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RoboLuke

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  1. And here is the small print....not too hardcore...thinking like 60 km a day...not 100
  2. I love my spark. Really usefull to totally lock out or open up or inbetween witout moving my hand from the hande bar
  3. Hi. Is there and when a next imana wild ride. I cant open their website its not tablet friendly
  4. OK tried the high position. I don't like it - you sit so much more forward on your handlebar that my hands hurt. Handling is twitchy and you really have to lean back on downhill sections. And I fell within 5 minutes on a wet Groenkloof which also did not help with the confidence of the new setting. I went back to low - mostly because of the pressure on the hands- the increased handling was not worth the conns.
  5. Thanx for the feedback guys. Ill try it the week-end.
  6. Have any of you adjusted the BB height with the shock mount chip in the linkage?What did it change in feel and handling?
  7. for a 90 kg cyclist?
  8. This was my first Lost City 60 km. I never got lost although I was alone for long periods so I was happy with the marchalls and the routes. I thought that walk up the hill seriously sucked and I was very worried about the downhill part - I wonder how many guys got badly hurt? Its simply unridable for mere mortals. This was for a good cause so Ill give it my vote but I would expect for next year the following changes: Take a time of the year when the veld is more scenic Cut out the hill walk for goodness sake Have more track in the reserve at least that was fun
  9. Results page MTB - anyone can help?
  10. I wish...
  11. I have the Spark Pro. I changed the seat post - biggest weight saving, I changed the handlebar to carbon. I changed the rims to American Classic (only because I had them). The rest is sweet
  12. How much do these weight? At least they don't look too ugly.
  13. I guess there comes a time when function overrides lookes
  14. Can we get some views on there saddles from someone who use it? Do you feel in anyway impeded with technical riding?
  15. A lof of the gels contain caffeine - but does this not push up your HR? And is a lower HR not better when racing?
  16. I bombed one tire, the other one not - both had balls , both tires were new...maybe that's it? So maybe to hijack my own topic - how many stans cups do you put in your 29er tire?
  17. I've changed a few tubeless tires and was amazed to see the size of the silicone ball (not exactly round) inside each time. Some of the tires I only changed like 4 weeks after the original stans dosage. What cause this?
  18. The small child will be petrified B)
  19. So there's online calculators and they show some....but not great improvements around a half marathon course. I think the value in loosing weight is that on hills you don't hit lactate threshold so soon.... But anyway - I'm asking guys who's managed to drop this amount of weight AT THE SAME FITNESS LEVEL...what % could one expect to be faster over a 50 kim track, say 1,000 meter climbing.
  20. I have a 26er, and 2 x 29ers....now for a in-be-tweener! Awesome!!
  21. I have Rocket Rons back, Racing Ralphs front on bike 1. One bike 2 I have Racing Ralph upfront and Icons back. I had the Rocket Rons front as well and the grip is better. I think the main question is the skill level of the cyclist - Racing Ralphs upfront is probably not ideal for a newbie - make the first new front tyre one with lots of grip.
  22. O dear there goes my whole attempt to restore credibility to the bike. Luckily I don't do 5 day stage races
  23. Did you replace the handlebar with a 680 9 degree bend?
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