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Please could you DM me a direct contact person at this shop. TIA

This almost seems like a slap in the face of the governing body. He violated children, and now he just wants to shut his doors for a few weeks and ask the children and their families nicely to keep their mouths shut?!

Do they sell old tools too?

Firstly, his behaviour is not acceptable. I hope the punishment he receives was indeed fair, and that he learns his lessons from this. Secondly, why is there this culture that minors are just there for the taking?! Those who have been watching School Ties on MNet may know what I'm talking about. It completely baffles me why an adult man, with a seemingly highly developed brain, and emotionally mature (up for debate), could for one nano-second entertain the thought that doing unsavoury things with kids is OK. These people are not OK upstairs, and they should seek help, which is what I'm getting at. I hope for his sake that his family will not suffer too much in the end, and that he gets the mental assistance he so greatly requires. Trust NO ONE with your kids.

Barn find?

First ride out in this area in a number of years. It never gets easier!

4 year ban, which is pretty harsh.

In this pod I found Matt almost too relaxed. He was quite non-chalant about everything he spoke about, like nothing fases him, sort of like the Sagan of old. Almost as if he doesn't care about the outcome of anything. Perhaps he's just quietly confident that the training he's done will be more than sufficient and that despite the presence of road elite royalty.

That bikes is a true monstrosity, worthy of the ugly bikes thread. Matt's Spez? So sleek and without fuss. Sometimes less is more. Perhaps he can learn from Spez Factory Racing.

She's a banker by profession while being a pro athlete, which is no mean feat. https://www.linkedin.com/in/annah-watkinson/ https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/annah-watkinson-professional-triathlete-discipline/id1464163421?i=1000506780171 I wonder whether this ban will have any repercutions (spelling) on her 9 to 5? I don't think it would be fair, but it makes you wonder.

I 'm strggling to decide between the 60k and the 110k. The 60k is short enough to really give it horns, and I don't live too far away, so I could cycle there and back, then I'll have >100k. 110k - no need to cycle home after the race, and at this stage, 110k at "race pace" is probably on my limit.

In South Africa, you have signs warning cars that pedestrians are crossing HIGHWAYS.

Have those got press studs? Don't you find you sweat a lot in those?

Nampo 2024 (a week late, I'm aware). Am I a farmer? No. Do I want to be a farmer? No. But do I ride a gravel bike? Yes. Therefore close enough to justify the cap 🤪

Swing it back!

Can't wait.

Pray tell!

50+

Anyone ever heard of Unno bikes? Another love if or hate styling. https://unno.co.za/

I'm most certainly going to take part in as many as my schedule allows, next one, for 2024 at least, is GT100, which is in my neck of the woods. Early bird prices looking good, too.

You're not wrong.

Longest ride this year, probably, not including the 5K to the start. Eina in parts, but discovered new dirt roads which are traffic sparce.

I know which I would pick...

Thanks, I think?

Looks quite similar to the Zwift Tron bike, so there is some appeal from my side as well.