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I did KK this morning, around 5.45. Came in from Waterkloof's side (Im a bit useless with street names), and took the singletrack that goes left off the tar just after the first left turn, it spits you out at the bottom by the guard house, we were 2 people but didn't see anything funny. The animals were pretty relaxed as well, didn't look as if anything spooked them

Glad that he's alive!! That could have gone a lot worse! Looks like the Cornwall hill area is getting worse, a friend got attacked there as well but he managed to get away without too many bruises.

Haha that shouldn't be a problem. I have been commuting like that for bit over a year now. The only time when I wished for a front brake was when a self entitled pedestrian with her ipod in her ears decided to randomly cross a street, without looking behind her (granted this is a very quiet street)...

Just a heads up. Beware of pedals with Titanium axles. Steal allows a bit of flex in the axle where Ti allows none, so they just shear off when under too much pressure. I have a friend with whom this happened, not a nice picture with more stitches than I can count!

That looks pretty decent with well spaced pins. They do look a bit on the small side though, but flat pedals are very hard to judge. Some people like pedals big enough to land a boeing on, others like them slanted. Personally I like a big flat pedal with lots of pins. As you can see in the pic of the Echo's, they are nice and flat with loads of grip. But they have slipped a few times and taken chunks of flesh from my leg!

They are awesome!!! What will you be using the bike for? They are not designed for DH or Freeriding so I'm not sure that they will last. Have a look at Shimano Saint or Nukeproof. I'm a big fan of both!! Crankbrother 50/50 pedals give good grip but the bearings don't last

It's extremely important to have a pedal and shoe that work together. Not all pedals and shoe combos are equally good, I had a pair of pedals that stuck like glue to allstars! Personally I prefer Adidas Adicourt shoe's, they go for around R799 and I've been riding them on Echo Trials pedals for about 2 years now and they're still going strong!!! Here's my combo. I took the pedal with to the shop and pushed the shoe onto the pedal by hand to do my grip test

Is the knife worth it? Replacing the blade will probably set you back R1500. But I would recommend Harris Engelbrecht, he does beautiful work! his number is 083 380 6171, and he's located in Pta

Unless she's blond I'll pass thanx . Always good to see people still trying to return found property to their owners. The "finders keepers" principle is starting to take over the world! Hope you find the owner!!

Would you want to have it concealed or visible? Im not sure what the laws are regarding firearms in public but I reckon having it strapped to your leg is pretty practical, close to reach and comes with when you get thrown off the bike. My bigger problem with carrying a gun while cycling (I am a gun nut so saying this is against my beliefs), is that you'll be upping the level of violence of the crime over time. They'll shoot you off the bike instead of bumping/tackling you.

I'll try and get hold of Jeff, the guy that made the knife, to find out exactly what material was used. If I have to guess I'll say that the handle is made from a high carbon steel. Yah the knife can be stripped should you wish to, but all his knives carry a lifetime warrentee so should the movement get scratchy I would rather just take the knife back for a "service"

I have no idea what metal was used. If I remember correctly the hardness is around 55HRC but no idea what the specs are. Cost was R2500 back in 2003

Hey. Here's some pics of my favorite folding knife. I'm not sure what metal was used to make the handle. But just look at the craftmanship! It's amazing! Solid handle, it's all machined out. (Please excuse the fingerprints. I had a mission positioning it in such a way that the phone's flash doesn't glare the whole pic) Knife is made my Jeff Angelo

Is it a shimano freebody on the hub? If so. Just get a spacer kit from your lbs, desired sprocket size and a chain tensioner. But just do a search. There's an insane amount of information on thehub with regards to singlespeed

I know absolutely nothing about structural strengths or engineering. I spoke to a guy at a engineering workshop and he told me to just make sure it's not too close to a joint and don't let it heat up,and if I do this it "should" be fine. I also did a google search and found a few forum's (mostly american), and saw that many of the frame builders there just drill the hole in. Even though the washer might be overkill, I would be more worried about the heat caused by the welding weakening the other joints or even effecting the composition of the frame material. Basically how I drilled the hole: 1) Make sure you know exactly which way to slant the hole, front hole: slant drill machine towards the front wheel, back hole slant it to the rear wheel. 2) Decide on how close to the welding you want the cable to go in and out 3) Start with a small drill bit and just drill it straight in, I used a 1.5mm 4) Switch to a 3mm and once again just drill it straight 5) Switch to a 4mm, drill it in straight and start slanting the hole to the direction of choice 6) Switch to a 5mm and follow step 4. 7) Insert hose

Now that is how you take a photo Sir!!!

Ooooh that is pretty!!! Going for strong legs there! Im doing the 94.7 on a 39/16. Now I have to add that this is my first 94.7 and my training is about 6months behind schedule!!!

Im busy cleaning my collection now. Will post a few pics tomorrow. This beast has not been, and will never be cleaned after being released from duty after the 2nd "boere oorlog". Besides for dried blood, dirt and grime the Brittish markings are still visible!!

Ooooh singlespeed without brakes should be fun . Haha yah, I tried the whole fixie thing but I don't like it I just used normal shimano brake housing. It works like a charm. PS: If you're doing this make sure you know which way the cable should go so that you can slant the hole to the correct side (front to back or back to front), I almost screwed it up . Bend an old spoke a bit to catch the hose as it comes by. Took me about 2 mins to put the hose through and catch it on the other side

Whahahaha!!! So size doesn't matter? All my knives are around 4 inches. It's big enough to get the job done but small enough to be nimble. With regards to the Opinel, I got an edge pretty easy. But it really doesn't last

Here's a pic of my Ti and stainless knife, made by "Carel". The build quality is really good, some room for improvements but definitely a beauty! And awesome as a general carry along knife. And at 62HRC hardness of the blade it gets sharp as hell and keeps it for prettylong

here's where I drilled the frame. It still needs to be smoothed out a bit but I'll do that during the preparations for the new paint job

It's for the brakes. I have a SimpleSam frame, they don't come with any mounts (for if you want to run it brakeless fixie)

The Warthog is very effective indeed. My biggest worry is it scratching the blade of the more expensive knives. It's fine for kitchen and cheap'ish knives but scratching does make me nervous. I found that the knives with a "hollow"-grind blade design does have enough clearance but I still prefer spending 5mins on a knife and just honing it with the Lanskey when needed

I can go on for hours when it comes to knives. I was brought up around guns and knives. So if you have any questions please feel free to ask. I just don't want to waste people's time with my ranting and raving. I have some sort of experience with most knives on the market