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@muddymike what did you use to strip the paint off your frame?

Guy on the hub the other day used some paint stripper called removeall. Paint on leave 12 hrs spray off. Looked like it worked like a bomb and did his fork as well. Thats what got me keen to respary as the paint stripping was a pain last time

I am considering asking the GF if i can have her gary fisher frame and paint a new SS bike. Not like she needs it she will make the trek into an SS as soon as she finishes the intense spider build very soon.

Did that once on the training bike. Was great training but now the training bike went one step further. Got a new paint job, Stickers and only one gear. Sorted.

I found i was going to an easier gear just because i had them. Rode the SS for a month and now i see no reason for the granny on the other bike, just like i used to ride before i got lazy

Just got my Shimano and they do seem very nice I have to say especially for the price.

YAY I am not the only SS guy with V-Brakes. Nice build. Makes we want to re-build mine just so I can well re-build it. Like the old LX cranks. Going to be building the GF's SS bike soon which is an old Silver trek and was thinking of getting the set of old LX cranks sandblasted then polish them up. At least not i know it will work... Many happy miles

@Mackie A bit of a windgat joller..........??? I only wish I was presented with this chance when I was younger.

They will be doing the Standard courses offered by JB as far I read into it, PLUS several months of apprenticeship working in the shop. To me this is the ONLY way to learn correctly. All too often you have people coming out of school that know the books backwards and think they know everything, only to find 2 months down the line that it's not like that in the real world. A book will tell you how to replace a part and how tight to tighten the bolt but it won't tell you how to extract a siezed bolt or to fix a stripped bolt etc..........

My nephews bike is like that drives my sister mad, as he put a hole in his jeans the other day when he sat back too far. Lucky it was just his jeans he got caught.............

A few mistakes only? So far there is 18 SS people entered.

+10 on point 8... No body wants to see a guys crack......

Is it strickly day classes or evening classes?

SAS always getting it right first time NOT..........

I will let you take it for a spin around the block. I reckon 2 min in that saddle will convince you of a quick change. Would look strange with a set of flat bars on there as well.... Carbon just to lighten her up a bit been doing way too many criticalmass rides

Yeah what's with the seeding. The GF got a new one last night and got moved from C to D. She is not happy means she now starts at 8:45... May as well be riding in the afternoon. Also I now start at 7am which means she waits on her own for 1hr 45. Not cool

Looks like I got myself another SS for the 94.7..... May have to change that saddle and some SPD's and I should be ready to roll. Who knows what the gearing is..... Comes with built in rear stand which may get used at a few water points. Nothing like a charity ride. Not sure on the specs but heard it is about 20kg, also looks like back pedal brakes. Should get some serious pace down the hills.

Dammit would be awesome, unfortunately the day job needs to pay the big bills at the moment

Got my start time 6.59 but moving to the charity slots at 8.18 i got me a charity ride for Flying for Life and also a beast of a bike from Qhubeka. A yellow buffalo coming in at 20 odd kg's and some serious SS gears. The only part i fear is that saddle ha ha looks cutting edge. Can't wait :-)

Just be careful with the cut out BB tool like in your bottom picture. They don't fit as snug as the top picture or the socket and tend to eat into the BB outer shell cups especially if they are on tight. I would try get a socket or if you cut the one you bought, make the opening as small as possible.

You tell him jcza. Rouxtjie is just getting over a little hangover so he will be right again by wed

Depends when were you planning to collect the goodie bags? During the day is better than after work it seems.

Rouxjie needs an entry either 70 or 40km anyone?

Typhoon I got my email before you this time so guess what that means.................

Yay the GF has moved up to C batch on the 40km.