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Aaaah Gummi gotta say bad choice mate, a Tag is just so...well 3-series-ish. Everybody has one.

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Sinn U1 divers most days Tutima Einsatzuhr sometimes - needs a service, so not for a while now. I like German mechanical watches and would spend all my cash on them if not for mountain biking. Neither above brand available in SA, so aint seen nobody else with either of these yet! (generic pics, not mine specifically) Polar goes on the bike only...

Agreed, great response Andrew and, no doubt, well restrained too. To the OP, next time you want to rant, type up your rant, save it, go to bed. If you still feel the same way 24 hours later, by all means post it. Little disappointed with you though oh Antipodean one; you lost your red grammar pen? "I apologies"? Tsk tsk....

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Cranks Bros are the only pedals I know of where you can actually buy a rebuild kit (and actually fine one in quite a few shops). Which I guess is great as you can easily rebuild them when they fail, which is not so great as I believe they fail quite a lot. I don't know about cleats getting stuck in Shimano pedals and causing you to fall but I can't see that changing to say Eggbeaters would help with that - they have no adjustment, so you cannot loosen the spring tension if you find them too tight. Someone else said pedals are just things to enable you to pedal your bike (or something along those lines) so I'd stick to the most reliable I could find and if you're worried about your cleats getting stuck, ones where you can adjust the spring tension. I've used Shimano XTRs for years and never had 1 minute's crap with them. And I've never serviced them either - took them apart once and they had not one bit of dust inside. XTs are a bit cheaper and if they're like the rest of XT stuff they're just as long lasting as XTR at a much lower price point.

Very cool Last live bit was done at the Jozi concert

"Worst customer experience i've ever had"....WTF!!!? You've lived a very sheltered and lucky life then my son! Your response to CWC on Twitter was immature and out of line, as was your original post here. Sorry mate but you've got no sense of proportion, seems to me like you'd give someone the death sentence for jaywalking! You know that old saying about never writing an email in anger? Well same applies to situations like these; type up your feelings, save the draft, look at in the morning and if you still feel the same way as you did the day before, then by all means bang it out every social network and forum you can think of. 9 times out of 10 you'd just delete it and adopt a reasonable course of action...I would hope.

You got a s-s-s-s-stutter bru?! Local agents: International Trade 141 Greenway Street GREENSIDE 2193 JOHANNESBURG tel +27(0) 834495409 Web site: www.intltrade.co.za Email: grant@intltrade.co.za No sure how much "support" they can/do provide and in my (limited) experience their pricing policies leave a lot to be desired. I think they use a similar pricing model to Cycles Africa

I buy more with my heart than my head - and make no apologies for it - so for me it'd be the Zula for sure. I've no doubt those 29ers you mention are great bikes, but for me about they're a bit like cycling mashed potato, they tick all the right boxes, but don't exactly get you excited for dinner. Morewood has some kudos for being local (insofar as that's possible) and have quite a reputation as great riding bikes that are more than just trial bikes, or race bikes, etc. That makes them just that little bit special, which the others just aren't. That said, if you buy with your head and ride mainly in Gauteng, then the other poster have already given you the answer. Happy shopping either way

Hmmm I do quite like that, but then it's titanium and I do have a little, erm... fetish for titanium. No sure about there rear triangle being titanium as well though? If I recall Litespeed (same guys as Lynskey) had a titanium FS with a titanium rear triangle and all the reviews I ever rear about it said it was flexy and had a tendency to jack you on sharp corners. Never rode one, so can't vouch for that, but most if not all titanium FS bikes have an aluminium and/or carbon rear end for that reason. I can't see that rear thru-axle providing adequate stiffness to compensate either, but then Mr Lynskey does make some rather fine bikes, including one I have, so who I am to second guess him!? That price is rather eye-watering though! I assume that's frame only, which is the same price as my Titus FTM Ti cost - insane, would not spend that kinda money on a frame again.

I agree with Eldron, I am doubtful that you could attribute the "feel" to the fact that the wheelbase is longer or not. I would think more likely factors are a longer cockpit contributed to by a longer top tube than what your friend is used to or the fact that he rode a bike with a long stem, or both? I don't think I've ever considered wheelbase length as a deciding factor when sizing myself for a bike. Seat tube length, top tube length, standover height certainly, head tube angle and seatstay length probably, but never wheelbase length. Now that you raised this however, is this something that should be considered when sizing 29ers (doubtful), but seeing as I don't have one yet, it would be good to know before I start shopping. For the record in the May '11 issue of WMB the Scott Scale 29 Pro got rave reviews and a 4.5 star rating. It even beat the Spez Stumpy 29er in that test. I'm no Scott fan, but it might be worth checking it out again...

