J∆kk∆ls Posted October 14, 2016 Share aahhhmmm .... you know we leave the vet opposite bayside at 6:45am ... #JUSTSAYING #JOINUSSOMETIMEAwesome, thanks dude. Average speed? Edited October 14, 2016 by J∆kk∆ls Hairy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted October 14, 2016 Share Awesome, thanks dude.average speed = to the social content of the day around 25km/hour and chatting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J∆kk∆ls Posted October 14, 2016 Share average speed = to the social content of the day around 25km/hour and chattingYeah thats what I figured don't know why I asked Hairy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wererabbit Posted October 14, 2016 Share The one thing I learnt recently was that its quicker to cycle from Century City to Mowbray than it is to deal with M5 traffic at 5pm- shower included! I'm new to this forum as you can see- be great to find the correct thread for this sort of beta Hairy, LeTurbo, J∆kk∆ls and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belgarath Posted October 17, 2016 Share yeah thats the plan - to be honest they just look like a bunch of fun - i find the wind is my biggest turn off for riding. i reckon with a SS ill be forced to just go head down and turn the pedals - forget speed or pace or whatever other metrics that don't actually matter. looking forward to it!!!! Before someone mentions it, yeah, I know, Rule #5. But... On my 60km commute, a single speed will only be in the right gear maybe 10% of the time. I bought an old bike for the commute, so I'm not wearing out my race bike. DJR and Hairy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfcjim Posted October 17, 2016 Share Yes, what happened there? It looks like the CIA had a go at the place with a tankerful of agent orange!I really don't know, sometimes all the plants go blue. But it doesn't seem to affect the wildlife, the bright orange weavers are about and plenty of waterbirds building nests or forts or whatever they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted October 17, 2016 Share Before someone mentions it, yeah, I know, Rule #5. But... On my 60km commute, a single speed will only be in the right gear maybe 10% of the time. I bought an old bike for the commute, so I'm not wearing out my race bike.a SS is never in the "right gear ratio", but is also always in the "perfect ratio" at all times. I only do a 50km commute daily on my SS. SimpleDom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sitting slip Posted October 19, 2016 Share So i finally can start my commuting dreams. lost my job in benoni and stay in Pretoria so everywhere i go now can be done by bike. first week i though of using he road bike but on the roads here up north and 3 punctures i put the bike up for sale to get a tubeless cross bike. this will hopefully happen with in the next two weeks. what do you guys think?i will start a youtube vlog on commuting in this city soon.. Sydd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devocean Posted October 19, 2016 Share Gatorskins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonky Posted October 20, 2016 Share So i finally can start my commuting dreams. lost my job in benoni and stay in Pretoria so everywhere i go now can be done by bike. first week i though of using he road bike but on the roads here up north and 3 punctures i put the bike up for sale to get a tubeless cross bike. this will hopefully happen with in the next two weeks. what do you guys think?i will start a youtube vlog on commuting in this city soon.. HAVE you tried the Spez "armadillo" tyres with extra protection? They are "supposed" to be puncture resistant and could solve your problem Another option is to go tubeless + slime...or slime yr tubes just random ideas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belgarath Posted October 20, 2016 Share So i finally can start my commuting dreams. lost my job in benoni and stay in Pretoria so everywhere i go now can be done by bike. first week i though of using he road bike but on the roads here up north and 3 punctures i put the bike up for sale to get a tubeless cross bike. this will hopefully happen with in the next two weeks. what do you guys think?i will start a youtube vlog on commuting in this city soon.. Keep the road bike - come race time you will be sad. N+1... Even if that means an old clunker. Bateleur1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bateleur1 Posted October 20, 2016 Share So i finally can start my commuting dreams. lost my job in benoni and stay in Pretoria so everywhere i go now can be done by bike. first week i though of using he road bike but on the roads here up north and 3 punctures i put the bike up for sale to get a tubeless cross bike. this will hopefully happen with in the next two weeks. what do you guys think?i will start a youtube vlog on commuting in this city soon.. Well first of all sorry to hear about losing your job. I hope you have something lined up soon and closer to home so that you can commute to it. I have effectively commuted in Pretoria through the CBD and surrounding areas for 14 years. I did not have problems with punctures often. Normally as my tyres started getting worn I would start having problems. Replace the tyres and the punctures would stop. I did not go the whole slime and tubeless thing. I just carried extra tubes with me and tools required to replace a tube along the road. Had an extra pump at work to pump the tyre back up to 8 bar at work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lechatnoir Posted October 25, 2016 Share Cape Town cycle lane commuters... Anyone catching the bus through the dodgy area around Woodstock? I'm looking on going north in the morning, and south in the evening and was thinking of using MyCiti through there. Was looking for some info. TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayleyearth Posted October 25, 2016 Share And then it happened. .... I was taken out by a car this morning on my way to work. I can say that I've never really been scared of that happening. Where and how it happened just makes it so much worse cause there was no way I thought anyone couldn't see me clearly. She jumped a round about claiming she didn't see me because of misty windows... I wasn't even going fast and was well into the circle that she actually side impacted me. Guess this will mentally take a while to get over now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayleyearth Posted October 25, 2016 Share And then it happened. .... I was taken out by a car this morning on my way to work. I can say that I've never really been scared of that happening. Where and how it happened just makes it so much worse cause there was no way I thought anyone couldn't see me clearly. She jumped a round about claiming she didn't see me because of misty windows... I wasn't even going fast and was well into the circle that she actually side impacted me. Guess this will mentally take a while to get over now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaws677 Posted October 26, 2016 Share And then it happened. .... I was taken out by a car this morning on my way to work. I can say that I've never really been scared of that happening. Where and how it happened just makes it so much worse cause there was no way I thought anyone couldn't see me clearly. She jumped a round about claiming she didn't see me because of misty windows... I wasn't even going fast and was well into the circle that she actually side impacted me. Guess this will mentally take a while to get over now.Terrible news. Hope the injuries aren't to bad? Hairy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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