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The Momsen alu in small weighs 1.6kg, so 1.4kg aint bad for a Kwela. My Zula, large, weighs 2.8kg, very similar to my old Anthem.

They have night rides at Norm Hudlin Trail on Tuesdays and Thursdays. You will find the place in Kragga Kamma road on your way to Lake Farm. Think they start at 18h30. R10 per ride or join for 6 months at a rate of R100.00.

Cut back on sugar in tea and coffee. It took me a month or 2 but I have my coffee and tea without sugar now. It helps me keep the weight steady.

We've used bike24.com before and they deliver to your hotel in Germany. http://www.bike24.com/shipping.html

The only way I get to do LSD correctly is when I ride with my wife and her buddies. Did a 7hour ride yesterday and I was doing the climbs at around 120bpm. If I was on my own, it would've been more like 150bpm. This was the longest 105km ever! On raceday, ignore your HR for the 1st hour. It will settle on its own and then monitor it from there.

Will I now sound gay if I suggest using Veet on your legs and at the same time it exfoliates your sandpaper hands, which makes it nice and soft. On a less gay note, use Veet on your girl friend/wife's legs and get the same result, or more...

Also got myself a Raceface carbon riser bar for the Zula earlier this year. Now that I'm used to it, I really like it. Do miss the bar ends too. I was really glad not to have the bar ends on with our last trip to Harkerville. Had a few scares with the small trees and would've been man down with bar ends on the handlebars.

As soon as the Polar straps work as well as the Garmin straps, I might consider another Polar. Until then, I'll stick to my Garmin.

You'll find that most people who were happy with their accomodation, book for the next year as they check out the morning before the race. That's what we do. If you don't most of the good places are taken 6months before the time.

Get the sealed unit. Cheaper and lasts longer. They work better as well. I went through 2 wearlink straps, cursing most of the time when it doesn't work, while my wife's el-cheapo worked for 3 years until the battery was flat. Got mine at CRC.

How old are you Kevin and how much do you want to spend on a bike?

Egg beaters unclip a bit easier but the angle you have to twist your ankle is larger. I prefer Shimano since the angle is smaller and therefore I can unclip faster in an emergency (had a few in the last months).

I trained the following day. No ill effects.

Inconsiderate American! How can he expect his gardener to ride with working boots on eggbeaters? He's gonna break his nuts. Get him flat pedals or proper cleats. PS: Did you ask whether the American went back to a 26er? That would make him a clever American..

You might have to contact Garmin themselves (Avnic Trading). I bought a spare one on CRC with my last order. Those things normally only lasts about a year, if you are carefull.

Do your research and then decide if the price is ok. Did that with the XT pedals I wanted, CRC was the cheapest by around R100 but Buycycle was still R100 cheaper than any LBS around. So I chose Buycycle cause I didn't want to wait 4 weeks again with royal mail. 4 days later I picked it up from our reception desk. At least they weren't pink like the eggbeaters I once received from them. At least those pink pedals looks fine on the wife's bike now.

Unbelievable!

Latex solution has an amonia base to keep in suspension. This latex solution makes the base of the sealant. You should be able to mix latex based sealants. I have once mixed latex and a water based sealant and it chucked the latex out of solution (it made a rubber ball). If the cut is not too long use a plug or 2 to seal it. If it is too long, fit a gator and tube and then patch it from the inside when u get home.

The best time to train is when the time can be made available. You still have to make time to train if you have a day job. I don't like losing sleep in the morning, so I train in the afternoon. I need lots of sleep and go to bed at 21h00. I do however leave for work early so training in the morning makes me loose sleep and there is no way I will go to bed at 19h00 to make up for it.

Where and how do you carry a gun while riding/running? I have often thought about this. When they bike-jacked me 2 weeks ago, the first thing they do is go through your shirt pockets. You would need to have the gun under your shirt somewhere?

I witnessed this happen to one of those white Geax tyres. I thought it was 12h00 in CPT, but we were in the Eastern Cape. A cannon shot of note.

If you practice on a tar road while clipped in, please send us the video.

That's not normal. I check mine maybe every 6months or so. Unscrew the valve core and replace it with a core from an old tube. Might be some dirt around the seal.

Awesome, thanks!

I think you should consider a new forum name.