Mr SingleTrack

I disagree with you there. Give someone with poor form a brand new bow with brand new string, and I guarantee you the person will soon have some red marks on his/her forearm. On the other hand, give me a bow with an old/poorly maintained/too thin or weak/damaged string and I assure you the string will not catch my forearm (unless the string snaps while in use), even after a thousand draws/shots. The assumption made is that the draw length is suitable for the person using the bow (an incorrect draw length can also result in the string catching the forearm). Let’s just call this a difference of opinion then

yes any indoor training gets boring some time or another. I just find my rollers keeps the bordom at bay better than my A-frame. that being said, I do cycle on my rollers in front of the TV (accept for when I do Lactic threshold training, then I keep my eyes fixed on the cycle computer and counting/wishing down the seconds)

Ok I need some advice/opinions on wheels. And yes, I did a search (it seems the search function returns all threads accept anything to do with wheels, weird?) and also manually scrolled through the threads but can’t find a good answer. So I am buying a new bike soon and would like to upgrade the wheels before the bike leaves the shop. The wheels will be used for XC racing however note that I do like to ride hard (I accelerate rather than slow down when I see a rock garden so the wheels needs to be able to take a punch). Let’s say I weigh up to 84kg in the off season. The way I see it, I need to decide between(and pick any 2 from the list): Strength Weight Price In other words, a strong wheel that is light will be expensive etc. I would prefer the lightest wheel set without sacrificing strength, and my budget is 7k. I am worried that something like a Crest wheel set will not be strong enough, even though the weight is decent? I know some/most of you will recommend that I get a wheel set built, and I am happy to entertain such suggestions. However please also think about complete wheel sets since I might be restricted to this seeing that I am swopping the wheels out when I buy the new bike. Thx all

I can't stand my A-frame! I spend all my indoor training time on my rollers. use it or dont use it

I wish!

I am expecting a call shortly

the "string" slap is a nice reminder to stick to one's form BTW it looks like you have ample space for target practice there. very nice!

what a chop!

hahaha, I've been there! Let him try the "V" grip, it will sort out his technique

You can buy those bracers as well but I don't reccomend them as it does not teach you the correct technique. I would rather use the correct grip and thereby removing more than one problem from the equation

Admin moved the pic and started a new thread with ithttps://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/125288-bow-huntinghunting/page__hl__archery

This happens because your grip is wrong (or at least that was what I was taught many years ago). I use the “V” grip. This makes it virtually impossible for the snare to hit your forearm whilst also ensuring that you don’t twist/move the bow when you release. It takes a day or two to get used to the grip but once you are used to it your accuracy increases dramatically in my experience.

worst case the limbs can snap off completely. The one that I saw resulted in the snare being damaged badly and the limbs had small cracks near where it attaches to the rest of the bow. In this case the limbs and snare had to be replaced.

I saw someone dry fire a bow once. I nearly shat myself, and it wasn't even my bow!

speak to redge

agree, I also think it is to small

Here we go. as mentioned this is an older bow though

+1no use buying a bow that doesn't fit you

actually I just laugh when I read the 2 troll's replies. by now we all expect them to reply with insults etc so I cant be worried by them. At least this threat will get people to think for themselfes (I hope)

I have an older compound bow that I might as well get rid of seeing that cycling has completely taken over my life. I'll post some pics tonight. I am happy to let it go for a good price if anyone is keen. don't worry admin, I will not (not again) post the pic of the eland that I shot with the bow

I suggest you go with a second hand bow. If you do your homework you should be able to pick up a second hand bow for a good price.

don't get me wrong, I am on your side with you on this. you have right of way. When I ride on the right hand side of the road I make 100% sure that I do not pose any threat or concern to cyclists that actually stick to the left. I am in the wrong and I will take action long before you get to me so that you can continue your cycling unhindered

agree 100%

That is just it. Some roads are fine for cycling on the left but there are roads that can barely take a Atos, never mind a truck. That is when you want to be on the right hand side of the road (if you can’t avoid the said road altogether). I am glad all of you are responding, even if your response is negative. I made this statement so that people can stop and think for themselves. I often see cyclists cycling on the left hand side of the road where there is no yellow line or “shoulder” whilst cars etc. speed past them. Do you really want to risk your life like that? Those of you then know me will know that I spent most of my time as far off the road as possible (MTBing). I only do about 10% of my riding on the road every year, and even then I prefer to join group rides where we stick to the left hand side of the road. If I have to go out cycling on the road by myself and the road does not have a proper shoulder/yellow line, you can expect to see me on the right hand side of the road. But this is only when it is the safer option (and as mentioned before this will be on roads where I don’t encounter much/any other cyclists). I had to write my original statement in a way to get you guys to think. And I felt a little bit like this anyways : now, let us all give bob 2 thumbs up for his name calling.

ok guys I am logging off for the day. keep the comments (and insults in your case bob) comming I'll read them all tomorrow