Mecnic

Try knocking out the old bearings smearing a thin layer of grese or copperslip and pressing the bearings back. Maybe oil the nipples with a light oil and the spoke heads (just a thought) could get a bit dusty though, start at one point and eliminate as you go along

Thats not to bad how rough are the edges of it. I wold still ide the fork The guys here are usually all in good faith I wouldn't say they are maocking you just having a laugh at your expense don't take it personally

No not a rip off, well specced, well priced bike those titans so not a rip off. Got hydros and alles Realy good bikes at a good price

I am at a loss for words

Me its a mix of norflex and syndol, I have built up a resistance to the pills so its takes a few and I am still standing sometime add a cataflam just for fun. but stay away from alcohol and antihistamines I once mixed an allergex with a syndol can't realy remember much until lunch. I atleast have a legit excuse to take them have a bad shoulder injury causing sever migraine like head aches and tingling in my hand so take the pills feel the buzz and atleast have a day (not the most productive) but better than being mn down in bed

Yes the improvement would be 10fold Recon has better bushes, better seals better materials are used in prdoduction ect ect In short better fork, more life more pleasure when you ride Try to get an air one while you are at it

I would ride TI if I could: a) afford it B) find something that cool in my size If you happen to come across anything TI hardtail or otherwise in a 16" let me know

Awesomeness personified but isn't titanium brittle material and it works on a flex principle?? I'm no metalurgist so some one help me here still if I could find one in my size I would ride it.

I to am a baviaan virgin 1st time racing have been a support crew member before though its an awesome race. So training and nutrition and a few sets of tires are waiting for me in my near future.

POst codes, a discription and pics in the for sale section

If you go for the watch option wrap a layer of insulation tape over it to protect the finish from scratches

Ball park your weight in pounds

Just a few thought nothing concrete: 1: are there special mont underneath or something? maybe a polar cs 300 or the 725x which is like a watch just strap it directly to the bar if the straps are long enough I don't know the diameter of the bar so just an idea 2: computer that mounts with an oring like sigma, maybe try to get a larger diameter orin to go around the bar? 3: as you say machine a bracket? Hope I could help

For the first time in months I am at a loss for words

looks like a splinter from the track itself

I never want that to hapen to me reminds me of these photos which appeared on here a few months ago.

I don't personally own a 29er but the trend is a shorter stem most of the factory bikes from Scott com out with short (80mm on some) stems I think a shorter stem may well sharpen up the handling

To pretty

Aeriozine are for light riders those cranks tend to flex. Had one and to test and didnt like it at all, they look great but performance isn't all that wonderful. Settled on LX crank ( Blades are easier (Cheaper) to replace but agree with XT being great quality

I am inclined to agree with Edam but as stated more pictures better angles and a ruler as Capricorn pointed out

Awesome news

Well I have never ridden, worked on or seen Sun Ringles Black flag wheels I can however say I have never heard of sun ringle given any major issues I had a ringle hub on my DH bike for years and the dirty flea hubs last for ages, in my opinion can't go wrong with ringle. but also just check for spare availibilty especially as it sounds like these wheels dont use normal spokes

I agree with most of the posts it looks like impact damage. I added coloured shapes to the photo to highlight my view The red indicates odd lines in the frame one is diagnally across from top left acroos to bottom left where the line ends at the crackis looks like something straight pressed or impacted it there. The yellow circles show the uniformity of what I suspect is the factory pressed dent it looks the same top and bottom and yet in the middle (red) there are those odd lines and the crack. In my view better pics more angles and we could clarify what the problem is sometimes light and shadows makes pics look funny adding lines where there arent any. Also believe it or not some frames, pedals and wheels have weight limit for a reason look at titanium axled pedals most are limited to aout 85 KG as further pointed out TI is a brittle material. Just what I think

If I was the title sponsor I would be beyond pissed off, Cell C took a knock here people who don't understand that CSA are the official organisers only see Cell C. Internationally we as a cycling country look stupid eish world class event with not even 3rd world organisation, Metro cops disappeared, taxis what ever there are no and I mean no excuses for such a #$%^ up

I believe the title sponsour Cell C is not in a very good mood today