Doggone

ANT+ dongle installed and all is peachy. Computer reads all Ble and ANT+ sensors

I don't buy "brands" because I don't believe in the hype......sometimes however there is substance to the hype. I got given an Assos bib as a present because I am too cheap to buy one myself and have become a convert. I bought another 2 to facilitate washing on the JoBerg2C. I cannot wear other bibs anymore. Assos has changed my comfort on a bike forever.

Have only had a smile on my face since I dumped the Elixir cr's and fitted XT's. Haven't heard anything bad about Formulas either. Seems to me that there are numerous brake sets that do the job and a bunch of personal preferences but only one to avoid.....

BMW RI 200GS 2007 Model. 96000km mainly commuting around jozi. Love the ability to beat the traffic.

I have found in the past when battling to seat new tyres that it is important to create the highest possible flow rate for air into the valve. Normally just removing the core is sufficient but in some cases I have even had to remove the valve clamp from the compressor line and just slip the hose over the valve stem. Then the tyres popped into place very easily.

Was this ever taken any further or did it all just end un a huge amout of " smashing lagers"?

Gaint ......should be very Cheap .....knock off of Giant? Chinese perhaps?? I have a 2011 Giant Anthem 29er . Wouldn't change it for anything. Better value is hard to find!!

I carry all repair kit except an extra tube(taped to frame) in a small dry bag which I keep in my cycling shirt pocket. I found that 2 water bottles on the bike and this bag were all I needed on the JoBerg2C last year. Many water points were provided so extra food was unnecessary. Bag contains tyre levers, 2x bombs,Bomb inflation adapter, valve converter, multi-tool, tubeless plugs and insertion tool, spare valve core(lose one once and you wont ask why) , cash , master links, very small lube bottle, See pic of small dry bag similar to what I use. Easy to remove from shirt pocket otherwise you spend a lot of time fiddling with stuff in your rear shirt pockets .

If you were out on the trail and did not have rope but had a tube, would it work to stretch the tube over the outside of the tyre and then bomb it? Just thinking that this might force the bead of the tyre into better contact with the rim.........?

Wondering if the process then 4x4 boys use with lighter fluid and a match might not do the trick. I am not exactly a pyrotechnic genius and do not need to burn my house down to try the experiment , but there must be someone out there with a love for living dangerously..........

Thanks Capediver for the guided tour this morning. Lovely ride and sooo jealous of you guys and your access to such a special place ro ride

Ok. Found on google maps. 7:30. Wife will drop me off in white Hilux

Great. Where should I meet you?

Hi guys. Im down from Joburg and looking to ride at Tokai tomorrow morning . Anyone who knows the area want to show me the routes. Medium fitness level so racing snakes will be too strong or need to be patient

I was priveleged to meet him and Cherise at their new store in Ballito and a group of about 20 of us did a ride with them at Holla trails.What a lovely young couple with the world at their feet. All detroyed in an instant. My heart goes out go Cherise and their family. RIP Burry. You will be missed.