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so we are fighting one black market by buying guns on another black market?! mature approach this...

cycled 7 days offroad in Namibia in July 2009, 350km in 40 degree heat, my wife gave birth to this 10 month later... do the maths :-)

Agreed, as I am colour blind, it works for me though - but don't expect it to be any lighter than normal frames (whatever they're made off...) :-) I guess you are referring to the Nine Elite ligth blue, which even came with light blue spokes... Eeeew.

Hello, what size is it? (this is a classified ad, right...?) :-)

what do you mean, there are people riding for fun out there...?

Love it when the trail talks foreign. or with an accent. :-)

About time. How can we complain about rides being run over by cars and at the same time call the police trying to stop offenders "vukkers" and "pigs".

As long a I still see fellow riders jump red robots every single day in Cape Town traffic (am going to start posting pictures here...), I feel embarrassed asking for more respect from drivers in vehicles. Yes, I am a cyclist, I do like the "Think bike" campaign, but at the end of the day "just as one shouts into the forest, so it echoes back". Most mornings I want to re-design a sticker "Think, biker!" which half the time is more appropriate when I see another guy on a road bike / mountain bike / single speed bike (there is no difference) sneak past the queue, and conveniently ignoring red robots. Rant over...

+1 "death penalty" & "necklacing" would be the last thing we need here.

Nice couch that too!

Haha...sounds so familiar...the water bottles are actually becoming the bigger issue, cause they start filling a cupboard, not just a show box like the medals do. any alternative uses for water bottles out there?

only trailer with air suspension I could find: http://www.tout-terrain.de/1/produkte/anhaenger/singletrailer/index.html But - is it right that the little one gets 200mm of travel and I only have 100mm? :-) Anyone got one of those for sale?

Ooops. I also felt sorry for the tuna. but won't argue the intentions or ethics of the photographer. For him it was a positive moment and he shared it, so I understand. My humble opinion, which doesn't see the need for that dinosaur display, will be kept to myself.

if I remember correctly last year the parking lot was covered in frost when I arrived.. so 6 degrees is quite pleasant..:-)

Damaraland ride, Namibia

thanks everyone - much appreciated. Looks like a cane creek it is. :-)

true as Bob. so it would be have a fairly limited effect, as one normally stands when it gets rough... thanks though!

Hello, due to the lack of both rear suspension on my current MTB and available funds, I am considering a suspension seat post - are they rubbish or would they add any significant comfort? I specifically like Suntour's "parallelogram based" version. Has anyone got experience with this one, or suspension seat posts in general? Advice much appreciated! http://www.srsuntour-cycling.com/index.php?screen=sh.detail&tnid=2742&sid=1

I don't call myself a DH biker or XC biker or roadie or whatever box I should fit into, I ride for the fun of it - but I do try to apply common sense. Someone flying down a hill can't break quickly, so I would move out the way (should I ever decide to ride up a DH trail). Common sense, just like stopping at a red robot.

Not often that a post makes me tear up. Let me rephrase, some posts do make me cry, but for other reasons... :-)

+1 ! Saw a roadie on Bosmansdam in Edgemead at 6:45 this morning (still dark...) in black (probably Assos) clothing without helmet and no lights. Tried to take a picture, but might as well post a black square, that's how much one could see...

There's a Thule shop on Bree Str, revolution cycles. Maybe you can try some options there on the way back tomorrow :-)

They are farmers but do have phones, and Judy is super helpful. Enjoy the ride, not the rant...

Does anyone have experience with Miway bike insurance? Should I go with them?

Great to see someone helps us on a 29" :-)