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Cruz Addict

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  1. awesome, going to be a decent sweat fest, actually really looking forward to the race now.
  2. hmm looks cool, not sure how the route will tie up with the existing but will be nice for a change of pace
  3. hey guys, heard about the @Momentum947's Tweet this morning that the route and starts have changed, cant find anything on this anywhere, anybody know any details of the changes and new route?
  4. Holy heck, dude thats one brave attempt, not very bright, but brave all the same. sorry about the bike and glad you made it out ok. now go buy a lotto ticket( cause luck is clearly on your side) and pour yourself a stiff drink so you can laugh at yourself a bit.
  5. Awesome interview, what a legend
  6. oooh i would love to give an altitude a go, problem is i live in gangtas so getting there for a ride becomes prohibitive.
  7. well done on the work so far, interested to see how this pans out sorry for the hijack but this is why i love hope kit. easy full breakdown service with a rag and rubber mallet only. oh and replacement bearings if needed of coarse.
  8. i am with miway and have had several claims all settled very quickly, damage caused by me doing stupid *** on the bike, wheels trued, dérailleurs replaced, tires even replaced on one occasion. the first few claims were sorted with only a report from the LBS however my last one from a cracked frame due to a bad landing had an assessor come and interview me about the incident, my bikes, how i ride everything. he told me they have had to get clued up on all things cycling in order to make sure a 2k bike isnt being insured for 40k and claims being submitted for "upgrades". all in all i am very please with them and the service i have recieved. personally i would have submitted the claim stating the damage occurred during the sani, most likely was and therefore falls into the damage due to use on a hectic race vs wear and tear. just my humble 2000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 zim dollars though.
  9. As soon as I get paid I will make a deposit towards the frame. Very nice initiative to keep a fellow cyclist rolling.
  10. any one know where is can get a set of hans damph 26 x 2.35 in jhb? looking for a pacestar and trailstar so i can do a complete swap on my current setup to test.
  11. This is unfortunately normal wear on a lightweight aluminum freehub. I have hope evo 2 hubs and have the same problem, am running an xt cassette on one bike and slx on another. Hope make a steel freehub but I have yet to buy one, dont know what the answer is to your problem I am afraid but you are not alone and as far as I am aware its normal to see this kind of wear over time.
  12. lol sorry was thinking about those okes that do a half job, peel the paper portion off and leave the glue behind.
  13. use doom, best sticker removal on earth, spray till its caked in white doom wait for 5 min and wash with soap and water.
  14. i think the first question is are you running tubeless or non with a tube that has slime in it? if tubeless and they are not 4mm or more in diameter sort of thorns just pull. spin the wheel and let the sealant do its thing, only 1 at a time though, you could do several but thats probably just going to make a mess. if its a non tubless setup., -go tubeless= problem solved
  15. i have a chesty, helmet, bar and saddle mount and find they all have their pro's and cons, ill share my experiences below( note they are mine and not a generalisation for everybody, also i have a hero 2 hd not 3 so things may be slightly different on the later version) chesty- very cool if your body position doesnt change much., i turned the clip round so the mount is on top of the camera because every angle from the bottom was too shallow and all i got was the top tube of my bike. i find the chesty is difficult to aim to get the correct view, too high and all you get is sky and too low and you get the ground and top tube only. also if you stand or change body position your vid is stuffed. the video is most stable from this mount though, i put it down to my body absorbing most of the vibrations and not transferring it to the camera. helmet mount. my personal favourite and it gets the whole picture but its a very high view of the action, my head and neck seem to get most of the vibration and allows for a more stable picture i like this one because its like an apache helicopter gun, you shoot what you look at. the bar/ seatpost mount is very cool, allows first hand view of the action but i find it transfers a-lot of the vibrations experienced to the video, nice video from this in my experience but quiet shaky and you only get whats directly infront of the bars/ seatpost. great most of the time but not the option i like. as i say those are my experiences. i love my gopro but in the 2 and a bit years i have owned it i have yet to make a really cool biking video from the footage, i find the editing part really tough and can never seem to get the footage to be edited right for a post ride production. i really love showing people what i have done and most of them (being my wife and son) accept it as a cool way to see what the hell i do with my bike but its a long way from professional and to be honest i think that's why i use it less than i should.
  16. \yeah as i said, dont know how to solve your issue just venturing suggestions from my pool of knowledge in-case something helps. after some internet searching i realised my post was pretty much useless( sorry)
  17. not sure of the carbon cranks but alu should be around 18-20nm, dont know SRAM but shimano has 2 opposing bolts that need to be tightened asynchronously until the desired torque is reached. without a torque wrench its going to be difficult to gauge, i used to use feel to say its tight( basically tightened till i couldn't any more then came back about a quarter to half a turn)
  18. see if you can get hold of another crank to try, if the creaking is still there is the frame if not its the crank. dont know how to solve your issue but at least you can narrow it down a bit.
  19. Fark the one i want is still R2745.99
  20. No and at 8k, you are kidding right. Highly unlikely its tubelss and the weight is right for an entry level bike.
  21. rather buy these. http://www.easybike.co.za/shimano-slx-disk-brakes-bl-m675-br-m675-set.html
  22. Hehehehe I do tend to do things propper, I actually hit a tree with the bars and lever which caused the break.
  23. SLX or XT are the best affordable option from an initial purchase price perspective but shimano do not have any spares for them apart from pads, if you are lucky enough to find( resin is all i have seen recently.) if you break a lever its a whole new set likewise with the calliper ect. not a big issue if you never break anything, huge issue if you do. ( i know i just had to drop 2k on new levers as they do not come in single sides so you have to buy both) hope are a thing of beauty and everything can be replaced as parts but are much more expensive initially. alot more customisable to how you want them to feel. if you are coming from avids you wont know what you are missing and in my opinion what you dont know you wont miss so they may be over kill. again if you have the cash and want to spend it, spend it. you cannot go wrong with the SLX or XT brakes. i love mine, doubt i will ever change to another brand but as i say be prepared if you hit a tree and need a new lever etc.
  24. cuhkky mate you need to come riding with me, if you think VG is fun ill show you some track that will blow your mind!!!
  25. shot for the update patch, going to give it a go this weekend and see if i live, if you happen to get there and smell something frot please check if my body is in the ditch etc
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