Hilton.

I think there are actually only 6 full servings per container. The container is 480g, and a serving is two scoops = 80g. Thats like R10 per serving.

I like the Giant a lot. I think I'd just put slightly, ever so slightly, more aggressive tires on it. I would have thought you'd need a bit more traction than those tires seem to give for the average gravel road.

I've used the Pronutro Active shake. I think it recommends mixing with water, but then it tastes quite horrible. I think the whole carbohydrate and protein mix might work quite well, I'm not sure, but I do know that they need to improve their consistency at least, to make it a bit more palatable. I will mix with milk in future and update. A tub goes for about R60 at the moment at my local Pick n Pay, which I must say is very cost effective as a protein shake.

Truvativ KCNC

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Ok, put me in for the spaza shop and back. I counted that as a round 60 km, so I assume that's your 57 km? Also, I'm waiting for a broken part for my bike to be delivered (hopefully today), but its like 80% chance I'll be able to be there.

Yes, the winning time was about 1:58, second position was about 2:04. I couldn't believe the time gap. I know this cuz I was the one walking backwards at the 10 km mark with the broken derailleur hangar, so I was walked the 5km back to the start line

http://www.merida-bikes.com/en_za/bike/2012/46/MTB+Hardtails/Big.Nine+TFS+XT-Edition The above link is for the 2013 bike. They don't have the 2012 on their site anymore. But the 2012 is still in my LBS on special for R14k

Look out for the new 2013 Silverback Vida 1 that should be coming. Its slightly below the 2012 spec, but its still looks great. Should be around R15k or so. And should be the best value bike at that price point.

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Oooh, yummy, I'm in

I'm considering doing this. I wonder if my LBS can do this for me. But it's probably easier / better to just grab a "fine-grit" file or rasp myself and round off the post mounts on the (Suntour) fork, rather than machining the adaptor. Both should work. Hmm, well I considered doing something like this. I don't know the diameter of the bolts though. But more importantly, I don't think it'd be very stiff with a stack of washers

Thanks slick

Anybody?

mid morning BUMP

Mojoman should be able to help you with this. There are a few. Check out Van Gaalen's Cheese Farm first of all. Great selection of trails, from easy-ish to pretty devilish. Should find their website online. Edit: Van Gaalen's is very close to the Western tip of the Haartebeespoort Dam. About 20 - 30 mins NE from Magaliesburg itself. There are also a few trails around the mountains that locals mtb'ers will know, but they can be a bit hectic, like Breedt's Nek. I haven't tried it myself yet, but have heard its good. Quite a climb. Edit: It's very close to Magaliesburg, at a little town called Hekpoort. Look on the map. If you're in Rustenburg, check out Kgaswane nature reserve. It featured in the recent Tour of Rustenburg pro race. Its on the mountain next to Rustenburg. Mostly tarred hilly roads, but some nice offroad trails.

My problem: This is what I would like my post mounts to look like: http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5060/5419251734_792c1ff9b4_z.jpg Note the nice skinny post mounts. (Here the caliper is 180mm IS, not like my 160mm IS caliper, but that's not important) This is roughly what it looks like when I try using the KCNC adaptor: http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5218/5428755309_5b3ca756b6_b.jpg Notice the gaps between the post mounts and the adaptor. This isn't my pic, but mine looks almost identical. The problem is the that adaptor is nicely machined to fit skinny post mounts, such as pic 1, but my cheapish fork has fact rectangular (6" / 160mm) post mounts, so it wont fit flush against the mounts.

I need some help locating some parts, and If any of my fellow hubbers could help me out, t'would be much appreciated. I recently got an oldish set of 6" (160mm) IS caliper brakes. The rear caliper fits nicely onto my rear IS brake mounts. The front though ... is a hassle I'm essentially looking for either of the following: http://clee-cycles.co.uk/images/kcnc/brakes/post-is180.jpg The KCNC black spacers that come with the above KCNC adaptor (I've got the adaptor, not the spacers: Without the spacers, it fits 160mm IS caliper to 160mm PM fork, or 180mm with spacers). My problems with the using adaptor alone are described in next post. Next option: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Images/Models/Full/13735.jpg The above Hope +20mm adaptor fits the IS caliper to a PM fork for use with a 180mm rotor. That should be exactly what I need, as I have both 160mm and 180 mm rotors, but would prefer to use the 180mm.

Delilah, if you come right getting those Bontrager rims strips, let us know. I've wanted to get those for a while, but because I couldn't find them anywhere I am considering using Amer Classic rim strips instead.

Indeed, that's epic. He's just got from being great in my books, to being awesome!

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How many bought tickets so far?

I'm also keen. Send me the details.

Well, from your previous posts, its quite clear which option you choose. I disagree, but its just my (inexperienced) opinion, so let me tell you why. I'm still very new to mountain biking. About 2 months ago, with a fairly small budget to work with, I bought my first proper mountain bike. Its a 29er hardtail that I got for about R7000, and I'm helluva happy with it. It has the cheapest components that I would consider reasonably good quality. It has a Suntour Raidon air shock (not great, I know, but not terrible), Deore front derailleur, SLX rear der., 9 spd Shimano groupset, etc. Now at the time, I got that 29er mostly because that was what I was advised to get for my size (6+ feet tall) and intended riding style (mostly hilly/flat XC in my part of the country). If I had gone for a 26" at the same price point, then sure I could have gotten slightly better components, such as a RockShox fork, or SRAM 10 spd drivetrain perhaps, I'm not sure. But the difference that marginal gain in component quality would have made to my 'riding experience' would have been marginal to negligible. I wouldn't have noticed the difference in riding enjoyment or performance, but perhaps the components would last a bit longer. The crux of the thing is that the difference that the 29" wheels will make to my riding, in the slow hills, mountain ascents and rocky XC single-track that I have yet to conquer will be felt far more keenly than the equivalently priced 26" bike. So, if you're starting out with a small budget, like me, and are not too worried about gritty technical stuff yet, then a 29" bike certainly seems to hold some merit over a similarly priced 26" bike. Just my 2c worth ..