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What pressure were you running when you dented the rim ?

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I'm Grateful and Humbled to be Alive. Apart from that, this incident cost me +- 20K ZAR (Expensive Ride LOL) I'm Glad that action has been taken to protect future riders. I'll forever be grateful to Mr Lodewyk Murrey Owner of Target Specialized Risk Services and a few other people for assisting me on the day. I feel that action should have been taken after the first incident but unfortunately it was not. I still appeal to all of you not to ride alone @ RiverFields. The modus operandi is such. 2 crooks made a run for my handlebars to force me to have an accident, one from each side. I did not see them at all so even if I had a gun or pepper spray or whatever it would have been useless. Once you are on the ground they pounce on you and drag you away from the track. Stab at you, punch you in the face, tie you up etc etc. After you are tied up they take all your stuff bike, phone, shoes, helmet car keys eyeglasses money and whatever else you have on you. The Body Heals but the Scars Remain.

Merida Big Nine 500 2018 uses a 11-42 back 26-36 front Shimano Deore Shadow.

It's a dirt problem ! From riding many KM on the road. If it was a oil pressure problem it would not have been fixed when the LBS cleaned the pads with spray. The problem comes from the road grime which is a mixture of oil, fuel residues and rubber from car tyres. Your chain is probably running black as well. Swopping the pads and cleaning the rotor will probably be a temporary fix but it could contaminate the front rotor as well. Rotors can be sandpapered to remove the glazing.

Sometimes Oil or Chain lube gets inside the holes in the rotor and keeps contaminating the pads. Before putting new pads take out the rotor and clean it a few times paying special attention to the holes. If there is a mineral oil leak you should see it on the back of the old pads. After fitting new pads the caliper needs to be centralized so that the rotor is not rubbing on the pads. The pistons need to be pushed back before replacing pads. If the pads are contaminated with oil it is difficult to clean if it has soaked into the pads. It causes a bluish tinge on the rotors squeaking and a performance problem.

Stolen: Merida Big 9 300 2017 When: 13 November 2017 Where: Kempton Park, Gauteng Bike Jacking @ Riverfields MTB in Kempton Park Bike,Shoes,Glasses,Car Key,Helmet,Phone all Taken. Get further details about the incident in the Stolen Bikes section

I was Jacked @ Riverfields on Monday 13 November, Please don't ride alone. I wish I'd read this thread before making Riverfields one of my regular rides. The thing is that its a really nice track.

Last Week I took my front Wheel from Merida MTB 29er to be repaired @ Johnson Cycle Works Edenvale. The wheel was buckled after a small accident. Mr Johnson phoned me after half an hour giving me the bad news that the rim would have to be replaced at a cost of R899. I asked if he had the correct rim in stock and he said yes. I told him to go ahead with the replacement. This week I examined the rim and found that the original rim was a Jalco 20 mm width Rim. The replacement fitted is a DRC 17 mm Rim. I phoned Mr Johnson and he did not offer to make right on my concern. I explained to him that 17 mm Rim is already out of spec for Maxxis 2.20 tyre and that in the future I want to install 2.35 tyres. Still he did not offer to make right on his deliberate mistake. He also said it's OK to fit any size tyre to that 17 mm Rim. I guess I'll have to spend another R900 to get it sorted out.