capeofstorms

Bring back the STEEL bike i say!

Hi It's still down, apparently since Friday. This is absurd to say the least for a website to be down this long. Most online bookings get done via links on this website Just imagine the revenue that is being lost as a result of this. Some organisers must be pulling their hair out. Shame on you PPA. Get someone else to maintain your website!!

Hi ...vs Fullcrum racing Zeros. Has anyone owned more than one of the above and what would your recommendation be based on servicing, performance and value for money Regards

hi, i had a similar problem with my Arione. It was the seatpost. Do you by any chance have a Thomson seatpost? Take it out, clean it, then lightly grease it before putting it back

@Frosty What bad experience did you have with the Co2 bombs?

Hi, I had an incident recently where I had a puncture on black hill where I only one tube and 2 co2 bombs. I developed a deep gash in the tyre. In my haste I forgot to open the valve of the tube completely and wasted a complete canister. More disaster to follow. I inspected the tyre for protrusions and found nothing. Inserted the new tube and inflated it with another CO2 bomb. The tube popped as I didn't realize I had a deep gash in the tyre. I now ride with both pump and Co2 bombs and 2 TUBES and a small cut out from an old tyre to cover those deep gashes

Hi, Just a question for the experienced riders out there. Is it cool to use a saddle bag? Do you ride with more than one spare tube? Do you ride with a bicycle pump and CO2 bombs?

@msbehavn Hi, that's for training. I meant what are the split times at certain points in the race if one were to aim for a sub 4 ot sun 3:30 finish

Hi, Does anyone know where to find the time splits if one were aiming for a sub 4 or sub 3hr30? Thanks

@Mrs colonel. What disaster are you talking about?

To All those sub 3'ers To achieve this feat one inevitably have to ride at a near constant speed of 40km/h. What gear would you have to be in to achieve this speed on a reasonable flat and what cadence would you be doing? Also if you were to be going ujp the east side of Ou Kaapse weg(Tokai side) what gear would you be in and what speed would you be travelling at. For the east side I find I'm mostly in the lowest gears and for the most part cannot go faster than 12 km/h The reason for these questions is that I'm trying to achieve an average speed of 30 km/h for the fun rides, but for the Olympic cycle race for example could only manage 28 km/h average. I've been cycling for less than a year Regards

Hi, What would your tyre choice from the above be? If another please specify? Any reason for your choice? Regards

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Hi, Is this Bradley Wiggins at his best/worst. taken Pris-Roubaix 2009. Is this what we as cyclist strive to become? http://velorunner.blogspot.com/2009/11/power-to-weight-ratio.html

hi, I was about to reply to jakes_1's comment, but I see he was man enough to apologize. GoLefty has raised an issue which elicits debate. That is what a forum is meant to achieve

hi I agree with GoLefty. There are way to much cyclists disobeying the rules of the road

Hi, There is no need to buy magazines. All the info you need is on the NET

A million thanks to the guy that gave me a tube 5km from Botmanskloof. I didn't even get your name. This reinforces my decision to take up cycling only 8 months ago. PM me if you know who I'm talking abo Thanks

Hi Then the only conclusion that I can come to then is that the Thomson Elite seatpost that I bought a week back from an LBS in tygervalley for R750 is defective!! What is the standard for the width of the rails, outer to outer. I'm told 50mm capeofstorms2009-11-17 03:57:04

Hi Cbrunson What seatpost did you install it on? This is very weird. Spoke to Kiwi and he thinks its freakish. I eventually had to buy a Fizik Arione to install on the Thomson Elite. The width of the rail for the Plane X saddle is 50mm and for the Arione 48mm. Doesn't make sense as I thought this should all be standard

Hi Anyone buy a planet x superlight saddle over the past week? The width of the rails seems too wide and does not seem to fit on a standard seatpost I tried it on a thomson elite seatpost but won't fit. Anyone else have the same problem. What seatpost is this saddle meant to fit on? Regardscapeofstorms2009-11-14 11:44:32

Thanks GMan. Speed Deveil as you can see I'm a rookie :)l

no one ride this road!

Hi, Probably not the right forum, but does anyone have the profile for Zwaanswyk road in Tokai? Thanks

Hi, Is there much difference in riding a 53/39 crank and 25/12 cassette and a 53/39 crank and 27/12 cassette I'm referring mostly to negotiating hills. Has anyone have first ahnd experience with the 2 cassette types? Regards