Brakepad

I have a 27.2mm Ritchey pro aluminium 400mm long

once you have tried SQ Lab grips you won't want anything else anymore, best ergonomics , sorted out my numb fingers completely and i have more control on the downhills

read this in a satiric magazine it's too funny : Fontenay-le-Comte (dpo) - What a sporting achievement! Austrian cycling pro Fritz Gauhuber (27) is the only undoped rider to complete the 201 kilometer first stage of the Tour de France. He is thus only ten days behind the peloton. Gauhuber, who initially collapsed completely exhausted and had to be treated medically, is now on the road to recovery. "I am very proud of my performance, for which I have been training hard for years," said the athlete a few hours later, still completely out of breath and shaken by convulsions. "Many say that it is impossible to get through the Tour de France without any doping, and I can tell all of them that at least the first of 21 stages is quite possible. Still completely exhausted from the 201 km: Gauhuber, who drives without sponsors, because no one wants to support a loser, also reports how hard the tour can be without doping: "At the sections where normally doped riders sprint for the mountain classification, it was sometimes so steep that I sometimes had to push my bike. Of course, this is really good on the calves, "said the fair athlete. In return, however, he had much more time to enjoy the beautiful landscape. As soon as Gauhuber, who after all received the so-called "clean jersey" for his services, has recovered completely, he wants to make the second leg from Mouilleron-Saint-Germain to La Roche-sur-Yon (182.5 km). Presumably, the race is over for the rest of the riders - either because they've tested positive for doping or because they have reached their destination after 3535 kilometers.

I think i need a volunteer to clean my bike . Only serious offers above R1500 please

Thin and harder padding works for me (105kg) specially if you have big/strong thighs(there is just less material to form folds ...) . And when it comes to choose a saddle you will have to test but definitely get your sit bones measured. I tested at least 7 saddles before i found my happy place on a SQ Lab saddle.

maybe it could be the spoke tension ?

One can not compare huge online shops with LBS Just look at cost structures and services offered Online : Warehouse somehere cheap + website LBS: good location ,must present products nicely, compare to the number of customers has a huge variety of products, gives anybody advice ,chats to you for half an hour even if you don't buy anything, sells you one single spoke if needed, ..... i could carry on for another hour but i rather go cycling now. Even if the pricing of online shops are sometimes compelling i will always support the LBS

so who won which prize ?

Congratulations David was great meeting you at the DC

Take it easy, David . A knee is a complicated and sensitive thing .

not anymore

amazing ! keep going strong !!!

Good luck David can't wait for your updates

always loved the primal designs

Finish line cycles in Kempton Park

is there a show room somewhere in the WC ?

Yes x3 they don't make real MTB's in other wheel sizes

maybe this helps for Montagu https://www.montagu.org.za/what-to-do/mountain-biking/images/Montagu-MTB-MAP-Front-1-large.jpg

can be a saddle issue as well

He has always had serious problems specially in the off season even at his best time . He always struggeled to practice without an audience, always weight problems at the beginning of the season . Hope he comes right

Dunkeld cycles and Finish line in JHB

Why don't you try something new ? with real back support from SQ Lab (german biomechanic engineering)

and you should be prepared to pump them every 3 hours... no not that much but seriously these lightweight latex tubes loose air quick. back in my racing days i used them aswell and after a 8 hour ride i had lost 1 bar (from 9 to 8bar)

Do you think he should be allowed to ride in the TDF ? https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/jul/02/chris-froome-cleared-by-uci-in-anti-doping-investigation

did you have a look at the bike park in constantia ?