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The Manitou Axel is a brilliant entry level fork compared to the suntour. It is slightly stiffer and the rebound works better. It is unlikely you will ever need a 185 rotor, unless you continuously drag your front brake and you are struggling with heat fade.

Probike does the service (Pieter de Villiers) About a three to four day turnaround if your lbs is efficient (make sure it is booked in!) Inject a little 15W fork oil into the positive chamber, sometimes that helps the seal just a little and you might find that it stops the air leak. They do like a regular service though (at least once a year!)

Happened Thursday evening - in traction till tomorrow when if all goes well replacing one vertebrae and repairing the other. No paralysis - feeling all round. Neoro said that they can repair anything if nerve intact which it is!

There are some blogs on the ride - check here http://mysite.mweb.co.za/residents/jcl/links.html Map and profile here http://mysite.mweb.co.za/residents/jcl/L2L%20Updates.html Ride reasonably flat, but can get sandy if you diddle to long on the first day (beach section closer to Agulhas)