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carbon-- no question about it!! Looks better too!!

I think the Garmin is a bit bulky. If I run a 21km or 42km I don't want to carry something in my hand all the time!! I have been using a Polar 725 for about 5years. No GPS, but I get everything I need and more . Cycling, Swimming and Running!!

Are you guys talking about italian design or actually manufactured in Italy? Because a lot of those bikes are made in china and taiwan.

Brought in a 2nd hand Cervelo P3 frame. customs hit me R6300 import duty. Many e-mails later and phone calls- got an e-mail saying - " we have acted in the right way and we see this case as settled." I replied and , well - nothing!!! Like they said - case closed!!

I'm also thinking of maybe going for the Hawaii Half or Monaco or one of those- It is a lot easier and you can always do some traveling when you're done. It doesn't take all day! Training is also a lot easier for the half!

I was thinking of doing Korea, but now with China jumping on the ironhorse- Korea was canceled. We had an unofficial Ironman here in Taiwan in 2006 and might have one again later this year. I've done France. Now I'm looking at Japan or western Australia. Maybe Europe again??? Don't really know yet. We have a half IM here in Taiwan on April 12 now and then our own racing season start.

I agree- I think people prepare better for the Ironman. I think on avg it takes the the avg joe longer to finish the IM as well. Like I said I don't really like the running thing!! Done 4 Ironman races planning on at least 1 maybe 2 next year!

Comrades and IM- I've heard that IM is tougher, simply because it takes the top athletes longer to finish. BUt Comrades breaks down the body a lot more- because of the pounding and the repetition! Same joints get smacked over and over again! Just look at how long it takes you to recover from a good running session!

I did the IM last year. I don't particularly like running, so I'm not interested in the comrades. Why do you say the Comrades are better value for money?

Have a good one- Christie, I'll see you in a few weeks in SA!!

The change in race date through me off this year. We're going to SA for 3 weeks from January 23 to Feb 14. Just for a vacation. Will still train a little while there. Want to go back to make it a better one- had pneumonia last year and didn't know it. But Ironman is always an experience no matter what! But how do you feel about your training so far?

I did IM SA last year! How's your training going so far?

Guys looking for a suspension fork in the CX race section- Spinner has appointed a distributor in SA. Goes from very high to low prices- the lightest fork with Titanium is 1250g but retail for a bit below R13300 the next is with Scandium - 1300g just below R8400 then the Alloy + Scandium - 1350g for below R5950 You can contact Arno at Tribal Cycles - arno572@gmail.com he will be able to tell you more!!

Guys and Gals There are actually websites against wearing a helmet. We started designing a better and safer helmet (should be finished early next year) and I was doing research and came across a few- look at this for example http://bicyclesafe.com/helmets.html Some even say that helmets cause the most problems and injuries. I agree that some helmet's design features are not safe and some are safer than others, but it is still better than to bang your head on the tarmac!!!! After reading through it and study it, I still don't think it is safer without a helmet. So - you'll see a safer helmet and cooler helmet soon!!

Both -- brake and gear housing!

South Africa has everything for the best Cyclocross in the world - why not? Who's the Boss in SA Cycling??

light as well

You can get rolls and rolls of it!! if you want it tell you LBS to contact me.

Get rid of those dull grey and black housing get this!!!!

I think this is a better picture of the brakes!! If you're interested contact me! Token's Accura Ti Brakes.

Me neither, now you know where to buy.

Can anyone tell me which MTB suspension fork is the lightest and how much?? Thanks!!