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Hi, i need some advice/help. I have a Scott Spark 920 2014 bike. it is fitted with SLX brakes. The problem is with the rear brakes. I have recently fitted new pads and did a bleed as per above. When pressing the lever it travels almost half way before biting. I also noticed that the pistons retract far back into the calipers. the levers feel fine. no spongy feeling. Did I: 1. not bleed them properly 2. my ghetto block too thick 3. ???? any help will be appreciated. thanks

WOO SAA its gone.i will be back tomorrow am. lol. didnt want to waste my time at the cop shop. thats why i came to the great place "THE HUBSA".

So this morning in traffic single lane but wide enough for 2 cars, this bakkie is standing stationery behind the other cars in peak traffic. He then decides to go left, overtaking the other stationery cars, there was also a vehicle parked on the left in front of us. I was approaching on the left hand side at about 35km/h/. i shout "watch" and manage to squeeze between the bakkie and pavement. The bakkie then pulls alongside me and ask why i shouted. he then swore at me " my p*@s" and told me that he did see me. After he swore me i returned the gesture with a "f... u" he then threaten that he will knock me off my bike. i took a pic of the bakkie and reg no. do i report it or just let it slide and move on....

my SID came with the same remote lock out. it broke after the 3rd ride. if u ask me its not a good design. bought a different one and works way better. think it costed about R500. will post a pic when i find one. good luck.

thanks gonna try these options and c what happens.

thanks

hi, need some help i was in tokai on level 5 about to descend. i felt that my wheels were a bit too hard and deflated them a bit. on the way down the rear wheel went soft that i even kinked the rim slightly. i stopped and tried to bomb the wheel. the air kept on leaking. i then removed wheel and fitted tube and got home. back at home i opened wheel up removed tube added sealant( i noticed when i opened tyre on mountain there was very little sealant in) and pumped wheel up. i had to inflate almost maximum before it stopped leaking. i left it overnight and it retained the pressure. next day i deflated till 2 bars and went for a ride. 5km from home i started loosing air again, between tyre and rim. i quikly inflated at garage and it held for the trip to tokai and back home. ( 54km) question 1: do i remove tyre and try an straighten the kink. could this cause the leak? 2: could the old sealant that hardened between tyre and rim cause a leak? should i remove tyre clean it up nicely and refit? ps i fitted them tyres about 3 years ago and never had any troubles. thanks Seraaj

saw this old red mazda ( egi shape like in the old continental advert) about 630 ish in simons. he came out the side road close to station and went towards smits direction. funny thing is after passing the golf course he passed us again..... could be someone from the area.... im thinking.

Hi saeley sorry to hear about your ordeal What time was this? We did this route this am. Very early. Was it perhaps a mazda 323 single occupant?

hi Guys thanks for all the tips. will def. try them. as i said i have done a few 26ers ghetto style with the same tape and crossmarks which pumped up 1st time. lemme give it another go. once again thanks for the top tips!! Seraaj

hi, need some help. I am changing a friends std 29er giant wheels(on a Giant Talon) to tubeless. did the whole tape thing, valves are in. problem comes with tyres. we bought specialized TL ready Fastrack tyres. they don't want to seat. used soap but cant get wheels to inflate. tried the garage pump, removed cores nothing seems to work. the one tyre is a 2.2 the other a 2.0. both don't wanna inflate. anybody have a trick please. I have even inverted the tyres for a while to stretch them a bit. I have done a few on 26er wheels and pumped with a floor pump 1st time. pls any help will be appreciated. thanks

reminds me of the medallion last year. i started further back in the pack to ride with a friend. we were going up new hells. passing all the slower riders. coming up to this 2 guys with same shirts, the one infront of the other. we just see the front rider go closer to the steel barrier. clips the barrier and falls over the barrier. it was K@K funny to see. his friend didnt know what to do. luckly the guy got up dusted himself and climbed back over the barrier. it was so funny. i guess just his ego got hurt lol

