Archive for January, 2009



VOX Knysna to Stellenbosch Cycle Tour | 530km of Bliss

January 30th, 2009 | Banter | Christopher J Combrink | 1 Comment

A couple weeks ago, I was invited to join the Cyclists of VOX (mostly JHB Boys) to join them on a Cycle Tour from Knysna to Stellenbosch late Feb. Nice! The inaugural Vox Cycle Tour will commence on Thursday morning 19 February from the Kynsna Waterfront and will end 530 km’s later in Stellenbosch on [...]



Cooking by the Book" A Lil' Bigger Mix by Mastgrr

January 29th, 2009 | Banter | Christopher J Combrink | 4 Comments

This’ the most halerious YouTube Video I have ever seen. Taking something so innocent, and perverting it to deliciously!



Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour – Route Announced?

January 29th, 2009 | Banter | Christopher J Combrink | No Comments

Last year the route was the ‘classic’ Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour route. See here. This year however, there has been no announcement as of yet. In my humble opinion, this’ as a result of Road Works. Chappies, the hill that people fly from all over the world to ride, is closed. Rock-falls. [...]



Cape Town to allow Booze to be sold on Sundays??!

January 28th, 2009 | Banter | Christopher J Combrink | 3 Comments

The City of Cape Town is considering allowing supermarkets and retailers to sell alcohol on a Sunday because this would appeal to tourists visiting the city. But chair of the city’s liquor policy task team, Taki Amira, said the city would not consider extending these retail hours to bottle stores as this might encourage people [...]



Directory Commands in Ubuntu's Terminal

January 27th, 2009 | Linux | Ubuntu | Christopher J Combrink | 1 Comment

The cd command changes directories. When you open a terminal you will be in your home directory. To move around the file system you will use cd. To navigate into the root directory, type: cd / To navigate to your home directory, type: cd or cd ~ The ~ character represents the current user’s home [...]



How to Copy and Paste using Putty in Ubuntu 8.10 & Laptop

January 26th, 2009 | Linux | Ubuntu | Christopher J Combrink | No Comments

We have all struggled with Putty in Ubuntu with regards to copying and pasting, here’s how: Copying into the Putty Terminal Highlight the text/config you want to paste and add to the Clipboard (Ctrl+C). Open Putty Terminal and press both the left and right keypad buttons. Copying from a Putty Terminal Highlight the part of [...]



My Training with Claire Kinsley

January 25th, 2009 | Banter | Christopher J Combrink | 8 Comments

This past week has sported some of the best cycling I have ever ridden. 10/10 rides all around, ranging from the Wisenhof 24 MTB ride, another MTB ride up to the Block House on Table Mountain and finally, coming to a close with an early morning road ride hosted by Claire Kinsley (She took bronze(thanks [...]



Pick n Pay Argus Cycle Tour 7 Week Training Plan | Part 1 DOWNLOAD

January 23rd, 2009 | Banter | Christopher J Combrink | 2 Comments

Compliments of the Team at Cycle Lab, here’s a Training Plan, starting on Monday, 19th Jan. You thought there was no hope for you? Well, Subs are still available for the Argus, and here’s your ticket to a healthy, fast Pick n Pay Argus  Cycle Tour 2009! DOWNLOAD HERE If this is still not motivation [...]



Wiesenhof 24 Hour MTB Race Results & Pics

January 22nd, 2009 | Sport Blog & Events | Christopher J Combrink | 4 Comments

Well, the weekend came and went and with it so did the 24 Hour long MTB Wiesenhof Challenge! What a success! This race was special for me, as it marked my one year anniversary of riding a bike. Last year, I did the 3 hour challenge and completed 4 laps of the 7.5km route. Not [...]



A picture's worth a thousand words..

January 22nd, 2009 | Banter | Christopher J Combrink | No Comments

..words that the heart can’t bare.