GIRR

Take sand tyres...like continental mountain kings or specialized captain controls The race is not that hard...just very rocky, sandy, thorny and flat in respective sections A full suspension bike is preferable(for rocky section) but you will be ok on a hardtail Put plenty of sealant in your tyres, preferably running tubeless Its really cold there at night (in the negatives), take very very warm clothing and warm sleeping bag. It will warm up during the day when you are riding. Keep a good eye out for route markings, dont just follow the person(s) in front of you, its easy to take a wrong turn. Otherwise just your normal multi day event stuff. Thats enough hours of training to get you through the event comfortably. Have fun its a great event

ok great, thanks

Hi guys, I haven't been to the crit for a couple weeks now...is it still going right? i.e is there one on tonight?

Hey guys found a partner, thanks

I've found a partner, thanks Hi Guys My current partner for Sabie Experience has fractured his wrist, so its looking like I'll be needing a new one... The entry has already been done and accomodation has already been booked. I'm looking for someone of a similar riding ability and who is willing to pay for my partners half of entry and accomodation. Anyone interested? Thanks, MattGIRR2009-11-07 06:45:39

Haha Legend!!!

Yes, luckily, I would've gotten pretty nervous if he had a few friends with him.

It was from the second circle towards beyers naude like you do on D2D. I often ride there alone during the week aswell and have never had a problem or incident, so was a bit surprised.

Hey guys Just wanted to let everyone know about an incident in muldersdrift on Sunday. I was riding alone and a taxi came along side me and the driver said to me "give me your bicycle", I just shook my head and he continued driving next to me for a few kilometers repeating "give me your bicycle". He then drove a hundred meters in front of me and stopped. The driver then got out and tried to stop me as i went past, I dodged him and carried on my way. He didn't try to follow me after that. I don't really know what to make of this but recommend people to be careful out there, stupidly I forgot to take down his numberplate.

Apparantly you can mix the '09 and '08 Dura-ace and the statements of not being able to mix the groupos by shimano is BS, read the comments at the bottom of the review. Two guys who have the '09 Dura are mixing and matching without problems. http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/components/gear-shifters/product/st7900-dura-ace-shifter-09-34695

I own the Easton EA90SLX, and have done a few race with the mavics. I personally think there is very little difference between the two in terms of perfomance I didn't notice any difference in my performances in both hilly races and fast flat ones (they are both great wheelsets), the eastons feel like slightly stiffer wheels imo. In terms of quality I was told by a wheel builder the Eastons are the best factory built wheels he has ever come across. From using both wheelsets if I was given a pair I would pick the Eastons, but if I already had the Mavics wouldn't change them.

Emperors palace road race did that in 2008 and Carnival City road race 2008 gave out chain stretch checkers(don't know if they actually work...) I thought it was a nice change from ordinary medals.

hey, look above, I just said that hmm interesting, would a scandium frame have any better properties than a 7005 frame say other than being lighter?

I see most alu frames are the 6061 and 7005 series I think, but now what about scandium frames? I don't see a number series there that includes scandium? I am pretty sure scandium bars and frames etc. are not pure scandium.

I wonder about that fil/plaster thingies. A friend of mine had them on his wounds for a long time and evenutally it will start to get inflamed since you can't clean all dirt out of the wound. It looks quite nasty. what do the peeps with a medical background say? I've used those after a bad crash' date=' I put new ones of that plastic film stuff on every 5 days I think for like 3 weeks (those were some seriously deep roasties). They definintely helped me heal faster and I had relatively minimal scarring afterwards.[/quote'] What you are talking about is called comfeel( not sure of the spelling)... it looks like a brown wad of gel..... you put it on and it is kept in place with a plaster called on site.( also not sure of the spelling) change the dressing every second day. Works on some does not on others. do not know how expensive it is though. I used that aswell, from what I remember that brown gel is expensive and kinda dissolves into a fluid under those clear plasters (hence the looks pretty nasty).

I wonder about that fil/plaster thingies. A friend of mine had them on his wounds for a long time and evenutally it will start to get inflamed since you can't clean all dirt out of the wound. It looks quite nasty. what do the peeps with a medical background say? I've used those after a bad crash' date=' I put new ones of that plastic film stuff on every 5 days I think for like 3 weeks (those were some seriously deep roasties). They definintely helped me heal faster and I had relatively minimal scarring afterwards.[/quote'] did you celan the wound everytime you changed the strips? are you supposed to put new ones on or doesn't it matter? I've never used them...I always leave my wounds to try and then peel the stuff off I cleaned the wound everytime I changed them(didn't scrub). I'm not sure if you're supposed to change them and whether it matters or not, but after that many days it starts to look a bit rough.

I wonder about that fil/plaster thingies. A friend of mine had them on his wounds for a long time and evenutally it will start to get inflamed since you can't clean all dirt out of the wound. It looks quite nasty. what do the peeps with a medical background say? I've used those after a bad crash, I put new ones of that plastic film stuff on every 5 days I think for like 3 weeks (those were some seriously deep roasties). They definintely helped me heal faster and I had relatively minimal scarring afterwards. Oh ja when you have to take them off you will be seriously happy you shaved you legs and dont have hair on you hips etc...GIRR2009-02-21 11:47:32

Haha 9k for an alu frame rd bike with sora, never mind what make of bike, ouch.

Hey Greg, thanks for the invite but I'm going to be going back to jhb ,funnily enough, on the 22nd. I've been to Giba a couple times already and really enjoyed it (wow it has been hot). I wont ride on the tar here in Dbn (had bad experiences in the past).

I phoned them and they tell me to call their shop at Giba, or else they have a combined mtb/rd group (not exactly what I was looking for) that leaves from the shop.

wow those new frames are nice. I don't think the photo does it justice.

Hmmm not cool. You might want to speak to Le Peleton directly and get the full story rather than getting a second hand one via your lbs.