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[TheoG]

1 minute ago, 117 said:

Lust.com

 

Thanks a ton big red 👊

Brag gat !   Enjoy M !

[MongooseMan]

A couple of early morning rides through the micro-climate that is Constantia/Tokai taught me that my long-finger gloves were not up to the task of 3 degrees C with wind chill.

Picked these up on the Ciovita sale, tested them out this morning, very nice! 

[MTBRIDER1234]

48 minutes ago, MongooseMan said:

A couple of early morning rides through the micro-climate that is Constantia/Tokai taught me that my long-finger gloves were not up to the task of 3 degrees C with wind chill.

Picked these up on the Ciovita sale, tested them out this morning, very nice! 

Yep, round here in Tokai/Constantia your hands get COLD especially in the Greenbelt. I have ridden there recently and could not feel the hands and feet for a few minutes afterwards haha

[MongooseMan]

26 minutes ago, MTBRIDER1234 said:

Yep, round here in Tokai/Constantia your hands get COLD especially in the Greenbelt. I have ridden there recently and could not feel the hands and feet for a few minutes afterwards haha

On one particularly cold morning, I stopped at a robot and found myself looking longingly at the warm exhaust pipe of the car stopped next to me 🙈

[Hairy]

29 minutes ago, MTBRIDER1234 said:

Yep, round here in Tokai/Constantia your hands get COLD especially in the Greenbelt. I have ridden there recently and could not feel the hands and feet for a few minutes afterwards haha

commuting in winter has taught me that on those really cold mornings, a pair of surgical gloves under your normal gloves can be a life saver

[MTBRIDER1234]

26 minutes ago, Hairy said:

commuting in winter has taught me that on those really cold mornings, a pair of surgical gloves under your normal gloves can be a life saver

That's actually a great tip, thanks Hairy! I will certainly use that next time I am commuting when it is cold

[The Ouzo]

1 hour ago, MTBRIDER1234 said:

That's actually a great tip, thanks Hairy! I will certainly use that next time I am commuting when it is cold

I tried that once, when I pulled the surgical gloves off a stream of sweat poured out.

Never realised my hands sweated so much when I cycled.

[Ispeed_V]

Two new batteries for our inverter. R4000 each.

Forgot how expensive they are. 

[TheoG]

1 hour ago, FondTF2 said:

Two new batteries for our inverter. R4000 each.

Forgot how expensive they are. 

What batteries did you get from where?  GEL or AGM?  At that price probably not Lithium?

[Ispeed_V]

32 minutes ago, TheoG said:

What batteries did you get from where?  GEL or AGM?  At that price probably not Lithium?

Gel Deep Cycle from Maiden Electronics. 

R3850 to be exact 

[ChrisF]

1 hour ago, FondTF2 said:

Gel Deep Cycle from Maiden Electronics. 

R3850 to be exact 

 

 

Just ordered a solar regulator .... have a couple of solar panels I want to connect to the UPS box to extend run time ....

 

Will enjoy it later.

 

For now a grudge purchase

[Showtime]

I needed to know if I was missing out on flats.

Really cannot fault the shoes but the first ride definitely wasn't what I was hoping.

I have many unmaintained rocky trails here and felt I will be able to ride the dodgy bits that I walked on my clipless for fear of falling. In practice I couldn't maintain power to keep going on very rocky sections where I could power through using clipless so ended up walking more. 

Also find myself second guessing the foot position the entire time and wonder if the zero float is an issue.

Will definitely give them an extended run.

 

[patches]

Not cycling related... not even running related (as I am far too lazy), but decided to purchase some new "work shoes".

I wear tekkies most days as I walk to and from the bus stop and run around the hospital. I only change into more formal shoes or safety-boots if I'm attending big-boy meetings or wandering around construction areas.

Ashamedly this is the 2nd most expensive footwear I have ever purchased. MX boots being first.

 I know these are an overkill for walking shoes, but I just liked the look 😅

(I better grab my flame-suit for when the running thread peeps see this, haha)

On Running Cloudace

[M L]

On 6/29/2022 at 2:52 PM, TheoG said:

What batteries did you get from where?  GEL or AGM?  At that price probably not Lithium?

 

On 6/29/2022 at 3:27 PM, FondTF2 said:

Gel Deep Cycle from Maiden Electronics. 

R3850 to be exact 

I will never do GEL or AGM again. My 100Ah lasted 2 years with not a lot of load shedding. Cost R3,300. Now replaced with a Lithium for R7,500. Been very happy running computers, internet, lamps and the TV with stage 6 load shedding. Well worth it if you put any value on your working time.

[TheoG]

9 minutes ago, M L said:

 

I will never do GEL or AGM again. My 100Ah lasted 2 years with not a lot of load shedding. Cost R3,300. Now replaced with a Lithium for R7,500. Been very happy running computers, internet, lamps and the TV with stage 6 load shedding. Well worth it if you put any value on your working time.

Agree.  I have 4 x 200Ahr GEL batteries and they are pretty poor.  Not withstanding the load shedding onslaught very well.

I'm looking for Li batteries but the best price I found so far for a 4.8kW is ~R22k.  What did you have for only R7.5k?

[Fisan]

11 hours ago, patches said:

Not cycling related... not even running related (as I am far too lazy), but decided to purchase some new "work shoes".

I wear tekkies most days as I walk to and from the bus stop and run around the hospital. I only change into more formal shoes or safety-boots if I'm attending big-boy meetings or wandering around construction areas.

Ashamedly this is the 2nd most expensive footwear I have ever purchased. MX boots being first.

 I know these are an overkill for walking shoes, but I just liked the look 😅

(I better grab my flame-suit for when the running thread peeps see this, haha)

On Running Cloudace

I have a comment somewhere on the Hub that these are some of the most popular Mall shoes in Cape Town 😄

But what really irks me is when I see people walking around in S/Lab trail shoes (clearly clean and never seen a grain of gravel)... 

But hey, I also have a pair of Nike Free Run thats purely for casual and travel wear. Super comfy, light, and I like them looks.