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Camping? As in tents and sh!t? I can't have my bike sleep in a tent! I know they have log cabins as well. If we get enough girls to go with I'll share one with them.

Ooooh! I want to go! How are you imagining the travel arrangement to work? Leave Friday morning, come back Sunday afternoon? Any idea of costs (excluding beer) involved?

Why do you have a front brake on a jump bike anyway?

I love the SS setup on my Trials bike! No worries about gears or any of that crap. You know you're in the right gear all the time. Don't think I'll be able to keep up with a ride though, 22:18 ratio is like my granny gear, only shorter.

Hog_' date=' are you going to be attending?[/quote'] I doubt it. Looks like I'm going to Van Gaalens in the morning. If that gets cancelled I'll join you lot though.

Wouldn't be a fair fight this time, I'm afraid. I can't seem to handle my booze lately.

three?and near-crippled?it's a group of one: meam going to bring the dale along and see how i go. sure i'll have to peel off and head beack at some point? Should I bring the trials bike then we can race? I'm sure my 22:18 gear ratio will be a good challenge for a cripple!

I actually don't know what a minor service entails, since I've never had one done. Full service on a hardtail is normally: Complete strip-down. As in EVERYTHING is off the frame and separated. All the bits get washed properly and degreased. All the bearings (as in every single one) are inspected then re-greased or replaced. Drivetrain cleaned and inspected for wear. I normally have the chain replaced when it fits into the smaller slot on my Parktool chain wear indicator, think is 0.5%. Fork gets drained of oil, cleaned inside and out, seals replaced if necessary, reassembled and filled with oil. Gear cables replaced, stretched, and gears set. Brakes are bled, pads replaced if needed, rotors checked and replaced if needed. Wheels are trued, bearings replaced/greased, cleaned and get new tubeless liquid. I'm sure my LBS can add more to this list. Point is, getting the bike back from a full service it is as good as new. Actually, when I got the 'Goose back after her first full service she was better than new. The brakes were better, the gear as well, and everything was so smooooth! I love getting my bike back after a full service, even if my wallet is quite a bit lighter - guess I'm a weight weenie after all! Just a note - these days I do most of my mainenance myself. The 'Goose hasn't been to the LBS for over a year. Think I may just take her in as a treat sometime soon.

I think we should rather just agree to disagree. I know my bike shop charges a fair amount for a full service. I also know that I can trust their workmanship and that they do things right. I've never had to take anything back to the shop, and I could have saved myself quite a bit of money if I listened to their advice before. I'm happy to pay them, and it seems lots of people are happy to pay them, since their workshop is often fully booked 3 weeks in advance. Maybe it also helps that they limit the number of bikes they take in every day, which means they can take the time to do a good job and think about the job at hand as they go along.

I haven't had bad service for a while, but then I've learnt which shops to avoid.

I don't even know! I use a cheapish Cateye, and I've got a Cateye HRM as well, although I don't really use that any more - I can tell when my heart rate is high because I can't breathe. Since I started riding trials I've become less obsessed with speed and distance and the unimportant stuff.

They sure do! You can't call yourself a hardcore MTBr if you don't own some booties, preferably yellow, and some tights. You'll gain much respect by getting rid of your baggies and getting some nice bright booties!

Just wear booties already!

I agree. We all know MY LBS is better than YOUR LBS.

Wow.... If I wasn't fast asleep at that time I would laugh at you fools from the warmth of my duvet.

Just as I thought today was going to be just another boring Monday! Whoohoo! Since it seems the average rider doesn't really care about the environment enough to not drop his wrappers, the only way to get them to stop doing it is by naming them. That way they'll stop doing because they don't want the trouble.

Big H, you do realise that you just used a thread about a murder on one of South Africa's most popular mountain bike routes to launch yet another personal attack on Nancy? Are you such a sad person that you'll go THAT low for a bit of entertainment? If you want to pick a fight, why not rather start a separate thread for it? Really not cool man.

as are all of the people in south africa that i know!!! Shame' date=' and here I was going to empty my bank account to help you out.... thanks for the warning[/quote'] Don't help him! He's probably ripped you off already! I can't help get your money back, all I need is your: Credit card number Name as it appears on the card CVC number Expiration date.

as are all of the people in south africa that i know!!! Now send me money!

That's odd.... I was pretty sure you're in Southern Africa and in need of financial help.

WAIT!!!! Did anyone take minutes?

That's not fair! One of these days I'll be able to ride during the day as well. You just wait!

No one will dare mess with the chainring ninja!