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Phillip is an old running mate of mine. He is a guy that does those 400 km and more running events in the Deserts . lots of endurance
I met Philip when we swept Cullinan to Tonteldoos, magic guy and somebody i'm following.
At first glance you'd think this old ballie's going to be my company for the rest of today. What i realised is he's very methodical, keeps to a pace so he can go for days and doesn't waste time at Water Points. After WP2, we never saw him again.
It's hard to describe him, such a positive humble individual. He never brags about his accomplishments and you almost need to drag them out of him. He can teach many athletes a thing or 10 about Ultra Endurance events!
GO PHILIP JOU YSTER!!!!
Also watching a few other guys and girls i know out there 
I was looking at this a while back.
I know you said road RD and the cheapest fix is the extender, also available from Wayne at Rapide.
If you use a MTB RD, you can get a much bigger ratio and it should work with the Road Shimano Shifters.
Watching this, been looking to build a Monster Cross for bike packing
Loved following this thread and build!
The technical knowledge Maritz will carry forward is immense, he'll be able to "maak n' plan" when he needs to get the bike across the finish line.
Too often people don't know how their bikes work and throw in the towel when a simple fix is available.
I prefer to do my own bike maintenance, besides knowing my bikes, there's a bit of stress relief in doing what you love.
Looking forward to your next project 
Have any of you riff raff found, bought and used a rigid MTB (29er) fork with a thru axel as yet?
Slowly looking for one with a longer axel to crown (To mimic a 120mm suspension fork when sagged)
I've been riding a rigid fork with a "Bolt Thru / Thru Axle" as in it has a nut on the outside of the fork, the threads are not contained in the fork.
Built in Sep 2016 (done almost 2000km) and not had any issues with the Frame or Fork etc.
It's a 29er HT frame with Rigid fork from Flyxii.
I bought it from a hubber 2 or 3 years ago now .... Can't remember his name, worked in a tattoo parlor in Braamfontein.
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Was his name Ronald?
Hi.
I'm looking for a 29er Rigid fork.
Any will be considered but the preferred specs is as follows:
- Steel or carbon.
- Tapered steering tube.
- Axle-to-crown on the longer side 480mm to 490mm
- Thru-axle
Looked at some of the SA online shops and sent emails to some others but no joy.
Any suggestions?
I bought a carbon rigid fork from Flyxii. FLX-FK-8 + Ti Skewer.
http://www.flyxii.com/en/products/flx-fk-8-ti-qr-skewer.html
Uncut steerer tube (Tapered)
I can measure Axle to Crown
QR, not TA.
If you interested, PM me
Willing to let it go for what it cost me ~R1800 when you convert and add VAT etc.
Good looking bike. Wheight of it?
Actually haven't weighed it. Will try sometime but it's not really a priority, i know it's lighter than my Scalpel 
Bought my first Chinese Carbon bike, decided it needed to be more fun/practical/low maintenance but still be good for race day.
Bought it from Flyxii (FR-216), since the pic, the seat post has been changed to a Matt Carbon, Stem Matt Carbon, Handlebars to 3k weave all supplied by Flyxii.
Riding a 2.3 rear, 2.1 front, thinking i need to go wider up front to add a bit more plushness.
So far, happy 
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AG *** MAN, what must I do with this lynch-mob I organized for tonight?
Send them to NF to sort out this:
Use it, don't use it 
Glad this is all sorted but I don't understand the compact geometry story Rock mentioned
That's like me telling my skelm I have a 10" tottie... And then when she sees it I pipe up and say don't worry love, it's compact geometry.
Just a thought
1. i'm never going to read compact geometry the same ever again
2. i'm going to ask your Mrs about your geometry 
There is signage, seen it from my skinny wheel bike, never saw ChUkKy pass me
Agreed that it should be 1 way for safety, but is it really that busy that it can't work both ways? The tracks are wide as hell most places, simple rule should be keep left pass right? Up gets right of way?
Same as the Spruit, who says there's a correct way?
Why can't people just be tolerant of each other? We had chops scream @ us 1 Groenkloof visit saying we were going the wrong way, yes we were, down a tar road when somebody wasn't feeling well, is it sooooooo BAAAAD?
