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1 x 10 here I come...

Yeah, bought an XT Brake Set from them for R2,699 on Friday and it was delivered this morning.

I'm sure this was posted on here somewhere before...

OK, so this is not entirely a new purchase, but I got the frame and wheels for a steal, and used the groupset and brakes off my old Merida 96 to build my wife this beauty! The fork, handlebar, seatpost and grips are brand new... Still need to change the seatpost clamp and upgrade the brakes from the Magura Louise to XT some time in the future!

http://www.cape-epic.com/news/614/ Riccardo Chiarini tested positive for EPO http://www.cape-epic.com/cms/data/newsimgs/614.20140612085219.img.jpg Italian mountain biker Riccardo Chiarini, who finished fourth overall in the 2014 Absa Cape Epic with partner Roel Paulissen of Belgium (Team Torpado Factory), has tested positive for unusually high levels of EPO. The former road professional was tested out-of-competition on May 7 this year by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The finding of excessive EPO (erythropoietin) was made in terms of the biological passport system. Torpado, the Italian bicycle manufacturer and team sponsor, confirmed it had been informed of the positive test results and had suspended the rider with immediate effect pending any appeal. The Absa Cape Epic last year introduced a zero tolerance approach to doping in terms of which anybody found guilty of an offence committed after December 31, 2012, would be banned from the event for life. “As things stand, therefore, Chiarini is suspended from the Absa Cape Epic and will be given a lifetime ban if the finding is confirmed,” said Absa Cape Epic spokesperson Chris Whitfield. Chiarini and Paulissen won Stage 5 of the 2014 Absa Cape Epic on their way to the fourth place overall. In terms of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) testing protocol, at least one of the Torpado riders would have been tested after winning the stage. The South African Institute for Drug Free Sport (SAIDS), which carried out the testing at the Absa Cape Epic for the UCI, has not yet released its findings. Because Chiarini’s out-of-competition test was carried out after the Absa Cape Epic, it does not effect his 2014 race results. The biological passport system depends on testing of an individual athlete’s biological markers over a period of time. Doping violations are detected by noting variances from established levels. • The Absa Cape Epic’s rule on doping states: “Any person who is under provisional or final sanction by an Anti-Doping Organisation with jurisdiction under the WADA Code (a “person under sanction”) is prohibited from participating or being involved in the race, whether as a rider, team manager or official or in any other capacity whatsoever. Where any such sanction has been made final for an offence committed after 31 December 2012, such prohibition shall apply for the life of the person under sanction (irrespective of the duration of the sanction imposed by the relevant Anti-Doping Organisation).”

Quote of the thread: Robbie: “You know what? I’ve ridden most every bike that is out there - I can tell you that now, and it rides as good as any other bike.”

I just phoned the guy, just to laugh at his accent!! HAHA

That dude from last night also said he rides a fake bike and it's a very nice ride! And he has ridden on almost all the different bike!

E.) All of the Above

I'm sure AA involved them long before he posted on the cycle hub.

In the spirit of this thread, I recorded this segment on my phone, now I'm just waiting on my slow internet to upload it to Youtube! Link to follow soon. P.S, maybe I should use a grey filter on the video...

Fixed

From Carte Blanche's Twitter:

Edit: Triple Post, stupid Tapatalk

Edit: Double Post

Yes, and apparently Derek was at Cycle Lab also

Follow your own advice. I put it to you that Devi was at Cycle Lab!

That sign looks fake!

Where are the guys that phoned CS at the beginning of this thread to notify them of it? Call them again and ask what's up.

Got the same one, see you there??

So has the difference between GREY and FAKE been established yet??

Oops sorry, I didn't see that thread. Can the mods please delete or combine this then?

I just got sent a link to this from friends in Australia!

I thought Mountain Biking was the "new" golf...