R3SL

Pleasure mate ,let me know if you ome right.R3SL.

Hi Mate listen to Procrates he is 100% CORRECT ,JUST OVERLAP BY THE VALVE WITH THE RIM TAPE AND THEN THE INSULATION TAPE.THEN MAKE A NEAT HOLE FOR THE VALVE THROUGH TAPEjUST USE AN OLD PRESTA VALVE ,WORKS BETTER IF YOU CAN REMOVE THE INNER SECTION OF THE VLVE TO CLEAN AS THEY GET CLOGGED UP. IF ITS A NON UST TYRE WIPE OUT THE TYRE WITH METHS TO REMOVE THE RELEASE AGENT FROM THE INSIDE OF THE TYRE ( THIS IS TRANSFERRED FROM WHEN THE TYRE WAS MADE)YOU NEED THE STANS SEALANT TO COAT THE INSIDE OF A NON UST TYRE AS OPPOSED TO MERELY FIX PUNCTURES.THERE IS NO REASON WHY A TUBELESS CONVERSION SHOULD COST MORE THAN R75-00 EXCLUDING THE STANS SEALANT WHICH IS AROUND R150-00.THE OTHER PROBLEM WITH RUBBER STRIPS IS THEY OFTEN CAUSE A HOP IN THE WHEEL,AND CHANGING TYRES IS A REAL BITCH. HAVE FUN- R3SL.PS NON UST TYRES YOU NORMALLY NEED TO HIT WITH A BOMB AS OPPOSED TO BATTLING WITH A FLOOR PUMP.THEN SPIN THE WHEEL LIKE MAD.

Easy question, FORCE is the way to go, firstly its not fair on Shamano to compare it to Ultegra,I been riding Force for about a year now and will not go back. The only negative is that it is a bit more noisy than Shamano ,much lighter and faster through the gears,and the sprint function is awesome. In my opinion Rival would compare more to Ultgra, As for RED, well lets just say Shamano is still working on an answer.The same would apply to XX versus DA its not a comparison.XO is the equivalent to DA and again Shamano is working on an answer. R3SL.

Guys unfortunately the industry rips the ring out of it on a daily basis. Example new set of wheel bearings (6) inclues the free body ,bike shop quoted R900-00 excl labour. I bought the spanners downloaded the bearing sizes from the net relavent to my wheels,phoned the bearing shop and paid R60 for 6 bearings ,the spanners were an extra R180. Now I ask you who is being shafted , R10 per bearing versus R150 for the same thing.Reply if you want the bearing numbers but they are all around 10-15 bucks each.The same applies for the pivot point bearings on the dual suspension frames. A rather ticked off : R3SL

Bridge Cycles are great when it comes to cheap frames.

A Merida TFS will probably cost you up to R1000-00,and its a fairly light frame. R3SL

Check the website out, prices are very good,almost on par with the commercially available junk(only 200 Lumen @2 hrs).His prices include 2 battery packs I see.IDEAL for Trans Baviaans. R3SL

Hi Bamm, 100% correct ,consider a Rock Shox Reba Race front shock, dual air. R3SL

Hey Brighter-Lights, wow serious stuff, what kind of costs are we talking. R3SL

I think PPA actually owns Racetec!!!!!!!

OOPS! sorry about that.

Over and OUT

Ja sure

Extremesportslighting in Cape Town, the cars flash at me R3000-00, 800Lumen I also use it for single track at night. About on par with a cars headlights ,no joke. Check out the website www.extremesportlighting.com , the guys name is Anton Nofke. Also perfect for Trans Baviaans etc etc. Most lights you get in the shops are about 200Lumen. Good Luck : R3SL

Good Solid advise from the guys,besides if you build high end it normally works out a lot cheaper,if you buy carefully,it also gives you the oppertunity to build up your tools and you also end up doing all your own maintenance which saves again. This also means you dont have to go back to the bike shop again and again with the same old problem. Most bike shops mechanics are good but are working under to much pressure which results in mistakes and problems. R3SL

Hi Browncow, you read my thoughts re PPA and seeding, I was told "AFTER CYCLETOUR" wll Cycletour has come and gone and so has the first Wed of the month "AGAIN". Maybe next month. Hang in there. Regards R3SL.

Scotty ,you do have valid point.

Irrespective who is resposible The AWB will retaliate against Malema, might be in for a bit of a rough ride SA.