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  1. Fat Boab
    Love the care shown for bar end protection - BigBen loves his bike!
  2. Fat Boab
    Sorry came late to this thread. But was this year's event open to non-SA bikes?
  3. Fat Boab
    Strange looking tandem......
  4. Fat Boab
    I last rode the CTCT in 2014. I remember it being quite windy, particularly just after the start as you went through an 'arch' of buildings. From those that were there y'day, was this the key problem area this year?
  5. Fat Boab
    That sucks for all concerned! I wonder what Jens is saying?
  6. Fat Boab
    ....whilst all the while muttering to yourself "overtaken by a jeep!" Sounds remarkably familiar to me!
  7. Fat Boab
    Good grief - just beautiful........
  8. Fat Boab
    As per endless other discussions on BikeHub, related to lower gearing for hills, the general consensus is that smaller gearing may make it easier for you to climb, but not necessarily faster. If this fits your riding style, then matching your team's climbing speed may not be helped by down gearing? So it's rule #5 for you! (But if you still want to run a 9-sp MTD RD on 10-sp STIs, then pop over to the Cyclocross thread and read further. The RD needs to be a pre Dyna-sys model - don't shoot me if I've been economical here!).
  9. Fat Boab
    Dammit, be careful of my keyboard and coffee PLEASE!
  10. Fat Boab
    Pure Savage reach a wider audience? http://www.bicycling.co.za/blogs/tale-cramps-champ-pure-savage-99er-race-report/
  11. Fat Boab
    That's a v nice pragmatic approach - thin-end-of-the-wedge stuff. Good luck with it!
  12. Fat Boab
    First electric motors, now hover bikes.........
  13. Fat Boab
    In general, consensus, scientific, or otherwise doesn't suggest right or its converse, particularly when it comes to things like multi-factorial risk assessment. After all, doesn't that character ('6 or 9'), from a certain perspective, look like the letter a?
  14. Fat Boab
    Not forgetting Natasha Richardson either......
  15. Fat Boab
    Some interesting stuff on wiki related to 'risk compensation', which has been related to bicycle & ski helmets, amongst others. I'd guess not fully comprehensive but interesting reading nevertheless...... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk_compensation
  16. Fat Boab
    Sadly, that drop-off catches a lot of people out......
  17. Fat Boab
    Should have named the Volvo, Mjolnir. Even harder to say after the DC! Edited for spelling! I can barely spell Mjolnir, never mind pronounce it!
  18. Fat Boab
    "If I'd known I was going to be so parched today, I would have drunk more last night.... "
  19. Fat Boab
    This on the other hand, is worth trying on a hot day..... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelada
  20. Fat Boab
    Sadly every time I've tried a Naked Mexican, it was infected.......
  21. Fat Boab
    The return of the Ghost!
  22. Fat Boab
    Thanks for the feedback Rob.
  23. Fat Boab
    I wonder what the limitations actually are in taking the learnings from Argus and apply them to Riversands? Space? People? Something else? As I recollect Argus, it's essentially an area of starting pens, each with one inlet and one outlet, from which each start pen is separately led to a short queue in the start area? What am I missing in doing a copy-and-paste for Riversands?
  24. Fat Boab
    The Styx Six? Invulnerability guaranteed!
  25. Fat Boab
    Congrats to all! A mate of mine rode and finished 15 mins faster than he felt he was in shape for, but what do the statisticians say about the impact of the route changes on last year's course time?
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