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Bring in some Stans Raven 2.2 29er tyres for heavens sake!

Enduren cramp and fatique busters in combination with energy booster = WICKED SICK!! (that means very good)

Looks like an extension to the Helderberg mtb route, where is the startpoint?

But my legs dont pain when driving my car.

I doubt that anything comes close to this bike for the price. A Merida 3000D @30k is heavier with heavy wheels. Momsen no I don`t think so it will be more expensive. I got the Storm1 3x10 with the following upgrades: American Classic Race wheels, Look Carbon pedals, Ritchey WSC 260 stem, Ritchey WSC Shield tyres. Still to come is a Use Titanium seatpost. I will add my review soon with some pics, my bike is seriously uber! Its going to be a good sub 10kgs for under R30k.

Thanks for the info. I have discovered that the rowing machine at the gym makes it worse, maybe even causing my problem.

Maxxis Aspens will outroll and outweight the Race Kings, and outgrip the Crossmarks.

I ride the Storm1 which is very much like the Vida1 but with carbon frame. The Storm is a great XC bike with snappy handling and great acceleration with the light Crest wheels, same wheels as on the Vida1. I have read a review in a mag on the Vida1 and got a very good review.

But the Crests wheels will be fine! You can buy my P-XC2 with the DT 350 hub wheels for R1000, but I wont do that if I were you, its too heavy!. But if you get the Storm, I would just use the Crest wheels. If need to upgrade from heavy wheels, go for the standard American Classic Tubeless wheelset @strong @1600g. Get a 29er dually, and get the American Classics.

Been riding the Crest wheels for a year now and not even a buckle. I am 65kgs. The American Classic 29er @1600g is probably the better option, but I think the Crests will be fine. Putting heavier wheels on the Storm will piss off the MTB Gods.

Surely if 1 rider is on a hardtail and the other on a dually they would not be equally fast on climbs and downhills/rough terrain, if the riders are more or less equal. But it all depends on how ernstig you are about time and if you mind waiting a bit.

Giant Anthem X1 29er + wheel upgrade should be only about 5k more.

We are comparing a 15mm alu rod with a 9mm alloy rod, plus the way the axle screws into the fork adds to less flex.

I refuse to buy a 29er bike without a thru-axle front. I mean what were they thinking?

American Classic wheels are the strongest for the weight and cheaper than Stans. 1600g is 10g grams heavier than the Stans Crest wheelset for the AC standard wheelset but so much stronger with a rider weight limit of 107kgs. Here is a chart with AC wheels their weights and weight limits: http://amclassic.com/documents/manuals/wheel_chart.pdf As for tyres...Maxxis Ikon Exo. With Ikons and AC wheels you will save yourself a bucketload of weight.

I think I have the same problem and I suspect it is caused from pushing too big a gear on the spinning bikes. Today I tried a bit lower resistance and felt no pain.

They are not really cheaper on contract, and they seem to cookie cut you into 100sms, 100megs, 100mins airtime - not cool, flexible prices works out cheaper .

At least cellc do not hide their ripping you off.

Gravel-travel I`ll give it a miss, big bad weather predicted for Saturday.

Hahah in my case too, but keep me posted on what the physio says. I hope it is not worn out cartridge!

I don`t think a 1cm shorter stem will cause knee pain, but please keep this post updated on whats happening, I also have a knee pain in the left knee just under the kneecap. Funny enough my knee pain also started when I changed to a 1cm shorter stem. Must be bad coincidence!

Cell-C has got the best network coverage these days, seems like this was just a network coverage issue. I have no doubt that today Cell-C is the superior.

<p>Ye you really crazy!</p>

Also got the Storm1 but only after the LBS agreed to put 3x10 on. The 29" wheels makes the gears even heavier, and for climbing I want to have an as high as possible cadence up the steep climbs. The areas where I ride I need the slowest granny gear possible - very steep long climbs. I need the versatility 3x10 offers, maybe for flatter terrain 2x10 would be suitable.

Unless you are very strong on the climbs rather go for the 3x10, and try to swap out the 11-34 cassette for a 11-36. My bike just cruises up the steepest of climbs in granny. When I bought the difference between the 2 versions was much less than 3k because the the Storm 1 was old stock standing on the floor. Apparently the prices went up recently for the new stock.