Mongoose! Posted September 29, 2016 Posted September 29, 2016 Best is to ride pass the person standing and asked if all is okay while passing him.Make sure you far enough not to hear his reply when passing him...lol When I was still using tubes in my mtb, a few guys did it to me.,..haha
popcorn_skollie Posted September 29, 2016 Posted September 29, 2016 To be fair he was a bra who didn't have the courtesy to return your stuff.*** style I know but don't gooi this on him being young. There's lots of lekker laaities that will help an oom out too. If someone young had a thread topic titled 'Don't help the out ou balle!' Well...
Pure Savage Posted September 29, 2016 Posted September 29, 2016 Oh no, thats a different story. When I ride training rides with mates, I always use their spare.... I have not carried spares with my mates for ages, hell no am I putting a saddle bag on my road bike or losing space for christmas cake!
Mojoman Posted September 29, 2016 Posted September 29, 2016 Next time show him how to stuff his tyre full of grass and he will make it back....!
Fast-er Posted September 29, 2016 Posted September 29, 2016 I agree with popcorn_skollie... Not all laaities are the same, You get laaities and you get laaities. I will help any fellow cyclist i pass that needs help. But for him not to return your stuff. That's low
No Hare Posted September 29, 2016 Posted September 29, 2016 I will help you!R100-00 one bombR160-00 rubber tubeR150-00 chain lubeR120-00 chain oil R500-00 Multi-sexual saddleR150-00 hand pump tire Just ask for Chain Lee
Martin PJ Posted September 29, 2016 Posted September 29, 2016 My sani2C partner commented that he does not need any spares as I carry anyway.. I made him buy his own, cheapskate... We did something like this at Sani. I carried the medical kit and my son the spares kit. Forces us to stick together.
IH8MUD Posted September 29, 2016 Posted September 29, 2016 I will always stop to help sexy lady riders . . . . with anything. The rest of the lot . . . see ya later!!
Patchelicious Posted September 29, 2016 Posted September 29, 2016 I have not carried spares with my mates for ages, hell no am I putting a saddle bag on my road bike or losing space for christmas cake!Saddlemebage? Sadelbeeg? What is that? Never heard of such a thing!
DIPSLICK Posted September 29, 2016 Posted September 29, 2016 If you too cool for school,,,then you must pay school fees,,,these "race snakes" who weigh 20kgs don't want to carry spares sorry for you, HTFU and carry your spares if you run out I'll be sure to help until then RUN LAAITJIE
fabes Posted September 29, 2016 Posted September 29, 2016 If you too cool for school,,,then you must pay school fees,,,these "race snakes" who weigh 20kgs don't want to carry spares sorry for you, HTFU and carry your spares if you run out I'll be sure to help until then RUN LAAITJIEDo you stop and ask them if they had spares to start with?
DIPSLICK Posted September 29, 2016 Posted September 29, 2016 Do you stop and ask them if they had spares to start with?Ah cute, you following me like a rash again
bikebloke Posted September 29, 2016 Posted September 29, 2016 in a RACE save your own ass cause I wont .... training/social/club maybe a different story (or maybe not )
blondeonabike Posted September 30, 2016 Posted September 30, 2016 I went a long spell on the road without a puncture until saturday. Ten kays in first puncture, and then forty kays later another one. I only had one spare tube and was super grateful for the help when I punctured the second time. Made it home after doing 120km and punctured again just outside my house. (I later found a microscopic sliver of glass in my tyre) I suppose we all have those really sucky days when we need a little help, that is why club rides are awesome. Then we discuss terms of repayment over coffee at the end of a ride.
dave303e Posted September 30, 2016 Posted September 30, 2016 As per a previous topic , this is more of a grumble than a rant . So this past Sunday I raced the Menlyn Land Rover MTB race in Garsfontien . There were 4 youngsters (20 somethings) ahead of myself and a guy named Casper .At about the 35 k mark we catch one of these youngsters who has punctured , but is carrying NO spares .He asks for help so I give him my spares kit compromising 2 bombs , bomb adaptor , choob , tyre levers and a spare link .He says thanks , will see me at the end and return my stuff . I say cool . Now , i presume he carries NO spares cause he knows some kind old masters cat rider will help him out . So he can ride his 9.5kg bike no worries . About 5 km from the end , we hit the technical single track , where Casper (bliksem he is fast ) rides away from me . At about 4 km to go ..... yip you guessed it , I puncture .... Now I have nothing to fix the puncture with so walk/run to the end , losing 15 minutes and my 1st place in the masters category .Ya I was a bit p...ed off , but it was my decision to help the chap . So now , am I wrong to feel that I will NEVER help someone again , unless they have used up all their OWN bombs , tubes etc . By the way , I never saw this guy at the finish , and he didn't even have the courtesy to leave my stuff with the organisers...... Next time leave him to run, he will learn to carry spares... Bigger gripe about that race was the amount of guys who cut out that last section of singletrack.I see one lady already got DQ, but there are plenty strava routes not looking so lekker.
Cas_1 Posted September 30, 2016 Posted September 30, 2016 Next time leave him to run, he will learn to carry spares... Bigger gripe about that race was the amount of guys who cut out that last section of singletrack.I see one lady already got DQ, but there are plenty strava routes not looking so lekker.Fully agree, there was definitely a few guys that took the short cut bypassing the nice new single track section.
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