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All the Gravity - Life GT AL1 and AL2 bikes arrived yesterday. Did a huge build session last night.

Liquidice78 - I have just been through this whole excercise in getting sponsors for our Downhill Team. In most cases the sponsors wont come looking for you, you need to go looking for them. An absolute must is a good proposal that you can submit to the sponsor that highlights you past and current achievements. Remember that the potential sponsor will be making some sort of investment or conribution that will always cost him money, be that in supplying funds or products, he is still giving out money. He will want to know what his return on his investment is in sponsoring you. You need to highlight what events you will be competeing in, expected competitor numbers, spectator numbers and how the event can create exposure for his brand. probably the most important aspect is what exposure you can give and create for him. Chat to newspapers and get them to post results of the events you compete in, create a Facebook page where you can post race results, photo's etc and get as many people as you know to 'like' your page. I can go on and on and you will be happy to know that there are sponsors out there who will help you, you just have to show them how you going to in a proposal. A very important mindset when approaching sponsors is - not what your sponsor can do for you, but what you can do for your sponsor. Good luck!!

Different bikes for different folks. On the day i rode the GT Fury, i also test rode the Morewood Makulu and Kona. Didnt hate the Morewood or Kona, they just didnt feel right under me. The GT Fury felt perfect, therfore have 10 on order for the team.

Full retail on the Fury AL1 is R24995.00

The first 2012 Fury AL1 for the new 2012 team arrived and i am loving it. The rest will be here end of November. Big thanks to Nigel Hicks for letting me ride his GT. That was the deciding factor to us chosing the GT's. Big thanks to Omnico and Leigh's Cycle Centre for all their assistance with the bikes. Cant wait for the 2012 season to start.

Dress for the crash!! I ride DH so it may be an overkill for XC. Im one of the few that wears a chest protector and long pants for DH. I wear the usual knee guards etc and my upper torso has been saved many times by the chest protector during those nasty moments in the rock gardens.

To paint similar to ours will be in region of R1500-R2000-00.

Pappa Bear - I can paint any helmet. My D2 was a carbon and wanted to retain some of the carbon look. DMC007 - You can send your helmet to me to paint. I have received helmets from Germany to paint and sent them back with no hassles.

Ha ha ha ....... I have painted many TLD's.

Thanks. Will get our team photographer to take some better quality pics tomorrow at our DH practise session.

Got back into custom helmet painting after a few years off. These are our TLD D2 helmets that I painted. The blue / white helmet was a D2 Carbon to which I retained the carbon on the dark areas of the helmet. Turn around time is around 2 weeks for a full painted helmet. Everything is painted in (except for name and helmet logos) and covered with thick layers of clear for a final finish that looks and feels like a lightbulb. Sorry for quality of pics - taken with BlackBerry. http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu13/lawrencehenning/DHLHHelmets.jpg http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu13/lawrencehenning/LHHelmet.jpg http://i629.photobucket.com/albums/uu13/lawrencehenning/DHHelmet.jpg

Candy apple is a bi-atch to spray (and very expensive) and even harder to touch up. Glitter paint needs plenty clear coat to get it all covered up smooth.

Which colour ? Gold flakes or candy apple red ???

Quote Diepseun - "how much does he charge for a custom paint job on a frame"? The cost depends on what colour you want and how intricate your design is that you want. To custom paint the same as I did our Scott downhill bikes will be in the region of R1000-00.

I have a Scott High Octane 1 which I use for DHI in KZN. I will post pics once i get it back from painting.