V12man

No - you may use my given name.... :) It's completely reasonable answer you have and I thank you for not trying to pull the wool over everyone's eyes about the realities of carbon repair. As a schoolkid I used to glass and repair surfboards for a couple of well known shapers - the blend of art, science and skill appealed to me then, and still does - in many ways. The advent of carbon composites has significantly complicated things in the intervening years - especially repair - luckily nobody normally dies from a failed surfboard repair.

Getting a good grinder is like having pedals.... or not...

Just ask for a copy of the math used to prove the layup planned and repair is going to be structurally sound.... if you get it and it's correct then I would assume the repairer knows what he is doing. Heuristics don't always provide correct answers...

I suspect you are wrong there Graeme.... big time - almost EVERY diagnosis these days is questioned extensively by every googler around... fact of professional life. I agree it's most annoying that my 14 year education and judgement is questioned a lot and often in arrears - at vast cost in professional lost time and additional insurance costs - that said - if it saves 1 life - is it not worth the additional effort? As an aside - and just because I am curious - do you hold professional indemnity and liability insurance against a claim relating to a failure of a repair with concomitant injuries and lifetime incapacity? or do you expect or assume the insurer or customer takes that risk? I certainly do - my family certainly cannot afford a successful claim given the size of the judgements these days

No visitors? more than 1 visitor and you will feel the constraints of the small sbdu machine - far better to save a while and buy a heat exchanger based machine - slightly bigger but much better capacity - especially with milk based drinks - and usually better steaming too - and a good grinder

Silvia's and the like do not make good office coffee machines - they just cannot produce the volumes for more than 2 people at a time - and it's even worse when people want milk drinks - incredibly slow. A decent bean to cup machine is a much better and more practical office machine - especially if you get to pair it with a good small espresso machine and grinder at some point. My office has a 2 group commercial machine - and even that causes a backlog for meetings - although some of that relates to the operators not being super efficient.

It would be good if Cortac would patrol the area with a drone... from their facebook page CORTAC Aviation Tactical Teams deploy surveillance drones (UAVs) equipped with HD and thermal cameras. Drone surveillance provides a cost effective solution for detecting unauthorised activity in difficult terrain and wide-open areas. For more information on CORTAC Aviation, please email info@cortac.co.za. (CAA/G1440D)

Nothing constructive as far as I could gather, given I was still busy at the time - Security companies have issues with liability and the main suggestion is to ride in big groups - 6 or more

There is an open meeting between the Community Policing Forums, private security companies and cyclists using the Spruit to discuss the latest spate of attacks in the Spruit. . The meeting takes place MONDAY night at Rosebank union Church at 6 pm. Corner Sandton Drive and William Nicol. Please try to attend if you use the Spruit. This is TONIGHT so please make an effort to attend if you are a spruit user.

There is an open meeting between the Community Policing Forums, private security companies and cyclist using the Spruit to discuss the latest spate of attacks in the Spruit. . The meeting takes place MONDAY night at Rosebank union Church at 6 pm. Corner Sandton Drive and William Nicol. Please try to attend if you use the Spruit.

Little known in Gauteng, but does good work is Ashley Shamrock - Shamrock paint works Call Sprocket and Jack and ask for Ashley.

Go and see Chris Delpierre at the Sports science institute - 021 659-5685 - he is a podiatrist and specializes in feet - if needs be he will refer you out to someone else if it is beyond his scope of practice. I have no idea if Podiatry is covered on your plan unfortunately.

VAT on 110% of the customs value - so a tad more - and some admin fees as well

That is genuinely horrible.... I am curious how they will remediate that without a complete replacement

There are plenty - and a few threads as well. I have plenty of PM's on the subject from people, but unfortunately they will have to self disclose because I can't remember who has made it public and who has not. You will feel a LOT better post ablation - just be aware that sometimes you need one or more additional ablations to correct it - just a small risk but as long as you know about it.

You need a better cardiologist...

That is probably because the frame is not properly heat treated post weld - there aren't many places that can do this, and there are no guarantees on paintwork afterwards. The other issue is putting too much heat into the weld - this is a common problem for less than really competent tig welders (me included) That said - hubber AMPANDY is pretty good at tig work - worth pinging him to see where in the world he is working.

Carbon softens the vibrations you feel compared to most alloy bars - the downside is cost for a quality product like Enve or similar - they are pretty strong but don't like nicks and scratches much - not that I have ever broken a set yet. Enve on my xc bike Csix on my enduro bike Ritchey on my roadbike No name brand on my singlespeed. and Aluminium on the DH rig...

I am a firm believer in: 1 - People on the property always - and if they are not: 2 - Defending the perimeter - whats the point of only knowing when they are inside the house? High walls, electric fence, outside passives/beams - all hooked to response company 3 - Security gates that defend perimeter doors 4 - Camera's 5 - A solid rumour that there are pitbulls on the property - I never open an outside gate to a tradesman without letting them wait while I lock up the pitties... always with apologies..... And finally - consistent use of the alarm and regular testing of it - Alarm company radios have been less than reliable recently for me.

This is what cell phone cameras are for... that and reading restaurant menus in low light...

It will fit - but you do have to know how to pack it properly - check on youtube for clues.

fixed it for you..... :ph34r:

Sidi Mega fit - works for my wide feet.

Mousse lube is marvelously spreadable stuff..... gets f...ing EVERYWHERE... I built a stand with a spindle that clamps into a Triton workstand - so no pressure on the brake disk. but even taping the disc up is needed because they are super sharp - knuckle skin removers of note

Having spent last night changing 3 rear tires - I agree - 400mm levers are the ones to have...... and lots of them