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  1. Hypothetically, will they gel and be a good team, or not. Everything else notwithstanding.
  2. Just a random thought that popped into my head. Matt and Koolharvy as partners!? (Sponsors, etc excluded) Think that will be a really powerful team, or is Koolharvy past his prime, or is their riding styles and strengths and weakness much the same, and that will hinder them more than anyhing? Keen to hear the thoughts of those more in the know. (John..)
  3. And I claimed for my R1 bicycle when I was bikejacked a few years back. They paid the insured amount into my account within three days, and I could go and buy the bike I wanted. A few weeks later someone rode into the back of my new bike, breaking the rear derailer. Again got paid out in cash after giving them a replacement quote from my LBS.
  4. My pet hate also. Jogger running on the "wrong side" of the road. He/she has a direct line of view of vehicles approaching from behind the cyclist, but refusing to give a bit of leeway, forcing me (the cyclist) into the roadway. And most of the time there is a sidewalk / pavement they can run on safely but insist to run in the roadway. (Sidewalk/pavement, not cycle lane)
  5. I had a White Scoria with 11spd 105 groupo (upgrade I did). Best bike I ever owned (and best looking too)
  6. Strongs with the recovery Dale. I've hit a bit of an emotional wall on Sunday past, when things caught up with me and got a bit too much. So those days do happen, but they too will pass.
  7. Once when going up Suikerbossie, found a guy standing broadside IN THE DRIVING LANE at the top where cyclist normally stop to catch their breath, or wait for their slower riding partners. When I politely asked him to move into the yellow lane, where it is safer, I got sworn at and told to f-off and mind my own business. I just smiled at him and said sure, obviously your wish is to become roadkill. He then flew into a rage, but I just cycled on. Worse of all, he was no youngster, he'd done a few decades of living already. Now just imagine what would have happened if a motorist / motor biker came flying over that fairly blind curve and took him out, who would have been blamed? So yes, there is some Darwin Award candidates out there that stuffs it up for the majority of law-abiding cyclists with a sense of responsibility and self-preservation.
  8. Yeah, I'm always sweating bullets till you crest the rise after Hospital bend, and only start relaxing a bit after turning off the Blue Route. Madness up to there, with the "Passing Right" guys barging their way to the front, putting everybody else at risk.
  9. Had a convo with Dale today. He's "OK", no broken bones, spinal or head injuries. Only a lot of soft tissue damage. He hopes to be discharged from hospital either today or tomorrow. Then it's a few weeks of intensive rehab. Wishing you a speedy and complete recovery, Mate.
  10. How did the op/procedure affect your cycling? Less pain in the legs/cramps, or still much the same? I also really hope this numbness/dead feeling goes away, as I already can see how it affects my walking. As soon as I start to tire, I tend to "drift" to the left like a crab.
  11. Mine was L5/S1, pinched the sciatic nerve good and proper. Also had to go emergency op after it got so bad I could not stand, sit or lay down without this searing pain down the back of my leg. Strange, had no issues with dead/numb foot, but after the op the outer part and sole of my left foot (the affected side) is numb, at certain stages more than other. Found that doing my stretch exercises actually helps with it for a few moments. I trust this will heal properly and go away. To the OP, go see your Dr, my symptoms was the same, lower back pain that came and went, normally more aware of pain after a hard session of Mtb, but then it was fine again for a period.
  12. Just warn the rider you are passing on the left before you take the gap. I've found that during the Argust, everybody and his dog is hugging the right hand side of the road on Smitswinkel, leaving a lot of passing space on the left, which I then use to my advantage with a friendly and loud "Passing Left" whilst making my way up Smits, avoiding the guys trying to force their way past on the edge of the road on the right hand side. Found it to be a lot less stressful.
  13. Advice from someone who very recently paid the school fees, suffering from your described symptoms for a year or so, and of similar age: Go and see your Dr, you may have a herniated or bulging disc that is putting pressure or your nerves. Mine got progressively worse to the point I could not move without a searing pain. Long story short, back operation (laminectomy) to relieve the pressure on the nerve, and I'm off the bike for at least Six weeks.
  14. Also used to do the "double" with my training buddies. Never took it too seriously and just went out to enjoy it. Routes got a bit congested at places, but then we just slowed down and enjoyed the time spent together on our bikes, as we started and finished together, always with the lowest (slowest) seeded rider. As a result, I have a few of those little trophy's floating around.
  15. There is eye witnesses who saw the biker overtake a beige Toyota Landcruiser on a sold white line at the time of the accident, so it seems the biker was at fault here, not the poor cyclist currently in ICU and with his bicycle hanging halfway up the cliff face against the retention fence.
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