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Windbreaker

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  1. The "lane sharing" paragraph is going to cause some high blood pressure debate! Well' date=' what many people here propose at curteous, is actually more dangerous. A bicycle is a vehicle, behave like one![/quote']Yep but even some cyclists on this forum advocate that a tractor has "more rights" to use the road than a cyclist, because we "do it for fun". Unfortunately many, many non-cycling motorists share that sentiment and that is where the major danger to cyclist safety lies.
  2. The "lane sharing" paragraph is going to cause some high blood pressure debate!
  3. and constantly stirring up sh*t for the sake of it is not behaving badly ???? isn't there a term for it? something about a troll?? Windbreaker2009-09-28 13:14:15
  4. New release due imminently. They have also added a developers guide for those coders willing to contribute. http://goldencheetah.org/developers-guide.html
  5. an some poor sucker is about to get the shock of his life when he opens his package to find a sh*ttly little pump
  6. There is also the "Downloadhelper" add-in in Iceweasel aka Firefox that allows you to download Youtube & other media directly without all the fuss.
  7. I had bad service from polar a while back. Was going to Jhb on business. Took my watch with me & dropped it off on the Monday. I tell them that I am from CT and will be going back Thursday PM. They told me it would be ready by the Thursday. I arrive at 9:05 to collect. Not ready. I explain that I am returning to CT that afternoon and get told - tough luck buddy - it's in the queue - no exceptions. Thursday meant "17:00 Thursday" according to the receptionist. Maybe the lady was having an uncharacteristicly bad day but I was not happy with the attitude. Anyway, finally got the watch then following Wednesday. Also had all sorts of problem with a brand new power sensor and they simply were out of their depth. After telling me for ages that there was nothing wrong with it they finally replaced the sensor at the Argus expo. That was also only after I pointed them to about 50 million postings on the internet relating to the same issue. After the replacement it worked fine. But that is not to say they are any worse/better than the rest. Had a problem with a brand new Hyundai Tucson that would start and then stall immediately. I'd have to wait about 5 minutes before it would start again. This would only happen in "spurts" i.e. it would be fine for weeks and then for a few days every other time that I turned the ignition it would stall. Took me forever to get them to believe me. In fact they never admitted that there was a problem but after a service one day it never happened again.
  8. and the temperatures required are very different
  9. as important, while under exertion, is to get the CO2 out. Breathing slowly doesn't assist in this aspect.
  10. ja,it helps to breathe
  11. and you are a wanker .... relax it was a joke. Thank you for your joke. Here is another one - why would you choose a user name for the Hub that implies flatulence? well if you think about it you will see that there are other interpretations as well.Windbreaker aka anorak. Anorak being someone who doesn't have a life outside of a particular interest. windbreaker who rides in lots of windy conditions (needs some extrapolation) and then of course the one that people usually click to straight away. I used to use a certain brand of sports drink and .... but well done you got one out of three
  12. and you are a wanker .... relax it was a joke.
  13. Hey colonel, I clearly recall riding 3&4 abreast with you (and have the pictures to prove it ). My point being that the real issue here is not about riding abreast because in some instances it is perfectly acceptable and it is not necessarily inconsiderate under many circumstances. Believe it MTB'ers - it's true. If riding abreast is being inconsiderate or unsafe then it is wrong.
  14. Nope, some of us just refuse to ride with the culprits. And let's be clear it definitely is not just CL. EVERY club has arsehole cyclists.
  15. who cares Did you have a bad day? seems like somebody pissed in your porage.Maybe it was the prick with two MTB's on the back of his car that did a u-turn right in front of me on Simonstown main road this morning. What can I say - it's not only roadies. I've said it many times on this forum, arsehole motorists make arsehole cyclists and vice versa. Ditto for MTB'ers except that they can chirp sh*t from a safe corner.
  16. Well then don't ... but we really don't care! "we really don't care!" You seem to be speaking for allot of people...I am - all the roadies that think you guys get your rocks off taking cheap shots with your holier than thou crap.Windbreaker2009-08-16 10:16:53
  17. who cares
  18. Just what I meant by you have to earn your respect You are a wanker because you are generalising and you are just looking for attention. You know what the clubs policy is, you say as much, but the club can't enforce policies on individuals any more than your ranting on here will. I won't ride with certain individuals in my club because of exactly this sort of behavior but I don't take the piss out of every other individual that is a club member because of it. And I really don't need your respect.
  19. google "hot foot" http://www.google.co.za/#hl=en&q=hot+foot+%2Bcycling&btnG=Google+Search&meta=&aq=f&fp=1c5ce86ea053af64
  20. Windbreaker

    GPS

    Not Nokia... The phone is too big, and the battery does not last long enough. I've had a N95-1, which I've used with sportstracker, and the accuracy and ability to stayed lock-on is not up to the same level as the Forerunner 405 Then you never did the firmware upgrades. I have been very happy with the GPS on the Nokia. Not saying that it is better than the 405 as I've never tried it but the majority of these consumer grade GPS's use the Serf chipset. But I did. In the 26 months I had the N95 I did two firmware upgrades... It was still lacking for longer rides (3hrs+), especially if you have to take in consideration that you need to leave some juice in the battery in case of an emergency to make phone calls. On the N95 the antenna was behind the keyboad, and you actually have to slide the phone open for the GPS to get a good signal... Only save place to keep the phone was in back pockets, slide closed. Plenty of rides on sportstracker.nokia.com with tracking being horrendous. ]there were a lot more than 2 upgrades on my phone. yes the antenna isbehind the slider but I found that it worked just fine in my back pocket or on my bars closed. In my car I had to open it. also it fell off my bars at 60km./hr and survived just fine - guess that impressed me the most. Now have the N96 and the battery life is even better with the gps. I like gadgets but really can't justify ever buying another bespoke gps as long as you can get the gps in the nokia with free nokia maps, sportstracker, gprs tracking capability etc. etc etcWindbreaker2009-08-13 14:01:54
  21. Windbreaker

    GPS

    Not Nokia... The phone is too big, and the battery does not last long enough. I've had a N95-1, which I've used with sportstracker, and the accuracy and ability to stayed lock-on is not up to the same level as the Forerunner 405 Then you never did the firmware upgrades. I have been very happy with the GPS on the Nokia. Not saying that it is better than the 405 as I've never tried it but the majority of these consumer grade GPS's use the Serf chipset.
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