kamikaze

dont knock it till you try it! yes...for falling finally, someone who makes sense on this forum!

yes, but what's the purpose???????????????? why why why why why!!!?

other than only existing for those guys who continually look for ways to bling their bikes (and in doing so keep adding k@k that makes it HEAVIER), what is the purpose of bar-ends!?!?!?! i have looked at these, even tried using them, but i still can't figure out what they are supposed to do. all they did was catch on trees, bushes, and on clothing, and make loading the bike on bike racks even more annoying as they get caught on EVERYTHING! sure, maybe, just maybe if you are in the lead peleton on the epic you might argue they have a use, but what is the use to the high-saddle & spandex weekend warriors ? and dont say "because my hands get sore and i like changing the position". if that's the case, grow a pair of balls, i have never experienced sore hands, ever. on top of that, they have started shaping them to look like sex toys for gays. and i just LOVE those new grips that go along with them, you know, the ones that have extra wings for comfort, just like a maxi pad. maxi pads: dildo-ends aka "the violator": the "anal-bead":

sorry RoboLuke, i did not mean to publically embarass you or anyone else. if i did have an issue with you as you are claiming, i would not have withheld names, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, ID numbers, and favourite colours of those involved. i had no idea you were on this forum, and since it is impossible for anyone to recognise your face in the video and connect YOU to the video (short of you stepping forward like you did and saying "hey, that's ME!") , i thought it would be good for a laugh in anonymity. i did not sit with the camera ready to "catch people", i merely captured a video of everyone in the group as they negotiated a semi-challenging drop - the other guys were quite pleased to receive the videos of themselves going down the drop, and were super eager to MMS it to all their friends or put it on FB the moment the ride was over! pity you threw a fit instead of trying the drop, because then things would have been different and you too would have been thanking me for the video afterwards instead of being upset with me. please accept my sincerest apology - i have removed the video from youtube.

hahahaha! plus, if she's tired she should go to bed earlier, or better yet, get a scooter! FACT - you can buy a brand new scooter for less than one years taxi fare. i still dont get why the concept of a scooter has not caught on in africa, the whole of asia seems to be mobile, yet in africa they'd rather spend the money on a taxi and be dependent on public trasnport...go figure

typical africa. we blame others for our own shortcomings - lack of service delivery and infrastructure is the fault of apartheid (even though the infrastructure was in better condition at the hand-over of power than it is now), poverty is apartheid's fault (even though the new government has had 18 years to educate and empower a whole new generation), a taxi driver driving like a d##s is YOUR fault for not being compassionate towards the blue collar worker in the passenger seat...go figure it's like saying, my wife got raped, but shame, the poor rapist has been left feeling dis-empowered by society and all he was trying to do is feel like he has some sort of control over his life

niever did I had it as a first langwich at sckool, but unfortunately English is the world language.

this threat is getting out of hand now

my breaks are so lose, everytime i stop i think i'm loosing my mind!

don't you mean campagranola?

using a capital G for god implies that you acknowledge that there is one true and only benevolent god that is above all and demands respect through the use of a capital G, something that i dont necessarily subscribe to, but lets not get into that right now...

for god sakes, how hard is it to get the spelling of BRAKES right?!?!?! i'm going to flip if i have to see one more post where the person is selling, tuning, setting up, or running in his; breaks - https://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/18491-giant-nrs2-185-inch/ breakes - https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/111673-disc-breakes-issues/page__pid__1561775#entry1561775 heck, my 1st language isn't even english and even I know how to spell it!! to BRAKE = to stop to Break = is to render something unusable, ie. when your gardener looks at the lawnmower and says; eish, she's broken! KNOW the difference fools!!!

the braamfontein spruit runs from mellville koppies/emmerentia dam all the way to the N1 highway and witkoppen road. you can pretty much join the trail at any point, and get off it at any point. i ride it almost daily. it's good to see i'm not the only one who likes the fast and flowing sections to be found on the spruit! mountainbiking in this country has been steamrolled by an XC culture, where high saddles, bar-ends, and bib-shorts have sucked all the FUN out of the sport...it's not all about distance and average speed...if that's why you are in it, you should REALLY consider road cycling. awesome video!!!

this is why, when i am forced to ride on the road, i ride on the right-hand side so i can see what's coming towards me and be able to take evasive action long before it becomes a situation.

someone here asked what the problem was. simple, in certain sections the grass is so long you literally cannot see the single-track at all. it also drags at your wheels slowing you down. get a LBS (or council even) to maintain the spruit? :lol: :lol: :lol: ja right!!!

i totally agree with that letter. when i ride i stay off the road. i HATE riding in the road. i dont get how some of my mates can go for a 60 - 100km road ride and come back feeling less stressed than before leaving, especially when they go out on provincial roads were cars and trucks are forced to fly past them from behind with 50cm clearance because there's no shoulder.

yup!!!

he's been riding for a good couple of months, maybe more. my point is, a salesman can make you believe that a piece of equipment will improve your riding, but if you are not willing to push your own limits incrementally, the whole exercise is pointless. there were guys with less experience on the ride who did just fine.

on a super slimy causeway in a semi-flooded Braamfontein spruit!

money cant buy you skills - this guy spent upwards of R30 000 on a 29inch mountainbike, but gave up 5 minutes into the ride at Van Gaalens cheese farm. There were about 10 riders of various skill levels on this ride, and ALL of them were awestruck by how unsportsmanlike this guy acted when things weren't going "HIS way" - his reaction is funny never the less! in the end i had to chase after him for 5km. after i finally managed to catch him i had to give him a 10minute pep-talk to try and get him to join us again. http://youtu.be/yQ954GB0l5c

its a neoprene thingy that i made. basically when not folded back (like on the pic) it keeps mud off my valve. i only unfold it during muddy conditions.

i ride the lower section of the spruit (between william nichol and witkoppen) every day without problem. i am however acutely aware of my surroundings near three areas. 1. the dhl area 2. the scout hall area near ballyclare drive 3. the N1 highway bridge. all three areas has dodgy looking vagrants (ive always been weary of people who defacate 3m from where they lie down to sleep or eat), and even though i've never had problems on the spruit, i'm ready for an attack at all times. rather be vigilant than surprised. i carry pepperspray on my camelback and practice grabbing it all the time. i have used pepperspray before with great success on two assailants (not the spruit), and will use it again.

the lesson to be learnt is that although the manufacturers claim the new ford focus has an NCAP 5 STAR safety rating, it really doesnt!

i hope he learnt his lesson

was hoping to find some sunnies and a computer too, but this was the best i could do i saw the ravx pump, it was on M1 just past marlboro drive, but it was on a downhill and i couldnt stop because it would have caused a serious pile-up. tell me the serial numbers on the money and you can have it back. for the time being i gave your money to the kind assistant at McDonalds for safekeeping.