Edwin Watson

I will never buy a Polar product EVER AGAIN! I paid R2199 for I have a Polar FT60 watch that cant do most things I wanted to do with it. Unfortunately the Polar FT60 has left me with an empty heart and pocket. I am so upset with my purchase,In fact I am devastated. 1.Export your Heart rate. You are unable to export your heart rate data like most other HRMs can do (inlcuding no name branded watches) to websites like run keeper. http://forum.polar.fi/showthread.php?t=8874 2. Unable to View heart rate at exact points through your exercise. You would think that if you paid R2199 for a polar watch you would be able to view your heart rate thought your workout on a graph showing you exactly when your heart rate was up or down however this is not possible even though much older HRMs can do this. It can only tell you your average and maximum heart rate. http://forum.polar.fi/showthread.php?t=2240 3.Uploading Data from Watch to Website never works as Website is always down. I have been able to successfully upload my training only once, Every other time the Polar website has been down. http://forum.polar.fi/showthread.php?t=22185 4.The Exercise watch has NO Stop Watch?! Fed up with my runs I decided I would just use it to record my breaks in between sets at the gym. The watch has no Stop watch or timer whats so ever. http://forum.polar.fi/showthread.php?p=33924

Yet again,another Danny Macaskill video that is just truly unbelievable! This guy is a flipping king!

Thanks for the shares guys!

If you think thats cool watch his one called "Danny MacAskill Plays Capetown (complete video)" This guy is amazing! I wish I could be able to do 10% of the things he can.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eTMDkbS0fc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5QUC2fIkIY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHLtVhTaZjA

Hi Guys A few weeks back I had my Avid Juicy 5 breaks bled at my LBS,Since then I have gone on about 3 rides about 20KMs each(So not a lot at all) the breaks were not as sharp as before but they worked well and to be quite honest were a bit to sharp before. But slowly my back brake seemed to not work as well. Then last week I went for a ride and my back brake would hardly work, in fact I could pull the brake all the way down hitting the handle bar and it would hardly slow down my bike. I was left having to ride with my front brake only which wasn't fun. Once I got home I took ride around the block to try make out what could be the problem only to find that my back brake was working again?! Does this make sense to anyone? I don't know much about Hydraulic disc brakes so I dont know if this is a common problem or what? I just don't understand how when I was riding down single track the brake seemed to be totally pointless then once I got home seemed to be fine.

There are a lot of people in South Africa that don't really understand how awesome it is to be able to get on a bike and ride,I got to a point in my life where I had enough of trying to explain the true thrill of riding to people who had no idea what they were missing so decided to strap a GoPro camera to myself and try show them from my view.My Video editing isnt great and nether is my riding but one day I hope to truly express the pure rush and enjoyment I experience when riding the single track or flying down dirt roads. Here is my first try at it,I know its not quite there yet! But hopefully its not to far away ether ;)I would recomend opening it in youtube by clicking the youtube logo on the bottom right of the video. If you have a youtube account please Open it in youtube and like the video! You have no idea how much this helps MTBing South Africa My Way-1st Quarter 2011 High Definition 720P Standard Definition 360P Description: Video montage of some of the Mountain biking done across South Africa in the first quarter of 2011. Footage was captured with GoPro 960 at multiple locations Through Forests, over Rivers, under highways, around obstacles, along single tracks, speeding down dirt roads and a lot more. Follow me on Twitter @EdwinWatson Where: Groenkloof Pretoria/ Fountains Valley Pretoria/Hogsback eastern cape/Shongweni Natal/Other Shot with: GoPro 960 with Helmet mount/Handle bar mount/Chest strap. Editing: Original video edited together in Vagas 10 Sound: Empire Of The Sun -Walking On A Dream Activity: Mountain biking MTB

GoPro HD: Post Office Bike Jam 2011 Downhill MTB in New Zealand with Brook MacDonald - Part 1

Just a little fun. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3GribQCg6c MTBing South Africa My Way-1st Quarter 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCkddl4VFKw

Take into account what riding you going to be doing. If you want speed then the scott is the one to keep but if you want a very strong frame with amazing back suspension and being able to ride over things instead of around them then the anthem. Also I don't think the anthem has lock out? That lockout system on the scott's are way cool! Personally I would probable keep the scott although for my recreational riding the Gaint would probable suit me better. That scott is a machine man!

Hey guys thanks for all the comments and recommendations. I bought 2 Mavic crossmark lust UST tyres and put one on the back and can happily report back that its running awesome road both fountains and groenkloof and did a few big jumps and heavily lands without losing any tire air through the side walls!They also hold really nicely compared to my KENDA NEVEGAL tyres before.

Not cool man!When people correct spelling or grammar on a forum or a social network it really pisses me off The only thing this does is chase people away and make people not want to post and build the community! Being a English speaking person I don't want to speak in Afrikaans because I am most of the time laughed at because I cant speak it,its the same concept.

Hi Guys My tubeless conversion keeps burping out and costing me a lot more money than it should be! I recently changed the back rim from getto to stans rim strips. My Back rim is a 26" Macic 317DSICand the tyre is a KENDA NEVEGAL I feel I cant trust the back tyre and I am trying to debate whether to replace the tyre with a UST tyre. Will I be able to put a UST tyre onto this rim? I cant see why not but I am not always right :S I like doing jumps and like to push myself a little more every time so is this a wise decision to change my back tyre to a UST one with this rim? Also what UST tyre would you recommend for my bike?I am ridding a Giant trance x2 so its a l trail bike Using stans sealant. As always and comments will be greatly appreciated!

You dont really need any GPX data for fountains as its like a do what ever you want track. There are lots of little off cuts and other tracks around the area and every-time you go you will find something new(unless you explore a lot the first few times you go) Think of doing fountains as a time to really explore and have fun on your bike,Its not a challenging Course compared to Groenkloof and is really just a time to have some really good fun and not worry about training so much However I have a GPX map of a 18K ride I did where I combined both Groenkloof and Fountains together which I have uploaded to this post but these trails are really marked out well so you shouldn't actually need it and probable better not to grab as its fun exploring and thinking you lost but you actually not However that might be my early 20s talking Safety Fountains is pretty safe,to get to it you have to go through the gate and pay so their are no hobo's or anything in the area but there are workers in there looking after the erea. I think its pretty safe and have not heard of any problems but I did almost drive into a BMW once parked on a trail near the road with a couple in it bonking away but they drove off after that very fast Groenkloof is very safe! Because it is a nature reserve there is no monkey business and the whole place is well fenced so the game dont get out. Edit:It didn't upload my GPX data If you need it PM me!