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awesome! you heading up to knysna to test it out?

even with a power2max your bike will still be super light! and you can use the $$ you save somewhere else

My Selle Italia SLR kit carbonio arrived the other day, along with some red tyres to match my frame. Zipp bars are going to be fitted after knysna. Brings the weight down to 7.36kg with a powermeter and pedals!! will be 300g less with racing wheels on

He told me just after the argus how he had been watching and saw a crash and the sparks fly. So I asked if he was on edinborough drive. nope, in the helicopter But they look like good products, all the testing has to be done by them and the tests designed in house too because nothing like it has ever been done before, don't think the prices will be dropping very soon though, helicopter fuel is expensive

I suppose so, although the black looked good. I'll also take two B's then. pm me once they land

haha, also saw him, think he was from movistar, maybe valverde?

I think he'll ride until stage 9 and then re-asses. needs racing km's for the olympics though.

so did you not buy the powertap?

but you left off D???

if D doesn't win this isn't a cycling forum.

oh ok, thanks Thought I recognised the word.

btw, isn't it a Pina ONDA XC, in the first pic? (apposed to dogma)

Why don't they make a tricycle next? would be more practical That's the ugliest bike I've seen in my life!

So, 7 bikes. Thats a road bike each. an mtb bike each. a TT bike each. and a track bike for one?

I had pro 3 race's for a year and a half, one puncture in that period. replaced the rear with a GP 4000, less than 300km on it and a sidewall cut. Ordered myself some new Pro 4's now, hope they're good!

Looking forward to seeing Cav on the front doing some work for Wiggins!

speak to John about getting one, I know he can get quarq's at good prices. also try and read through this entire thread, you'll get lots of info.

depends what kind. hub based (powertap) can be less than R7k and then all you need is a cassette (if a whole wheel) and tyre. If it's just the unit then you'd need the rim, spokes and a reputable wheel builder as well as the cassette and tyre. For the crank based option (useful if you have many sets of wheels) all you need is the power meter, chainrings (some come with) crankarm (most come with) bottom bracket if it's different to the one you currently use, plus installation if you don't know how to do it, which is about R100-R150. The crank based options are slightly more expensive (Power2Max, the unit I use, is R10700ish from the local distributor, send me an fb message if you're keen and I'll let him know) but they are more practical if you use different wheelsets. The pedal based ones are coming out now, Polar has one but it will only work with a Polar head unit, so if you have a garmin or anything else it isn't an option. The power2max and powertap are the most reasonably priced, the quarq pm is about R15000 and the SRM is R25000minimum, not sure about the polars but the Garmin Vector's are coming in at R15000 too, lightest and easiest, not yet available. If you plan on buying an amazing wheelset at some stage then it might be better to get a crank based option. The crank based pm will also allow you to race with power and get racing data, whereas with the powertap the distribution and added weight is not an attractive offer for racing. I've got a powertap and a power2max, powertap is used for IDT sessions. Heavy, puncture resistant wheels for training. Ksyriums with racing tyres for long road races without support vehicle. Tubbies for league races. So for me, the crank based option was a necessity if I wanted to ride with a pm all the time. but that's just me. And with the power meter hype only growing, you'll always be able to flog one off.

anybody know if you can use an SRM power control with any other pm? looks like the SRM uses ant+ sport protocol...different to normal ant+? the powercontrol looks killer! would love one if it works.

awesome mechanics. wide range of assos best bikes in the city. pop in if you're in the area

I had my bike serviced there in December (2nd week) last year, was supposed to be a complete service, check everything besides the lefty. most important thing was to check brakes, they had been acting up, losing stopping power for a week. Take it in, they replace the pads, bleed the brakes. On the weekend I go and ride it and wham, problem again. Take it to John O Connor the next week, no problems with the brakes since.

how awesome will that disc look at full speed?? (on the wall)

He is, grade 10 or 11. I'm sure it's something simple, well, hope so.

my phone is in for repairs, otherwise I'd ask him.

I head to Welvenpas when I get the chance. entry fee is R30, but it's a long way away. the reason I go is because the riding is superb! makes it worth it.