Baaisikilist

Damn, I need to do a lowers service every 16 days or so if I'm to stick to the prescribed maintenance schedules.

Do u erase all your old files off your Garmin every so often. Once you've uploaded to Strava and Garmin Connect...? It takes Strava a while to go thru all the files on your device and identify new ones. The less u have on your Garmin the quicker I find it loads.

You'll be hard pressed to find a grippier tyre than a Xking at the correct pressure, especilly at the front. Of course, it's not as noticeable if you suck at getting thru a corner at speed anyway. I think the 1st 29" Xking protections had some teething problems with leaky sidewalls, but I find the newer ones to be problem free. U do need to top up the sealant every so often, it just vanishes. Though that's probably not just a Conti issue. If you want to experience the poorest handling along with worst puncture protection available, try a set of Icons. **SPIT**

Hopefully my boy Shez will clean up again...!!!

Remove seatpost, mark initials very gently/carefully at the bottom (that's usually inside the seat tube) with a Dremel, replace seatpost. Same on bars where the stem clamps it, same on steerer tube.

Guess partners are going to have to manage their 2 minute gaps between each other a bit more carefully...

Anybody got a genuine 360 life shirt signed by David George...?

I'll take it... He's my mentor... Him and Arnold...

Pfft, you know nuthink...! Way too little travel for the spruit.

Problem is, L is probably the most popular men's size bib, of which you have none except in the black with white strips. If you had the plain black or black and red, I'd have bought a few pairs and a couple of tops.

I agree. Especially with that white fork.

Yip, there are a good few "Roof Ryers" that either cut through gaps in the fence at Rietvlei, or just speed past the shop and onto the trail before any1 sees them. CLOWNS..!!!

Haha, and that's a very cheap service and clean. A proper dual suspension full strip down and rebuild service can set you back an easy grand. And that's without fork and shock servicing or any replacement parts.

Where was your spare tjoop and extra co2 cartridges...? Anyway, flipping roadies, cant trust them...

I did what you're doing, before Epic, get a road bike for 'cross training' to clock up those miles on. Rode the 94.7 and fast one and a few trining rides on it (a total of 5 rides max) and then sold it. MTB was/is my main focus, and I found the 2 close calls with traffic, and the lack of anything interesting, (like a sharp bend, or rocks to negotiate or a bunny hop opportunity or anything that required any skill) were reason enough to can the idea. I reckon you're better off splashing on a set of light race wheels for your mtb, and then a set of slicks to slap on the current wheels should the need to take to the road arise.

There are still a few in a lot of places. On the sides of rand water road round the cemetery, along the R59 after the 35/60km split. A lot are missing the rocks that were holding them down and have blown into the grass. If somebody lends me an MX bike I'd be happy to collect them for you.

It was me. Dammit, how long till this stuff passes thru my system already...

Well, generally speaking, they're ridden by ponces... A vast majority of their fans and owners couldn't tell if the bike they're on IS as awesome as they think it is, or if it had better be considering what they paid. The Cafe Roubaix story. The Epic Wheel Works story. The number of other bullying tactic stories. The stealing Tom Ritcheys design and calling it the Stumpjumper. The fact that only Specialized can service your suspension, in the specified intervals, or else, warranty nonsense. Apples for apples, same exact spec vs same exact spec, the Spez will be more expensive than the other bike, don't care how many you own or how well you're doing. They aren't that much better that they should cost that much more. That said, their marketing dept must be leap years ahead to convince so many fools to part with their money. And no, I'm not jealous coz I don't have/cant afford one. There's an epic sworks in my garage.

Ooooh...

VIPA, all day long. Tho I'd take a Quebeka bike before I ride a Speshilized.

On another 'feedback' note, when will you guys be collecting all your pointer/marker boards...? They're still all over the place and starting to look a bit like litter. Just saying.

Holy Schmidt you can carry OOOON AND OOOON...! Talk about making something out of nothing. I wonder if my horticultural executive is plotting to kill his Umlungu employer because I refer to him as Madala. You're flogging a dead horse. Nobody really cares about the word but you. Get over it, miserable Caucasian..

Hell if money's no object...

Well duuuh...! Not ALL of us have it tattooed on us to remind us...

I'm from the deep south. If I use my own name on my profile then I can't choon ouens "DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM...!?"