Captain Fastbastard Mayhem

Good to know!

We generally use Stratum or Complimed. Stratum more often.

So the preload is actually in the mounting nut. Clever. Just be some sort of expanding collet system

Remember the Allen bolt and star nut are onlu there to preload the bearings before tightening the stem, so it's not actually a requirement

saw that, and I like it. A lot.

Aaaaaand the HPCSA lodges an appeal. LOL. Noakes's lawyers now saying that instead of going quietly into the night, they'll rip them to shreds and go after all of the instigators. Pro bono for Noakes, of course. LOL. http://foodmed.net/2017/05/14/noakes-hpcsa-not-guilty-appeal/

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Not to mention the invoice....

That's why! It should be bicycle spares. You've been charged as if it was a complete bike. And someone in Customs is being a gigantic tit for charging you as such.

Thanks, Ferro. That's much clearer... And it is strange! If you contest it, though, the goods have to go back to Customs for an inspection and re-rating. So unfortunately it's in your best interests to *** en betaal. Unfortunately. The appeals process is, IMO, deliberately opaque and laborious.

That's not duties. It's VAT. Unless that's what you paid over and above the 15.4% that you end up paying for VAT.

2nd one without a doubt. 1l space is pitiful. You can always pack less in the 5l. Can't ever pack more in the 1l.

Their gap is shaaaaaaite

The citius is far slower than the Ibex. Ibex at least has ramped knobs. Citius is Onza's grip monster, until the Aquila (Gwin's tyre) is released. For the rear I'd say Aggressor for wintery stuff, or the Slaughter / Rock Razor / Minion SS if you're feeling a bit psycho (won't grip the mud as easily for straightline braking. Cornering will be fine)

heathen!

yeah, this oke is an amazing source of info.

Oh - the numbers were purely a representation of different types of suspension curves. Not from any particular bikes, rather just to give an idea of the different types.

TL;DR - I know....

no. It means that the way the suspension is designed results in the shock being harder to compress as it moves through the travel (progressive) or the rate at which it moves through the travel remains the same (linear) A regressive curve (force required to compress the shock at the end of the stroke regresses / decreases) is designed specifically for air shocks, as they ramp up by themselves due to (I think) Boyle's law. In numbers, on a bike with a coil shock with 500lb spring (spring requires 500lb per inch of travel) Linear Suspension curve 1 in travel = 500lb 2 in = 1,000lb 3 in = 1,500lb The travel is directly linear, as each inch requires an extra 500lb of force. Progressive Suspension curve: 1 in travel = 500lb 2 in = 1,050lb 3 in = 1,600lb The force required to compress the suspension progresses / increases as you go through the travel Regressive Suspension curve: 1 in travel = 500lb 2 in travel = 975lb 3 in travel = 1,400lb The force required to compress the suspension regresses as you go through the travel That's why coils don't really work well with regressive suspension curves - the compression rate of a coil is static at 500lb/inch, but depending on the design of the suspension, the resultant force needed to compress the shock may increase / decrease / do both. An air shock, however, has a progressive spring rate by its very nature, as the shock gets more difficult to compress as you go through the travel. If you're running it at a pressure that mirrors a coil shock's 500lb rating (ie you get the same amount of sag between the air & coil setups) you'll have the following result. Linear Suspension curve: 1 in travel = 500lb 2 in travel = 1,050lb 3 in travel = 1,600lb Because the force you need to exert to compress the shock increases as you go through the travel, a linear spring rate with an air shock becomes progressive in nature as you move through the travel. This gives an element of "bottom out" protection. Progressive Suspension curve: 1 in travel = 500lb 2 in travel = 1,100lb 3 in travel = 1,750lb With a progressive suspension curve AND an air shock, there's an even larger rate of bottom out resistance on a bike. This is where YT and quite a few others are, with YT having the most progressive suspension curve on the market, last I heard (read quite a few sources on this) Regressive Suspension curve: 1 in travel = 500lb 2 in travel = 1,000lb 3 in travel = 1,500lb With a regressive Suspension curve and an air shock, the bike's suspension curve is rendered linear in nature as the reduced force requirement of the suspension design is offset by the increased force requirement of the air shock. This is also why you can get a "linear feeling" air sprung bike. All the above is very simplistic, as hardly any bikes are purely linear or purely progressive or purely regressive, but there is one constant - a coil shock will not work nicely with a regressive suspension design. But they will work for bikes with a linear or progressive suspension design. Then there's volume reducing bands to consider as well, in addition to negative air chambers and different size air cans. Which make an air shock perform more / less progressively. Generally speaking, the smaller the air volume the more progressive it will be (which is why large volume air cans aren't good for fat bastards unless the suspension curve is really progressive in nature.

Unless you're in CT and all of a sudden okes reckon you drive a quantum and they can book a lift to Ceres with you...

Ring up Sean Kristafor and have a chat to him. He's a lekker oke, and it may have been a problem with the batch. Oh - it's also meh in anything but an espresso / mokka pot. If you try it in an aero or french press it just tastes like normal coffee. Comes alive in a mokka pot or espresso.

Yeah, totally random. Love it.

Oh - that's the one I want as well. Just 'cos .

Merits of coil on a bike that can take it. IE linear or progressive curve. HC - which bike?