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AND silly me, I thought this was going to be like a Pirelli Calendar... You can imagine my disappointment when I opened this MTB Calendar. Bummer...

I would like to advise you to look not only at the purchase price, but also the long-term service costs of maintaining your groupset as well. The upper-end grouppo's not only costa lota, their replacement parts are expensive as well i.e. the chain and cluster is going to increase the service costs long-term. Generally speaking, the higher up you go, the more punishment the grouppo will withstand, so the Tiagra will break sooner than Ultegra 600, if you ride them the same amount of Km's. I went from entry-level Shimano when I was a schoolboy, to 105 when I upped my training in Technicon, then I upgraded to Ultegra 600 when I was riding 6 days a week and had a job! Sure I don't do that amount of training any more, but my 9-speed Ultegra is still in very good condition some 14 years later. Your LBS should be able to advise you on the best-fit for you, based on budget, intended use and amount of riding you're planning to do. Cheers,

I Managed a 03:08 yesterday for the 55Km. really was enjoying myself until the legs started cramping full-on, from the 2-hour point onwards. From then, it was teeth--gritting stuff to get to the finish. I was impressed with the general organisation. Then I also passed a few riders who fell and possibly broke bones, medical assistance seemed to be 100% as well. Hearing that some riders may have taken an 18Km shortcut does not make me very happy, but at least I know that my time & distance was accurate. Yes it's up to the organisers to ensure this does not happen either, unfortunate that it seems to have happened though. Hope everyone else enjoyed themselves as much as I did... Cheers,

Legend!

Ah thanks for the offer, but a bit rich for me. I agree it's worth the money though. I have an Onkyo surround sound receiver coupled to my KEF's and I love them, get such enjoyment from the system. I have small kids now, so that's why I opted for the headphones...does not disturb them! When in the office I use the headphones too, same reason. Nice! And those speakers are pretty!

Dang! I battle to upload pictures on this site!!!

I bought a pair of AKG K242HD Headphones about a year ago, man these are excellent. Good value for money as well. AKG is a division of Harman Kardon. Not a brand you see very often - I was looking at buying some Sennheiser HD500 Series, Dr. Dre Beats Pro and Bose Headphones. The AKG's cost about a third of the others, and I'm really happy with them. Actually listening to them right now, while surfing. Cheers, LibrariesPicturesAKG%20Headphones.png

Hey Fruity, Now these are a good looking set of cans! And price, if you don't mind me asking? They look expensh. Cheers,

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Well I am listening to this Freedom's Children - real concept music (iBurst connection is battling to keep up!) These Freedom's Children blokes sound a bit like Uriah Heep. Very mellow, would have been a hell of a party. How about this one - I really like Mr. Bill Withers. Had this album on cassette back in my Navy days. BUT that was not sssoooo long ago, 1990. Seems like a lifetime ago. Man, what memories. I think that I missed my generation totally. My dad used to listen to these bands, that's where I got my love of rock music from. Led Zeppelin, Tull, Heep, Cream, Santana, 70's rock. Too Good! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIdIqbv7SPo&feature=related

Hey FeO, Here's one for you... Cream Sunshine of your Love - Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker. BABY!!

Lekker, enjoying this right now! Reminds me of the Orignal Soundtrack to War Of The Worlds. Dammit this is music, not the junk these guys make today! Also reminds me of Jethro Tull, who I saw live in Pretoria about 12 years ago! Thanks for that!

When I bought me a set of KEF bookshelf speakers about 15 years ago (back when I had cash!) the track to use for reference was The Cranberries track "Zombie". that will get those Base and Mid-ranges working for their money, to earn their keep!

AND one of my favourites from the same album, Stevie Ray Vaughn and double trouble... Track is Tin Pan Allley. Awesome... love that steel blue Guitar of his...

I have this album on vinyl... awesome, Jeff Healey is blind and plays that guitar flat on his lap. Memories...thanks guys.