this incident reminds me about a ride we did a few weeks back. we were coming down Red Hill towards Simons Town. the bends are pretty tight. i normally descend infront of my friends ( im a little faster). i take the tight turn to my left and to my surprise there is a bus full of passengers struggling up. I immediately think of my friends behind me, they gonna get the bus on the bend. I stop and look back. the 1st guy comes thru. he went into the gutter to avoid the bus. the whole tail end of the bus was on the wrong side. my 2nd buddy is not so lucky. he is already in the gutter and the busses rear panel is scraping his leg. he bangs on the bus maintains his balance and survives. i tell u he saw his life flash infront of him. Im not sure if busses are allowed up red hill from Simons Town. Scary moment that was.

hi i think my brother was in front of the guy( shafiek). There was some wheel overlapping. all my brother felt was someone skidding against his rear tyre and then there was a crash behind him. according my bro there wasn't much he good do. i have been cycling on the road for about 11 years now. And Alhamdulilah( thank God) i haven't been involved in any crashes. i am these days even more terrified/ on my nerves when riding in groups. there are many new roadies joining the sport which i think is great, but they all need to be taught or given some pointers on how to ride in groups. Riders do very silly things in peletons. we had a guy yesterday in a big group of about 30-40 riders, riding on the line of the cat=eyes. Everytime he would get one he would swerve out causing near collisions instead of just riding steadily on the yellow line. people come down hard on their brakes whip out water bottles on odd times, over lap wheels and hell just don't concentrate. Don't talk about the riders that think they can just jump into the middle of every peleton that passes lol. so maybe PPA or race organisers etc should maybe publish or try and hold some classes or something like skills clinics on how to ride in peletons... just my 2 cents

www.aquacrazy.co.za. i also think she opening another school Southern suburbs side.

i highly recommend Aqua crazy in pinelands. the owner Thania is just brilliant with little ones. all 3 my boys are/were her students.

just ask for pallet wrap. that price seems to be right.

hi johnnyreggae hope u have a speedy recovery. this reminds me of about 3 years ago going down main rd close to durham avenue. a truck driver just opened his door. he would of taken just my head off. my bike would of probably continued lol. i just missed it by a few cm's. another occasion about 3 weeks ago. early morning ride coming thru camps bay strip. there a lots of people parking there in the am and going for a ride. this guy in a suv with a bike on the back just kicks open his door. evasive action was required. one would of thought being a cyclist he would know better. best is to rather give yourself a wider berth from parked cars.

Cool thanks for the responses guys

Hi. Anyone know if chappies is open for cyclist's yet?

Thanks mailman and David. Will do costing before we buy. Funny thing is he sold the rc9000 when he bought the team edt. A week later he bought the rc9000 Back cause he missed it so much lol.

Hi. looking for some advice. my buddy has a training bike and a race bike. the training bike is a raleigh rc 9000 with the 9 speed 105's. his race bike aslo a raleigh, team edition with 10 speed ultegra. to upgrade the training bike to 10 speed : 1. change cluster, shifter, chain and derailleur? 2. will the rear wheels be interchangeable between the 2 bikes? reason for the question on the wheels is that the ultegra bike has ultegra wheels and the 9spd has kysrium elites. are the ultegra and 105 clusters different? ( both 10spd) thanks in advance.

hi, guys the bike has less than 500km on it. it was bought 2nd hand. funny thing is that if I release cable at derailleur it pulls nice and easy up when shifting ?? that's what confuses me. thanks for the pointers. gonna do the cheapest thing first and change the cable then the housing and take it from there.

hi, im sitting with a little problem. my left STI requires lots of effort to change from small to the big blade. I have loosen the cable and the front derailleur moves fine. the sti also clicks nicely with finger tip movement(no load on cable). but once the cable is connected it struggles to shift? it has a 105 group set 6700 I think with cables under tape.it also has the little adjuster barrels just after the outer cable housing comes out from the tape. any help/suggestions please? regards

shame man a really bad week for u guys. getting bad out there. is it the same like yours? will keep a lookout.