Just Keep Pedaling

"Flying to Joburg with bike" That reminds of that movie with Drew Barrymore when she was like six.

You have to clarify if cost counts: The cost difference between doing the Epic and doing a Three Towers is enormous.

Because if you hit your fancy carbon swingarm on a rock you will need a new one. Doesn't matter if you are sponsored, but if you have to fork out 5k yourself...not so pretty.

"I must admit, i have seen scarier things before" Agreed. Like that chicken in a can TNT1 posted a few months back...

Chain Reaction Cycles - yummy... It hard to actually imagine doing something like looting a shop and then going back to your normal life afterwards. If friends, families and colleages found out they would never speak to you again. I guess I will just have to be content with looting my fridge when I get home from work - not there is much in there...

More than 8 people killed/seriously injured a day. For a 1st world country that is insane.

I am pretty sad about this too. It really had everything in one ride. Small forests, river, mountain, plains, floating bridge.

Apparently 'lost dockets' is a service some police officers offer for a fee. I can't remember what they charged but it was R2 000 or R5 000 or so - something affordable anyhows. If you don't pay the fee then at mimimum you should get an involentary manslaughter record if you did not hing wrong, culpapble homocide if you were at fault and murder if there was any hint of intent. What the senctences will be will depend on the judge and the circumstances.

"Why is it closing?" Someone said the trail builder and the owner fell out. Hopefully the reopen the Teak trails and then there will be the trail builders new trails next door. We will then have two seperate trails right next to each other.

"Save a bit more and get a custom set of Hope Pro 2 with ZTR-whatever-your-flavour" This is kind of a consensus best buy. It should be about R3500 all in. Shimano also have issues keeping the mud out.

"Hi, Is there a way to put my tapered fork on a non tapered head tube? Thanks" You bought one off CRC, didn't you?

Lucky you didn't get injured when your frame snapped. Just sayin - could have been worse if you punctured your spleen. Glad the rest turned out ok if not great.

"exit the spruit onto William Nicol and ride up Republic road on Tar about 1km until you reach park on your left" Don't forget this part - or you will find yourself carrying your bike through the river bed for 1km.

Just a thought. Hitting a tree at 80km p/h is roughly the same as jumping off a twenty story building and landing on concrete.

Looks cool but it seems you cannot change the stem size.

"Finally the Pigtrafficpolicemanspotter reveals his real identity" Fixed.

A high a Schwalbe Nobby Nic 2.4 on the front. Its very grippy but the super soft compund probably costs me time - meaning I finish 2nd last insead of 3rd last.

When I was in the States all the pigs traffic policemen had these.

If ruins you catalytic converter just get a free flow exhaust. While you at it, get an engine chip, racing stripes, dropped suspension and a fluffy dice to hang from your mirror.

X small or xx small? There isn't always one correct size. If you put a the smallest size stem on the bike and drop the seat you might get by with a small.

I read somewhere that bigger disks equals better cooling only, not better braking. Makes sense if I think about it - but ultimately cooler brakes is going to be better braking. You will also need different size adapters which may or may not come with the brakes.

The secret is to select the cyclist called "Vance TooStrong" - he is just better than the rest.

I have Tour de France on Playstation. Won it lots of times without hitting the cheat codes. Medium difficulty of course.

"JB is not American. He is as local as they come...." I think that one went over most peoples heads 'like a frisbee over a fat Labrador'.

"When your avg is about 40km/h" You would have to swim pretty fast to get that average