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Yes, it wasn't smart, and he paid the price for it. Just a bit more context, this was in the early 90's in a wild west little town called Carletonville. Peoples attitude was different then, and tended to get involved when wrong things was being done. Today they look the other way and get away as fast as possible.

Dunno, never got to asking him. But I agree, pick your fight, and this was not his fight.

Just to throw another spanner in the works, even with being proficient/well trained in firearms and their usage, it can still go sideways very quickly. Many years back, a person I knew quite well was killed by Bank robbers as they fled the scene. He just happened to drive past the Bank as they excited the Bank, and he decided to engage them. Long story short, he got killed and the robbers got away. The kicker here is that he was a very active Combat Shooter that spent his weekends on the range to hone his skills. And it took only one bullet to the chest from a lowlife scumbag to end his life.

My 2 cents on this whole discussion. I always maintained that an assailant won't just take my bike, he'll have to fight for it. Let me tell you, the day my bike was taken from me, it was less than 30 seconds before they drove off with my bike on the back of their little clapped out Corsa bakkie. I was in the process of setting the guy who grabbed my bike up for a vicious counterattack, when his buddy came at me from the side, which was open and totally unprotected. At this stage I had my bike between myself and the initial attacker and had no other option than to let go of my bike and create space between myself and the two attackers. They chucked my bike on to the back of the bakkie, jumped on and sped off in a cloud of dust. As I said, over in less than 30 seconds. I did not even have time to reach for my pepper spray, never mind a concealed gun if I had one. Being an ex SAP member (1980's SA), I know the demons that follow you all too well. You don't draw a firearm if you are not prepared to use it, and then carry the consequences, judicial and mental.

Shortly after the incident I read a preliminary statement from the organizers that the Taxi overtook another vehicle/was driving on the wrong side of the road in thick dust, when he (the Taxi) hit the cyclist head on. Seems this was redacted in the meantime. Was looking for that report, can't find it now. Having previously lived in Rustenburg and having a fair bit of experience with how the Taxi's drive there, and the absolute lawlessness from their side, I can believe the above mentioned statement. Be it as it may, this is a tragic incident. R.I.P fellow cyclist.

Vehemently......

I try not to carry any bulky items in my back pockets. Had a OTB incident on my Mtb in 2016, landed flat on my back, and the small Sunscreen bottle I had in my right pocket impacted on my vertebrae, shifting my L5-S1 vertabrae to the left. Years later it caused so many issues that I had to have a back operation end of Jan '24. Even after that fall, the only item I carry in my back pockets is my Cellphone, rest goes into my saddle bag, irrespective if it's my Roadie, Mtb or Gravel monster I'm riding. So you fashion police can go and take a hike, it's my bike, my saddlebag and my choice. I'm cycling for my health and the enjoyment of it, not to please some other person's sense of fashion. I also had the issue with the saddle bag straps rubbing on my inner thighs and damaging my bibs, but I sorted that out by purchasing the saddle bags that clips into a receptacle that you attach under the saddle. Works a treat, does not damage my seatpost, and I can still use my dropper post on the Mtb. Something similar to this, has a Gorilla emblem on it, not Topeak.

Don't take my word as gospel, it might also just be my watch that's sending the data to Garmin Connect, if that makes sense. All I know, my ride info is on both Garmin Connect and Strava. Ps. MMMmmmmmm, it might be because I recorded the ride on my Instinct also....... So tha't probably it. 🤔

It synced without hassles.

Some feedback from an old dinosaur and fairly clueless MAMIL on MyWhoosh. I installed the app on my Oppo A74 5G with 6.00 GB Ram yesterday. Paired it with my Saris M2 Wheel on Smart Trainer and my Garmin Instinct 2 watch this morning. Pairing was quick, painless and without hassle, it paired immediately (to my great relief) Did screen sharing / cast to my TV and got going. Only did a short 15km ride with minimal climbing (remember, I'm on the comeback trail after a lower back operation at the end of Feb this year, so I'm UNFIT.......) We'll, it went swimmingly. No buffering or freezing, which was my main concern. As it is not augmented reality like Roovy, the scenery is obviously not real, but not too bad either. As I'm not an expert on any of the training platforms, I probably know no better, but this will meet my feeble requirements. I'll now spend some time on Youtube to get to know the app better in order to get the best out of it, for my needs that is. It also synced with Garmin Connect and Strava with no issues. And that from a free to use application. Suffice to say, I'm a happy camper.

I have not used the cycle lane through Paardeneiland for a long time, curious to know if that metal cage erected by a business in the middle of the cycle lane close to the one Mycity Bus stop, is still there.

Thanks, I thought as much. Will give it a go a bit later this morning. If it works, it's a win. If it doesn't, I'll just uninstall it and go back to Rouvy. Ps, my phone is a three year old Oppo, not top of the range either.

My old HP laptop (still on windows 10) is not fully compatible with MW, but it loaded easily to my android cellphone. Have not used it as yet, as I only downloaded it yesterday (going to cast to my TV, as these old eyes will not see anything on the small cellphone screen). Will it work, and what kind of problems can I expect to run into? Using a wheel on Saris M2 smart trainer.

