iamStewart

Definitely think I will be trying out some Cadence soon. Have heard such good things.

Great news! Really fantastic to see the team getting invites to races across the globe!

bump.

Quick question regarding cassettes. When I purchased my first road bike last year I didn't really look too much into different cassette options, but long story short the bike I got came with a Shimano 10-speed 12-30t cassette. This was great for me, as when I bought the bike I had only been cycling a few months and my fitness was exceptional low, so the small gears helped me get up hills and let me spin when I was tired. However, 9 months later I am a lot fitter and consistently doing over 150/200km a week and I find that I am now using the 30t just because it is there and I feel it may be hampering me improve. I also feel that I am "missing" a gear or two in the middle of the cassette. I have looked into options and it seems that my only real options are an 11-25t or 12-27t. I'm a little scared of going to a 25, as I may struggle and not enjoy it, but investing in a new cassette is not something I want to do regularly, so wonder if the 27t would be too easy after a while. Any advice would be great! Thanks.

There are many things in life I don't understand that I have come to terms with. However, I will never, ever understand how Farhaan Berhardien makes it into our cricket team. He has been given far to many chances and just never performs.

Very well deserved! Been waiting for this day for a while.

So, next week I'm heading up to Hermanus with my family for a little New Years holiday and I'm dead keen to get some riding in. I haven't been to Hermanus since I started riding, so don't have much idea about what the good rides are. I'm pretty keen to try ride to Betty's Bay and back, but I'm not sure how safe the roads are this time of year? Are they any hidden gems? I'm not really keen to put down huge miles, just casual morning rides with maybe one or two longer ones. Any knowledge/advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks

Road Bike Party 2 is way better.

This is seriously disappointing news. The exact same thing happened with the SA Tennis Open and Soweto Tennis Open a couple of years ago. Sponsors pulling out (or being forced to pull out) leaving the event high and dry. I think it would be great if another corporate or event government department jumped in to sponsor this event. It amazes me how SA only has 1 UCI race. We can't let this 1 become a 0.

I'm gonna go against the grain here and say I quite like it. Yes it looks football, but its very different to anything in the peloton right now and at the end of the day these teams only ride because sponsors are paying them. The more your kit stands out the happier sponsors are. I think I will reserve my final judgement until I see the team in the peloton with all the other kits though. Oh, the SA National champs jersey is shocking though.

RIP Phil Hughes. Also, spare a thought for Sean Abbot - I can't imagine what he is going through.

Anyone seen the new Hunger Games film? My girlfriend is very keen to go see - I on the other hand am not so sure...

Great to see two of SA's biggest talents take the prize! As great as it is to have a host of International riders in the race, it a South African who needed to win!

Some really dodgey fielding positioning by de Villiers in the final 7 or so overs too - they hadn't done their homework on Faulkner.

As the commentators said, 270 was a par score on the pitch. We didn't have enough runs. Miller went out playing a silly shot and the same can be said of de Villiers. I think our bowlers will get a lot of criticism for the result, but we were in a position to score 300, which would have given our (not full strength) bowling line-up a better chance. That said, Abbot was brilliant.

All I can say is that Parnell needs a haircut.

Chain lube isn't something to really boast about, but I bought some Rock 'n Roll Gold Lube and my word is it good. Keeping my drivetrain smooth and shiney.

He would absolutely rip it up over there. Whatever he is making for WP and Springboks I am sure it isn't close to what Bath can offer. Also, I think there is an allure about living overseas for a few years. Supersport did mention something about how "contracted" springboks aren't allowed to "negotiate" with any clubs until after the 1st of July next year. So, I think they getting worried about a bit of an exodus of talent from the local game.

So I hear Vermuelan has been offered R7.9million a year by Bath? It's really disappointing to see players being lured overseas by money, but then again 99% of us would do the same. Money speaks.

I agree that Faf is a tried and tested no.3, just a little out of touch at the moment, which hopefully will be rectified soon. AB needs to back himself to come in at 4 (or even 3 if the situation allows) and push it on. Our lower order is just too fragile and we must avoid AB being stranded with the tail unnecessarily. Gosh I feel sorry for Abbot though. He does deserve a game - personally hope he is well ahead of Parnell on the list.

Also, with the form Morris is in I cannot see how they can not give him a call up for 20 over side.

But, as all the Aussie commentators keep saying: we are missing Kallis a lot more in the 50 over game than we thought we would. We are a batter short and because of this we throw in a half-baked all-rounder (Behardien/McLaren).

The question I have to ask is why AB bats himself at 5? I think it would far better if he came in earlier and pushed the innings on (like only he can) instead of having Faf and Rilee come in ahead of him (especially if he have a good start).

Saw it on Sunday evening. As a pretty big Christopher Nolan fan, and somebody who studied film I must say I was slightly let down (especially because of the hype). I'm not saying it wasn't an epic film in terms of what they pulled off technically (it was technically and visually magnificent), but I really found the characters weak and parts of the story quite weak. Would definitely recommend to anyone who wants to see a mindblowing film, but don't expect it to be quite as good as the hype suggests. Ps. This is obviously my own opinion.

Fantastic news for SA cycling! Also great to hear that they will be making the trip to CT for Cycle Tour.