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Agreed - exactly what I've been doing on last few bikes. No need to buy "special rim tape"! Combined with DieselnDust's tube pre-load tip above, winna wena chicken dinna!

Nope, not a peep. Need to tjoon the gears, then will post it for sale.

There is at least one line open now. Not sure if it is the same line, distance seems about the same. We had a shuttle day there recently. Keep an eye on Dusty's fb page. There's also a post containing a QR code for a GP gravity WA group, perhaps join that too. Dustin Rudman Invitationals fb page

FOUND!!! Trek road bike, found in Dunkeld West, Jhb this morning. Looks like it was abandoned due to flat tyres. Hoping to get it back to its owner. Identify some details correctly (eg serial, components, distinguishing marks, etc) and it's yours. I'm hardly ever on the forum anymore, so get me at zero 7 two 3 four 2 nine 5 dbl 8

Stolen: Trek not sure 2020 When: 1 July 2020 Where: Randburg, Gauteng FOUND!!! Trek road bike (not 2020 model), found in Dunkeld West, Jhb this morning. Looks like it was abandoned due to flat tyres. Hoping to get it back to its owner. Identify some details correctly (eg serial, components, distinguishing marks, etc) and it's yours. I'm hardly ever on the forum anymore, so get me at zero 7 two 3 four 2 nine 5 dbl 8 Get further details about the incident in the Stolen Bikes section

We can debate signage, trail layout, what people SHOULD do and such forever. The real issue is that most everyone a) are damn oblivious to what's going on around them (check this out a bit next time on the Spruit - both riders and walkers); b) thinks they're superbly good at almost everything (especially those who DON'T have experience) and c) will resort to blaming (and suing) everyone else if things go wrong. Compounding this is that our legal system seems to entertain this absurd situation. And Darwin can't beat the legal system unfortunately. Perhaps we need riders' licences - PROVE you can ride a bike and pay attention to s.h.i.t. around you, before you're allowed on it. Not that this has worked for car drivers... But maybe this can at least help the skills coaches make a living too.

Not sure where the above ended up, but just received the following form my ward councillor in his regular mailshot: "Launch of Jozi Trails on Wed 14 Mar @ Delta Park Environment Centre I have been part of a group, now called Jozi Trails, for several years. We have been meeting regularly to put into place a pilot project along the Braamfontein Spruit that will regularise and improve the current series of walking and cycling paths as well as improve the mountain biking routes in Delta Park (Emmarentia has now recently been added). The initial trail management plan will be piloted in Delta Park and at Emmarentia, two of Johannesburg’s busiest public open spaces. The management plan aims to reduce risk and increasing safety for all trail users, trail improvements, signage and enhanced security systems.It has taken a long time as we needed to get the blessing of City Parks as well as start the necessary environmental permissions. But with City Parks adopting it as legacy project last year, it is time to introduce the project to the wider community.It will take place on Wed 14 March at 6pm at the Delta Environment Centre (take Road Number 3 from Rustenburg Rd in Victory Park and drive straight into Delta Park, turn left at the T-junction and follow the road until you reach the car park at the Centre).The event will include a presentation of the actual project and news on progress made to date. This will be an information sharing session - all residents associations, interest groups and organisations that have an interest in outdoor lifestyles are invited, especially those living close to the Spruit.To RSVP and for more information, please contact info@jozitrails.co.za."

Slightly different from the typical Spez on here, this is mine: 2016 Stumpie - 150mm travel, geometry based on the 2015 Enduro. This bike got me into enduro riding...and then some! Sad to let it go soon, as the lure of a tranny got too much...

So I went for the enduro event (my 3rd in 3 years and my 1st in 2years)... Thursday went up the lift and onto the closest down trail, which was supposed to be an enduro trail. 30m in, the 1st drop-off stopped me dead in my tracks. Climbed down, stood at the top of the landing. Launch was about half a foot above my head. I'm 6'1. WTF!!?? This is enduro, Lesotho style!!?? Turns out it was a DH track, the drop featuring one of the pics on the CrankChaos website :-) Aside from the initial lack of info on which tracks were which (we did ask a number of people organising and got vague responses all over), it was a great event. Great vibe and man, the riding was insane for pretty much everyone in our group, which included a few early enduro-ers, up to "world famous in Gauteng" riders (and maybe wider than that). 200m drop in 1.2km. It's not the Spruit (thank Fk for that). Plus the altitude. Enduro rides were hard work, so were the DH tracks, regardless of skipping the bigger drops. Going again next year? Hell yes.

Recently had somewhat of a bad luck disaster, on the Spruit of all places - ended with a destroyed rear wheel/drivetrain. Just a note of kudos to Linden and specifically Edu, who had made a number of plans to keep me mobile, as I had two races in the time it was going to take to sort things out. They've also communicated well to make sure I was informed and offered good advice on options. Linden is location wise my 3rd most convenient, but they have earned top spot in order of preference.

Went from a 26" HT with buckled wheels to this... Big99 XT-M, 21", one big-ass bike...doesn't even look like a 9er...

Firstly, big up to the organisers! This was my first - got a late entry into the Race. Was also my 1st proper stage race, the most I did before was SabieX (Lite)... Was on a 26er hardtail with buckled wheels, so I ended halfway through day 2 with SIX open sores on my ass. That meant a LOT of standing for the 2nd 1.5 days... One nice UHSD in Vernon Crookes at around 50km/h, broke my helmet on that descent shortly before the steep climb - where we then opened the Zamalek I had carried with. We carried beers each day and opened them at the top of each of the biggest climbs - some VERY jealous people around us! What an event the whole thing was! Was surprised at the apparent lack of MTB skills in the Race - excessive caution guys in I-L exercised on the muddy & dh sections - even on day 3, after not being able to keep up on the flats, despite drafting (in G-I groups), we almost crashed into the back of some of the guys at the smallest of stream crossings... Seems the 3 training rides at Breedts helped (see photo for top speed down the back ;-) ) Haven't ridden since - had chucked my shoes and helmet - but DID go straight to Moz afterwards, for a few days of R&R... ;-) ...and now I can probably justify getting a new DS 9er... Only drawback is that the spectacular scenery has spoiled GP for me for a while...

I wanted to get your views re cycling (MTB) in the Kei area. We’ve seen tours being offered, but thought about taking our bikes for a few unguided rides in the Mdumbi area, preferably on the tracks/pathways along the coast. Our concern is re the safety aspect. It’s just myself and wife and I’ve read and heard a few not-so-great things re unsavoury characters hanging around and breaking into cars, etc. There’s not much info on the web wrt people’s experiences, so I was hoping some of you could give us a view. My main aim is the surf, so we don’t want to take the bikes if we’re not really going to use them, especially since we’re going via Sani and the rack has already once eaten the paint off my fairly new car on bad roads.