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Thanks. I will have a look. Both my road and mtb are from China. Motivated a few years ago from this topic. All good. Personally had no issues with anything I have bought so far. At least 10 items purchased.

I am putting DI2 on my road bike and need a handlebar for the internal junction box. I know many have used Flyxxi and I have used Hongfu in the past, but which road bars do you suggest for this. I have one which is very flat and it is not too comfortable.

On average, how much data do you use a month?

My wife and I were for a short while watching the men 60+ and women 50+. On one of the first laps of the race the men came past us as we standing at the Lady Loch bridge intersection. The men were racing with a farm truck right behind them and in the truck's slip stream was a hand cyclist. The race commissioner was trying to get the truck out of the way. The commissioner was overtaking the truck on the wrong side of the road around a corner where there was a solid white line. That was an accident which has was about to happen. That was a very unsafe moment in the lives of all the riders especially the para cyclist would have gone under the wheels of the truck should it have braked suddenly. The commissioner was trying to manage a situation which was totally out of his or her control.

An interesting read though.

My frame, wheels and handlebar arrived on the 2nd October and have been at EMS since then. I have made contact with the driver who delivered parts to me last year September. He has been on leave to avoid the strike and he returned to work today. He has pushed my order through the necessary channels and said it will be ready for delivery tomorrow. If this does indeed happen, I will get his permission to give out his number to see if you can also be assisted.

I placed an order with Chain Reaction a few months ago. It was for Ultegra 6800. The stock was due to get to them in Early September. I cancelled the order near the end of the month and ordered from the Chinese. Cost was USD805 and shipped via a private courier. It ended up coming to me via Aramex. Took around 18 days from order to me. Great service.

I have a delivery which has arrived at Johannesburg International Airport. I presume it is at the Post Office as it came in via EMS. How can I get another clearing agent collect this parcel and deliver it to me? Can this be done?

Well said. There were guys at every gate that was open. A lot of co-operation from the land owners. I was at the front end and thanked them. One even returned the compliment by saying, "Welcome Dad".

Thanks for the info. That makes sense.

I bought a mtb 27.5 frame and parts from Hong Fu last year around this time. I also bought carbon wheels from Ribour and put the bike together. It came in at 9.8kg. A year later and many hard miles of mountain bike racing and the bike is still 100%. I raced the National and Rainbow challenge marathons. Also the xco nationals.This has been the best purchase ever. Now, I need to upgrade the road bike. It is an alu frame with 105 groupset. Yip not great, but I have been thinking of upgrading a few things now and then later a frame. Perhaps the seat post, wheels and handlebar. So while slothing around today, I came across this handlebar. A question for the clever people please. Would you put a special sort of bar tape on (transparent) or would you ride without anything on the handlebar? I have not seen anyone else with this set on their bike before.

The only problem with it is the fact that the brand name Cervelo is splashed on it.

This looks so cool http://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-arrival-S5-full-carbon-fiber-bicycle-frame-road-carbon-bike-frame-carbon-fork-seatpost-seat/1976103493.html

I have this frame in 16 inch. Pity you are not in Johannesburg otherwise you could have taken it for a test ride. Previously, I rode a 15.5 inch Specialized Epic. My height is 169cm. The fit is perfect. It is a bike I feel very comfortable on and have been very competitive in some recent races. Will post pictures when I get myself organised.

I brought in a 650b frame, seat post, bottle cages, stem and handle bar from Hongfu late last year. The carbon seat did not fit the post. I bought carbon wheels from Ribour shop a few weeks later. I got the bike built and had a few issues with the wheels. A few spokes broke, but they sent a few spares ad a crack on the inside of the rim. They also sent a new rim within a day(great service). Had a number of issues on items I bought through The Hub, new parts which were definitely not new. I am in Johannesburg and the parts from Cape Town. Finally got the bike going better, the shock set up and have started racing on this machine. I am very happy with it. Today I got my first win at an XCO race.

Raced today. The track was very good with some tough climbs. Thanks Wendell I see there was a number of people taking pics around the track. Is there any chance of seeing them posted somewhere?

That is fantastic for Buys. Good luck lads. You have my support.

Thanks for the info

I checked the rim tape. It is in order

Just read a review on the Weirwolf. Seems to be a good tyre. I am in Josie, any idea who may stock them? When I was looking at tyres, I considered Ritcheys. The weak side walls put me off.

I built a 650b bike and put Schwalbe Rocket Ron tyres on the carbon rims. The front tyre has been no problem. It is grippy and the tyre went on the rims with no effort at all. The rear tyre has been a different kettle of fish altogether. It went on the rim with no problem, but the tyre would go down in the space of half an hour. The sealant was sufficient, the valve not leaking. I would then pump the tyre to 3 bar and shake the wheel vigorously on each side. The side wall would show signs of leaking, as the sealant made small droplets all over the sidewall. This process I repeated daily for 2 weeks, until I was able to go for a 2 hour ride without issue. I even changed the sealant as I thought it was not working correctly. Today I go for a ride and I get a cut on the tyre right next to the rim. This tyre has been the biggest waste of money I have spent on a tyre. When I bought them I wanted a tyre which was reasonably light, grippy and a fast roller. I have for the last 10 years being using Maxxis and wanted a change with the new bike. This has been an extremely disappointing experience. Now, what tyres are reasonably light, tough and fast rolling for racing?

Your ride looks great. How does it perform on the trails?

What is the advantages in going for a wider external rim width of 30mm compared with 25mm? I race xco and marathons.

My frame is having the clear coat applied and should be on it's way to Josie early next week.

I know Hope are good, but they sound like fishing reels