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As Jewbacca says flogging a dead horse...

My take away from this thread Lesson learnt by club that a "tongue in cheek" comment be kept on the trail and not in a formal newsletter. You guys have a wonderful trail network on your doorstep for a small monthly fee, in JHB we have individual trail centers that cost that for a single ride. AGM's financials need more clarity on the individual item spend, treasurer should provide more clarity at each meeting (has his ever been requested at a AGM?). Personally I would have no problem with a Annual increase as long it is inline with inflation, staff expect increases and you don't want to have to eat into the surplus you have built up. Surplus funds carried over there should me more clarity on what this buffer is being accumulated to be used for i.e expand trail network, capex expenditure? Life is to short to sweat the small stuff get out and ride your bike, if you have a serious issue raise it at the AGM. Most AGM's battle to even reach a quorum of attendees to approve items but every one has something to say during the year.

I think this is the ad he was talking about seller is based in JHB https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/hardtail-mountain-bikes/538087/2-x-mountain-bikes-and-accessories-for-sale

Very sad to read this, I have followed this thread from the beginning and Francois's constant positivity even though he was being dealt blows gave everyone a new outlook on life during this pandemic, what an inspirational man. As others have said in this thread you are in our prayers Reinet, he can now rest in peace pain free and ride the golden trails.

Done, Cois keep up your fighting spirit you are an inspiration to us all.

Great looking bike and an informative thread. I don't want to be that guy but my eye is also drawn to the bottle of Sunlight in the background I hope this is not what was used to clean the bike?

Like the new profile pic welcome to the Cotic clan you might like it better than your Evil , looking forward to build pics.

Two weeks ago I purchased this frame and fork from nick_the_wheelbuilder and moved my parts across from my Niner. A week later found this @cyclelab sporting a Chris King headset and Hydraulic TRP brakes. After a few tweaks from the parts bin and a visit to Wayne it now looks like this.

Some old school TLC today My 1996 Marin Bobcat Trail Original parts and tyres My 1999 Klein Mantra

Unfortunately I see a visit to SARS in your future, unless you already updated the new banking details at a SARS office.

If Makro starts selling then they become "Commondales."

Awesome glad it brought back some memories. Rear shock still had air in it, just pumped up the tires and went for a spin. See from the reviews that it is has a wonderful ability to eject you over the bars on downhills. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks DJR investigating it further found a website that has the comp specs showing 9 speed [emoji16] but my rear derailleur is definitely a more modern XT version

Always wanted one picked it up while trolling a second hand goods store this morning for a silly price....they had no idea. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Picked up an 18 year old this morning......1999 Klein Mantra original manitou fork,fox vanilla rear shock, avid 10 v-brakes. Unfortunately it was updated to 3 x 9