Wayne Potgieter Posted December 23, 2015 Author Posted December 23, 2015 Yes, first non chain bike I've ever had.Enjoying it?
Delgado Posted December 23, 2015 Posted December 23, 2015 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....
patches Posted December 23, 2015 Posted December 23, 2015 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. Meerkat82, RossW, Uni and 10 others 13
patches Posted December 23, 2015 Posted December 23, 2015 ...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! Amberdrake, intern and Wayne Potgieter 3
Wayne Potgieter Posted December 23, 2015 Author Posted December 23, 2015 ...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?
patches Posted December 23, 2015 Posted December 23, 2015 (edited) 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, intern and nolipoli 3
Tumbleweed Posted December 24, 2015 Posted December 24, 2015 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!
Tumbleweed Posted December 24, 2015 Posted December 24, 2015 Thanks Tumble! I trust you've checked to see that Milo cereal is available...
patches Posted December 24, 2015 Posted December 24, 2015 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
Tumbleweed Posted December 24, 2015 Posted December 24, 2015 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...
Uni Posted December 24, 2015 Posted December 24, 2015 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.
Tumbleweed Posted December 24, 2015 Posted December 24, 2015 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
Uni Posted December 24, 2015 Posted December 24, 2015 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
barrykm Posted December 24, 2015 Posted December 24, 2015 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.
Tumbleweed Posted December 24, 2015 Posted December 24, 2015 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
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