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Thanks guys, will have a look.

Who knows where I can buy 3M Helicopter Tape, protective polyurethane tape, or similar for protectcing the paintwork on my bike and bits?

Had a friend of mine in the same situation. His really old mountain bike was stolen and wanted to buy another one. He does not ride much and was looking at spending about R5-7k...mad!!! I found him a good secondhand Merida TFS100 on the hub for R3200...much more sensible. He loves it and his wife loves me!! If you are buying secondhand, make sure you have someone with you that actually knows a bit about bikes as it may look great but the groupset and condition may be rubbish! IMHO.

They would also be driving on the other side of the road....sometimes!

Any rich cyclist need any gardening done? Sorry, any rich 'Large' MTB'r need a gardener?

The problem then is, what do you do with it? Do you put it on the hub to find out who owned it and possibly get it back to the guy or, if the guy is not cool, face getting nicked for buying stolen goods and loosing your dosh???!!!

Go to eBay UK and type in 'single speed converter', you will get a good idea of what is available.

Thanks guys, just bought the Avid Elixir CR from eBay and they come with 6-bolt and was wondering what to do until I get my new wheels.

Is there a standard adaptor to fit Avid 6-bolt rotors to a centerlock wheel?

Amazing, the Garmin has been found by some kind walker.

Amazing, the Garmin has been found by some kind walker.

Mate of mine lost his Garmin and a pair of black Oakley's while riding with his kids in Delta Park on Sunday 31st Oct, bit preoccupied minding kids to notice, duh!!!

Not sure if this is the right forum, but anyway. Mate of mine lost his Garmin and a pair of black Oakley's while riding with his kids in Delta Park on Sunday 31st Oct, bit preoccupied minding kids to notice, duh!!!

Thanks Tankman, So generally, i presume, I do not wnat to have a BB30 crank as it will probably not fit. I am still confused though as I am looking at getting the FSA mtb crank shown and they talk about 386 and Megaexo and I have no idea what they are! I have a Merida 2009 frame.

What is the difference betwen BB30 and Megaexo? How do you know what BB your bike has, or needs, when you are buyibg a new crankset and BB? How do you know the width of your BB, if you want to go to 2x9 or 2x10?

I can not stress enough the importance of staying left when cycling off road, especially on single track. Case in point, yesterday, enjoying my Sunday morning ride along the spruit in Delta Park, pushing a fairly big gear along the narrow section toward Barry Hertzog, when I approached a group of four riders coming toward me on the single track. I pulled off to my left and gave them a wide birth when one of the girls decided to come out to her right and straight in front of me !! Well, wham bam thankyou mam and me lying in a heap on the ground wheezing and thinking i'd broken my ribs, luckily not ! I managed to slam on all brakes and sacrifice myself over the handle bars and only make minor contact. One very sore chest and bent back dropout later, everyone was fine. I just dread to think what would have happened if I had hit her full on, I'm a strong 96kgs and was going full pelt! So, just as a note, please make sure all your friends and cycling partners know 'the highway code' and.....stay left!!!

Simple qustion, what exactly is a compact crank?

Mmmmmm.....not sure about this! Drop down menu gone so now you have two moves to find the forum you want then, in 'For Sale' you can not hover over a topic and see what it says you have to enter it! Also, at the bottom of the page you can not select 'next' you have to pick the actual page.

Anyone know of social riders or clubs in the Craighall Park to Greenside area? I mainly ride between Conrad Drive, Emmerentia and Alberts Farm and am looking for a club or group to join up with to ride during the week, weekends and evenings. I work from home so can ride most days from about 4pm.

Interesting, would you use an 11-34 cassette and a bigger ratio on the chain rings to give yourself a wider range? What size chain rings would you use?

Surely because thay have to use a thinner chain on a 2x10 it will not be as strong? How do you set up a 2x9, do you need a different front shifter and derailleur?

I think this is the way to go but has anyone got experience of how well the thinner chain lasts on this setup. Would it not be better to set up a 9 speed with the two front chain wheels, ie 18 speed? M2C.

Hope I have got this right! What is the difference/purpose of a long or short cage rear derailer? How do you relate the steerer tube length of the front shock to the head tube length? How much do you need to allow for the headset?

Probably, thought it may have been the rim width but makes sense, 20x100mm through axle? Is this better? Just to note, I'm asking about mTB wheels. Also wondered what a MTB clincher wheel is?