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I have the Giant one that goes behind the seat and above the wheel. My son hated it. I then bought the Wee-Ride - he loves it. I get to interact with him alot more on the ride. He also gets to see more of the ride than just my ass. Also with him being mounted in the centre the handling of the bike is much better and he gets a bit of the benefit of the shock as opposed to feeling every bump. If you insist on going the rear wheel mount version you can have mine. Its laying in the garage doing nothing.

What shoes are you riding with? Are they a tight fit( Are your feet cramped) Are they fastened too tight. Is your cleat in the correct position? Stangely i have this problem with a pair of Sidi Shoes. there is so much flex in the sole(not a carbon sole) that i can feel the pedal pushing into the shoe when i pedal. This in turn puts unnecessary pressue on the foot and i get a burning sensation when i ride with these shoes.

The ass part is just your indoor trainer and getting used to it as well as standing every so often to let the blood flow(as posted bya previous hubber) When i ride on the indoor (2x a week) i can actually tell when i have hit the 40 min mark as my ass is numb!

It wasnt me but i can relate to that.

Ill take a set or two as well. PM me details please.

+1

I shave. Mainly ride MTB but do some road as well.

When i bought my 5 bike about 2 years ago it cost about R5000. They also add another gas lift to support the lid when you have bikes on. Otherwise if you are intersted in a 5 bike let me know.

Hi Cranky I have a Strides 5 bike and am looking to upgrade to a 7 Bike. It is a very good rack but does cost a bit more than the Venter version. It does accomodate any bike from a 24" to a 29er(That i have personally tested). The only thing is you need to order it with the arms that can hold the 29er front wheel(which is not a major issue). Hope this helps. (Also the service you get from Mark at Strides is fantastic)

Brilliant. 10/10

+1 I have one at 10h00 and one at 15h00

Very nice price if it is the same as the magic Shine. Let me knwo if you order one. Maybe we can split the shipping?

WOW. This thread did a complete 180 there.

My bike came standard with a 640mm wide bar and they are more than comfortable for me.

Come on tell the truth. Thats your own HOME GROWN derivative of sealant. Trying to blame JOE! Shame on you.

Volt - Sorry. I dont ride with the visor as i find it stops me from looking ahead.

Its not on your list but i love my Bell Vault

Just paid and been accepted. Whhoooooooooo. Now to start training. Any training ideas?

Now this got me laughing!!!

There will be a third Sani2C this year called the Sani2C Trail. Received the following message from farmer Glen Hi all, In 2005 it was sani2c, three years later we had the sani2c Race and the sani2c Adventure and now in 2012, we are proud to announce the arrival of the sani2c Trail. Thanks to all of you who sent letters of motivation for the 3rd event. They were a great help in the negotiating with all the role players who have been persuaded and agreed to work for one more day. As was the case in 2008, when the Adventure was added, the addition of the Trail in 2012 will offer more opportunities for all the organisation’s and beneficiaries who gain so much from the events. How will the selections work? Although it won’t satisfy all those on the Waiting List, we will accept about 650 teams from the existing Waiting List from the Race and Adventure. We take more or less equally from each of the events. The following affects whether you will be accepted: • The time you registered and where you are in the queue during the Rush Entry process. • Whether one or more of the team participants are already registered in another event. If so, your team will unfortunately not be accepted. What is the process to get into the sani2c Trail? 1. On 6 September 2011 an email will be sent to all of those fortunate teams accepted to participate in the sani2c Trail. Should you not receive an email of acceptance into the Trail, it will mean that you unfortunately were not amongst those 650 lucky teams. 2. Accepted teams primary member will be able to visit the sani2c website, log in with their ID, edit their details, select their clothing sizes and make payment. Please do not try to do substitutions or make changes to ID numbers. You will have an opportunity to do this once we have confirmed your entry. 3. Accepted teams will have until 13th September 2011 to make payment. Please make this timeously so that we can sort out any queries should they occur before this time. Please note: we are unable to allow you to change your ID number from the front end, but most other details can be edited. If you have any queries, please contact Judy via email judy@sani2c.co.za. Dates • sani2c Trail: Register in Underberg on the 14th May & finish in Scottburgh on 17th May 2012 • sani2c Adventure: Register in Underberg on the 15th May finish in Scottburgh on 18th May 2012 • sani2c Race: Register in Underberg on the 16th May & finish in Scottburgh on 19th May 2012 Thanks again for everyone’s support and help. We hope that we have good news for your on the 6th September 2011. Kind regards, Farmer Glen and the sani2c team

Hahahaha. Guess who's been attending comedy classes.

And thats the moral of the story!

On the short steep climbs i just power to the top. Never been much of a climber so my new theory is just to hit them hard to get it over and done with. After watching some downhill guys using the berm to turn tight corners and "pumping" off that as well as learning to using boddy weight rather than "Turning" the bike i enjoy techincal tuning sections as well. That being said i also changed from 3 x 9 gearing to 2 x 10 and i am loving that even more now.(But that is a whole different debate.)

Funny enough i am faster on my 29er than i ever was on my 26". Granted i can flick my 26" around any which way i like but i feel more control and speed both on the up hills, technical, down hill etc. on my 29er than i had on the 26"

Most LBS that stock Specialized should have one. you go in SIt for a few minutes and then get up. As easy as that. PS i ride the Specialized Phenom 143. Was riding the smaller seat until they measured me. Now my ass feels like i am sitting on a cloud.