Woofie

Well done groot lem. We need people on the board that are from the front, middle and back of the fields so that they can improve the running of events.

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I dont think so. Actually I have heard of people using the FD (but I am not sure how well it will work) There is some SRAM shifter to campag RD compatibility as far as I remember. It has to do with the amount of cable that gets pulled with each shift. There was a very interesting post here some time back which gave the comparisons of what would work.

Me 2! We going to have to work hard for our sub 3. Very I wonder if it will be possible from this group though on the new route. I read your other post as well. Watch out for overtraining.

Me 2!

Yep. I think that is the same place as me. Often if I start cycling and if I push hard from the beginning then the pain comes. The pain normally disapears after about 45 min though. So I thought maybe it has something to do with warming up as well. ? Very weird. Sometimes when the pain comes, even just quickly riding out the saddle takes it away. Oh and how does your pain feel? Mines not that that sore, more something like a ligiment pain. I dont know.

Been struggling big time with a sore lower back when on the bike now days. Seems like the more time I have spent cycling and the stronger my legs are getting, the weaker the rest of me is getting. I started doing some things on the excercise ball last night to try and get over this terrible pain. Does anyone know really good excercises to strengthen your back that I can do at home? I dont have time to go to gym much.

Where exactly is the pain? I also sometimes get a pain on my inner upper right leg. I have suspected that it is from my saddle. Can you post a diagram so I can see if the pain is in the same area? What could it be from? Cutting off blood supply?

This is a really good idea to fix up the rubber on the outside, opposed to glue etc. But just remember that the rubber is not holding the tyre together. It is the fibre and cloth that gives it its strength. If you simply "weld" the rubber together with a big cut in the fibre underneath you will just create a big bubble and blow out at that spot as soon as it is under big pressure.

Hi. Yep I did a repairs to the tyre the other night. I havent ridden it yet as I am going to keep that set for racing only. It is not as hardy as my gatorskins and they are lighter so I am rather going to keep those for racing only. The slit in my tire was not that big, so the repair method will differ it is is a big cut. What I did, is I cleaned and ruffed up the inside of the tyre where the slit was. I then covered the area with tube patch glue and let it get dry. I then used thread tape and I criss crossed across the cut. The tape will stick really well onto the glue and it is super strong. Let it dry up. I then put tube patch glue over the whole area across the tape, etc. Let that dry and then I put a tube patch over that. I then glued up all the nicks and cuts with super glue. Sticking my hands to the tyre a few times in the process. However, if I had to do it again, I would rather clean up the tire. Coat the area with contact glue (much bigger than the cut). I would then heavily coat a piece of tough cloth with contact as well, even dip it in there. Let both get tacky and then stick together. Once dry put something over there to protect it a bit from the tube. Then glue up the slit on the outside with super glue to prevent stones from getting lodged in there. I have got no reason to see why this wouldnt work. Just make sure that the cloth you use has no give or stretch in it otherwise you could bulge out of the cut again. Woven Kevlar cloth would actually work the best, you can get it from places that sell carbon cloth, but apparantly you cant cut it. You need to buy these super special scissors. They normally sell them as well. If you are in cape town I know of a place that sells the stuff.

I have also noticed that as I decend into the belville / brakenfell area the roads have far less glass than the others. I dont think that there is much more maintance on these roads as there is still sand, leaves etc. But I think it says alot about the people that stay in the area. (They obviously are decent enough to not chuck things out the window)

Sorry, I also forgot to add. Is there any plans to build a cycling lane on koeberg road next to the refinery at all? This is a very dangerous section of road and I often have to cycle between the cars as a motor bike does as there is no shoulder on the side of the road. This road is also used extensively by people from Dunoon. It is even more dangerous for them to be in the road than me as they normally dont even have brakes (of course they dont have helmets or lights either). There is a large section of grass between the road and the refinery that can be used for a cycle lane in that area.

Thanks so much Christopher for taking action my note to you. I commute to work on my bicycle most of the time. This is purely by choice as I do have a motor vehicle but I am trying to make a difference so I do it as often as I can now. More bicycles on the road means less traffic, less carbon emissions, no damage to the roads and infrastructure. I don?t need to highlight the numerous benefits that I am getting out doing it either. As mentioned above, there is loads of broken glass in the road which is not only hazardous to me also damages car tyres. The roads which I am currently struggling the most with glass is : Upper Gie Road (close to Parklands main road) Plattekloof road, there is bad patches all the way from across the N7 bridge till across the N1. It is normally especially bad opposite the hospital and I often have to ride in the road there even though there is a massive yellow lane. Hendrik Verwoerd drive (runs parallel to the N1) at the top of the hill where they have those "parking bays". A bit of assistance in removing some of the glass off the road will go a long way to make it a safer place to be. But until people stop discarding their empty bottles out of car windows I think we will always be in this same situation. Ultimately we need something bigger to happen such as a hefty deposit on any beverage sold in a bottle. Sure, it will have people up in arms that they have to fork out a extra R30 for a six pack but at least that would ensure that the empty bottles would find its way back to a shop. This would also go a long way to help recycling projects as well. Ever since the government started making us pay for plastic bags I have barely seen any on the streets (compared to how it used to be) But now we are sadly still left with plastic bottles and tins. Any assistance to making the roads a safer place will be greatly appreciated! WarrenWoofie2010-01-19 06:58:12

So there is still racing this week, just not next wednesday?

Ok cool. I now understand how it works. Shot

I had one of these on my mtb the other day (tubeless) Minutes later it was a huge ballon so I quickly deflated the tire so it wouldnt explode. The problem is, once the rubber starts pulling off the tire (the cloth bit) its only a matter of time before a bit section peels off. The bigger question is though, why does this happen? I have heard that some people moan that some seleants (ammonia based maybe) might make this happen. ?

I think this will work spot on. I dont see a reason why this wouldnt hold out till the end of the tyre life.

Road I am going to find a way. What do we have to do to get legislation passes that there needs to be deposits on bottles. It can be driven as a recycling/road safety program. Isnt CBrunsden a member of the DA or something?

I cant afford to do that. My entire journey to work and back (50km) is lined with glass. I need to find an alterative. Why cant they start charging a deposit on every single glass bottle that gets sold. Something steep like R5 a bottle. People will then have an insentive to take that 6 pack back for their 30 bucks instead of chucking the bottle out the window so they dont get seen at the next roadblock. It is not just bicycle tyres that are getting messed up. Hey maybe that is even added to our horrendous death toll on the roads from leaving vehicles with damaged tyres.

I have had my fair share of dealings with small cuts in my tyres, and one big fall after trying to be clever with silicon. This morning I noticed a deep cut on my one month old back tyre that was exposing my tube. Flllllliiiiippppppiinnnnggggg @ssh0les that throw their bottles out the car and line the roads with broken glass. So changed my tyre to another old one and set out to work. After my previous "experiments" I discovered that super glue would be a good thing to fix little cuts with, but not silicon. But what do I do with a cut right through? Is a gater strong enough? Where do I get them anyway? Cant I use threaded tape to fix the tyre from the inside? Ideas?