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Pom1

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  1. Can anyone advise if Cool Heat (distributors of shimano in SA) are experiencing distribution and pick up problems in the the Gauteng area over the last week? My Local LBS advises me Cool heats Driver has "absconded" and has not been replaced?
  2. Mmm I did advise him that I had done a few Multi Stages in my life and had a good number of podiums in my Cat. I just wanted a brush up specifically on the real rocky stuff, the least I thought they could do was to assess you then advise, oh well he lost 2 customers.
  3. We were riding in the Suikerbosrand NR last week and came across this Snake,the tube was leaking sealant, so I assume it had been changed and either falling out of it's owners pocket or left for dead. I picked it up and binned it at Diepkloof.
  4. I wanted to attend the Tread intermediate mtb skills course, but was told I have to attend and pass the beginners course first?
  5. The route was changed in comp. to last year was lookin fwd to that tuff downhill) However, the race and ride was still good. Fritz , I am sure will find the guilty Marshall who put the waste bin in front of the split markers (at the last WP) and waved a number of 75km guys onto the 40km route, thus resulting in an additional 17km for a number of us. It was annoying as it stuffed up the whole Cat. classifications, now it'll be a lottery sorting the Results.
  6. Pom1

    Ride for Sight

    As we started (VC group) there was an accident where are white car was on the grass verge with a seriuosly damged roof, hope there was not a cyclist involved? someone on the floor was being taken care of by 2 paramedics. Does anyone know what happened?
  7. The 240 hub alone on the DT is legendry, i've done +- 25k km on my 1540's & only changed bearings & 4 spokes. Love to get a set of 1450's
  8. The climb out of GR was far harder thn BP.
  9. This was as hard as it comes for a 1 day mtb race. we totally under estimated the ride from CP-2 to CP-3 48mins over schedule and then from CP-3 to 4 +32mins. We spent far too long at the CP's. CP-3 was a mess up 1 soup kitchen served by 1 person the queue was 10mins Minimum. I agree with the support vehicles, they were a pain, some MB Panel van driver decided she was faster than us going down from the "Mast" we could not see for dust. All in All though what a great race , I was totally , the Alt. route was Brutal in comparison. Since 2007 this race has grown, we are privledged, Thanks Wikus .
  10. I bought a UST Schwalbe Rocket Ron for the front, as the Non UST version let me down in the Lionman. I tried fitting them on my Spark 10, DT swiss factory fitted rims, they will not seat properly as the bead is too thick, I have not tried them on my other DT Swiss 1540's yet, they have a slightly higher side wall. Has anyone else had fitment experience of Schwalbe UST tyres?
  11. Well this years riding conditions, compares to SCUBA diving & Mud wrestling as opposed to cleaning my bike with a hose or HP hose!
  12. The shoes? sometimes you go fishing and catch SFA, other times well you know, but why is it mentioned?? clue: Nothing to do with his culture or birth pace
  13. I heard an interesting point of view last week, a guy had a dirty bike, when asked why he doesnt clean it, he stated that it causes more harm than good. The guy always wears Suede boots (off his bike that is)
  14. "Dry Lube simply cannot do the same job"? Why not? "eliminates chain suck in really extreme conditions and staying in your chain for much longer": Chain suck is caused; primarily by worn chainrings, a slackish chain and force applied, after lube and into any ride the lube is soon void from the outer rollers, a well lubed chain is evident within the rollers and pins!
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