KnobbyMech

Ha-ha. Was looking at the pick when a colleague walked by and said the same thing!

Creoles! Now there is something I'll swop my addiction for. Man I miss that stuff! My chosen day for quitting is Saturday 7 April. 16hr flight to Kongdongshong should be a nice kickstart.

Actually, that is exactly how it was for me. Hooked from the very first one! How do you keep teenagers from trying out even one? That is the question to ask and perhaps you have the answer since you are lucky enough never to have smoked.

Cool...no wait....hmmmm.....shi!t!

Ok. I'll make you stop if you can help make me stop. If I succeed for 1 month, you will stop too. If I fail, you can start puffing again at will. Deal?

Thanks for the encouragement guys.

A big day for me today. Turning 38 today and realizing I have been smoking over a period of 20 years! (17 in total). That is more than 1/2 of my life. Also promised my wife many years ago that I will quit if we were to have a baby and now our firstborn is due start August. No way I will be a smoker dad! Gotta quit now! No more ex-boody-cuses! Well done to all who quit since this tread started.

You are spot on my lenght. I ride a Large Santa Cruz. Spot-on in the centre of the Large range. On most other makes I, like you, am between the Medium and Large. You will love this ride. Enjoy!

Thank you trickledown technology! Sure this SLX is much better than XTR of say 5-7 years ago.

I have the missing link between 36One and 360Life! Both sponsored by All gold tomato sauce.

I cannot comment on the Crossmax. As for the American Classics: The rims are a bit soft imo (can be expected for the weight). Dont buy if you love Geax TNT tyres, they are a b!tch to fit and you may even bend the rims to do so. The tape they use to cover the nipple holes do not work to well with sealant either (not a real tubeless wheel). Will disintegrate in about 1 year. Apart from that I really enjoyed them so far and no issues with the hubs. Rolls really smoothly.

I have the Racing Ralphs in TLR. Took a while for the one to seal, but apart from that all is perfect. Love them. Hope the Rocket Rons can do the same for me. Which would you put up front, Ralph or Ron? Muddy or sandy races obviously both Ron and hardpack rides perhaps Ralphs on both?

Thanks to your tread, just bought 4 off Rocket Ron EVO TLR 29x2.25 for R250 ea. Thanks bud.

Good luck to all participants! Hope our boys can do it again and the bad luck take a break (last year it took a brake) this year.

Mannie Heymans???!!!!

Last year, the meat sponsor was Karan Beef. Their products are Halaal. As for the preparation of the food, it is done by parents and teachers from the schools that benefit from the race. Excuse my ignorance, but can someone please explain to me what the requirements for Halaal is?

I see coming up with ideas here trying to solve the problem rather than just to complain about it gets you flamed on this tread, but flame away; here is another. Heavily fine littering perpetrators in the reserve. Sell the idea to the parksboard by means of job creation. Place a (or 2 on weekends) "littering policemen" with a pair of strong binoculars and stealth and catch the bastards. Arrest them. Make them pay. We as concerned cyclists can show our support by sponsoring the binoculars and the fines may cover the salary (if it is as bad as mentioned). I am thinking R2000 fine. O, and raise a R10 entry fee per bike. That should cover the salary too.

That centre pick looks like a Blue Bull supporter bike.

Hmmmm. Would you feel better if they did the whole race on a tandem?

I did a 48hr adventure race this weekend in the Nothern Cape. Temps reached 30deg by 8:30 in the mornings, peaked at around 40deg and dropped to 30deg again only at around 7pm. At least the humidity was low. The first day I really battled, but the second day I felt much better. I think you must get used to the heat. As simple as that.

Nope. He did the marathon, but started in A batch, not with the SS. He did a 4:14 in his leopard suit and Elvis sideburns. Only saw him at the start of the 1st climb and then never again. That leopard can ride a bike.

Hi Tim, looks great. Where can we find our seedings for the event?

If your main aim is not ultra light, aggressive racing geometry, the best do-it-all bike out there is the Tallboy. It is also propably the most durable carbon frame around. It is not made to be the lightest, it is made to be the toughest (and stiff).

Looking forward to see parts of the day3 of Joberg2c as well as the parts of day2 we saw last year. I agree it won't be nearly as muddy as last year. Hope we get a mielie in the goody bag (or at least some popcorn). Respect for doing the 90k on a SS!

Not if you have a look on this (usually very accurate) site. Oh well, at least it does not look too bad, but looks like we will be riding in the rain again. Always fun! http://www.yr.no/place/South_Africa/Free_State/Reitz~962847/