divernick

I'm using organic/resin pads. I was worried about them, I won't lie. After the bike wash I was surprised and pleased that there was almost no visible pad wear.....Shimano FTW!

I have at least 80% brakes left. Shimano have lekker rotor-pad clearance.....

This is one reason I like my loud Hope hub. Gives the peds some warning.

So after a good hose-down and some Powasol, my bike is looking good as new. (minus some paint on the inside of the chainstays of course)

So here's my story of today's 70km (44km) race. Arrive in the rain. Smile. Get a beer from Swift. Smile. Help my buddy Rudy change brake pads. Struggle. I started just after the bunch of 30-40 riders, caught the bunch in 5 minutes. Decided to stop before concrete road to wait for Rudy who was still struggling to install the brake pads (damn Avids). Met up with Rudy after a 20 minute wait. Used a bomb to re-pressurise his rear shock. Used the rest to re-inflate his rear tyre. Crashed into the river at the ride-through crossing, totally submerged myself and the bike.....at least that washed off some mud. Helped the sweep motorbike rider push his bike out of a ditch. Spun my back wheel up all the climbs, ended up doing a lot of hiking. Rudy's front brake stopped working soon after the start and he cooked his rear brake down the clay-poo hill. Caked my bike with about 30kg of clay and cow poo down the new graded road. Scraped it off by hand. Twice. Hit the bottom of the mountain water point at about 12h00. Decided that the ride was now interfering with beer o'clock and we headed back to VG for a cold one. What an adventure!!!!

Correct, as my name implies, I R DIVER. Tanks need an annual inspection. If it fails, they usually drill a hole in it, making it as useful as a 12kg paperweight. Paintballers, air rifle shooters and anyone that needs some compressed air use these tanks. Available second hand between R500 and R1500, depending on age, condition and seller.

Two words: Buy Shimano.

Yessir, very pretty indeed!

I have a small banana every hour starting from the 30-min mark. I grab some sweets and energy drink at the water tables. I have water in the Camelbak and Game in the bottle. I have a bowl of cereal before I leave home and some sandwiches in the car on the way to the race.

It's gonna be killer, can't wait. See you okes there. Now, where can I buy some cramp-block....????

Noooooooooooo!!!!!!

Thanks to Graham for donating this awesome Trek.

That's a classic! If you know of anyone who can bring it up to Joburg, that would be great.

Thanks to Graham who donated the Trek 2200 road bike last night!

I'm thinking of getting some of these cogs, anyone else keen? They're stainless steel with a wide base and weighs 46 grams (18T) They can be used with 1/8 or 3/32 chains. Price is approximately $45 each. If we order a bunch, shipping will be cheaper. Anyone keen to join in on an order?

Dude, even the Deore M596 brakes are awesome! Excellent price too.

I hope they're still around in 5 or 10 years time when my laaitie is big enough for one!

That's too awesome!

I can't wait to see the next batch of pics....keep em comng!

That's because the cranks are powdercoated, not painted.

Stay off the brakes, they'll only slow you down....

Jislaaik, can't wait for that section. That's where we'll earn the beers!

The damn caps were lost in the mail, so I had to re-order them. ETA hopefully before 2012 runs out!

The beers sure will be awesome after the ride. Can't wait - last race of the year for me and my steed before the holidays and full bike strip-down. That fast downhill has me intrigued....

Imagine if I am the first single speeder - out of 1 single speeders entered. I'll lag my gat off!