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Fisan

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  1. I got a pair of Adidas short toights at an Adidas store, but you can get them at Totalsports, Sportmanswarehouse or so. First Ascent, Nike, New Balance and sometimes Asics short toights can also be found at Total and Sportmans. Sometimes they're more marketed towards sprinters, but there's no real difference in the usefulness IMO.
  2. I found some synthetic material Bridgedale's - not very fond of them. Very slippery inside the shoe. I know some people prefer this to prevent blisters, but its not lekker for heavy rocky descents or other technical stuff. Falke's trail socks does the same. Salomon socks still work the best for me so far. Anyways, anyone doing the Namaqua Flower Run? Or having an entry but not doing it anymore? Didn't want to do at first (too close to the past Spur series), but now I'm having a serious case of FOMO.
  3. My local CU....errr...Mart only had the hiking ones. Went to Outdoor Escape - they had minimal / summer socks (no wool though), but still worth a try. I never have enough socks so if I find the ones I'm looking for I'll buy them as well. Also, the salesperson at Outdoor Escape almost sold me 1000 Mile socks - socks with a 1000 mile warranty Supposed to help with feet blistering. They ain't cheap, but (luckily?) they didn't have my size...
  4. Does anyone know where to get Bridgedale running (or similar Merino-wool) socks? I need [ ] more socks and want add some wool socks to the collection.
  5. I hope his career will survive this. But it looks and sounds bad at the moment...
  6. Cool parents that. My parents were of the "took my to see Cats" type. Different vibe (not complaining though!!) Theres a new Muse album: Drones. Its better than 2nd law. But better is a very relative term. I feel like they tried to go back to their roots, but ended in making an album that sounds like a poor rip off from their old work.
  7. My Morning Jacket - released a new album recently . If you watched Ray Donovan recently you might recognise the voice of Jim James. One the other hand - anybody listen to Muse's latest album? Very disspointing...
  8. Had a lot of fun today at Paarl - especially that last downhill! Felt a lot better than last week. Excellent weather and generally awesome atmosphere from everyone! Was heading home via Helshoogte. For a moment I was jealous of all the riders - until I saw the pile up on the singletrack descent / switchbacks...
  9. Oohh thanks for the info...looks awesome!
  10. I've only started following the WC-XCO post- Burry Stander, and I must say it is kind of sad that the people you support and shout for are foreigners. It is also nothing against Buys, Reid etc. but what choice do you have when the coverage focus mainly on the top 16 postitions? Reading twitter feeds or waiting of the full-results pdf is just not as exciting.
  11. I've done the first two in the series and it has been super fun (and challenging) so far. I'm looking forward to the Paarl one! On the seeding. The groups start 2 min appart. It is just to sort out the singletrack congestion issue as per MTBing (but trail runners have way more decency in my experience anyways...) Have a look at the trail results from #1 (Paul Cluver) and #2 (Tygerberg) to estimate seeding/ranking. The C-batch is a good starting point for first timers.
  12. What about hubbers who have never seen an item, have never met you before, but will EFT the amount into your account, and never collects? We need more of these!! I'm looking at you CM!
  13. Yeah you could always back it up with figures, but it's like trying to prove that blue is the best colour. Just because science says its the calmest of colours, doesn't mean that it's everyones favourite. Not the best simile, but you get my point, don't you?.
  14. "Video: Inside look at MTN Qhubeka's race machines ENVE wheels"
  15. I think it was a Pinkbike or similar site who reviewed the Genius - and hey had both setups, but the journalist commented on how the reviewers preferred the 2x10 setups for the hilly rides (think Alps or somewhere). Just my 2c. I'll try my Google Skillz to find the article.
  16. Ja, just wait a few years till the 11-speed Deore comes out. By then it will probably cost the same as the current XTR group due to bike-inflation and everyone will be drooling over the new 5x12 speed XTR group.
  17. Coming from a 1x setup: the only thing I really miss is the high speed gears, not the granny gears. If you are really worried gear range get a 3x setup.
  18. Med cage derailleur, shifter, XT chain and 42T cassette from R2-bike adds up to R 3061.36. Shipping from DHL is about R 337.15 After VAT on R3438.51 the total is about R3974.91....then you also have to add about R150 handling fee from DHL... so in total: R4125 The equivalent items on a local supplier adds up to about R4400. I can't vouch for the accuracy of these calculations, but I'd rather pay that 6% extra to support a local supplier and know that I'd get faster and better customer service. Now I'll go cry in the corner cause I'm not upgrading anytime soon.
  19. Turning signals are for losers in the WC - no one uses them!
  20. While all the spotlight is on the Tour de France the Tour of Austria seem to go by unnoticed. Not only did Qhubeka win a the Polkadot Jersey today, but Van Zyl had a solo stage victory. Read more on http://www.teammtnqhubeka.com/?p=9719
  21. Specialized selling bikes to the unskilled? Whats new!?
  22. Not at the moment...you'll have to search through the activities of the local athletes or ask nicely for someone to create a gpx file...
  23. Cool stuff! The video doesn't do that rock garden justice though - it's a real rim-killer!
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