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How do you tell a fake Oakley from the real deal. One bad deal from a seller is one too many -- sort it out. If you have proof of payment I would consider opening a case with SAPS -- seriously. Too many deals go wrong on the net as sellers think they can get away with it -- no - no - no ..

Chris Froome - Sky

Patience and attitude helps a lot too. There is an old tibettan saying that goes "measure twice cut once" or read twice (at least) before do.

Welcome to the club!!

I don't/can't believe I actually read through this thread. Het julle mense regtig niks om te doen nie? You can't even call it flame-baiting want die metjie is somme vrek. Damn!! Can't believe I even bothered to post. Damn again!!

Wayne -- I salute you sir! May you cycle without punctures for the rest of your life.

As above. Just make sure of size - a too small bike is a lousy ride. If the price is right then go second hand to start with as they tend to keep their price so not a ding in the pocket when you want to change bikes ( did not say upgrade as you don't really upgrade from a Cannondale) Watch out for hype and fashion and what the buddies say as they are ussually uninformed and baissed. Hardtail no issue on dirt roads - dual suspension when you get to the knarly stuff

Same for the Cape - would be great.

AAaah! now you tell us - this changes the whole story. You should not be on the road - FULL STOP - you are the danger. You like to mix it up a bit - in more ways than one it seems. Mt bikers can't keep a line - truth!

LOve doing it myself so it costs me spares and tools. BUT if a bike mechanic is going to do it for you then do not begrudge him a fair wage.

no someone was helping him with a paddle

The thecnical bit is that two ridesr should never be staying next to each other - the one line should always be passing and the other one should be falling back (clockwise or anti).The idea is the very front rider should ride hard for say a minute and when he tires he joins the retreating line and the next rider in the passing line takes over. So your offending rider did not know what line he was in. This way all rider get a chance to work and to rest - an absolute pleasure when it happens. This kind of riding seldom happens and confusion reigns

And then you wonder why motorists get bedonderd with cyclists - how the hell do you safely pass a group of 40-50 cyclists and then not just one group. How much patience do you have to stay behind such a group for an extended period of time. Sal jou moer nie sommer so strip nie??? And thats when all safety precautions go out the window. Just then one of the cyclists sticks up his finger - the wrong one!!

You ride in single file seeing other traffic is involved - right thing to do. You pass when it is safe to do so and fall into single line again. Ya I know I'm going to get grilled. But you asked.

Oom Schalk Lourens would be proud of you and maybe you should have rested in the shade of a withaak. Have you done the Bekkersdal Marathon?

As PhilipV's 1st line. They won't just put the dog down but owner is definitely responsible.

Love riding my Giant Cadex (19yrs old) mtb on-road with slicks - no susp - the geometry just feels right. Cherry on top is when you pass an S-works (road) with rider half your age. Retro rules - tyres are almost as old as the bike.(came out with smokes) Start season on Cadex - ride Argus on 30yr old Colnago steel frame. (Argus 3:15)

flats or clipless?

I would also say up to 5kph faster. Where you start noticing it is on distance rides. Knobbies on short rides you can pretty much keep up but you would have expended a lot more energy.

Sorry my ignorance but how did you know about this skills clinic?

+1 MTBaaisikilist Personally I hope they don't ban you - pretty pointless.

You've just ruined my day - I thought this thread was going somewhere

Looking at that brute I would say that he knew exactly what he was taking and he can truly say he did not inhale it.

It's not that I don't want change. It's not that my attitude is bad on the road. It is that I live in reality. And it is that I live in South Africa. (It is that I live in a colourful land)

Yous takes your chances cycling in SA Accept the status quo and "ride accordingly" - things are NOT going to change. It all has to do with attitude and here we are not short of attitude - we all have ATTITUDE Here we have rights not responsibilities. It's about ME. We need a huge continious awareness campaign to make some small change at most. I must applaud PPA for the 1.5m gap campaign which cost them more than R2m for that has created awareness and debate. Cycle lanes in Cape Town = joke(think about it - cycle lanes in this city's road system - impossible)