kingalton

Howsit guys with Tri season in a dip at the moment, I decided to strip my Tri bike and get it resprayed. thinking of going raw carbon, with a clear coat and the branding in black (maybe thin red pin stripe around the lettering) will have minimal branding on the fork, down tube and stays I think. Want to go for a nice stealthy look will post pics as it progresses. here is the pic of the stripped frame so far.

enjoy it!!

Very nice, just slightly more than your original budget I assume???

glad you alright bud, also a recent victim\survivor?? of theft on my bike, it sucks - but you are alive, that's all that counts..

I will send a lawyers letter to the guy with the expenses I want to claim from him and make a demand, it will hopefully make him sweat a little bit !!

Yip, my wife is lawyer and she has spoken to her mates that deal with these things, they say its not worth claiming if the it isn't for a huge amount.. R30k isn't worth their while ;-(

just a note, my medical aid only paid for the operation basically which was R8000, the rest came out of the medical savings and now my own pocket..

yip, so I just need to suck it up and fit the bills - so now my next bike has to be R30k+ cheaper

Exactly, they keep changing the laws, which in the end protect the guilty and the innocent suffer??

naught bru, that deserves CAPS!!

Hi all Just a note on claiming for medical expenses from a driver which hits you on your bike. long story short, I was taken out on the 15th of March while out on my bike, car came past 5 other guys behind me and knocked me off my bike, I hit the ground hard and luckily all that was broken was my hand.. I was as close as possible to the edge of the road and we were in single file, totally the drivers fault the problem is I hit the ground very hard with my head, helmet cracked, cut above my eye.. I needed to go for xrays, catscans etc as well as the operation. so the initial scans and xrays depleted my savings account and I have started receiving a lot of bills from the different doctors and hospitals for all that was done. the bills are coming thick and fast and its already amounting to over R30K. my shoulder is still very sore when I lift it at certain angles, so will need to check that out as well.. anyway, I claimed from the insurance for my damaged bike and helmet and all the rest and the paid out, but they don't pay for medical bills. I chatted the legal people at the insurance company and I cannot by law claim and medical expenses from the IDIOT that hit me, I have to claim from the RAF... which is a massive mission and will cost me more for lawyers fees etc... so this IDIOT just carries on as if nothing happens, I have to fork out thousands of rands due to his negligence.. it doesn't make sense. I should be able to claim from the guy that hit me, HE should take some responsibility for his wrong doing.. see the note from the legal people below As confirmed telephonically with you this afternoon, unfortunately any claims relating to injuries sustained, medical bills or loss of income as a result of a motor vehicle accident have to be submitted against the Road Accident Fund. Unfortunately in 2008, the Road Accident Fund Act was amended and this amendment dispelled of any claims of this nature that you may have against the wrong doer – in effect making you as the suffering / innocent party obligated to claim against the RAF only. The only recourse we have against the third party is for costs incurred in repairing damage he has caused to property (vehicles etc). We will forward this claim to the insurers of your policy, to institute recovery action against the third party for these costs. PS sorry, the long story short, became long again :-)

3 x 11? isn't that a bit of an overkill?

remember to take your road bike, not your tri bike (I take it its draft legal?)

haha, thanks

Pins and staples out, was crazy sore (I might be soft) almost fainted and was very nauseous.. Doc was happy with the new xrays, bone has aligned correctly... new cast for 3 weeks, then should be done.. going for my first run this evening and will try go for a road club ride on Sunday.. on the road back to recovery :-)

Will do, thanks

pins and stapples come out tomorrow, been a month today since the accident, month since I did anything to break a sweat - cant wait to get back onto my bike and go for a run... luckily I have only picked up 1 kg in this month, the first few sessions are gonna hurt though...

Weight is not the main consideration in TT\Tri bikes, aero dynamics is most important.. that being said, on a hilly course you don't want a 13kg bike to get up the hills.. my bike is under 9kgs, which is a decent weight for a TT bike

death wish

contact mytrainingday, they are based there in Cpt, super professional.. you get your programs on time, can call them anytime for advise.. would have got me through my first IM this weekend if I wasn't taken out by a car.. did my first triathlon last year October and did my first half ironman in 5:36 with their coaching, did the buffels ultra in 5:14 I think it was, their coaching REALLY helps.. the best is it takes the guessing and doubt about over and undertraining away..

I think coaching is most important to ensure we aren't over training, we tend to do to much without a coach, not to little...

"everyone" has to start one thread about idiot cyclist or idiot motorists or idiot runners etc.. its usually the only thread they start on the topic.. they soon realise its pretty pointless.. and they usually end up being the target.

The only thing that doesn't add up is the fact that the OP liked the post, by Witkop, which flamed him..?

I can't see anyone paying the price he did without thinking it was legit?

Agree, the OP got duped! If I got duped and was "happy" until I found out about being duped, it doesn't mean I must stay happy with the situation.. I would do everything in my power to destroy them. Must I contact the distributors each time I buy a bike to ensure it's not fake? No, you trust the shop you buy from! Sense, go look it up in Wikipedia!