Brings to mind...what's the difference between a lion and a pussy?.... You don't sommer lick a lion!!

thieves.... Drongo you're losing your touch

Coming in themselves and binning le Peleton... apparently

Maybe I got a Friday set... Thanks, that's pretty good to know, heard good things about Formula

I've gotta agree on the modulation and the stopping power of Elixir CRs - both are very good. I weigh north of 90kg and never used a bigger rotor than 160mm. That said the pre-2012 Exilirs are just kuk! I can't comment on the new ones, but as Capricorn says, they look the have eliminated the problems of the older models - I hope. They're kuk because when they work they are awesome, but that is generally not for very long before they go pap and the lever starts hitting your fingers, so one-finger braking goes out the window! I find the bleeding process to be pretty easy, but then I've done it so many times I'm pretty proficient at it. Actually ensuring they are properly bled is another matter entirely. The number of times I have pulled back that syringe plunger for say the 20th time to suck out that last little air bubble, only to see the little f***er show itself in the tube bend, but I just can't get it into the syringe without risking pulling the plunger out the top. So I tap a bit more, but no luck and as soon as I release the plunger that bubble's gone back into the system and I just know the little bastard is going to cause my lever to go pap in the next few days or weeks, generally on a nice steep, rocky and exciting descent. Which suddenly becomes a lot more exciting when the lever hits the grip en fo**ol gebeur!! Man I do hope the 2012 ones have that "bubble trapping trait" resolved, I really don't want to change brands - I love that Matchmaker uncluttered handlebar feature too much. But... if they don't improve, then I think the 2012 XTs will be my next choice. Juicys never had/have this problem and this is likely because the design is totally different.

Hairy, gotta agree with da butcher here mate... Cotic all the way if you want a 120mm hardtail (and 26" wheels of course!) That said, the price range of the options you're considering is around half of the price of a Soul frame. But why don't you phone Matt from Cotic and see if he hasn't got a demo to sell you, or just grovel maybe he'll be nice. Well as nice as man who has a "windpomp" tattoo can be I would think a 2nd-hand Cotic will better than both your options and the Soul can take anything from 100 to 140mm, so find an adjustable fork to suit and you're sorted. You will not regret your purchase. Also search for my post on Cotic's service locally, really impressive stuff.

Banna are those TLDs adjustable on leg width, i.e. velcro straps (or similar) to tighten them around your upper legs if you wish? Having used Ndola and Fox shorts that I bought locally, which are both quite floppy, I'm very wary of them catching my seatpost quick release at the most inopportune moment and well... quick releasing it! Happened to a mate of mine the other day - sadly I did not witness the event - it must have been hilarious. I just don't want to risk the same thing. Also, where can you get them locally? They're quite pricey on CRC at 65GBP

Gumbo does not stock the Singletracks - I asked and apparently the importer (whoever they are) don't bring them in. They're on special on CRC 36 (notso)Great Britihsh Pounds right now though

Cycletech in Kyalami have got one lurking in their display cabinet. 011-466 9974

Very valid point given by da Butcher in that those ceramic balls still roll in a steel race, ergo any piece of dirt that gets in (and it will) will wear out the races, so I'm not really sure you'll get much more life out of them. The only ceramic bearings I would consider, actually not just the bearings but the entire BB, is an Enduro XD15 BB (http://www.enduroforkseals.com/id332.html). I considered buying one as Rush Sports had them on special at about R1500, which is a ton of money for what I normally consider a consumable. Enduro use a different steel for the races which according to their information outlasts and is more corrosion resistant than the "normal" steels used for bearing races. They make a great statement in their bumpf that the BB will outlast your frame, but only offer a 1 year warranty, which for a BB is pretty damn good. As for the balls, being silicon nitride (the long name for ceramic) will for sure last much longer than steel, and couple with the harder steel for the races, should make for a longer life, assuming you do a little TLC now and then. I wrote to Enduro asking them if I'd really experience any tangible benefits, this was the reply: "I would be happy to shed some light on the bearings for you. The main difference between the XD-15 and the standard ceramic bearings in the longevity. The XD-15 is designed to be a more maintenance free bearing than standard ceramic bearings hence the reason that we offer a one year warranty on the BB. However all bearings need grease so what we tell most people is to lube your bearings whenever you change your chain. With the chain already off pulling the cranks off is never too much trouble. If you do this you should be able to get a few years out of the XD-15 BB." In the end I left it as dropping 1.5k on a BB was just too much for me to swallow and with me not exactly being a threat to any podiums anytime soon, I figured my money was best spent elsewhere. But... here's the thing; us mountainbikers spend absolute fortunes on bikes and components that we "need". All those insanely light carbon bits, the anodised blingy bits we stick on our bikes, etc, etc. So don't let anyone tell you you don't need ceramic bearings or you won't really feel difference. How much difference did you feel when you stuck on those KCNC bar-ends that weight less than a cigarette? I reckon f'all, right? So if you want them, get them, you'll "know" they are a major improvement because that's how we justify spending so much money on anything else we buy. I'll still be buying that XD15 sometime - should shave at least 3 seconds off my time for the 3 Towers

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Have to agree with the 8-legged one here. Where's the value proposition in (these) two retail distributors joining forces? As separately operating online entities they already have reduced prices by eliminating the need for physical point-of-sale and deal directly with the individual from a warehouse(s). So how would their joining further reduce - or for that matter even ensure parity of - prices to the consumer? Maybe I'm just stoopid but I'm battling to see any possible synergies. CRC have a massive brand - so CWC would score CWC's brand... not so big - no benefit to CRC CRC have a huge (I think) customer base in South Africa, and so do CWC (let's assume they do), but essentially this is the same customer base as most people will shop for the best deal on either site (and others) - no benefit either way Logistics (stock and delivery) - cant see any tangible benefit. But hey, (far) stranger things have happened, so what do I know. Don't really mind one way or another, it'd be great if it somehow provides some benefit, and if it goes pear-shaped there're more than enough other online options.

I've used them in the wet, as in proper wet, with mud like slurry and no problems, they actually track and hook up quite well. That said I only use one on the back with a Rocket Ron on the front. Considering that I don't believe there is really such a thing as an "all conditions tyre", this is most definitely the best all conditions combo I've ever ridden. So maybe if you're running them front and back, then change the front to a Ron?