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Would love the sponsorship but sadly no way I'm letting you choose my gear ratios

Thanks guys, I'm riding a Ritchey P29er with a Niner carbon fork

RIP Burry

Ya, the 34x20 is for a 29er

I may have seen you, helmut and all.

I was riding at Groenies this morning, there are usually nature conservation officers at the trail head, this morning they weren't there, probably due to the holidays. These guys are the ones that would stop the helmet less guy from riding. There are signs that clearly say no helmet no ride, it's not optional or your choice, if you choose not to wear a helmet then f@ck off and ride somewhere else

I'm riding my ss at Barberton, chatted to Grant Usher, he reckons run 34/18 in jhb and 34/20 out of town (mpumalanga, berg etc)

Read Robox's comment above regarding brackets

The Ritchey P29er frame is R8,500 supply does seem to be relatively limited

I'd also like to know, you will struggle to find a good mid to top range shoe that doesn't have carbon soles, I can't see any reason to avoid them

In "The secret race" Tyler Hamilton says if he had to choose between EPO and having his weight correct he would always choose weight, and it's a no holds barred book so he's not talking *** ( for those who haven't read it he admits to using EPO, blood doping etc, excellent book) Assuming that a person is following a good diet and exercising, what is the general view on fat burners such as Polythermex Elite or Phedra Cut, short term use. My calc gets to 2.54, I'm 88kg and 1.935m tall, would ideally like to get to 84kg

I tried Grant, CRC and Ragley themselves, eventually settled on a Ritchey flat 10d carbon bar, it's the closest to the Ragley shape, I'm told they might start making them again next year.

Howsit, where did you manage to get a Ragley bar? spoke to Grant Usher to get a set but he hasn't been able to bring any in lately

Very nice, price isn't bad either, cheaper than a good IDT

Cool, I know that some of the old IDTs fit a road bike wheel but not a 29er MTB, thanks

Sounds good, what do a decent set of rollers retail for ? is it practical to use a 29er on them ?

Those hills at SBR were flippin tough on the ss, great training though.

I appreciate all opinions, no worries, there are 1 or 2 small things that I would change now that it's built.

Howsit Ryanpmb, I might look at a blue seatpost, I've seen a wet blue post on the Ritchey website, will see if it's available locally otherwise I'll order off chain reaction. The space kit is red, its just a lot darker than the stem, would look coll if I could get a match. As far as the fork goes there is no chance of red happening there, I was just happy to get my hands on a Niner fork. Really loving this bike

Thanks

Finally finished bulding my single speed, it is my dream bike and I'm absoulutely loving it. Final build: Brakes: Hope Race X2 Wheels: Stan's Flow rims on Hope hubs (rear ss specific) Fork: Niner carbon Handle bar: Ritchey carbon Stem and saddle post: Ritchey WCS Saddle: Selle Italia SLR XC Cranks: Currently a Fire Eye (on loan from Grant Usher while I wait for my set to come in from the States Took the bike for its maiden voyage yesterday, rode from benoni to Suikerbos and did a lap, rode out from Benoni to Central Park track (red route) in modderfontein and back to Benoni. The bike handles beautifully on the single track, it will take some getting used to the rigid fork, my previous old ss had a suspension fork. Loving the bike

Hi Mr Nature, why did you go 10 13 April, 11 14 April means having to take 1 less day of annual leave

Build starts in the next 2 weeks: Ritchey P29er frame Niner carbon fork American classic rims with Hope hubs Hope tech X2 brake set Paul ss crank set Ritchey super logic carbon flat 10d bar Ritchey C260 stem Fizik Gobi

Please explain the Whiskas ???

Don't knock it until you try it !