Wayne Potgieter Posted December 23, 2015 Share Yes, first non chain bike I've ever had.Enjoying it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delgado Posted December 23, 2015 Share Certainly less maintenance and things to bend and damage. Its the silence in pedalling that is a mind bender. 8 speed with decent range but not going to climb anything too steep/long.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted December 23, 2015 Share So the time has come for me to join this thread. I signed my employment offer this morning. If all goes well with the visa process, I'll be in Christchurch by mid Feb. intern, Meerkat82, HowellingWulf and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted December 23, 2015 Share ...and yes, there is AMAZING riding in the hills surrounding the city. Plus hayleyearth pointed this out to me... http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/75314827/christchurch-city-council-pumps-2-million-into-christchurch-bike-park http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/business/65890318/firm-committed-to-christchurch-mountain-bike-park So yeah, a R200m bike park just 10min from the office sounds pretty awesome! Wayne Potgieter, Amberdrake and intern 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Potgieter Posted December 23, 2015 Share ...and yes, there is AMAZING riding in the hills surrounding the city. Plus hayleyearth pointed this out to me... http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/75314827/christchurch-city-council-pumps-2-million-into-christchurch-bike-park http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/business/65890318/firm-committed-to-christchurch-mountain-bike-park So yeah, a R200m bike park just 10min from the office sounds pretty awesome!Can i come stay by you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted December 23, 2015 Share Can i come stay by you? hahaha sure! Then we can head further south to ride Skyline in Queenstown http://www.pinkbike.com/video/430932/ Edited December 23, 2015 by patches Wayne Potgieter, nolipoli and intern 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed Posted December 24, 2015 Share So the time has come for me to join this thread. I signed my employment offer this morning. If all goes well with the visa process, I'll be in Christchurch by mid Feb. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted December 24, 2015 Share Good luck! Thanks Tumble! Tumbleweed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed Posted December 24, 2015 Share Thanks Tumble! I trust you've checked to see that Milo cereal is available... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted December 24, 2015 Share I trust you've checked to see that Milo cereal is available... I have not. I have realized how unhealthy that stuff is and now stick to fruit for breakfast... Fruit Loops! That said, I'll likely be living off dry toast and 2min noodles once in NZ. Vegemite every 2nd month. Tumbleweed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed Posted December 24, 2015 Share I have not. I have realized how unhealthy that stuff is and now stick to fruit for breakfast... Fruit Loops! That said, I'll likely be living off dry toast and 2min noodles once in NZ. Vegemite every 2nd month. When you're feeling flushsplash out on the Cheesybite version...! ...And to think it could've been called iSnack... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uni Posted December 24, 2015 Share Bad news for the Buffalos on the biggest loser thread considering a move to NZ........and also Dips.http://mobi.iol.co.za/#!/article/obese-sa-chef-asks-kiwis-one-last-favour-1.1962359.....or is there another story to this story.not surprised considering they seem to have a problem without having more come into the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed Posted December 24, 2015 Share not surprised considering they seem to have a problem without having more come into the country.image.jpeg Is there a correlation? These results correlate with a 2011 health survey conducted by pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline that pronounced South Africa “the third-fattest nation in the world” and a Medical Research Council study, which found that 61% of the South African population is overweight or obese. This is almost double the global rate of nearly 30%, according to the Lancet study.http://mg.co.za/article/2014-05-29-00-sa-has-the-fattest-sub-saharan-african-nation-study Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uni Posted December 24, 2015 Share Is there a correlation? These results correlate with a 2011 health survey conducted by pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline that pronounced South Africa “the third-fattest nation in the world” and a Medical Research Council study, which found that 61% of the South African population is overweight or obese. This is almost double the global rate of nearly 30%, according to the Lancet study.http://mg.co.za/article/2014-05-29-00-sa-has-the-fattest-sub-saharan-african-nation-studyThis study supposedly from 2015 so looks like we've been surpassed, maybe apart from our brain drain, and the copper cable thefts, we're exporting some weight issues too. Source: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/19/new-zealand-battles-obesity-epidemic-as-third-fattest-country-in-the-world Tumbleweed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrykm Posted December 24, 2015 Share My daughter is visiting us from CT, she spent a fortnight on South Island in September and showed us her pics last night. Wow, so beautiful...no surprise of course but to listen to her describe what she saw was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed Posted December 24, 2015 Share This study supposedly from 2015 so looks like we've been surpassed, maybe apart from our brain drain, and the copper cable thefts, we're exporting some weight issues too. Source: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/19/new-zealand-battles-obesity-epidemic-as-third-fattest-country-in-the-world Ja, but according to the Social Progress Index, at least we're still holding our own in Sub-Saharan Africa...these reports create a higgledy piggledy view of things... http://www.socialprogressimperative.org/data/spi#data_table/regions/idr28/dim1,dim2,com7,idr28,dim3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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