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Any suggestions for going to watch with two little one?
If I park along the Cable Station road, will we still get to a good spot. Plumb Pudding will probably too far to get too.
I have just completed a restore on the exact same bike for a friend.
Totally worth it.
Unfortunately I did not take too many before and after pictures.
Gumboots !!!
I few years back the race village was just mud, and tractors were used to pull cars out the car park.
Have fun everyone!!
Hi All
I have accepted a challenge from a work colleague to help "service" an old Raleigh Bomber 5 speed.
Upon deliver, I would like to extend it to more of a restoration project. I full strip and rebuild. The bike is in pretty bad shape from sitting for years and not been services etc.
I will post some pictures as I go, if anyone is interested.
The biggest challenge I have, is my lack of tools for older bikes.
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Would anyone be able to assist in lending me the following tools, which are pretty standard for any old English bicycles from what I understand.
1) 2 notch freehub tool - Park tool FR 2
2) Park tool HCW-11 . From some searching on the interweb, I may be able to get away with an adjustable spanner, but would prefer using the correct tool if possible, to avoid any potential damage.
I have looked at making a 2 notch tool, by grinding down an old socket spanner. Again, would prefer the original tool if possible.
If I cant do it myself, then I will take it to a bike shop to assist with these two components. But I prefer the challenge of doing it myself.
I am happy to compensate in beer.
PS, I am in the Milnerton area
Thats before the BEE / Workers Comp/ CCMA/ Theft / Labour issues etc etc etc even start
Then add consignment stock, shops that don't pay invoices, bikes been used as a spares bin while on consignment .......
From (my limited) experience, the cycling market in SA is tiny. Go visit Eurobike to see just the number of brands most South Africans have never even heard of (of coarse not the Hubbers !) and the number bikes and products at the lower level and commuting market that will not likely ever even arrive on our shores.
Yes, we are relatively large in terms high end product, but it is an inverted pyramid, compared to the other larger markets (e.g. more XT components than all the lower versions, where it should be less than 5 % etc).
Other markets have the lower end commuting market as their bread and butter, with the high end bikes and components as the cream. Have a look at all the commuting bikes in the Netherlands to see the level of bikes and components (It is not S-Works and XTR). The bread and butter allows shops and agents to cover the high end spares etc, that are costly to carry.
Yes, some of the bigger agents do make good money, but most of the smaller guys don't, and more often then not they don''t survive, let alone drive expensive cars .
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Yes, I managed to enter 2 x for the 1.3km
Hi,
Does anyone have any info on the kiddies Argus this year?
The website says entries are closed already....
Isn't DHL just an optomised version of US Postal 
Hi all,
I'm looking for a balance bike for my 2yr old. I have seen Strider recommended on here and by friends.
Here's the problem: The website is outdated (even showing security issues) and all bikes are out-of-stock. The facebook, twitter, etc are all closed down and the support number on the website isn't being answered. On the website no dealers are listed.
Are they still operating? Are there any known dealers?
Alternatively, what are the best recommendations for a balance bike. I've seen Muna, FirstBike, Chillafish, Cruzee...
I can recommend a cheap plastic balance bike from Shoprite.
My daughter had a cheap plastic one, because the one mentioned above where too big at the time. Bought her a Y-Bike for 2nd birthday and she stopped riding because it was too heavy. Went and bought a second slighter bigger plastic bike and loves riding again.
I now have a brand new Y-bike sitting in the garage.
Hi All
I have damaged my front gear cable, which is currently Jagwire.
Any recommendations as to what brand is better than Jagwire (although I have never had an issue with Jagwire over the years)?
How do they compare to shimano or the lyne in the previous post.
I dont see Jagwire cables on any of my usual local online stores.
Thanks
I stubbed my toe last week so I think they should stop discriminating against mountain bikes and e-bikes at Iron Man. It is just not right that an event can stipulate the type of bicycle that can be used.
While I am at at, I think we need to re-look at the wet suits allowed and I am sure roller blades are the same as running shoes.
Is it Friday yet !
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Hi All
I am looking at getting new helmets for my two little girls.
Ages, 2 and 3.
They have had the cheapie helmets from Sportsmans warehouse but need an upgrade. The straps keep sliding and never fit properly. I keep having to adjust and then tape the straps to keep them in place.
Any recommendations one which ones?
I like the look of the Bell Sidetrack helmets.
I am not sure on the size options, as it looks like there is one "child" size 47-54 and the "youth' size 50-57.
Anyone with experience on the sizes? I like the 50-57 option as it will last a long time, but may be a bit too big to start with.
All advice and experience will help.
Thanks
Hi All
I am also now looking into the balance bikes.
What I have seen so far is:
Muna - Good price but does not have a steering limiter. Is the steering limiter important? I like the idea of them not dropping the bike and picking it up again, while the brake cable keeps wrapping around the post etc. (less admin)
Y- Bike - saddle height higher than the Muna, and a bit big for my little one. Negative is that it only has two heights, based on two wheel mounts on the forks.
First Bike looks cool, but on the expensive side and I have not seen one.
JD Bug, could only find on Take a Lot, with it showing out of stock
Other options?
Noob question...
Is this strictly a downhill trip? Are there different grades of trails - like for enduro bike setups (150mm travel +) ?
I am no expert but have had some experience so my 2 cents worth...
You can definitely ride an Enduro style bike. There are different graded routes, Green, Blue, Red and Black.
I went with my wife and had 160mm travel bikes and all the Green and Blue routes were perfect. In fact, if you are not super technical and want to hit the big gap jumps and drop offs, then as Enduro bike may even be better. On the blue and red routes, all the bigger obstacles had "chicken" runs if need be.
If I get an opportunity to go again, I would probably stick to 160mm bike. It allowed us to also ride some of the trails between the marked routes where the guys on full downhill bikes were pushing up the short hills etc.
Black runs are definitely more suited to downhill rigs.
All I can say is that this thread brings back great memories.
Please take some photos for me. Laptop and phone got swiped out my car at the gym and lost all my photos from my Morzine trip Pretty bummed about that.
You will need to lose the moffy full face helmets and pads to make them look more authentic. 
But then I wasn't running any black tracks either!
Super jealous of everyone going !!!
One day when I am big I will have to go back.
Yes- I rode the Rhodes memorial trails that I use for all bike tests, as well as trails in Grabouw and Hermanus and used Strava for comparison. I saw consistent PR's
Thanks
Thanks, I have been looking forward to this review.
Having previously owned an AMS I can vouch that it is super fast. (Still on a Cube)
Did you compare times against similar bikes on a specific route or segment.
Looking forward to the Cube review. How will it compare against Vipa or Sesta?
Yes it will be very interesting.
I would take the Cube over the others but that's my opinion.
I would love to see a review on my current bike, the Cube Stereo 120 HPC.
The official Riding with Kids thread
in The Bike Room
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Hi All
My girls are starting to outgrow their 16" and want to get them 20 inch.
Any recommendations on which brands you have been happy with.
I was leaning away from models with gears. More weight, costs and to go wrong. Do your kids use the gears?
My girls are just turned 4 and 5 probably wont use gears for a couple more years.