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Hi, good people.
Any pointers on what's available route-wise near CSF/Ct Francis Bay?
I do the local loop a lot, have done Wildside, Oyster bay road, Paradise beach road etc...
Any routes I don't know about?
Struggling to find a solid higher mileage option.
Don't mind travelling a bit, so any pointers would be much appreciated!!
Dankie baie!!
Hiya.
Vertical dropouts on that, I'm afraid.
Fixed on that would be problematic, singlespeed less so.
The literati can correct me if I'm wrong, but a fixed-gear bike will not be very happy with a tensioner attached.
A tensioner or a half-link chain should do the trick to make it SS quite easily.
Good luck.
Chro Mo.
He will have mine[emoji106][emoji108]
His work is top class and his attitude is awesome, always willing to help you out no matter the job or timeframe, really hope he gets some support
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Good to know. He is sharp.They unfortunately closed down, but Sean who was the shop mechanic has opened his own shop in Glen Anil at Perry Yamaha, still doing amazing work [emoji106]
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Been a long time since I posted anywhere on the Hub, but here you go....
My fine steed has some new plus shoes....
Solaris XL, Scraper 45 rims, 2.8 trailblazers, Surly Krampus Ops fork. Just need to trim the steerer, and we're away! She's a fine beast indeed. 
RIP, Barry.
I, too, have not been on The Hub (can't shake that habit - sorry) for a long time, but this brought me back after a heads-up by RyanPmb.
I always appreciated the unsolicited, yet incredibly helpful, supportive and heartfelt PMs during a bad patch I had a few years ago.
The world is poorer for his passing.
Heartfelt condolences to all his friends and family.
Nice thread - too often we hear of the bad experience, seldom the good.
Great to know there are still some great shops out there.
Maybe they want to move to Durban? 
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Hey, man!
You won't find stock wheels that will handle your weight. I have heard tell of this and that rim being fine, having no weight limit (Bontrager comes to mind), but this is not true in my experience...
I tried, and eventually resorted to a custom built set - 36H, DT Swiss stainless spokes and good quality hubs.
Your rear wheel will have to have a high spoke count, and the less dish the better.
For people in this weight range, a few grams in component weight means eff-all, so I suggest robust, durable and serviceable rims and hubs.
I went with DRC St19 rims, but Velocity, the 36H Open Pros and a few other offerings have a chance. Basically, good quality tandem rims will be ideal.
Phil wood hubs are the holy grail here.
I would further suggest rims with a wider internal width, and a higher volume tyre - worked for me.
I would suggest a metal bike too.... 
Good luck!
Remember: we get 'em on the downhills 
Glad the issue was resolved... 
I enjoy my inbred 29er, but still miss my Blue Pig every now and then.
Ride what you like, man, it's all the same in the end.
Anything Pat McQuaid had to do with as UCI president was dodge - IMO..
He went after Mayo in a big way.
Mayo was able to challenge Lance.
This did not mesh with the agenda.
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Ja - cycling's own Gollum, Ricardo Ricco...
Foolish and arrogant.
Yah, great guys, Allan, Ertjies and Willie, not strictly cyclists but Raynard Tissink and Conrad Stoltz could also be included. I rode a bit with Raynard in the old days, strictly casual riding only as he could ride away from me with one leg, I had no hope of staying even near him in race mode, but he was a very humble guy and you would often find him amongst the bunch at school or other local bike events for fund raising, even when 99.9% of the time he could have won the event with his eyes closed he never, ever raced to win, you would always find him amongst the middle markers chatting away when most of the bunch didn't even know who he was.
I know what you mean.
Similar guy in Durbs when I was a youngster riding was Manfred Fuhs - always had time to wave and have a quick word of encouragement...I often saw him at the head of a paceline - shirtless and pulling the poor souls behind him like a flock of geese.
Growing up in the isolation years, I had three heroes:
Also enjoyed Greg Lemond's exploits.
Laurent Fignon was awesome in his day
Never liked:
I have the B17 and the B17 narrow - will never change.
Great choice - it only gets better...
If they were bought already assembled and were not hand-built built to order, one would have a hard time convincing the seller/agent of said wheels that they were not tampered with.
Overtightening whilst truing, not pre-stressing etc etc. these are all factors that can be brought up.
I battled with wheels until I had some made exactly to prescribed specs wrt weight and type of riding by a reputable builder.
The guarantee he gave me was that he would fix/true etc for life, as he was 100% confident in his work. no questions.
3 years and I have yet to true them.
Choose one
Statistics show that 9 out of 10 people are too ashamed to acknowledge that they made a mistake when they bought a Brooks saddle.
Statistics show that 9 out of 10 people are too ashamed to acknowledge that they made a mistake when they bought a Brooks saddle.
I have heard them described by a particularly eloquent prior-user as being an "ass hatchet"!!!
Every bum has its perfect companion...
Thanks again, people.
Appreciate the advice.
I love my Inbred - I couldn't sell it.
It's just too damn good.
Great info, guys!
Thank you so much.
Going to lekker rolling through those dorps.
I was also told that Baviaans was out due to buffalo and black Rhino.
i hope i can find decent spots to camp on the way.
Thanks again.
An appeal to the gravel gurus of the area...
Does anyone have a route for a trip from St Francis to Uniondale using mostly gravel?Would be great to get pointers on camping etc as well.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thank you!
The COTIC thread
in The Bike Room
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Been a looong time....
Still have my two Cotics, have tried to sell them, but they are a part of me now, lol!
Red X is was repainted by me and logo painted on - not very well, but I learned a lot.
Still the best bikes I've owned.