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Waste of money .You have plenty of time to learn how to do the basics .With a fully serviced bike to start of with you will only need to know how to fix a puncture .finetune a derailer .replace brakepads day 5 ,lube a chain .Service your bike a week before and make sure all the bolts are fastened ,then ride and lube .New brakepads day 5 .If you are a lady it will be a good idea .There were a few ladies solo riding the cpt this year and few of them seviced their bikes daily .

If you are a young fit stong light oke .Then HT 29er with low tyre pressures will be plenty.If not, DS will help

Clothing is about the only item I will buy online if it a brand that I now my sizing already .I get really great service from my lbs and their pricing is the same or better than most online stores.Often I take stuff to try and return for another size ext.I also buy regularly from the hub

I am going to sub3h the 94.7 on my MTB this year .Slicks with higher gearing and lower handlebars and I will shave my legs .Last year I went offroad 3 times to pass slower riders and managed a 3h20 time

Usually look under spectrumsport ,then look under francosport

Here in Pretoria i have noticed that most drivers dont respect you as a fellow road user .I cross many traffic circles and you often see people on their cellphones oblivious of you the cyclist trying to cross .Many times the white lady in the the c.class speeding past you on the outside of the circle as if you dont exist .It is sometimes difficult to see a cyclist ,but i think our drivers arnt used to them and the law dont protect us enough .If this happend in france ,the taxi driver will be spending the rest of his life behind bars without a courtcase .Just hooting at a cyclist gets you into trouble in france

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Forecast looking perfect .Cloudy and 22 degrees

First choice mavic .Can get them in Quarter sizes .Have the best rachet Specialized also very good shoe .Scott will be my3 choice.Avoid sidi and carbon soles .Make sure the fit is perfect and cleats are in correct position .Shimano xt cleats are bomb proof

If you keep the colours the same it is even better .Swapping black anthem frame for black SC tallboy in new year .If she does not notice before Easter ,she will never know

Sounds like a overuse injury .Rest will help .Have you checked that your cleats or saddle have not moved .Even a, not straight, handelbar can make you favor one side by turning ,tilting your pelvis

Maybe it is the .I voted for Zuma ANC shirt that you were wearing

I only carry 2 lites in Camelbak ,mixed with 2 sachets of rehydrat or weak game mix and I bottle with endurance mix like octane .If I lose the bottle it is not a big deal .Losing you bottle in a100 km stage in the first 5 km really sucks

Wash with savlon soap or some antibacterial like preticin, Gill soap to stop the folliculitis that causes the open wounds to get infected ,Find yourself a better saddle and do your own setup .I often ride with a tool and stop and adjust all the time until everything feels comfortable .I have tried 5 saddles this year and the WTB silverado is by far the better for me .I dont know why i ever bothered to try different saddles .If you can ride 3 days ,,5hours at a time without problems stick to whatever it is you are on.Some good advice also on nose carrier treatment

Hope you have enough time and money to have that lefty serviced

Also depends on your body mass .I weigh 95kg and can carry only 1litre of fluid in one and a half bottles ,like in most dual suspension bikes .For me that was not enough so for the first time used a 3 liter Camelbak with either half strength game or rehydrate in the pack 2litres and PVM octane in a bottle with dry octane that is mixed later in the stage .I drank 7 liters of fluid on stage one of Cape pioneer and never had a full bladder .Never cramped or felt weak .Eat normal food and bananas on the bike and one or two gu or roctane gu for when you hit the wall .I am of the opinion that a recovery drink works well also .I used peptopro and fit dura train .Make sure your salt intake is enough ,game rehydrat in pack

The software also irrretates me but the unit can take a beating .2crashes that broke the mounts ,unit still works fine

Camelbak .now it is correct! Nothing keeps water cold .If you are worried about cold water you are not riding long or far enough .If you are carrying stuff around that you cannot drink ,you are not riding far or long enough .2 L minimum,otherwise you can use a bottle .Shirt pockets are for carrying goodies like snacks and cellphone .Dude ! Fluid first and second .then puncture kit and cellphone ,then goodies that you will bring back melted and sqaushed anyway

3 hard climbs .The middle is the monster and is a long steady climb that takes all your energy and your legs .If you are not cramping by now you ride down breeds nek that is a dangerously fast and rough decent .then you hit the sand and after that it all starts again but to a lesser degree .FUN!!!

Reliabilty is my only concern with brakes .Avid cr got me safely through the CPT and i weigh 110 kg with bike .2 other bikes have XT,s and i like them because they are not as noisy as the avids .Avid brakepads are easy to find and replace .I have never even seen hope pads in a shop.I was sceptical about avids ,but after the CPT i rate them highly

Reading the thread about the magalies monster reminded me again of my cramping hell on this years race .Taking 4 teespoons of tablesalt sorted it out in 10 minutes .I was riding with game or rehidrad the whole year in a camelbak after mm .Did pioneer w2w and never cramped .Raced on sunday without my extra salt intake and cramped badly again ,even my jaw muscles cramp.2 salt tablets at home and again 10 minutes later it was gone .In my case increasing salt intake makes the only differance if i cramp or not .I hope this helps somebody with the same problem

Hallo Frans. Ga jy die jb2c doen .ek het reeds ingeskryf .Eben

You must be riding only amongst the pretty flowers ,that's why you are still on tubes

Ventana also do custom fit bikes and you can try on one frames in he uk