Maybe I should rather ask: Has anyone had one of these bars fail?
I had a Ritchey Carbon SuperLogic break.
Points back to poor workmanship where the shifter was mounted, was on the edge of the taper which caused a weakness in the carbon and 1x broken flat bar. Fortunately it was discovered after a Van Gaalens Nissan race and before my next MTB outing. The fork service saved my @..
Might try pop past, depending what time the work finishes 
Cajees works on sell bikes cheap to newbies, while they there sell them all the accessories, helmet, clothing, gloves, shoes, etc etc etc and that's where they make their moola.
I've bought 2 bikes thru Cajees Centurion, i've built a relationship with Moosa and i drive from JHB to get stuff. That's about the only Cajees store i'll deal with, he's also arranged me other good deals on parts/spares etc and each time i call, if he has to he calls me back with info and pricing. I don't put Moosa in the same picture as the other Cajees stores. The rest of the stores, i don't bother with anymore.
As for Ghosts, i've got a 26" RT Lector still, very happy with my machine. Ballistic Bike Trading in Zeiss road (think it's Honeydew) are the agents and i'm sure Henry or Fraser can help you with pricing. Frame crack is 1 think, poor workmanship (from any bike shop) is another thing.
I won't ever take my bike to a Cajees to be serviced!
So who was this, and did you survive?
There was a guy in front of me that stopped just before the bridge, tried to get going and wobbled. He was heading off, i was just too far to grab him, fortunately his left leg was unclipped and he managed to jump off his bike, no serious injuries but that fall was far down, 1-2m.
Me and a friend entered for the ultra, had some mechanical issues but still managed to get to the 74.5km mark at 13h15 and was then told by the marshal that the cut-off there was 12h00!! And the the cut-off for the finish of the Ultra was 13h30. He said all that info was in the brochure/booklet but we could not find anything in there. I cannot believe that they only allow 6hrs time for the amateurs to finish the Ultra when some of the elite riders did not complete in in 6hrs. Was very disappointed as it seems no one was aware of these cut-off times.
+1, i entered the Ultra and paced to make sure i made cut-off, i crossed the finish line after being cut-off (EARLY) in just under 5hrs (i still had 1hr according to their website). Was also told it is 12:00 when i got there, i also checked the brochure the night before, also saw nothing.
If you going to advertise a time, stick to it!!
My most dissappointing MTN event so far besides the cut-off. Got to WP4 & no coke, they were apparently supplied 12x 2L Cokes (they might have been 2.25L still WTF????), SERIOUSLY? That covers 150 riders? You have Pro Men, Pro Ladies, Ultra Amateur, Marathon A-Z, that's 1500 riders?
Or is this just another way to get in the extra entries & rape the consumer.
The less commercial races seem to be the way forward, Monster will definitely take preference over Rooiberg.
No more MTN races for me this year.
Was sad to see the medics doing CPR close to the finish, RIP fellow rider.
My writing skills aren't up to scratch but i'll try throw something together 
I'm not a back marker, just a volunteer sweeper
So you can rebuild the XX levers calipers, that's interesting?
Yup, the agents do it locally, my biggest worry is pushing out the lever pin from a carbon body, i don't have the special tool
I was looking for seals for XX brakes (lever & caliper), i called CWC and they came thru cheaper than JHB stores even tho the item isn't listed on their website, give them a shout?
They also got it cheaper than quoted and i was called, i got other goods for the cash i'd already paid, happiness
We were actually awake, i think we planned all the way up to finishing and no further 
wat gaan julle met n kombersie maak......
n lekker pieknik plekkie
Hi guys
Can't see anywhere on the website but do you require a space-blanket and whistle like other trans-races
Thanks
I know in the past they stated you needed a red light on the back, i also looked the other night, never stated anything about light or mandatory requirements.
Between the gf and myself, we carrying a space blanket and whistle, few basic first aid items.
DIY Kickr Headwind
in Post Your Bike & Projects
Posted · Edited by Clinton - theCOW
I was looking at this after i'd built a Rocker Plate and we were in lockdown.
Post lockdown, i picked up a Headwind
so never went through finding all the bits and hacking my old fan.
Run 2 fans with the on/off close to you, 1 on high, 1 on med.
Switch them on as needed