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Received another email. Moved from D to C... happier with that.

They're maybe sending in order of entry being received. Entered ages ago, so got my email early. Pretty sure by tomorrow all emails will be out.

40km - Starting Batch D Going to be fun!

Sorry. Off to CPT on Friday.

Bought mine with credit card, but I cleared it within 3 months. Normally, I would have saved up the cash, but my previous bike was stolen (uninsured cheapie that I bought back from UK with me) and I needed a new bike asap.

You can do a fairly decent ride if you head over into Lonehill and link together all the servitudes. Nothing too challenging, but it does offer some off-road riding. Ride through Magaliessig, over Witkoppen. Right at first 4way crossing. Down to Lonehill reserve. Cut down through Lonehill park, cross over Lonehill boulevard, down servitude past Crawfords. Left onto Concourse. All the way down to Fabs estate, right down Alliway, Turn right up servitude. Follow that all the way back to Lonehill shopping centre. Back up through Lonehill Park. Then head to Beverley and do some hill repeats on Mulbarton road. Just wish all the servitudes were open access in Lonehill. Would be some great riding then.

In for the 40km. Should be fun.

That did my head in, as my name is Richard too. Thought it was some clever youtube video, where they are able connect to your FB profile and customise the ad to you specifically. Kind of like the tippex bear ads.

DMs between doc and Albe

Little online battle going on between USN founder and a sports doc, mtb'er. Check it out.

Snap! http://youtu.be/zd7c5tQCs1I

Exactly. Going through broker today. What a difference in service and so worth it.

I've also not had the best experience with MiWay. It really peeves me when you ask for a quote, you get a figure of X, but then you say I'm currently getting Y from another insurer. Then they quickly re-work the quote and offer you Z. And then when you say you're not interested, they offer you an even cheaper rate! Why not just offer your best deal first!

As per the SAS website: We currently have the following events result that we have used to calculate the Seeding index. 2012 RACES 457 BuyCycle XCM #1 Barberton 2012 Fun Race 458 BuyCycle XCM #3 Sabie 2012 Fun Race 459 Cycle Lab Wartburg MTB Classic 2012 25km 460 Cycle Lab Wartburg MTB Classic 2012 45km 461 Emperors Palace MTB Classic 2012 20km 462 Emperors Palace MTB Classic 2012 40km 463 Krugersdorp Game Reserve Mtb 2012 20km 464 Krugersdorp Game Reserve Mtb 2012 40km 465 Midas Fast One MTB Challenge 34km 2012 466 Midas Fast One MTB Challenge 55km 2012 467 MTN XCM #1 Barberton 2012 Marathon 468 MTN XCM #1 Barberton 2012 Ultra Marathon 469 MTN XCM #2 Tulbagh 2012 Marathon 470 MTN XCM #2 Tulbagh 2012 Ultra Marathon 471 MTN XCM #3 Sabie 2012 Marathon 472 MTN XCM #3 Sabie 2012 Ultra Marathon 473 Nissan XCM #1 Barberton 2012 Half Marathon 474 Nissan XCM #2 Tulbagh 2012 Half Marathon 475 Nissan XCM #3 Sabie 2012 Half Marathon 476 Olympic XCM #2 Tulbagh 2012 Fun Race 477 Parys Island Dirtmax Series #1 2012 10km 478 Parys Island Dirtmax Series #1 2012 30km 479 Parys Island Dirtmax Series #1 2012 60km 480 Redstone #1 Crazy Croc Challenge 2012 20km 481 Redstone #1 Crazy Croc Challenge 2012 25km 482 Redstone #1 Crazy Croc Challenge 2012 50km 483 Subaru MTB Classic 2012 25km 484 Subaru MTB Classic 2012 45km 485 The Herald VW MTB 2012 30km 486 The Herald VW MTB 2012 60km 487 The Herald VW MTB 2012 80km 488 Vori-Berg MTB Series #1 2012 15km 489 Vori-Berg MTB Series #1 2012 30km 490 Vori-Berg MTB Series #1 2012 40km 491 WD 40 Babas Lodge MTB #1 12km 492 WD 40 Babas Lodge MTB #1 35km 493 WD 40 Babas Lodge MTB #1 70km So according to this list, my results for Clarens, Mabalingwe and Down & Dirty have not been incorporated into current seeding. Might explain why my index hasn't changed since Sabie in February. Something for SAS to look into fixing!

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Just the first time. Once the bead is seated, it will inflate normally every time. Just getting the bead seated is the biggest headache. If in the future you need to top up the Stans, just pop the bead along a small length of the rim (dont pull the whole tyre off) - this will help re-seating the bead again quickly.

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Lesotho. Here is a video of me riding a motorbike up - rode it 2 weeks ago. http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp270/RichThorn/Rock%20Monster/m_DSC00604.jpg http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp270/RichThorn/Rock%20Monster/m_DSC00602.jpg http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp270/RichThorn/Rock%20Monster/m_DSC00583.jpg http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp270/RichThorn/Rock%20Monster/m_DSC00582.jpg http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp270/RichThorn/Rock%20Monster/m_DSC00581.jpg http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp270/RichThorn/Rock%20Monster/m_DSC00566.jpg

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Agreed, but as a newbie, I was looking for reliability and durability from a bike, and I was impressed with the Momsen. Very pleased with it. Quote from another Momsen bike review: "It’s the heaviest of the lot, so it’s clear that Momsen is playing it safe. As manufacturers peel the grams off, warranty issues creep in and the last thing any new(ish) brand needs is a run of breakages. So it’s a little overbuilt, which will suit heavier riders looking for a solid, reliable rig. The ‘heavy rider’ issue came up often during the test. A look at the price tag and the spec list tells us that it’s a bang-for-buck bike, with top-level wheels...."

Momsen AL529 Racing type - RRP = R15 995.00 Momsen AL529 Standard - RRP = R13 995.00

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I studied in G'Town. If I had been into MTB back then, I would have loved to have had trails around. There certainly is some great terrain for it. I think you should approach the university sports admin. See if they have any cycling clubs, and if not, then try and get one established for the students. Once you've got that, setting up trails will be a breeze. Believe it or not, the students are lacking and craving alternative entertainment/activities in the town (hence the huge drinking), and if you manage to set up something with the university, I am sure they will support you fully. The university would love it too, especially if you can pull a few of the students out of the pubs. I ran a paintball business when there, and that was very popular, so I don't see why MTB won't be supported.