Trubie Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 you entered the Humbler?could be worth the watch then hey
Guest agteros Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 you entered the Humbler?could be worth the watch then hey Yep, doing it with the HumLer
Stretched@Birth Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 Hey Slave, nice meeting you today, sorry I had to run, didn't make it back in the end...
Slave Posted April 1, 2011 Author Posted April 1, 2011 Hey S@B, yeah it was rather neat meting you too. First time I have seen a single speed MTB. I saw Ha-Ha Kieran on my way home and told him you're looking for a catalogue. Still suggest you send him a PM though.
Slave Posted April 1, 2011 Author Posted April 1, 2011 I'll see you Alberhoughtonians Saturday afternoon here: http://www.slowcyclist.com/cycling/mountain-biking/intergalactic-single-speed-champs-details/ ?You better NOT dress up in lycra The link doesn't specify time or venue. Although I would enjoy being a spectator, I have some studying to do and might not be able to make it.
Guest agteros Posted April 1, 2011 Posted April 1, 2011 The link doesn't specify time or venue. Although I would enjoy being a spectator, I have some studying to do and might not be able to make it. http://www.isscsa.co.za
DomJBo Posted April 1, 2011 Posted April 1, 2011 So we'll see you at rietvlei on sunday then? Hope you have some gummy berry juice to last for 120 minutes on the humler. Enjoy OS
Guest agteros Posted April 1, 2011 Posted April 1, 2011 So we'll see you at rietvlei on sunday then? Hope you have some gummy berry juice to last for 120 minutes on the humler. Enjoy OS 2nd April, Saturday afternoon
Mav1234 Posted April 2, 2011 Posted April 2, 2011 @Kid. What crappy ideas dude? I learned all these crappy ideas from the master. (a blue child.) @ Mav. You're welcome. On this thread we consider it good ettiquette for you to find out who we are and introduce yourself. Trubie is the (Not so) fatty on the Pinarello FP6. Kid will be the pint sized dude on a different bike every time you see him. In close company with him is usually Hummingbird (Kids offspring). You might be lucky enough to see me there sometimes. I ride a Trek SLR and mostly in Panda Kit. Tall skinny dude. JUst be careful of them, they are racing snakes. Even if kid denies this, it's just a ruse. I am the slow old fart. Well i started road bike about 2 months ago.and well u cannot stop.just trying to get a program together.still learning alot.
Trubie Posted April 2, 2011 Posted April 2, 2011 Anyone joining me for R42/Suikerbos MTB tmrw in Nigel??
Guest agteros Posted April 2, 2011 Posted April 2, 2011 Anyone joining me for R42/Suikerbos MTB tmrw in Nigel?? Not me... legs are toast after the humbering this afternoon. Either resting or riding support on the RAC 'loooong run'
Trubie Posted April 3, 2011 Posted April 3, 2011 Happiness. The 29er went for its maiden off road ride today. R42 MTB, great day out. Really happy with the decision and I can for the first time ride the technical stuff with some degree of confidence. With all the serious riders at the Epic, the field was possibly a bit depleted of quality. However, on the day managed a 12th spot (5th vet) with a 28.4 ave for the 35k's. Now I better get my ass in gear for Panorama in 4 weeks
Slave Posted April 4, 2011 Author Posted April 4, 2011 Impressive ride there Turbie. So Oxman, tell us a little more about your excursion which caused your egs to take a "humbering". I have to assume my directions were good and you found your new cycling gear that you needed on Saturday. Good thing it was Sat and not yesterday. We had not one, but two almighty storms in the city centre.
Guest agteros Posted April 4, 2011 Posted April 4, 2011 <BR>Impressive ride there Turbie. <IMG class=bbc_emoticon alt= src="https://cdn.bikehub.co.za/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/clap.gif"> <BR><BR>So Oxman, tell us a little more about your excursion which caused your egs to take a "humbering". I have to assume my directions were good and you found your new cycling gear that you needed on Saturday. Good thing it was Sat and not yesterday. <IMG class=bbc_emoticon alt= src="https://cdn.bikehub.co.za/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/thumbup1.gif"> <BR>We had not one, but two almighty storms in the city centre.<BR><BR><BR><BR>hmm yeah.... Got the overall thanks mate. Anyhow, the idea was to do one lap on the humber, but then one lap turned out to be half of the race! After that one lap I was NOT dead last (amazingly!), although I had to walk and push at quite a few places. Finished my one lap of 16km in around 1H10 (?) being completely bushed. Initially I thought it was the gearing (bike has a 48x16 setup), but the lack of solid food in the preceeding 24 hours (Fri night I had a smoothie at the gym, Sat some pronutro, and a hammer recovery drink) might have contributed?<BR><BR>Anycase, the organisers and sponsors took pity on me, and I was given a new moutain bike <STRONG><U>frame</U></STRONG> from Cotic (<A class=bbc_url title="External link" href="http://www.cotic.co.za" rel="nofollow external">www.cotic.co.za</A>) for riding the most challenging bike. <IMG class=bbc_emoticon alt= src="https://cdn.bikehub.co.za/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif"> <BR><BR>Anyhow, so now I'll be the proud owner of an orange Cotric Soul frame (still to be swopped for the small, blue BFe they had at the prize giving)... This all means that I'm now short of a few MTB components to get the new bike rolling! Might just take the short cut and build the Raleigh components over onto it <IMG class=bbc_emoticon alt= src="https://cdn.bikehub.co.za/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif"> Actually thinking of turning it into a single speed bike, meaning that I'll have 4 bikes, and possible 5 at the end of the year. Nuts I tell you, NUTS!
Guest agteros Posted April 4, 2011 Posted April 4, 2011 Lets try that again:hmm yeah.... Got the overall thanks mate. Anyhow, the idea was to do one lap on the humber, but then one lap turned out to be half of the race! After that one lap I was NOT dead last (amazingly!), although I had to walk and push at quite a few places. Finished my one lap of 16km in around 1H10 (?) being completely bushed. Initially I thought it was the gearing (bike has a 48x16 setup), but the lack of solid food in the preceeding 24 hours (Fri night I had a smoothie at the gym, Sat some pronutro, and a hammer recovery drink) might have contributed? Anycase, the organisers and sponsors took pity on me, and I was given a new moutain bike frame from Cotic (www.cotic.co.za) for riding the most challenging bike. Anyhow, so now I'll be the proud owner of an orange Cotric Soul frame (still to be swopped for the small, blue BFe they had at the prize giving)... This all means that I'm now short of a few MTB components to get the new bike rolling! Might just take the short cut and build the Raleigh components over onto it Actually thinking of turning it into a single speed bike, meaning that I'll have 4 bikes, and possible 5 at the end of the year. Nuts I tell you, NUTS!
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