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MTB kindergarden .COOL!

A crossmark in front is an accident waiting to happen .On loose sand and mud there is no grip unless the pressure is realy low .On my 3 different bikes i have had nobbly nick ,racing ralph, maxxis crossmark and continental protection mountain king in front .The best grip is the continental mountain king for south african conditions .Works on all terrain and you can run them with low pressures .I have had front tyre washout with crossmark but with none of the others

I had the same problem .Now i always ride with a compression type vest .Much more comfortable,even in summer .Chamois cream only on long rides and put on sparingly

Thanks for picking it up !

Halfway up the monster the rider in front of got a stone between his rear derailer and wheel ,ripping it clean off .Unfortunatly my spare drop down wasn't,t with me

Cramping ruined my sub 5h target again .5h21 today ,worst than last year and I was better prepared this time .Toughest 75km around .Respect to the SS crazies

Mix in some cramping and that was lastyear,s race for me

MK2 protection and XK protection got me thru > 2000km of worst terrain RSA has to offer.Weight with bike 115kg .No punctures ever ,No cuts ever .Will stick with this excellent combo for 2013 .JB2c ,CPT and all the rest

New slx same as lastyear xt.Yes

Cant we just try and make this a race or religion thread .It so much more stimulating.What about ,The poor black disadvantaged lady interviews the cheating white supremist

Still way cheaper than my old hobby golf.Halfway house meal and balls already more than race entry,that's not even the green fees

Have you tried the wtb silverado thin line .Our weight is similar and a friend that also is the same weight uses the same saddle.Tried 5other saddles last year .The correct saddle must be comfortable within the first hour of riding and the stay that way .Taking weeks or months to adapt to a saddle is Bull

Sorry ,but that was the worst saddle I have ever tried

Many places you can buy dirt there.Had 3 tumbles end of last year .Thats why I ride hard on the climbs and flats and the rest extra controlled

If you look at the bb or crankset height it is clear that the giant will be more stable with your overall Centre of gravity being lower .Anthem geometry is proven by thousands of happy giant anthem owners ,including myself .Anthem was voted best bike by its users on Twentynine inches website 2011 and voted highly recommended in a DS test done for use in the EPIC 2012 .Maestro suspension is still regarded as one of the best systems .Merida???

That can be a good deal with the transport included

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