mtbDobby

1st of thank you thank you thank you. I understand accidents happen....I mtb mostly but like to ride road as a good form of training but its just so dangerous - never mind bunch riding or taxi's but the state of our roads is just too much. I am a member of cyclelab and have often ridden the club rides on a saturday but I truelly feel unsafe and would rather ride on my own - its primarily the state of our roads causing this. Perhaps Im just being paranoid but am/was considering doing a ride from jhb to dbn before amashova but am fast falling out of love with my road bike.... when was the last time there was fatality on a mtb (by that I mean riding off road)?

I think a dual sus 650b and 29er HT is the ideal combination....?

would anyone consider doing the epic on this?

I have the XC29 - its my second Volcan bike and all I can say is wow....I dont care where its made but it rides like a dream - I moved from the Giant Anthem 29 to the Volcan hardtail XC 29 - I am as happy as a pig in **** with my bike (my bike is under 10kg all in). I did Sani this year and they had there own tent where they serviced all Volcan bikes for free - not to many other brands offering that?

Im in...

slight hijack - i have this unit and I primarily mtb but also road bike and would like to start using power as a form of measurement - any advice on what to get? please PM me

the way I see it - the more competition out there the better for the consumer...having said that, I find the prices are actaully not that cheap for a company such as sportsmans that can buy in volume. As such you have posted on forum where everyone here know where to go for good price and when it comes to shopping Im sure we all look online to deterim the best price avaialble..... if you factor that into your pricing model then perhaps you will do well on the sales front....sevicing, well thats a different story, you will always have unhappy clients.

Who knows how to get the polar ft60 files into sports tack? I have managed to export the file from polar personal training (XML) format but cannot find how to import it....surely there is a way and I cannot be the only person asking this

I have them on my mtb and well impressed

crest rims, dt swiss blade spokes and tune hubs - oh wait got those already :-)

is it better to ride on ur mtb or on a road bike (i.e. u can on;y ride on the tar right?) - done it once on a road bike and that was tough

i am 175cm - I ride a volcan 29 ht size small. the 29er is generally a "bigger" bike, so rule of thumb if u normally ride a medium look at the small in the case of 29er

excuse my ignorance and hijack - but what is the fuss about single speed. I ride road and mtb...done all the major road races and most mtb races and will be doing my second epic next year..... to me a SS would will imply an intense workout depending on gearing so my question/s as to why applies on all front? thanks in advance :-)

I actually have a wheelset - pm me if interested.. Includes tyres and sealant

read up about training for epic...Im pretty sure you will change your view

is there any rule concering the time gap between yourself and your partner? i.e. epic has a penalty if u are more than 2minutes apart from ur partner at any point in the stage....

I actually agree with this comment - the epic is tough, if u not prepared it will unpleasant on any bike - put the time and effort in and you will "enjoy" it - i use the word enjoy very losely...

We are in the same boat - thats why I choose to go the Hardtail route - top of the range light Hard Tail, when you are pushing your bike lighter is better, when actually riding the climbs and they are hectic in comparison to anything u find in JHB, lighter is better...perhaps this will change as my training intensifies but at this time its the route I have choosen

how about this scenario - if you can afford a dual sus like the pros ride i.e. in excess of 60k which weigh around the 10kg mark, then fine, if not then buy a HT tail that weighs pretty much the same. There is alot of climbing/pushing so the lighter the bike the better and Ht in my opinion climb better (atleast in my limited experience?)

Im not so sure - I attempted the epic on a 29er dual sus (Giant Anthem X1) and got to day 6...granted I was under cooked and a novice (1st stage race) and was one of the back markers...I know have a entry into 2013 epic and will most certainly be in much better condition and will be riding a 29 HT which will be sub 10kg.

how far is it to breedts - how much climbing is involved - I normally ride from the garage near hekpoort over and back that gives me 60km with almost 1000m of climbing?

I am considering this - I like the idea of the 75km 1st day, but in prep for sani I think a longer ride is required on the 2nd day? any thoughts?

I would also like to know....I have a hard tail 29er with the reba fork...considering getting the sid xx with remote lockout....is this overkill - I do road riding and do like to stand on the bike at times...(hijack off)

breedts on friday sounds like a plan

i bombed out of epic last year....I have revenge on my mind and have a paid up early bird entry for next year....I am already crapping myself but that is a good thing!!!