Jongozi

Hi guys. I need technical help. I have an ORBEA ZONAL (not sure if it is the COLUMBUS) frame which was originally fitted with a campagnolo group set. I bought a secondhand SRAM Rival set. I was informed by my local bike fundi that I will have to have the chamber for my BB resized. This is called “precision Facing” as the old frame and new BB do not pair precisely and this will lead to bearings being worn-out every couple of months. Where can I have this process done and what is the cost? Then, the SRAM cassette does not fit on the Campag Scirocco rim. What type of rim must I buy to fit the SRAM cassette besides a SRAM rim?

Go to any ‘The sweat shop’ They will sort you out and the make and kind of shoe you need. Avoid ‘Total Sport’. All you’ll get there is loud hip-hop music, incompetent staff talking to 20 of their friends that are seated on the benches you are suppose to use when fitting shoes, and a wide variety of “sportive” shoes (Shoes that have nothing to do with sport, but they go nice with tracksuit pants. like I was told when I dare to ask......)

Okay, I’ve decided on Crossmark. But which one? Crossmark, Crossmark LUST or Crossmark Exception series

Stuck with the same problem. Need to replace my current ‘Hutchinson Pythons’ but can not fork out R790 / tyre. Asked a good friend of mine that did most of the races in SA (twice). He made quite a study on tyres and he recons the best all rounder is the ‘Maxxis Cross mark’. Not o mention the mere R270 / tyre. I am also looking at the Conti Mountain Kings but need a little convincing after reading some reviews on it. Any meanings out there on the Maxxis?

Hi guys. I need to buy new tires for my MTB. I have used Hutchinson Python UP until now, but would like to make sure there are not something beter and more suitable out there for my conditions. I live and ride mostly on the open plains of Mpumalanga, hard gravel road and single-track. Any suggestions?

My race number on the front of mag. was also different from the one on the website. I phoned them and they said that the magazine’s is wrong the one on the website is the correct one. Good luck to all of you doing te IM on Sunday. Asked my cousin to hold thumbs for me her reply was: ‘Duime hou gaan F*kk*l help nie, ek sal vir jou bid” So to all out there not doing the IM....... don’t hold thumbs, pray!

I’ll. be there. With no nerves left....

+1

Our prayers and condolences with his family. RIP Brett.

That is one angry motorist.

Clean H2O is not a conductor, the chemicals and especially the salt in the H2O makes it a conductor. Mine works fine under my tri-suit or wetsuit. There is no ‘swim’ setting on the Polar but I use the ‘Speed OFF’ setting so it only measures time and HB.

While we are on this. Can anybody tell me how to change between exercise types when doing a triathlon on my Polar S625X. I have tried holding down the bottom right button like the manual says but that only changes my HR from average, to max, to current.

Well done!!

My 2c. I still have 10kg to much around my waist. Before buying a bike of 50k because it is 100g lighter than my current bike, or a helmet because it gives me 250m in an hour...... Rather lose the weight. I don’t know? Priorities......

When I started cycling long, long, long ago someone told me that there are only 2 things that keep you on your bike. Your saddle and your cycling pants. Everything else can be crappy, but those two need to be quality. And........ Turns out to be true. (Could make a nice thread..... Tings you heard when you started cycling which turned out to be true... Or NOT)

One other way you can do this. Bite your lip, enter for an Ultra distance, and try to finish it. If you do, you will know all you need to know about taking on the sprint distances, and the best. part of it all will be that suddenly the sprint distances will seem like a fresh afternoon spring mountain breeze. This approach is not for the faint hatred.....

Just a thought. How about Discovery automatically take you up to gold status if you complete the Ironman or Comrades or Epic. And then combine some races that can also take you there. (for those guys on the flats who can’t go to a gym to earn points.) For example, combining the Dusi, with the Argus and the Midmar. Or two ultra triathlons, or..... Discovery can even get involved in the races that can get you to these statuses by sponsors. Even entry fee discount for vitality members. This will get vitality members to the races and participants will think twice when taking out a medical aid. I know that doing certain races will earn you vitality points any how, but I would like to see those going for the real long and tough ones like IM and Epic be rewarded accordingly.

Sad sad day for South African sport.

79.6 Starting to come off.

Boet.. We live on the flats. If we want to do a race in Jo burg we have to drive 430km there and back and get lost on our way to Cycle Lab (not mentioning the fingers I get from the Gautengers because my Cruiser bakkie has MP plates – I think that’s the reason - ). That is if we can pick up our numbers over the weekend, otherwise we have to do that twice.

Mampara Took the words out of my mouth!

What app do you use with the Nokia?

DAMMMM! That’s a pretty lady

FINALLY I lost some weight! Down 2.5kg from 82.8 to 80.3