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  1. Women's race, a few meters before the finish line.
  2. From the comments alongside the video: Congratulations to Mr Abe Louw of Johannesburg! You were the lucky winner of the Do It For Dave raffle. That beautiful handmade bicycle is yours.
  3. https://pulse.tv/events/swissepic2023 It has started. Stream quality looks good. Awesome scenery.
  4. https://classicsteelandvintage.co.za/product/do-it-for-dave-raffle-ticket-fund-raiser/ The prize is a classic steel Mercer bike. Draw is on 13th August.
  5. What was the outcome of the legal action following Nic Dlamini's arm being broken by a SANParks official? I couldn't find the answer in my Google searches.
  6. Thanks for the feedback, everyone. I like the feel of the latex tubes when paired with a low rolling resistance tire. I currently use Challenge latex tubes with Conti GP4000 II. Puncture-free for the whole of last summer, ridden 3hrs most weekends. I doubt that latex vs butyl makes any difference if a sharp object has penetrated the tire. I did install them very carefully and coated them with baby powder. So they really were "babied" 😀
  7. I'm looking for latex inner tubes 700x25, but can't find any at SA shops by searching online. Does anyone know of a local source? Thanks.
  8. The Velocity Fusion rim on my tandem rear wheel has worn thin on the brake track and is now bulging out at 2 points when the tires are pumped up to pressure. I'm looking for a new 32 hole rim to replace it. This is a Matrix carbon road tandem that gets raced by 2 light (65kg), but fairly strong ???? male riders. Please recommend a replacement rim that can withstand the rigors of tandem racing. I'm keen to stick to the existing 32 hole Shimano XT rear hub. I would prefer it if the rim is available locally. Thanks!
  9. Hemel en Aarde, Hermanus http://www.mtbroutes.co.za/hemel-en-aarde-mtb-trails-closest-citytown-hermanus That web site seems to answer the original question pretty well. http://mtbroutes.co.za *Edit: Sorry, I see that Hemel en Aarde was already mentioned under Overberg in the original post.
  10. Here is the Lejeune 653, ridden by me in the 1990 Argus.
  11. Some thoughts on the 025 steel frames from the 80's and 90's. 025 doesn't seem to tell one much about what tubes were used to build the frame. When I searched for 025 steel bicycle frame online, I mainly found links to South African du Toit frames. It was possibly a marketing strategy to suggest that the tubes were part of the Reynolds range, which they were not. You will not see Reynolds anywhere on the decal below, although the intention was clearly to make people think that it was part of the Reynolds range, judging by the size, fonts and colouring of the decal. Ishiwata did have 025 in their tube range. It was a heavy tube set, suitable for touring and city biking. http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/ishi-chart.jpg Despite the exotic, French-sounding "Francois du Toit" name, my opinion is that the entire range of du Toit bikes (Lejeune, Peter Allen, du Toit, Diamante, etc...) were not particularly good. I think their popularity was mainly due to the very limited options that we had in South Africa when it came to bikes that were a step up from supermarket bikes and still vaguely affordable. When I eventually replaced my flexy-as-a-noodle Lejeune 653 with a Bottecchia SLX in the mid 1990s, the difference was huge. It felt like all effort was being transferred into forward motion by the Bottecchia. The front derailleur no longer scraped the chain when pedaling hard in the big ring (on both sides / both pedal strokes), like it did on the Lejeune.
  12. What's your favourite weekend (3hr) ride in Cape Town when the South Easter is blowing?
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