Steady Spin

Moral of the story? Bike specific lubes kill chains?

Managed about 2000km out of an XTR 12spd chain. Replaced with an XX1 for about R1500. This should hold for 3000km I hope.

5 year plan here. We are planning a move to the KZN Midlands and e-bikes will definitely be in our future. I'm all about the descents and dragging up those hills kills the body. I did my time on the hills during my XC days. Now I ride to relax and 100% for my mental health. I want to extract the maximum enjoyment out of a ride.

Mine was pulled of at a traffic light. I pulled away before he could get the wheels out of the straps. That part takes longer than removing the locked arms on a Thule. Now I have a thick ******** of chain with a u-lock going through both bike frames and around the base of the rack. Only way is to steal the rack off the car with both bikes attached. Still working on a solution there by welding a shackle to the towbar itself so I can run the chain through that and through the bikes. That leaves stealing the car.

The lodge will have all sorts of disclaimers and indemnities. Insurance will cover you at least. Not sure they will need proof that it was locked.

Trails are quite wet at the moment with some section being just too muddy to ride. Everything seems to be in good condition with regular maintenance done. A new (old) section was recently opened on the number 3 trail with some fun flowing berms extending that piece of trail with a couple of meters. Jumps lines are fairly wet so you can't comfortably do the full line. Wishlist: 1: More wooden features. Especially over the mad muddy sections like the Poplar forest. A nice long wooden bridge will be superb. 2: Some more challenging drops and hops here and there won't hurt. Chicken runs around them are easy to add.

Buy from www.trailtechcycles.co.za

By the time you've paid shipping, duties, vat, and disbursement fee you might as well buy something like the OneUp droppers. Local warranty and overnight shipping. BikeInn catches you with low prices but the shipping they charge is insane.

Driven up and over Breedts before with a Suzuki Grand Vitara on slightly deflated road tires. Low range and diff lock dragged me through safely. Safe to say I had the AC on ice cold because this boy was sweating! In fact…. sweated more than my last trip up there with the bike

Should I even say where this is? 😂😂

A very very wet Red Barn Bike has never been this muddy before

I now take these things to my local shop to deal with. Last year a pivot bolt stripped. Normally this is an easy fix. Drill a hole into the bolt and use an easy-out to extract the bolt. In this case the drill bit broke and went straight through my finger. Not my finest hour.

Itching to build one but my spare parts bin is very very empty and so is my bank account.

Same here. But most importantly, how close I am to Wolwe and Red Barn

Try a 27.5” model. Avoid 26”. You are going to struggle to find good enduro/trail tires unless you import. Same with rims. At some point he is going to pretzel a wheel and them you’re stuck.

But overall your health is much better. Heart will also be stronger I guess making the blood pumping easier? Biggest problem with being the traditional kind of obese is that little thing called visceral fat. That is a killer.

How old is the kid? Surely he will grow into a medium pretty fast? Up to 1.65m is a small but kids grow pretty fast so in a year he might have outgrown the S (especially the XS) Future proof.

Starting point was 115kg with some bad habits like Red Bulls and chocolates, take-out once or twice a week etc. Also shorter rides just to fool my mind into thinking I'm still working out so I can indulge in the devil's food. +- 2 weeks into the diet change. (not on a specific diet) Cut out white carbs and sugar. Teaspoon of honey when the sugar craving strikes. I'm not counting calories at the moment but I'm eating a lot of vegetables and fish but when the craving for meat strikes it will be chicken. Started a new 6 week kickstarter program on Sufferfest as well and increased the length of our rides on weekends to 30km rides. I can feel and see the difference. I'm avoiding the scale completely until the 6 week program is over. Biggest change is not having that 15:00 slump and brain fog is definitely less.

Not too far from me. Good to know there are some great shops in Centurion. So far I'm pretty happy with the service from Epic Sports on Jean. Super close to home and good staff. Sadly, the Bicycle Company disappointed me 3 times in a row.

and…. new freehub fixed the noise. 9km road test in various gears and speeds confirms it.

Your bike looks badass with that 3.0 tyre on the front. You can also hear you coming from at least 100m away

We share a road bike on the Kickr. Not ideal as it is a tad big for my fiance but so far we manage by just adjusting the saddle height. I put a shorter stem on to compensate for the reach. I'm considering going even shorter as she is complaining about it being too long still. I can cope better with a slightly cramped setup as I don't spend too much time on the hoods. A medium sized bike would be better. I'm considering selling the road bike though and replacing it with a hardtail mtb. Considering the boost adapter for our mountain bikes but I don't think the Kickr Core is compatible with 12spd cassettes. Bummer but also a pain to swop out bikes twice a day when we train. Extra cassette is also expensive.

What is the recipe for 7kg? I know it is different for everyone but I desperately need to drop at least 5kg before end of Feb. Trip to Karkloof is going to suck if I don’t shed some pounds.

You were flying past us at the start We did a bastardized version of 2/3 that I worked out. It skips most of the mud. Except for those two swimming pools in the new berms section. Finished on 30km and tried to go for coffee but no open tables

Busiest I’ve seen it in a very long time.