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  1. http://www.spectrumsport.co.za/ViewResults/SpectrumSport2015Results.aspx#feb Not sure how long it will take to post though
  2. My first mountain bike race in 21 years and it was pretty decent. No seeding meant a D group start for the 50km though so I only got a 2:18 The single track sections made it a lot tougher to make up ground but lots of please's and thank you's all around generally helped. I can't imagine what the BRB race was like - there must have been single track queues as long as a train... Mostly much more pleasant versus road and definitely a more accurate reflection of your abilities - there's not much wheel sucking to be had!
  3. Convinced or not, bicycles are controlled under the Road Traffic Act, No. 29 of 1989. It's voracity is not what is being questioned, but rather whether the laws make sense for cyclists and whether people follow them or not.
  4. p.s. Just in case my post comes across as "obey the laws you want," I am a robot stopper. I ride road to work everyday and rolling with traffic legally has given me the fewest issues. I can imagine jumping lights at 7h30 crossing Louis Botha might not end well for me For the same reason, I also ride within any yellow line. Though down Club Road in Linksfield you have to be careful of the school kid run where mom's taxis (and regular taxis) fly up these lanes!
  5. Correction - one hand. By law you will need at least one hand free to be able to signal There's an awesome saying: "It was his right of way, it surely was, but he's just as dead as if it wasn't" This is not to say that the laws aren't hard and fast, and should be disregarded; but be aware that following the law alone does not protect you from the raging idiot who doesn't follow the law - I wish I had eyes in the back of my head sometimes! Why don't we at least try be courteous - it's the least we can do to make ourselves less of a target for road rage-induced motorists.
  6. Exactly, regulation 207(2) of the National Road Traffic Regulation of 2004...
  7. http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz194/cycleboi/Audi-1.jpg That was for brakes, rear shocks, cambelt and a worn inlet cam - which the mechanic messed up the install on and the car dropped a valve; written off head and a cracked piston: another R75k. The car is out of Freeway Plan now and I was quoted R1900 for an oil change - needless to say I'm glad I qualified as a mechanic before I went to varsity and the service cost me a whole R650 to do.
  8. VA and I haven't ridden since March... I am in sooo much trouble
  9. That was at this year's TdF, Here's the youtube clip:
  10. That's the understatement of the century! The "ethos of the Tour", as set out by Desgrange, was each man and his machine with no help whatsoever. Obviously the Tour has evolved somewhat since those maniacal days when cyclists took trains to beat other competitors. But as noted, Chavanel was and they didn't wait for him, nor did they wait for any other Tour contender; Armstrong was technically highly ranked after his prologue performance and Tour de Suisse 2nd place, Armstrong also tried to leave Contador for dead by driving the group until Armstrong punctured - but the on the Spa stage people did wait. That's the problem with unwritten rules: they're far too nebulous to be applied stringently. Those who don't like Contador/support Schleck are likely to see the Spaniard as the devil, and vice versa. Either way, today is going to be good... hopefully.
  11. You owe me a new keyboard, mine is covered in cooldrink now
  12. Each to his own. I was neutral towards Andy and was a bit anti-Contador until they started that rubbish yesterday. The onus was on Contador to take the yellow from Schleck yesterday, but Andy did the MJ no honour by coming to a near halt behind Contador while Sanchez and Menchov rode away. Hence my lack of sympathy for him when he dropped his own chain today. Tomorrow will either be a great stage or a complete anti-climax. This tour looked so good on paper but hasn't had me on the edge of my seat like some previous editions.
  13. Andy was on the side looking in at where AC was, he saw AC was in a more compromised position, AC's fault, admittedly. Why is no one mentioning Andy's sportsmanship for the other number one contender on the cobbles stage when AC broke a spoke?! 6 of one 1/2 a dozen of the other. Naive?! I took my first SA licence in '94, and run top 5 VA in Gauteng, occasionally - I'm no hero but not naive. And how many people here have European-level pro experience? Andy dropped his own chain - had he punctured or had another mechanical failure beyond his control, then things might be different. Over and above that, AC also had Sanchez and Menchov gunning up there, both good enough TT'ers and climbers for him not to ignore. The latter statement is not to say AC didn't contribute significantly to the attack. Either way, tomorrow AC is gonna have to watch his butt - Andy is out for revenge. It'll be interesting.
  14. Ignorant?! You don't know me. And unlike you, I don't call people dickwads, you sanctimonious prig. I support neither Schleck nor Contador, but after yesterday's wheel sucking, Schleck did yellow no honour - so why does he deserve respect now?!
  15. Ya, and if you look at wheel sucker Schleck's attack, AC was sitting in the middle of the group when he jumped - Schleckette wasn't exactly being sportsmanly himself. Life sucks, chains drop, c'est la vie.
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