I've been fortunate that in all my years on BikeHub, whenever I enquired about availability, the seller always responded with either a 1, 2 or 3. Must be an older generation thing where curtesy mattered....... 😁

Dunno if I'm being daft or just ignorant. If I see an item advertised here, I'm going to send a message to the seller to enquire if the item is still available. How else are the potential buyer going to know if the item is still available or not. I always add my real name and Tel number to my enquiry. If the seller is a half decent human being, he can respond in one of the following ways. 1) Yes, it is still available, are you interested? 2) Yes, but there is a sale pending, should it fall through you are next in line / no. xyz in line 3) Sorry, it's sold already. 4) Don't waste my precious time by asking such a stupid question, you imbecile. DON'T YOU KNOW THE HUB RULES FOR BUYING 2nd HAND PRODUCTS ON OFFER BY A PRIVATE SELLER.

I managed to find two Mtb tires with a non agressive thread to fit to my gravel hybrid (1.95 front and a 2.0 rear for a 50mm front width and about 52mm at the rear) Pumped to 2 psi front and 2.2 psi rear, but I will play with the pressures as time progresses. This in essence changed my bike back to a hardtail with a rigid fork, drop bar handles and road shifters. Took it out for a short test run yesterday (the start of my on bike road to recovery) and it was a very plush ride, with the big volume tires cushioning the ride and reduced the impact on my still vulnerable lower back. This bike will be my main bike for the time being, until such time my fitness is up and I can take the road scene on again.

Tire can be used / 2nd hand, as long as it has sufficient tread on. To be fitted to my home build Gravel Grinder, as it will give a nice round 50mm wide tire track.

You saying my bike is ugly........ Still needs a respray, but I cannot find the right color paints to obtain a "camo" look, only with diagonal lines.

I also do all (most) of the servicing on my bikes. (Road, Duel Suss Mtb and homebuilt Gravel Hybrid) But I'm in the fortunate position to have a friend who owns a small LBS, and every so often I take one of the bikes with when I do my monthly all day visit to him. We then go over that specific bike and tweak / fix all that's needed. As I'm quite pedantic in cleaning my bikes and lubing them after every wet / muddy ride, my Mtb has not needed a single bush or bearing to be replaced in the years I have had it (2013 Scott Spark Elite, in in my possession since 2018). Wheel bearings has been replaced as and when needed (Lyne Pulse 25's with a good few km on them already) Fork gets it services when needed, shock will now need a full service for which it will have to be sent away (Fox Float RP2) as he does not have the tools for it. With me being in the position to spend a whole day in the LBS, I can see and understand why bike, especial Mtb services are expensive. The number of DIY Bodge jobs he has to repair on a daily basis is staggering. Sometimes a 1-hour job can take up to two hours to complete due to an owner (or other LBS) Bodge. Tools / equipment are also expensive, and one tool does not work on all bikes, so a variety of tools, sometimes very specific tools, are needed to service the different brands.

Thanks. I'm much better than before the op.

I'll strongly suggest you have this properly checked out. I had a lower back giving me hassles for years, with intermittent bouts of discomfort, ranging from mild to severe, when on the bike. I thought this to be a fitness/bike setup thing, but it gradually got worse, until end of Feb this year when my back finally let go. Turns out it was a shifted L5/S1 vertebrae that pinched my Sciatic nerve, the result of a minor fall I had in 2016 and which I ignored. One Laminectomy and 12 weeks later I'm still off my bike. Final Dr checkup is on 22 April 2024 where I hope to get the greenlight to slowly start training again.

I converted my old hardtail Haibike aluminum frame to a gravel grinder from left over spares in my stash I built up over the years. Used old Shimano wheels, fitted with Panaracer Gravelking 40x700c tires (looking for one more Mtb tire with not too aggressive thread in 1.95 (50") width for a more plush ride ) Group set is a well used Sram Force 10spd shifters mated to an X9 rear derailer and Force front derailer. Shifting is flawless and dropped chain is a non-issue. Cassette is Sram 10 spd 11-36. Chainring is Sram 38-26 for an almost 1-1 final gear (Looking for a bigger chainring though as I spin out on the road when trying to stick with the roadies) Handlebar is a Rapide Gravelbike item, bought new Fork is a Moroso M5 rigid alu item I bought second hand on Bike Hub for the princely sum of R500 Brakes are Tektro Novela MS mechanical items, single pot but works well enough once properly set up. They are mated to 160mm discs. Seat is a Fizik Kium saddle. All items, tires included are second hand with the exception of the handlebar, tape, cables inners and outers and chain. This whole build cost me less than R2000, as I had all the items collected over the years. This bike is called "Okkie", as its ook nie n Mtb nie, maar ook nie n padfiets nie. Lol. This bike is a feast to ride on both road, gravel and not too rough or technical trails. The photo below is not the final product, as I changed some of the components as the build progressed, but it gives an idea of the result.