Mamil

I've entered the 200 miler although I'm definitely undercooked for the distance. If it rains though, I'm spending the weekend with gluvine and my kindle.

Cinturato m 45 if you can find them for the win. They ok on the road but when you hit the gravel they are phenomenal. If you don't want yours I'll buy them from you

Ja I had a nightmare last night that showed just how much the car situation is playing on my mind.

Did my emonda just become a collector's item?

https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling/i-just-hope-that-instead-of-judgment-people-can-show-compassion-bradley-wiggins-ex-wife-pleads-for-care-with-former-tour-de-france-winner-homeless-after-bankruptcy Feel for this man given what he has faced. Sometimes at rock bottom grace intervenes and healing begins.

Bike paths with toll booths debiting as you whizz by?

On the back of all the crime and car related incidents afflicting us I opted for a long solo cross country loop at tygerberg on Sunday - taking in Conties, Hoogies, all of fair cape including the long pedal around the bottom of the farm - I had a coffee and an energy bar at the bike shop at hoogekraal and thought how fantastic it is to have this gorgeous place available and open to us. At least if I end up in hospital doing this is going to be my own fault and no one else's. Thanks to Patrick and all who make it so lekker.

Hard to see what this oke actually does. All I see is more and more car infrastructure.

You can feel the attitude towards riders expressed in the comments on that video on the roads.

Sorry to hear it @peepeekaitjie-- chirp intended as old man banter. She died young? The upside is of course that I'm probably not your toppie!!

29, disc, and no guns. .... And who you calling toppie young man? Unless.... Wait a moment ... Where was your mom circa 1989/90?

Ja it's hectic - didn't know you'd had 2 attacks!! That's horrible man!

Yes exactly - there must be an integrated non-motorized transport plan that deprioritizes motor vehicles in favour of human powered vehicles and public transport. It's a much bigger issue that how hard it is to get to to Camps bay so I can time time trial up to Llandudno.

We can't let it stop us - maybe not riding solo to the mast for a while is a good idea but I still intend coming down the snakes and chickening out of the DH lines on a regular basis

That's why I have a minor household account linked to the phone - he'll get something for his efforts but giving him access to my business account, personal account, bond etcetera via my main bank's app isn't going to happen. And if he decides he has to shoot me because he's getting a smaller haul than he might have had, then he was probably going to shoot me anyway.

I don't care about my phone at all - it's having to put my thumbprint on my banking app and make transfers from my various accounts all linked to one device to someone who has a gun at my head.

Pulled the trigger on an el cheapo smartphone. I have a discovery credit card i use to run household expenses and I've loaded that on it so I have something to give these assholes. My main banking app I will leave at home. This stuff is only going to get worse and worse in the coming years unfortunately. I wonder what insurance would say to a claim of this nature?

Surely if someone has a bank account to receive instant EFTs that account is associated with a confirmed Identity document or passport and therefore easily traceable?

No it isn't but politically it's important to win the fight I think. Also, I'd rather have the lane there than not have it even if only half of drivers respect it.

I'm just reposting what was circulated to me. Not in charge of text of petition or any images

This in the week where that young rider killed by being doored in Seapoint. These jokers talk about NMT but time and time again actions belie their k@kpraat.

WhatsApp message as received Hi all, the petition is up -- please sign and share widely: *SIGN OUR PETITION FOR SAFE CYCLING LANES* The Woodstock Residents’ Association has started this petition due to the recent process of resurfacing the tarmac on Albert Rd. It turns out the City is not upgrading the cycle lane as we originally thought, but downgrading it -- *more parking* is being introduced and the *painted cycle lane is being narrowed to 1m or less* -- which is strictly against NMT guidelines for a road like Albert (needs to be 1.5m wide). Plus the City has not engaged with the public around despite the big and dangerous changes made to the cycling lane going outbound. We just had a big NMT proposal for Woodstock open for comment which didn't mention the Albert Road changes at all! Please share and engage others. We will email this petition to the city! *We can still overturn this!* https://www.change.org/p/don-t-introduce-death-traps-for-cyclists

Yes horrific for all involved However it is not a freak accident at all. It is commonplace and one of the hazards we know we face as riders. What is unusual about it is that this poor young man was killed. There are countless others lucky enough to walk away with the standard collarbone and shoulder injuries. Totally avoidable by simply opening the car door with the hand furthest away from the door as per "Dutch door".