Paulm

Accomodation is plenty in the region, search Airbnb using Dinokeng, Roodeplaat etc. And you can contact me, I run a Bushveldt getaway approx. 16km down the road from Buffelsdrift on a private game farm

Please, I need this to finish my build project. http://www.cwcycles.co.za/product/sram-x01-trigger-11-spd

Thanks for all the advice, it seems the opinion out there is divided. I researched all the "positive" advice and it seems like the chance of success is equal between sealant in tubes vs. the option to use sealant, tubeless valves, gorilla tape and the existing non tubeless tyres. I will be giving the latter a go within the next week or so. There seem to be other people in same situation as I find myself in. I am maintaining 7 proper mountain bikes for me, the wife and 3 kids. I am only a weekend rider whenever there is time, my wife is on a bike bi-annually (read some years twice and other years only every second year). The boys are active participants. The recent tubeless conversion of full on new Schwalbe snake skin tyres etc cannot be justified for all the bicycles in my house. This exercise even gave forth 2 brand new Kenda tyres that are now available for use in my ghetto conversions. Thanks again

I need advice on using tyre sealant in existing tubes. Something like Stan's. I don't want to buy the pre-slimed tubes since it did not work for me previously. I am aware of the advantages of going tubeless but it is not cost effective for all the bicycles in the family. This is my plan for the bikes that are only used a few times a year. It is also to at least use the non tubeless tyres that are lying around. Firstly I need to know if it is worthwile to explore, secondly advice on inserting with a syringe, cutting and patching afterwards etc would be appreciated. Thanks

Price on the box is labelled as R500, they had to order when I was there on Tuesday. Seems like they negotiate everything beyond logic.

I bought the yellow continental yesterday from Cajees in Bedfordview / Kensington for R350. They actually quoted R330 but insited it was R350 when I went to collect. The issue is that at Sportsmans Warehouse, the cheapest slick mtb tyre goes for something like R99. I am not sure if the yellow one will last 3 times longer

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Ok, so on a more serious note - how do I get rid of the squeeking sound that is coming from the seat (and post) on an alu mtb. I have oiled the clamp so far where it sits on the frame with some improvement. The noise is there even if I just give a decent pedal nevermind bumps and uneven road surface. Any advice???

Herewith a picture of me and my boys before the 94.7 last year. I am very proud of them. We battle to get a distance that keeps everybody happy as the youngest is 6 and the oldest 10. And yes, their mother is taking the picture and also did the ride.

It is very sad to hear. I did not think it noteworthy but seeing this, here goes. On my way to work this morning I passed a cyclist, on the R21 south highway, in full kit ...... at 5h45..... going past OR Tambo airport. This was a real cyclist, the type with no brain. For those that are not yet up at that time, it is still pitch black night at that time.

I had the same issue with DHL 2 weeks ago, had to ship a frame to Durban for repairs and got a quote of R5,200 - I believed there was a major misunderstanding and went into their offices in Isando and got it shipped for R875, being the price for 13kg of stuff. The surprise came when I phoned and said that the repairs in Durban was done, please bring back my frame, and got the R5,200 price again with a professional but firm attitude of "Pay if you want your frame". I had to go to their office, find the same lady, explain, plead etc and ended up settling for the return shipping of R871. It has to do with a volumetric deemed weight (calculated) being used for pricing. BTW, it was not a bike frame but a boat ski frame, fitted by now, ready for Easter weekend.

I was in the same boat a year ago and eventually settled for the Giant Alias (disk brakes). The '08 has a changed frame and components. What I paid and what I got is a pleasure, it works well. I share your likes in the Scott range and it will definetly be my next bike if I upgrade. At this stage, my wife is in line for a bike - the plan is to get her............, yes youre right, a second hand, good as new Giant Alias. The Scott is coming this way!

Yes, they are hydraulic. I have discussed bleeding with the LBS and they doubt it seeing the age of the bike. They still offer to adjust it for me free of charge but seeing that it doesnt last, I need a better solution.