He was 115kg and hadn't ridden a bike properly in decades. Then a Cape Town

bike shop's Instagram challenge changed his winter — and Gear Change's own

co-founder had a strikingly similar story to tell.

0:00 — The 500km challenge that started it all

1:47 — The Argus that changed everything at school

3:55 — The weight he'd been carrying

7:46 — 110kg to 90kg: the video his nephew sent him

14:19 — Racing Cape Epic with his business partner

37:17 — 16 gels a stage: learning to fuel properly

42:31 — Why "Joe Public" is the whole point

50:38 — Saturday's community ride (and a bike up for grabs)

58:53 — One more pedal stroke

# === LISTEN ON THE GO ===========================

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5GselFmeym7YgYXtcyPUXU

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/active-hobo/id1846864699

# === FOLLOW ACTIVE HOBO =========================

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=== FOLLOW THE GUESTS =========================

Sulaiman Wyngaard: @ridewithsuli

Justin Tuck: @gearchangesa

# === PARTNER LINKS ===================================

Doolhof Wine Estate

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🔗 Code: ActiveHobo (20% off wines)

RH 77

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Code: ActiveHobo (10% off)

SCICON

🔗 https://theactivehobo.short.gy/sciconsports-discount (URL and 10% Discount code link)

East City Cycles

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Gear Change Bicycle Store

🔗 https://gearchange.co.za/

# === THE CREW ===================================

Dave @davlewjenkins

# === MORE FROM ACTIVE HOBO ======================

Latest episode: https://youtu.be/vSnCZ6pTguQ?si=4hvAobdbQznnyw10

Full podcast playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc2XIoaiAXafwoZykJM-jg6HnrLkWlJXH

Related episode: https://youtu.be/mgogDtiB_vg?si=RBaUt8VItbQisdTd

# === WORK WITH US ===============================

Sponsorships & collabs: david@activehobo.com

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