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All this talk of healing after falls is worry-some .I end up riding alone or in front to be safer .Will probably never have the best times or make it to A orB groups .I have never fallen on my road bike ,but plenty on mtb .Roadies are a different breed .See you all at Emperors road .Last year i was on my hard tail .This year on my road bike

The terrain suits a dual sus perfectly .long stretches of undulating but fast riding .I like my Ht also and would love to do the first 3days on Ht Ss .BUT it is 9days and everything starts hurting day 5/6 and then there is still the rest .Guys pull out because of small problems turning to big problems ,like knee pain ,saddle sores ,neck spasms ,just gatvol .Don,t be discouraged it is a great ride

I have a ht and a tallboy .No question ,do it on your tallboy .last year it was one of the most popular bikes at jb2c .5hours a day on a Ht for 9 days is a long time .On day 9 I could,t keep my head up anymore and i had carpal tunnel syndrome in both hands .The last thing you want is bum trouble

Took me one and a half day before i could stay on them for more than 15 min.You will get it sooner than you think ,then you never struggle again .Brilliant for core muscle strength and balance .My balance improved with only half an hour on them.I found them really good adjunct training for mtb .30min at high cadence is a proper workout

SUNBLOCK !!! Buff !! Couple of elastoplast plasters .Ipod and earphones and your favorite falling asleep music .Don,t take extra food .Armwarmers or the sunscreen type armwarmers .Any front tyre with aggresive tread like nobbi nic ,ardent ,x-king with enough stan,s .Bribe money for the speeding fine on you way there

Last year there was a team that used 34 x18 on first 3 days and i pressume moved to 32 x18 for the climbing days .If you are strong 36 x18 will work fine for the flatter days . The problem is that it is 9 days and if your gearing is to high your knees are not going to last.If it was me i would start with 36 x18 and move up as the climbing days get closer .There are long fast streches on the whole route

Yes and plenty so!

Tx Clive

Yes! .Worked well

Blackspade 34 of 36 ss specific .Epic and Hatfield cycles has stock

Stan's crest will be a much lighter wheel and with your weight will not be an issue .i would use hope hub,s .This will be a good affordable set that has good resale value also.There is nothing wrong with your current set except it may be slightly heavy

A reasonable person would say that he gained an advantage .Or 9 out of 10 others would say that he gained un advantage .If it was a smaller advantage they would have ignored it .Why was he behind outcast riders anyway ?

Nearly chopped of my finger yesterday while setting my brakes on up upside down bike .It got caught in the disc brake while the wheel was rotating .Almost like one of those biltong slicers in the butcheries

Looks exactly like a MoMsen SL729 ??

Well done .We need a proper regular event in TSwane

My daughter knows him from leadership school camp and knew exactly who he was when I told her .He taught her a guitar song and was a brilliant student .She is devastated .Rest in peace young Rudi .

Lekke SS event

Team Sauser Roban also took a shortcut in the prologue when they crossed a switchback

I hope she had applied sunscreen

Sorry to hear such bad news .Any details ?

Yup ,all of the above .Clean ,straiten and reseat .Old sealant only cause leaks and extra weight.Pinched tyre or bead might leak .Never ride rough terrain with a flattish tubeless tyre .The sidewall gets pinched and a sidewall cut will develop .I had to replace a good rear tyre from riding Hakkerville,s red "roots "with a too soft tyre

Thanks! I always try and ride a girl .Hard on the climbs .cautious on the descents ..Sorry I meant like a girl ! .i wouldn't mind to have the talents of Ariane ,anneke , Sally ext

Look under your saddle for a sharp area .Happend to my assos shorts

27.5 will only become the other choice when all the 29,s are sold out!

Missing this year ,but next year if i cannot get an epic entry .Epic seems a bit dull comapred tp joberg2c and CPT