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I think getting a serial number log with owner details is a way to go and before you are allowed to enter races, ownership has to be varified. +1 Even if enforcing it proofs to be difficult an results in inconvienance to me I would support it 100%

For those of you who can still stomach to read a debate on this subject: http://mountain.bike198.com/26-vs-29-mountain-bike-debate/

The oil spill on the first photo, coming from the Landy or the Fox shox? In the second photo I see you have a proper rescue vehicle in case of Landy trouble - do you also have an alternative for the Spes?

Check out Mtb action´s comments on the newly completed olympic mtb course - they use the word pathetic in the heading! Bikeradar on the other hand included a rave review, I was suprise since these guys usually scoff at anything not technical. back to your question - coming from South Africa, cycling in the UK will take some getting use to. Keep in mind you do not move to the UK if outdoor living is your goal. They have some excellent trails, but you have to travel far.

I have the Sag front & rear, also 2,2 Good choice for the coming season, the 2,2 size will spare your rims from rocks

Not using indicators - u will have one hell of a job in Brazil, here no one uses indicators

If the 1000km criteria applies to each ride you will have created one hell of a base, you will also be very tired, have high maintenance bills and have no friends left and your family would have deserted you. If it refers to the cumulative km´s over the total base period, I agree you are far-off

Have been riding in Brazil for nearly three years with DT Swiss 4.2 with Stan´s tubeless conversion using a variety of non-UST tyres. No problems at all. With the conditions here UST tyres are not required. I´ve also been running a 2,25 Racing Ralph non-UST on a Mavic X819 in excess of 3 years, first in Kosovo and now in SA, WC (I only get to use during holidays in SA so wear is minimal). I was suprise not to have any problems with this set-up in SA, not even while using latex based sealant (supposedly not good with this brand of tyre). The tyre will be replaced soon with same brand but UST versions, do not care for the weight but like the security of UST´s when in the mountains on my own. Note: my experience shows this might be more perception than reality.

He/she had supposedly being checked for explosive substances before entering the international shopping area, thus should not have anything on his/her person to fill the emptied bottle with. You can take water on domestic flights, up to your max bagage weight.

I assume this is back-to-back 9 hours for Sat & Sun? If I can sneak off from work early the Friday I like to add a few 20 min hill repeats for the Friday before. Obviously you have the Monday as a restday

Since I am no pro and have a day job rather than having a structured programme my training is divided into categories, e.g. recovery, warm-up, endurance (3 levels), tempo, etc. These categories are based on my reference work on cycling (you can choose any training book/article as your reference, I doubt if they differ much). For each category I have target durations per period (I work on monthly and weekly). Again these are based on my reference work on cycling. Basically my training involves pushing VO2MAx via lots of endurance rides (not tempo) and lots of Threshold work, both endurance (20 min repeats) and power (2-5min repeats). I keep record of each day´s cycling in Excel (category + duration). I also take notes on the exercise type and how I felt during the training. Each week I review the past and adjust my plans for the upcoming week to ensure I stay within the target durations above. I also have a few graphs, etc. to help. I only cycling using time/duration. Note: I have trained with HR monitors before and have a pretty good idea of my PE Other relevant points: I do only Mtbíng During the week I only use a trainer I sometimes do two sessions/day during week I work from 7:00 to 18:15 week days (I adjust training depending on work stress) I travel extensively via air (at least 8 hours flying time per week), I treat these as rest days

If he did it is probably shaven by now!

It is Elvis - he staged his death, received assistance from the same agency involved in the NSA moon landing job.

Lot´s of hub time then? Good luck

Soon all 29ers are bound to follow suit, one of the design limitations on 29er is chainstay clearance I do not ride a 29er but do see the sense in it and have been very jealous under certain conditions (more than I like to admit) when competing against them

I purchased a fox talas 7 years ago, never once been serviced. Ridden very hard (Sani2C in mud twice, 3 seasons of snow in Europe, etc). A year ago it started having no rebound and lockout not working. Send it for a service the other day - ZAR600 Treat my lefty with utmost care (expensive and excellent - if maintained) All done by myself Sid´s lockout had a problem (1 year old, very little riding) - ZAR600 and good as new haven´t yet opened the fork, unlikely too - looks finicky Manitou R7 - regular oil changes and lube stanchions after rides (wipe clean with rag). All done by myself In general I keep the stanchions clean by wiping them with a cloth after each ride.

I´m not using any measurements but time/hours cycling. (HR chest thingy batteries dead, have no sense for multiple connections to my bikes and GPS is too NASA for me) My rational: If I am not in front I am not fit/fast enought. I haven´t yet reached my goal...

Your post indicates just how sheltered a large part of South Africa was and still is to crime. It also shows the majority of people living in high crime areas are victims and not perpetrators. Some 12 years ago an old man thanked me for cycling in a veld area they regularly used as pedestrains on the way home - apparently it became safer since more police where focussing on the area (to protect the rich?). As a cyclist you should take every opportunity to be friendly to locals in areas you´re using. At the least this will ensure people are more likely to assist when something does go wrong or did go wrong. Sharing experiences are also good since it promotes vigilance amongst cyclists.

Claiming your entry was taken by force by some knife wielding naked Amazonian (err, getting of the track a bit...) will yield much more responses from hubbers. Plz repost

I just Googled it - thanks

Thanks, Details of the Serious Cycling book/manual?

My understanding of tapering is to restore/built your glycogen stores while maintaining peak fitness. The above is achieved by reducing training hours/volume significantly (60-80%) seven days prior to the event and replacing it with limited very high intensity efforts of less than 3 minutes duration each. Essentially replacing time with intensity while reducing the repeats to achieve the 60-80% reduction in hours/volume. SSD (steady slow distance)is completely cut-out during this period. A rest day (no cycling), two days before the event is recommended with some high intensity spouts the day before the event (to provide your body a glimpse of what´s to come). Three questions: Is my understanding correct? If mtb event will you recommend doing the intervals off-road on technical sections uphill? What about tapering for multi-stage endurance events?

Neither one of the two - a naked bike ride is soon coming to town, ignore these lycra clad races and join the real mcoy!

The two naked´s in the heading - a typo from overly excited fingers or the real name of the event.

Assos all the way They last super long (I have one pair from 2005 Cape Epic) They are super comfortable (expecially the new S5) I actually prefer the Uno, rather than the higher level cousins I have only fitted Cape Storm bibs (Nitros), did not like the fit, quality and padding looked impressive. I am a big fan of Cape Storm clothing most of the time.