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I thought 1 was enough, given they "expire", but then I got a 2nd helmet and I saw that it was good. Then I got a 3rd helmet and now I feel complete. The lightweight racy black helmet, the comfy, safe, sturdy, added visibility white helmet, and the airy, grey one that fits in the middle.

i presume these are all Cycle lab prices. skip the Comp - assume thats full retail price, you're getting about the same bike as the Ltd. between the Ltd and Elite: on paper, 105 vs Rival is much of a muchness, BUT the elite has a full sram groupset, rather than a 105/FSA mix, getting away from the dreaded FSA omega bottom bracket, plus you're going from mechinical to hyrdo brakes. add in the carbon wheels and its a no brainer to me. i think the Valerian can now take a 32mm tyre, so try wangle a for the shop to fit a set of pirelli cinturato velo 32, tubeless and you'll be more comfy on JHB roads. but when i was last up in JHB, riding/running offroad was smoother than tar.

Excellent, thank you. Mind if I steal that route, looks ideal

Cheers Chris, indeed those routes are how we normally go too. Generally the safest. I was wanting to mix things up a bit, but peace of mind trumps change.

looking for a slightly new road route to get out to Paarl/Franschoek. Coming from cape gate side, is waarburgh road safe nowadays? I remember reading about an incident but seems like it was about YEARS ago. i was thinking of the stretch of waarburgh or sandringham, either side of the n1 to get me to teh Giraffe House/Old Paarl road. cars on bottelery in the last while have been hectic, and want to avoid passing fisantekraal early in the morning. thanks

thanks Barry, the 75's would work perfeclty. its one of those Melinda bikes and the mounting of adapter to frame is fairly flexible, large section to bolt on. it was just getting the caliper onto an adapter. would you be able to send me a couple via Pudo?

I bought a set of tektro Novela calipers to fix a guys bike. Trying to solve this pig of a bike out before i end up spending the same amount a replacement would cost. The bolt spacing on the Tektros is 75mm but the bikes adapters and current calipers have a 70mm bolt spacing. Anyone possibly have a set of adapters that will work. @Barry, i recall you said you had a box of various adapters a while back, any chance on this one? Pics attached with old and new caliper. The adapter is for a 160mm rotor.

toyed with the idea of getting the bolt bundle with tickr, but had read so many bad reviews, i went with what seems to be the gold standard - the Polar H10. not a single regret. IT JUST WORKS. 18 months in, not even changed a battery.

hi, i am looking for a grx 810. i believe i can use a 400 for 11 speed, but not certain, and the price difference on merlin wasnt material. do you have stock?

i need to order a rear derailleur from Merlin fairly urgently, after the "new" derailleur i bought from a hubber turned out to be a busted lemon. nobody seems to have local GRX stock. anyone in Cape Town keen to add to my order to split shipping and handling? for my 1 part, shipping is R654, but with a few items it drops to 327, so it pays to add a few bits. UPS handling is R200 *just no clothing, as that brings customs costs in* cheers

thanks Robert. hate to look a gifthorse in the mouth, but i think hydro's may complicate matters. its beyond my abilities, and he works night shifts, so i only get to work on it after hours. i may stump up for a set of brake calipers if i find some going for cheap

spent some time fixing a security guards bike. new cables and all, only to find the front (3x) shifter is toast, as is the rear brake caliper. while the shifter isnt a deal breaker, the stopping mechanism is kinda key. front brake works but has no pads. does anyone either have an set of calipers or some parts i can try restore the brakes with and anyone know what pads work on those cheap cable discs? its on on of those Melinda mountain bikes, the brake name looks like it says Tessa or similar - possibly like a promax i'll send a photo shortly

my thoughts exactly. Reckon the event was forgotten about, no marketing, an entry page that wasnt maintained, and no updates until after asking about the site. weather apps don't show dodgy skies, and no such story from Race to the Sea which is in a similar area

Thanks Nick, much appreciated.

Thanks. Sent PPA an email and got a very quick response this morning. Think it may have jogged memories to make the postponement update. On Saturday the site still had 2 Sept. Apparently there is an "adverse weather" concern for the weekend.

Has anyone been able to enter for this thing. Seems the link goes to an unsafe site

I was recommended the SQLabs tape about 3 years back, and never looked back. Not sure how long tape should last but that first roll still looks and feels brand new. Superb grip and comfort, and no other brand has come close in terms of wear

Triptych is the winner. Used to send a bike from CT to Springbok and sent to/from JHB and was the same price. About 610. So if they go to Springbok, they should have no issue collecting from George? Service is second to none.

this is 100% it. this week spent checking conditions, i wasn't worried about mud, rain, bottom brackets etc. it was the risk of hypothermia or getting some sickness that is going to keep me from training for 3 weeks. Juice not worth the squeeze. the meds and doctors visit will add up to more than the entry fee

Shot. Will let my mate know. Looks can be deceiving!

Surely that's the carbon frame only? TyronLabs question is a good one. The site says that max clearance for the alloy. My friend bought a switch, thinking he could put big mtb 650b 2.0s on and I don't see how that or a 700x50mm could ever fit in the back.

super, thank you. I'll try get them out tonight

Thank you. I thunk first step is I'd need to pop the caps off and measure them so I know how generic they are. Were the QR caps easy enough to machine?

i've got a set of Merida Comp wheels i want to use for a build for a friend, so replacing the hub is a last resort. the wheels are Thru Axle (100x12 and 142x12). The frame i have has a TA fork, but rear dropouts are QR. the hubs have no markings but a google seems to have them listed as VP hubs. the end caps look removable, but no amount of searching comes up with VP QR end caps existing anywhere i've emailed Cape Cycle Systems and VP Components direclty, but yeah...a reply is as rare as the end caps. anyone have any experience with these wheels or hubs, and whether another brand would be compatible.

@Dylanmtb if i may chime in... I'm sure you've sat on the bikes, but at 188, your probably don't need to be looking at an XL. I'm 188 and 100kg, and while my large Cannondale fits me perfectly, but i've always wished i got to spend some time on a medium before buying. I imagine it would increase the fun factor, a smaller frame would be more flickable/lively. the opinions of more experienced MTB'ers will be worth hearing, but i'd wager that smaller is safer. you can always make a small bike bigger, but you can't shrink a farm gate.