MTBer wannabee

Hello all. My wife is not unemployed but is looking for a new job in the graphic design field. Her current job is just going nowhere and its time for a change. In the Durban or surrounding areas will be great. Any leads will be appriciated

there are vast areas to ride at the back of Toti called Illovo, but best to do it in groups. You basically ride into the rural areas along dirt road and foot paths with a few river crossings. Most guys meet at the old Illovo sugarmill on a Saterday and Sunday morning @ around 5 or 6. Its been a while since i road with them so a bit sketchy on the details. But definately hit Giba, its only about 40mins from Toti. (by car)

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with no disrespect to your buddy, but I assume that he is not a pro rider. If he was then he would already know what to get and not have to ask. Therefore my advice would be to get whichever bike looks the coolest and he is sure to get the attention he is looking for. Look for key words like carbon, ultra, pro, elite etc. (ps. You posted in the rant and rave section, so I am having a rant) dont take it too seriously

i have a helmet that i bought years ago, but now i just feel like a dork with a pot on my head. I have never needed to use it (fortunatly) but i think its time for a change. Is bell any good?

What is the first thing i should look for. Before i get the normal sarcastic remarks, I am not talking about a hyper special, but there is such a range with various prices I dont know which to go for. Is it a good idea to buy online without trying it on?

maybe it became gumtree

I have not been cycling for very long, but i have run about 1000km and completed 2 comrades in my favourite falke socks that only cost R45. But they certainly dont look as hot as those LOOK.

looks hot

i did not like my juicys either. I have not tested enough to comment which is best, I am now happy with my shimano

WHITE + MTB + TRAIL = BROWN

Name and shame (I missed the ad) and then the next time he/she tries to sell something we can ambush the sale :lol: (just kidding)

oops, in that particular case i was refering to making your own solid wheel from scratch. The process is fairly simple but i would hate for someone to get hurt because their wheel fell apart racing down a steep hill during peak traffic. For the cover, I agree with you 100% and mentioned it in my first comment.

We mainly into prototyping of GRP (glass reinforced plastics) product. So it includes your glass, carbon and kevlar type materials. We have played around with many sporting goods such as paddles, flippers, wheel rims, aircraft etc. So i am no expert in any particular genre. In terms of wheel rims, i am not sure of the laminate stack needed to produce a robust wheel for SA roads. I am just thowing out ideas. PM me if you want to come and see some of our stuff, maybe give you some ideas.

Firstly, I think its going to be really difficult to lay up on the rim itself. (how are you going to keep it straight?) If it is purely asthetics, I would lay up the carbon on a glass table making sure the weave is nice and straight (hence why some carbon frames are painted to hide the crappy workmanship) Then I would do my best to use an equally spread amount of epoxy adhesive to glue the disc to the rim, concentrating mainly on the circumference. Putting too much will just make it heavy and defeat the point. We actually made sold carbon wheels using a polyurathane core that was sandwhiched between carbon layers and it is really easy provided your connection has the right equipment.

when i read the title of the thread, i thought it was a direct link to the stolen bikes thread. my bad

yawn

its only 3 inches. Whats the big deal. What can you do with 3 extra inches anyway....

I think I made a mistake while intergrating with respect to x. Q was never part of the formula. At least it didnt end up being WD40 or I would be in ***.

depends who you riding

=Q20

sorry sir......

WD40

I want them all.