Trackz

lemme go check ... one of the kids' mobile phone ... she says its a Samsung U800i :-) ... but in this instance its MUCH more fun being in front of the camera!!!

Posted these on YouTube & my Facebook ... some splashing fun at Groenkloof after the rains ... (quality not great - mobile phone) Trackz2009-11-22 08:03:09

the European guys? big loss for Actionphoto!

... coming in after the fact but I'm quite amazed this discussion even evolved past 1 page and that there's even a discussion - imho this is a no-brainer, either we as cyclists act courteous & behave on the roads or we will either be killed by frustrated motorists or we will be banned from riding on the roads. You choose your preferred outcome and behave accordingly. As for me ... as long as some guys are irritating motorists that drive 2 tonne projectiles at 120km/h ... I'm not playing where they're playing. My biggest problem on morning rides is which singletrack to take and which to skip.

Go read the article on the link Shamus posted. We used to debate this issue to death on the old Spinman group. Fatter & softer is the answer - go speak with the 'old' hands at the front of the pack - they don't win multiday races cause they're always faster ... Andrew is now riding his 29'er all the time ... go figure.

something to look out for ... make sure the skewers for the front fork are offset with regard to one another, either by height or by position on the trailer else the handle bars of the bikes bump into one another

Had Willem in the studio a week ago and we shot some pics of him and the Zaskar Golden bike ... what a beauty!!! Will try post a few pics as well. http://mihevents.co.za/Gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=42095

I noticed 7 new giraffe at the bottom in the past 2 weeks - anyone know if they were recently introduced? I only ever saw 2 or 3 on top of the hill. The "new" ones are very inquisitive, we stopped and they approached to within 5 meters till some idiot riders came rushing through on their very important training ride as if the animals didn't exist. Agree, been riding there the past 5 years and in my mind it's the number 1 MTB park in South Africa.

I have a couple more of the 2nd waterpoint on the 60km which I'll load tonight - I got tired last night & ended up loading some pics three times so had to clean up a bit - should have carbo loaded more before I switched the computer on. There was a chap from www.howlinghound.co.za sitting at the exit to the cave on the 60km - you can contact him directly.

Photos of Nissan Diamond Rush now available on www.mihevents.co.za - click on Events Gallery

Photos of Nissan Diamond Rush now available on www.mihevents.co.za - click on Events Gallery

I'll be loading the pics tonight onto www.mihevents.co.za

Owen Hannie seems to be the only one who thinks Lance is 35 - what has he been doing in the studio the past 2 weeks - they mention Lance's age every 3 minutes.

anyone heard anything? did the event take place? can't find anything on the web. maybe i'm just looking in the wrong place.

It's plain disrespectful! South Africa has riders in the Top 3 in XCO, DH and BMX, least they could do. Anyway ... I'll bet the cost of staging in Europe is little different to the cost of staging in RSA! Maybe it's time for a kind of "Million Dollar Challenge in XCO/DH" like in the old RSA when Nedbank put up a load of cash to attract international competition. MTN/DCM Chrome/Nissan .... anyone ... can you imagine the politics between Cycling SA/sponsors/etc.