cape town cycle tour today. Please contact me with a discription if you think it might be yours.

I saw the medics giving someone CPR coming down Chapman peak (if I remember correctly). Does anyone know what happened and if he is okay?

. The helicopter in the pics is the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk. Mark Jackson and his company Leading Edge Aviation is contracted by Working on Fire to assist in the Western Cape during fire season (other part of the year they are at home base in Nelspruit). They are using the Black Hawk (appropriately also known as the Fire Hawk) as well as Hueys (Bell UH-1). So, no the helicopter did not come from the American boats. ????

I only use squirt lube on my bike, to be honest I have never degreased my nx 1x12 chain in 2 years and done about 4000km on the same chain and it is only on the 0.5% mark of wear. I also lube only on the inside of the chain, for a max of 2 revolutions. The drive train is silent, a bit dusty on the sides of the chain yes, but the rollers between the links are clean and not sticky at all. I tend to apply new lube after about 3 or 4 rides.

Sounds brilliant. I would love to join too!

I have also been doing the reflective tape thing for years now. I stick a strip lengthwise over the bottom of my crank arms, it doubles as protection against hitting rocks, and its visible from front and back. I have tape around the top of my seatpost as well as a super bright red flashing cob LED. As a school cycling coach, i use high visibility jackets during practice (yes we look like car guards, but hey, safety first, cant take any chances with a bunch of kids) - motorists immediately see its an "organised" ride, they are friendly, wave and even give way at crossings- even if its a stop sign for us. Safety is more important than looking cool- besides, whats the point of looking cool in your colour coded outfit, if no one can SEE you. ????

I had the same choice of bikes earlier this year. I settled for the Merida big nine lite NX version. I am extremely satisfied with my choice and would buy it again. Comes out with a Manitou markhor shock, Deore MT500 brakes and hubs, Sram NX 1x12 eagle groupset, boost hub spacing. 15k from Solomons cycles in Pretoria. Whoops, didnt realise this is an old thread. Please ignore my reply

I had a similar incident a year ago. Picked up a 520,no info on it. Garmin couldn't tell me whom it belonged to, and my post on lost and found also didn't get any replies. I registered the device to my strava, synced the last ride and then saw the owner rode with me... I contacted him through strava then. I went through all that trouble just for the oke to send an Uber to pick it up from me, he did not even send me a proper thank you, nothing. At least i can tell myself i did the right thing, hopefully someone does something similar when i lose my stuff.

Hi all, I am tackling a new project and need some spares. I am willing to pay. I need the following: 1x front wheel (preferably 26" with disc hub) 1x 26" fork (rigid or shock with disc mount) 1x broken/snapped frame for the above fork (I basically need the headset and steerertube of the frame) 1x mechanical brake lever If you think you might have something I need, please let me know.

Sorry, "600" https://solomonscycles.co.za/products/merida-one-twenty-600-2019/

Solomons cycles in Pretoria has a special now. Merida one twenty 800 with NX eagle for R25000. Best buy in my opinion

Hi guys, sorry i am new to the area. Do you perhaps know who to contact and how much a yearly entry is for 2019?

Thanx I'll try it

Thanks for the feedback.