Captain Fastbastard Mayhem

Damn, those 'bergs make a helluva nice noise! 2 stroke fun! And best of all, it's road friendly. Just stick some road tires on it, and braaaaap!

Rofl. Yeah, I am. And just have done...

Really? Hmm.... Mine must be a sweat shop worker then. Both sets. They work and work and work. Never complain, in fact... Both XX and Elixir 5's.

Nice one, Rob

Havens.. Without a doubt.

Hahahahahaha! Stop it, anoK! Pease! You're killing me with laughter! Hyd discs have enormous benefits over mechanical. Things like modulation, power, feel and so on make them far far far more user friendly and efficient than cable pull brakes. Damn. That made me laugh hard! One word of warning... Cheap hyd discs are bad. Worse than some v brakes, in fact. But a good pair of hyd discs (deore/slx/xt or avid elixir 5 and above or anything hope) are a pleasure to deal with.

fair enough...

to a point, yeah. But the alu frame will be sold for, say, R 3,000. Price difference of R 2k between the 2 bikes means that the kitty now rests at R 5k. Upgrading shifters & derailleurs & brakes to XT (from SLX) will cost dearly. so say another R 1k, giving you a total budget for frame replacement of R 6k. You can get a very very nice On One Carbon frame for that...

And gives perfect cadence tempo with that whistle of hers! Brrrp brrp.

Ah, the Twins of Belleville

bwahahaha! Go the Slow!

Nope. It's replacement value of the item, at the cost that you would have to pay to buy a new one. Same as a TV and so on. Only reason that cars are different is that there's generally finance attached to them, and very specific, set values for a given car. Book value, basically. EDIT: Well, I suppose that one could say that you would get paid out current market value. But the market value in this instance would, as said above, be related to the replacement cost when buying a brand new item

as can frames...

said the Boo-Boo to the Bear...

He'd have to do that anyway... otherwise the claim will be averaged. It's why my crappy old GT dh bike is insured for R 25k. Its replacement is the GT Fury...

I'd go for the stumpie. Warrantee, cheaper and a better parts spec.

by his previous admissions, no.

Yeah. Could even be said that he's a Haven slut...

Yet you state your views without even bothering to consider the efforts of others, nor the facts presented to you. Well done

Hahaha! That's Luke Apteker's bike...

Fact is I don't. Rob, Deon, Meurant and a host of other respected and experienced individuals set up this forum TMMTBF in order to cater for our needs and wishes (as MTBers) and to negotiate with SANParks on all issues relating to MTB. That includes negotiating for more, better trails, as well as formalizing the maintenance and revitalization of existing trails. That means they are doing it for YOU, even if you don't want to admit it. You ride Tokai, right? Well, the recent work on Tokai was made possible by the guys on the forum. The recent and ongoing work that Rob is doing on Table Mountain itself is being lent more influence as a result of the Forum coming into existence. What does that mean? Better negotiating powers, better trails, better organisation, better communication. Better all round, basically.

Gee, Nishiki... Angry much? Rob is one of the people that represent the riders using the mountain's slopes, through Table Mountain Bikers. There is already a very large user base which his club, and a number of others (PPA / AMARider / Tokai MTB) represent. Together, more than 20,000 individuals. Sanparks have officially started to recognise that MTB is a burgeoning sport, and represents a huge income stream to them, as well as a potential future tourism opportunity, the likes of which has never before been seen in SA. What the forum is doing is presenting a united front in order to liaise with SANParks. This means that SANParks are now happy to deal with mtbers, and negotiate accordingly. Before this, there was a too many chiefs scenario which forced SANParks to refuse to deal with anyone. Why are the trail locations needed? In order to fit in the EMP that is being done over the next 6 to 12 months. This is a critical junction in the future of MTB as it will finally mean that all of the trails are included, ratified and for lack of a better description, INSURED. Right now, if somebody rides an illegal trail, and breaks their neck, for example, SANParks are liable. But - they could legitimately come after the builder of the trail in order to regain any financial loss that they suffered as a result of the litigation. This is another reason that the trails need to be listed on the EMP. As for being so aggressive and downright counterproductive, why? Are you so scared that the forum is going to ruin it for everyone, or are you just scared to admit that someone else has come to the party and may in fact have your best interests at heart?

bwahahahahahahahaha!!!! Serves him right. Hahahaha!!!! Haha! Ha! Be sure to always pay your VAT & customs charges, guys. Otherwise you'll have a world of hurt coming your way. hahah! Oh - my latest purchases: new seatpost (old one bent) Indola mtb shorts cheap chain breaker.

yeah. He's in Germany or somethin. 10 days.

edkin, on 04 September 2012 - 01:36 , said: Thanks for the invite. I'm afraid I have to wimp out for reasons I'm not going to go into in case CPTmayhem is hooked into this forum and starts sharpening his pencil Okay... No pencil sharpening going on here, dude. Next time you see us on the trails, come say howzit.