RichieT

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"In his medium-term budget policy statement (MTBPS) on Wednesday, Gordhan announced that government intended to slash perks for all officials, from ministers to mayors, to save more than R2bn. The new rules would apply from December 1 to all spheres of government, he said." They are getting 2bn in perks? We have no hope... the goose (that lays the golden eggs) is nearly cooked :-(

Great read.. checked out the online version, interesting, well put together and I like the fresh, independant views on our sport

MotoGP, Superbikes, Supersports and Superstock viewing ratings must have been massively up yesterday because of Gauteng pouring rain... and a great day's racing it was

And incidently, when I look to upgrade the Anthem, I will look very closely at the 27.5

I have 2009 26" Anthem and Trance X1's (Full XT) both with Mavic SLR rims so they're lightish. I use the Anthem for N Farm, Spruit etc and the Trance for Van Gaalens etc. I have played around with shock and fork settings and now have the ideal plush ride, which my old body likes! (Even on the Anthem) I seldom worry about locking out because I find it hardly makes any difference to the climbing power (Maestro is good). And anyway, I usually forget to unlock the shock on the next gnarly downhill so halfway down wonder why my bike feels like a hardtail! I agree that you need to do your own thing with air pressures. Start with the Fox recomendations and go from there. I have those settings somewhere if anybody needs them

Awsome project, well done! How does it ride? And I do like the green tyres..

Hanging from the front wheel is cool... it keeps the felt washers lubed... My half cents worth.. and wife long gone!

I'm afraid I NEVER eat at Mac and I have one 532 meters away! (According to Sports Tracker)

The lowdown on ESI grips fitment/removal from CWC Info.txt

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I rode the spruit yesterday (normally ride van Gaalens, Kingskloof or N Farm) and I have NEVER seen so many riders out there, so guess there were a lot of dusted off and rusty bikes (and riders?) going for their first ride in a while... So with a traffic jam equaling normal rush hour I guess a few characters reverted to weekday mode :-)

or you could try this... http://bikebay.co.za/product_info.php?products_id=3642&cPath=37

And if you're trying to find something decent on DSTV, dust will be the most interesting...

Thought we'd pop down to the waterhole for a tipple...

"They" say.. if it's too good to be true.. then usually it is... buyer beware!

Check out this link below, the 15mm Thru Axle on MT55 is a UK Pounds 10 additional option http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/2012-shimano-deore-xt-and-mt55-mountain-bike-wheels-just-in-31279/

Sorry, not much help to you! I'm pretty sure you will need a new hub, in other words you can't increase Shimano hub's axle size... unlike some other makes

15mm to 9/5mm with this...

Unless you want to do it yourself. It's pretty simple once you get yourself a few bits and pieces, and doesn't take long for a quick top up. Check out: https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/127707-diy-bike-tools/page__st__96

Hopefully your bike and not YOU

It could be that the local agents/distributors days are numbered, or at least have to clean up their acts... in the past there was no opportunity to buy online from overseas, so they had us all over a barrell, and their resellers. We and the resellers had to put up and cough up, and contribute to their exhorbitant profits (They know who they are!). So I welcome the new scenario, and this goes for many other products as well; cameras, HI-FI, appliances etc, etc, etc. But I agree with droo, their are a few straight shooters. Pity we can't buy cars online!

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Ditto

Make that eBay USA supplier