Fatsmoker

So the bike is hanging with its nose in the air? Thanks Mackie, I'll give it a try.

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Good advice, but I have the two kids and the two dogs as well. But if I leave the wife at home, they would have a place to stay too ... starting to like the idea even more.

Thank you, I did it the other way around with the GT traingle in the way at the rear. Do you think it will hold to CTN?

I bought my GT on Monday and left the same night for Durban ... did not even get on once . Added to that unnatural state of affairs, the bike does not fit on my Thule rack. It's the one that fits on the Prado's spare tire; two bike carrier. This is quite a sad state of affairs, as I return to Jo'burg on Friday and leave for Ctn on Wednesday. I would of course like to take the GT along. What to do? Can probably put my bike on the roof-rack? Did not really want to spend more money on racks just before Christmas.

I'm stirring and do agree with you that it is completely unfair.

Sure, but they were very, very friendly. Unlike the SAA staff who were first out the gate and gone till 16:00 when the plane was about to leave again. I must say I prefer Lagos to Cotonou (Benin) and Librebille (Gabon) ... at least the Nigerians understand when you ask them a question.

We did, but only got in at 9am ... so from two till nine we were stuck on the little yellow benches.

Sitting in Lagos from 2am to 5pm waiting for SAA to fix their plane. That will make anyone stink. I nearly cried as well.

I do. But I did manage to quit smoking about a year ago. So the stink is not from tobacco anymore.

I weigh 130kg. I don't eat McDonalds. I run 5km every morning and cycle every evening, when I am at home that is. Come MorewoodMad, tell me to my face that I'm a fat McDonalds lover. I'm sitting at Plenary entrance 31-60 on the top floor of the ICC.

Morning, hopefully I get my 29'er today. That would be the start of a good week!

If I read the rules correctly, it is all about the bike.

Sure, have quit smoking for 12 months now ... makes it a bastard to stop eating too much, but I'm giving it a go . What do you think about the bike?

Thanks for all the information here, guys, took me a while to read a fraction . After my Merida TFS100 was stolen three weeks ago, I've decided to go over to the dark side and buy the XL GT - KARAKORAM 3.0 29'R 2012. Ordered, should get it Monday ... price around R4400, which I don't think is too bad. Comments? They do fit the bike at the LBS, but at 193cm I don't think the bike will be too big ... TFS was a large only because they did not have an XL.