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If you got that kind of money to spend, I would go Reba or even the new 32mm Sid, cheaper to maintain than fox

I just use one small head light.....makes daylight of the darkness....petzel myo xp......single super bright Led.. cost....600 odd bucks....battery life...something like 170 hours...amazing .... buy them at due south or cape union. I think its the best headlight money can buy and if you look after them they should last you a lifetime. JPW#2008-10-18 02:00:55

Found this info helpful a while back. http://www.expertvillage.com/video/24624_mountain-bike-mechanics-pressure.htm

Racing wheels also make you...."feel" faster so.... buy a nice set of mavic's hehe

mavic cosmos....training, mavic cosmic and ksyrium for racing

.635.....STAR !

I think maybe the amount of big mac's sold has something to do with all the bent seat posts hehe

If you're not very tall...go with the 175's......extra torque.... 6'1 or taller...177.5 if you can get hold of them (180s if ur a giant)... Also keep in mind shorter arms mean....a higher cadence ....thatch my thoughts on the matter .... Track cycling is a different story.... 155-170s in general

Big popular shops tend to give worse service, customer to staff ratio Don't even try to shop at them on Saturdays hehe

I got ripped off at a cycling shop in Tygerberg, the mechanic, overtightened my headset, and charged me R50 lol....the worst of all is I had to fix it myself when I got home.... Bummer!

LOL Johan Johan...first do some research ...on 7005 and 6061 ...I know my metals

reviews on mtbr might help ...in your case

It's a sad day in Africa today ((( the rims I wanted to buy...the mavic 819's are....R1300 each!!!!...I might as well buy a complete mavic xc wheel set for R2400

TIME TIME TIME!!!!! if you have money to waste..hehe Shimano best value for money

I know a guy who works at cycle factory ..... that's the place to get your mtb...serviced, I took my bike the other day to....a very "famous" shop (closer by,to fit a headset ring and they made a total booboo of the whole ordeal. JPW#2008-10-06 11:02:02

yip....very soft rims....kinda like the alloy frames....7005 lasts longer and not as soft as the 6061 tubing. I'm going for the heavy duty mavic's.... I have mavic rims on one of my road bikes,...15000km and still like the day I bought them.

Hehe, well, ....mr spanner, i'm the wrong side of 85kg's and going at 60km/ hour at my last mtb race...trough pot holes..those wtb speediscs... they were not happy, not happy at all, the website state their weight...450 grams....light and weak...... I need the mavic's a bit heavier but alot stronger... double wall alloy ect...vs...single wall.... I must say the mavic website...is a must to look at...they point you towards the rigth rims for rough riding im going with ...a heavy set of mavic's

Thanks, will be going for the 819's

Anyone riding mavic?...which models?, they have...too many models to even count JPW#2008-10-06 07:50:01

Nope, i'm a wheel builder myself...its the rims,they cant handle my weight combined with the rough terrain.

.JPW#2008-10-09 05:58:30

I did ...30000 km with one connex chain back in the 8 speed days lol..

I've never heard of condor ....haha....

cramps.....slowmag or equiv

ITB hehe... there is a cure.....5000 rand for the op..they cut a piece out...on the side..that's ur last resort. What cured mine were....lots of stretching b4 and after rides....dont bother going to the physios they ....caused me lots of pain!