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Ok, I sympathise. I know how you feel.beginning of year a guy crashes me in a race. Gashed my knee open ( was in top 10 at the time). Get stitches. Wound goes septic. I ended up in hospital for a week and an op to clean out wound. 7 weeks no riding. I start training for Sani. 3 weeks in, dog tuns in front of me, I go over bars and dislocate my clavicle. Another 7 weeks off. And all of this on my Scott RC 29'er that I bought in Dec. so was still brand new.

It's the smaller wheels. Not as fast !!

My new chain was R600. Where can I get for under R100 :-)

Bad luck for Jay who caught the Rwanda bug !!! He deserves a win for his attacking style of racing.

Simple. If you don't like being screwed, don't enter. Speak with your wallets.

Vipa

So Nolans was a genuine mistake ??? Knowingly taking something illegal to speed up his recovery ?? Interesting. Also seem to be forgetting about the rst of his team that list their livelihood because the sponsor pulled out. Makes him quite a good guy. A lot like David George.

Sounds like an excuse to take banned substances ! So he took drugs, and got fired and the team folded anyhow. Sounds like a good plan !!

Doping is doping, regardless of your status. That's like saying racing drivers should get heavier speeding fines than our weekly road warriors. You can't have different rules for different classes. The E batch guy should get a heavier ban as he is even more stupid doping when nothing to be gained ;-) What should be different us those earning money should be fined huge amounts of cash. LA made millions from his doping. He can sit back and have a great comfortable life from his illegal gains. Does he then care that he is banned. It should hit their pocket. Let's face it, the odds of being tested and caught in E batch are remote. So if you are were probably targeted for a reason.

Yup, since LA came clean all doping in ALL sports has stopped :-) And we live in Lala land.

If you read his interviews the only thing he is sorry about is his comeback in 2009. If he didn't make a comeback he would never have been caught. He keeps saying that. LA always said he never tested positive but he did, he used bribes, cover-ups and lies (like retroactive TUE) to get away with it. Some other riders of that era were never caught, so were they clean or not ????? So maybe not a level playing field like he believes.

If you get the chance you need to visit Legoland just outside Windsor in the UK. Absolutely amazing. They have working replicas of cities built in Lego. Trains moving, bridges etc. as well as fun rides for the kids etc. Oh and the shop has a huge selection of Lego sets.

Have had 2 new bikes that came out wit RR's. Had a slit sidewall on 3rd ride on a section I've ridden for years on other tyres and never happened. Also had cuts in the tread section. Changed to other brand. Then latest bike also had RR's, plugged numerous "cuts" in the tread section until 1 too big. They were not snakeskin, but seem very soft.

I only use Rock 'n Roll Gold. Never had any problems and oesn't clog the chain.. Op, try a finish Line Cycles in Kempton. They have a selection of lube. Not Rock 'n Roll though. I know Solomon's stocks it in Woodmead.

Amazing how all these guys can own up after the 8 year statute of limitations kicks in. So he came 2nd at the worlds while on dope and keeps his medal !! I think once these guys have doped, they not gonna just stop.

No excuses. If it's on the banned list and you get caught with it, you're guilty. Lance also took stuff for saddle sores. Look where that has got him. Unless you have a legitimate TUE, unlike Lance who got one after being caught.

Maybe you should be thanking your Sidi shoes. Seems like they took the brunt of the impact and saved you and your bike any damage. I'd buy Sidi's for this reaon alone !

Converted my daughters Wendy house into 2/3rds for our bikes and the rst for her horse gear. Mtb stands in hallway outside the lounge though. Do get flail occasionally.

Great stuff. SA cycling doing so well internationally.

Gotta agree with a lot of the comments above. Why change something if you are winning on a 26'er ? When you get to a point that you feel you can't compete with your peers anymore because of the 26'er, then consider your options. It will make the change worthwhile. Also all depends on the bike geometry and the terrain you racing in. I wouldn't change a good thing.

Bobby Fowler, George Estman, Tommy Shardlow and Alfred Swift. Silver medal at 1952 Olympics for team pursuit.

Louren's Meintjies. South Africa's 1st world champion in any sport. Won 50 mile race in world record time in 1893

How about Henry Kaltenbrun silver at 1920 Olympics for individual TT. Also bronze for team pursuit team. Willam Smith and James Walker silver in tandem. Going back a bit, but great achievements. Especially at 1 Olympics.

Thought this was a whisky tasting thread !! My bad :-)

Louis you beauty. What a fantastic ride for silver. So close on the top of the climb to be on the wheel. But silver is awesome !!