The Guy in Pink

Yep, we have a lad at home still, and dogs, and horses and a small business. I get home every 3 months for about a month, and she has been her once before. Home is Louis Trichardt. (Spent a few hours researching standby gensets - the business needs power and Escom are reluctant to share)

Yep, Hey 4 more sleeps and I go to Parimaribo to pick up the wife. She is joining me for a month and I have organised a bike for her.

Sometimes the "P"does not work on my machine

165mm if the BB is also set to a track bike height. (about 12mm higher than road) 86 - 88 inch gear for training. 90- 92 inch or racing

No, That was on my Zini, made by Pablo Zini in Italy, not by Gotty. Columbus tubing, Campy Novou Record or record thoughout, Cenilli bars and stem.

Cummuting through Hillbrow in the early 70's I stopped a traffic lights alongside a Traffic cop. I held onto his roof so as not to take my foot out of the clips and he gave me a thousand words. When the lights changed to green I opened his back door for him ....... he never managed to catch up to me again in the traffic.

A nice story with lunch (Tjap Soi met garnalen) will go down well.

Another Bike Pic

Subh Davali !! Holy Roller had a rant about Divali and fireworks earlier in the week. Here in Nickerie Thursday night about 2000 people (10% 0f the population) took part in a optocht (procession) through the streets celebrating this important festival of light. (not one firework to be heard) The Guys in Pink was there on his bike with his camera following the Optocht for Hubbbers. Of Course being Nickerie Bikes were an important part of the proceedings Colour full costumes and lights everywhere. Colour, lights and Bikes, this is Nickerie. From Lamps to Flaming torches, Light is light. Bikes, Balloons, Lights and Palms. It's all fun Young Girls were carried aloft representing the Goddess. The Load is light and even the bearers of the litter had fun And still more bikes passed the Guys in pink. Look at the smiles and the joy of the participants, they really had fun! The Guy in Pink also had fun on his bike. Friday is a public Holiday to Celebrate Divali , and to-morrow night the residents will celebrate at home, lighting lamps in their homes and on the streets in front of their houses . Sahb Divali !! The Guy in Pink2007-11-08 19:10:26

They have never generated the sort of funds needed yet. It does cost money to collect and administer funds, and administer the sport. 2008 will be the first year that a universal licencing system will be in place , and hopefully they can start to do things with the money.

And when the cycling body tries to get its finiances in order by asking every cyclist to join up and pay an annual fee (licence) just listen to all the " What do they do for ME? " shouts on this board.

Louis Botha Avenue was just great way back when. The Traffic did not move at all , so you could zipp along between the cars. Death Bend was called that from the Time I was in Primary school. Then it had Tram tracks to trip bikes.

About a million years ago I took my track bike into College , (next to Park Station) from Modderfontein. Coming back I decided to avoid Louis Botha Avenue at Rush hour without brakes so I went down Sylvias ass . . . I Made the corner at the bottom .. just.

Long Cranks for a Track Bike? And Why the Brakes?

Diwali is BIG here. It is "The festivle of Lights", and the people light up their houses, and in the evening set lamps on the streets in front of their houses. I am looking forward to Thursday night's procession through the streets of our small town. Last year there were 75 groups of about 30 people , all dressed up in traditional costume and carrying lamps and lights, with music and drums and chanting. I followed them about on my bike to cut through the crowds . At Diwali there was not one cracker to be heard anywhere. The crackers are reserved for New Year when hundreds of tonnes are ingnited leaving the streets red with paper from the fireworks. The crackers are set off in strings, Last year one was over 300 metre long.

Johan, You are confusing the properties of your liquids. Viscosity is not necessarily related to lubrication . In your trumpet paraffin works because it is thinner than your singer oil, not because it is a better lubricant

Paraffin is an abrasive. Diesel a lubricant. Rather use diesel for cleaning the chain , but stick to the paraffin to light the braai unless you want wors tasting like the underside of a 20 tonne truck.

Old Bucket , when will the online bit be ready?

Why does he wear gloves?