Wannabe

I have a Sram 11-34 cassette with lockring. Lots of life left on it.

Not a Legal Eagle myself, but what I know of the system is that the SAPS MUST open the charge, they cannot refuse to do it, even if it is in a different SAPS area to where the incident took place. And if the perp laid a charge already, his information is available and he can easily be found.

C'mon guys, no need to be so nasty to a Newby. If you can't afford him a decent response or help with his question, just move on.

That's strange. I did not have a helmet sticker on but has received a mail from them with 17 pictures. A few almost identical, but also a few nice ones.

You must be as hoot around the Braaivleis fire.

Jip, twice every year at the turn of the season. Get yourself a decent Antihistamine, take as prescribed till the symptoms clear.

I still have the long sleeve shirt we got (or purchased, too long back to remember) claiming it to be the "Tour of Storms" Who else hung onto this piece of memorabilia?

@ChrisF, Those two lovely ladies on their equally lovely e-bikes also passed me on Smits, but both was cycling at a steady pace, just faster than I was moving and took every precaution to pass other cyclist in a safe manner. It was just that plonker on his supercharged e-mtb that behaved like an ass, and he's the one who stuck in my mind. As you said, it's not the bike but the person controlling it. I had a quiet word with an older gent doing his 34'th CTCT to be more cautious, as he incapable of keeping his line and kept on forcing himself into spaces that did not exist without moving forward in the bunch.

Well done Jacques. You da Man.

Going up Smits, we had an oversized plonker on his E-Mtb come racing up on the right-hand side gravel section, shouting "Make Way, Make Way". At this time, we were quite a sizeable bunch made up of 2D to 2F riders spread out over the width of the road. This arse almost took out a few riders with his wide handlebars as he veered into the road to avoid the vegetation on the side of the road as well as holes and other obstacles. He got sworn at by quite a few riders, me included, but he just continued on his merry way, endangering other people on his way to position 9900. Then going past between the trees after Cape Point Reserve where the road surface was so bumpy, the youngster Infront of me decided that it was a good idea to take both his hands off the handlebars in his best Sagan impersonation. He got a quick "Don't be daft, keep your hands on the bars" from me. (OK, this is the censored version). Going down after Suikerbossie, just before Twelve Apostel Hotel, a few guys in the middle of the road touched wheels and went down hard. At this stage we were pedaling hard and in excess of 50km/h, and we just managed to avoid the tangle by going to the right. This could not have had a good result, and I hope that the injuries were not too severe.

Don't forget the Livestrong bands and that you had to pay a feasible sum for the dubious honor to share a 15 second "audience" on the road with the Uniballer. Lol. Quite sure some of you fell for this one.

Did the Number Collection thing early-ish this am, found parking quite easily. Picked up my Number, Water Bottle, Ghost Pops and Magnesium Fizzy's and took a stroll through the hall. Made two turns to make sure I did not miss anything. (and I did not miss anything that piqued my interest) Expo was really bleh...... How I miss the Good Hope Centre days when you could spend half a day wandering around, shopping for REAL SPECIALS.

Same here. Hell, if the wind blows to hard when I wake up, I just might stay in bed with the Missis.

Roux'ie, there is at least another 10k life left on that tire. Lol.

I would say that this was not done by a Mtb'er. This trail traditionally was used by runners/dog walkers/pedestrians and now all of a sudden it got blocked on request of the new owners/developers. Someone must have stripped his mo*r and decided to vandalize the lock.

@Musashi, we are in the same starting group.

You somehow will have to update the software on your Trainer. This might solve the problem. As I said, switch off all BT devices that might compete with the trainer for a connection. Smart Bike Trainer Firmware Updates | Saris App

I also have connectivity issues with my H2 lately. It connects, but then drop the connection every now and then. My software is up to date, etc. I have found that taking the Ant+ dongle out and running on BT alone makes the connection a bit more stable. Only problem then is that my HRM does not connect as it needs the Ant+ I've heard that switching off all the BT devices in the vicinity (Garmin watches and PC included) and unplugging the Trainer. Install the Saris App on your phone. Plug the trainer back in without pedaling, check that the green light starts blinking and open the Saris App. Check that it picks up the trainer and then run the Update section of it on the App. Once update is done, open Calibration section of the App and do the Calibration/Rundown. Once that is done you can connect your other devices, such as cadence, HRM to the app. This should solve your problem. There is a YouTube vid of a few years back that explains this step by step. Hope this helps.

I wanted to do 21 consecutively and then call it quits. I lost three years in between with the two cancelled races and my back operation in '24. This year I will reach my goal of doing 21 races. Reason that it probably will be my last is simply that it became too expensive, I have lost my appetite for racing, and it is too dangerous on the roads in the few months leading up to the CTCT due to the volume of people training on the roads, and the motorists on the congested roads that are becoming less tolerant towards us. Training indoors does not really appeal to me, but I am forcing myself to spend more time on the trainer than on the roads, purely for self-preservation. As a result, I am not as fit and well prepared as I was in years past. I like to cycle because I enjoy it, and it is not the case anymore. I'm spending more time on the gravel roads and trails in the months from March to December than on the roads, as I prefer the solitude to being on the alert all the time for cars trying to kill you, or possible bikejackers.

With the 48th CTCT just more than a week away, the chatter/buildup of this year's event are eerily slow. Has this Jewel in the Crown of SA cycling loose that much appeal? I'm doing my 21st (and probably last) on the 8th, and I am not as exited or nervous as I had been on all my previous races. What say you?

Registration Details: Please make sure you collect your race number from one of the following locations: Thursday, 5 February 2026 New Venue: Kenilworth Racecourse (enter from Wetton Road) Time: 10AM to 7PM Friday, 6 February 2026 Venue: Durbanville Sports Complex, Sport Way, Durbanville Time: 10AM to 7PM

Returning from Idries Sheriff's memorial ride yesterday, I lost count of the number of cyclists that just blew past me whilst I'm stationary at red traffic lights, happily chatting amongst each other whilst riding over the red traffic light. This happened from the first traffic light at the Municipal Swimming pools, all the way down to where I turned off at the Virgin Active. And I'm quite sure many of them were part of the memorial ride.

Thanks Andy, appreciate the offer. Lol...

Hey, I wasn’t some wannabe street fighter. I was a solid amateur welterweight with several titles under my belt... lol. I agree, it was a bit silly from the amateur.

As my "condition" did not improve so much that I could feel a difference, I went back to my GP and now is scheduled for an Iron Supplement Infusion on Friday coming. Been told that this is the magic potion that will restore my pep. Let's wait and see what the result is going to be.