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This is great news. Just read in Cyclingnews that Darryl Impey has got a ride with Netapp from the end of the month. "Daryl Impey will return to the European peloton with Team NetApp. He is expected to make his debut with the German Professional Continental team at the end of this month at Bayern Rundfahrt" There was a thread a few weeks ago speculating on the future of some of the ex-european riders from SA. Hopefully more to follow. Thumbs up for MTN for releasing him immediately

Hi I am wondering if there are any organised MTB rides or group rides around the Bela Bela area this weekend - 30 April. I'll be in the area for the long weekend.

They sell them to raise funds to support their doping programme

Are they 26" or 29" tyres ?

Years ago (before slime) I rode tubbies. Used to fix the punctures. Never thought of replacing a whole tube. The thought of stitching an entire tubbie would be too much to contemplate. Becomes an expensive hobby

Does that mean you throw them away when you get a puncture ?

Which lube you use all depends on whether you're riding a 26'er or a 29'er I suppose it may even depend on whether you ride with lycra shorts or baggy shorts

Rode there in Dec. Only had 1 day and I also did the yellow route. Was amazing. Great hot shower after and breakfast. Good coffee. Only complaint was that bikewash was a bit expensive after also paying for the ride.

So what do you do if you're the size of a garden gnome who wants to race ??

SO.......who's going to meet them at the airport when they arrive back ??????

Didn't help Andy !!!! Or maybe it did....he may not have kept up otherwise

Met Liezel in a LBS a year or 2 back. Had no idea who she was. Just a pleasant looking blonde. Oh, and nice legs. She was friendly, had a chat about the bike she was getting and she chatted away to my 9 year-old daughter about dancing and girlie things. Definately no airs about having been on tv etc. Found out who she was afterwards.....but still didn't know her. So in a nutshell, she wasn't much different, maybe more pleasant, than most the girls and guys I mite meet in the LBS. TheHub is a bit harsh to these non-professional/recreational cyclists. Lets not forget, they make up the numbers in the races that enable the rest of you/us to say how well you/we did relative to the number of entries. 100th out of 100 in the Argus would sound quite ***.

Memories...... When it came out and was showing at te local cinema, we used to ride on rollers in front of the screen before the movie started to promote cycling. One of the S-Tvl officials gave a short talk about cycling while this went on. I used to have the polystirene promotion poster stuck up on my wall at home. Those were the days.......

Last Christmas my wife bought me a set of American Classic mtb wheels for racing

Hi. Bit of a hijack. I ride a small 16" hardtail. I like a fairly racey position, so not so upright on the bike. ( the roadie in me) Can this work with a 29'er in a small frame. I see some manufacturers don't even make smalls. What are the chances of getting a racier position on the 29'er or will it be very upright ? The question then becomes, does a small rider rather go for a 26" Dual ? Once again sorry for the hijack, but a dilemma I am also having.

None of you have obviously read the 32GI threads ????

They should have allowed callers to ask him questions. He was a tjop and said nothing. Took him a week to memorise his Charles Dickens lines to avert the attention from the actual issues. Who cares about the best of times when you've just experienced the worst of times. So whoopee, riders will get entry fee back. How about their expenses to go to a ride that was a f%$# up.

I agree. You wanna be a pro, get a license and race with the pro's. The rest get seeded normally and race against each other in their respective groups. I also have no problem with the sponsored teams all riding together with the pro's. But there should be a max number per team eg 5. After a while the teams will look for better talent if they have riders who can't maintain, or if they want results. That way you'll have a better spread of talent and more competitive teams over time, rather than the 2, maybe 3 competitive teams you get now.

Offer him R10 for the race number and go ride the race

Maybe the problem is indicative of the new seeding system. The AL bunch are guys who don't want a license, but are obviously way faster than the "licensed" Cat 4 riders. If all things were equal, the A bunch would probably be in Cat 1 or 2. So that's where the problem actually lies. I agree tandems should have a race of their own and start behind the Cat1's, but the A's are always gonna be faster than the Cat 4's IMHO. Another issue with the dangerous/inexperienced riding. The jump between Cat's is possibly too big. I'm not sure what qualifes you to move from Cat 2 to Cat 1, but yesterday the Cat 1 time was 15 min's faster than Cat 2 ( don't shoot me if wqrong, but what I worked out watching at the end) That's a huge jump for someone moving up from Cat 2. Can they all cope with that jump ????

Mampara.......You beat me to it

Went into my LBS and got everything immediately

Learn to spin a gear better and then you don't need the 11. You can get away with the 12 which gives you the option of the 25. If big hills are really tuff, try get a smaller chainring like a 38 instead of 39. That covers all bases.

Somebody's giving their age away here.