MuddyMike

1000km and 20,000m ascent is my guess.

Drive safe. you staying at Drakensville tomorrow?

so 1 more sleep...... whoop whoop. Got some packing to do tonight!

Let me know when you want to take on the Fuji and I will get you some product. Who says you dont get something for nothing every now and then?

yeah, its banned in the EU. Google Methlyne Chloride to see how bad that stuff is and its freely available in SA....

Nope, thats stuff really dangerous. it contains Metylene Chloride, which is really bad for you and the environment.

Its simple. apply it when you get home, go have a beer and wash it off the next morning. It takes about 10 hours to strip. its slow but so effective.

Its not expensive. About R90 for a litre and I only used about 750ml for the frame and fork.

Bwahahaha.......Sorry Sidewinder! Its a new striper from Plascon called RemovALL. Waterbased, safe, eco friendly and the best part is the only tools you need is a paintbrush to apply and a hose to wash it off. NO SCRAPER or SANDPAPER needed! Its available anywhere you can buy Plascon.

Just started my single speed build project. 1st job to get the frame and fork stripped down to be resprayed. It was so easy and now the frame looks so good I think I might just polish it up a bit and keep it naked . The fork has been resprayed white. Deciding what to do with the frame now is the hardest part! The Fork after application of stripper The frame after application of stripper Paint peeled off in sheets Quick rinse with a hose to remove the paint. The frame after a soapy wash.... now to decide what to do with it!

If you cant get a S2C entry, do Berg and Bush. Its a superb event and with the new Great Trek entries should be easier to get hold of.

3 Towers sucks..... too many people, not enough food, horrible, boring tracks..............

I am just starting my SS project. Got a Giant XTC frame and a Rockshox Duke fork. I have stripped the frame down to bare alu this weekend (Original paintwork was shot, but frame is 100%), It looks fantastic with the original brushed alu look. Now not sure what to do with it now...... The fork has also been stripped and ready for a respray. Waiting for some goodies from CRC to finish off the build. Really excited to get out there and try this SS thing.

3 more sleeps until we roadtrip to Berg & Bush...... yeah.....

Come to B&B, they put very lekker food on the table and lots of it too.... Sorry you cant make it.....

******sigh******bored*******

What a brilliant event, my 1st but won't be my last. The trails are as everyone before me said, unbelievable, it's hard to imagine better. Juniors and Sappi bush tunnels were mind blowing and that new off camber single track tested your concentration skills. The Sudwala Cave Carnage st was an andrenaline rush of note. Monster climbs and The views, well, we're heavenly. Other highlights was the size of he event, nice and small = very short queues for food etc. The food excellent and plentiful. The race briefings a good chuckle. Tons of giveaways incl 4 bikes. Great relaxed family vibe. Real fun finishing each day around the bmx track. Best value race around. Only downside was one or two of the juniors who were racing the challenge who need to get their mouths washed out with some soap the way they behaved when stuck behind some race riders in singletrack. Get an entry next year!

sorry, didnt check the Vida pricing The road bikes were also very competitive. the new Scalera Carbon machine with Ultegra Di2 (7.5kg) was around the R27k mark.

Look at the new 650b Silverback Dual Sus. High spec, lots of travel and RRP of R21.5K

And the components arent cut back either, proper high quality components like SLK stems and bars.... could not see any obvious shortcuts, except on the pricing...

Yip, I was lucky enough to be at the launch. 29er Sprada 1: XT, Stans, Fox +/- R24K 650b Slyder: As above only 650b +/- R21,5K Storm Race: FULL SRAM XX R35K There is no better bang for your buck out there. I dont know how they do it, but the value is unprecedented, or someone has been pulling the ring out of bike prices...... just saying....

RRP Just over R27k. XTR drivetrain, XT brakes.

And that baby is going to retail for a shade over R27K. XTR drivetrain. XT brakes and 9.5kg out the box. BOOM!

32GI is quite different to Epic Pro. For me a "normal" drink like 32GI, Cytogen etc are fine for short events, however for longer events 3 hours plus or stage racing you need to add protein (peptopro) to your usual drink or use a drink containing peptopro such as USN Epicpro or Biogen Cytogen RS-Pro.