Browsing Archive: October, 2010

SiyaShova at the AmaShova

Posted by Ria Moothilal on Monday, October 25, 2010, In : Preparations

Being from KZN and having spent much time in both Pietermaritzburg and Durban, the AmaShova cycle race is something that I've wanted to do for a very long time. As luck would it have it, this year I happened to be in Durban the weekend of the race - this was pure chance as I working in Durban on the Monday. However, I'd only realised the race was that weekend after I had left Cape Town - so I was really unprepared - no training, cycling gear, helmet... oh and no bicycle!!!!!

5 days to go...
T...

Kicking into gear

Posted by Imraan Sayed on Friday, October 15, 2010, In : The Bike

Helooo All

The clock is ticking; with only 155 days to departure the excitement is mounting, and so too is the organizational workload.

The mechanical machine
Taking its toll on me at the moment is the task of finalizing and sourcing the components for my bike. Custom building a bicycle in South Africa is no joke, or maybe I just don’t know the right people. Some components are available locally (at a premium) but most of them have to be ordered online from overseas bike stores. Then the...

A screw in here, a screw out there

Posted by Ria Moothilal on Friday, October 8, 2010, In : Preparations

Goodday avid followers of the SiyaShova blog

The last few days we have been quite quiet on the blog front as most of our work is still organizational in nature. There are a few big things in the pipeline, but unfortunately we will only be able to post this once big news is finalized. In the meantime you get to read about my mishaps with my rear derailleur.

A few weeks ago in my blog, I posted a picture of my bent rear derailleur and it held up surprisingly well for the last few weeks. The s...