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Cool now that the whole CWC thing has been not only completely sidetracked but also settled let's get back to coffee...Chris not sure if it's the place that you were referring to in SSW but that roastery / beanery vibe at Lourensford is pretty good and worth a look.

The only downside to the front seat in my opinion is that the kids are sitting in the wind and while you might be overheating you have to make provision for the fact that they aren't exactly exerting themselves and may be cold.

Do a hub search on the iBert seat, this has been discussed a few times. Re kid in the front, if you are riding at any kind of speed or manner that puts you or your kid at risk of going over the bars you have yourself and not the position of the seat to blame. I have used my iBert on a lot of jeeptrack and the odd more mellow flowing singletrack but always at 30% of your bike handling limit and never even been close to anything resembling risk. The little oke LOVES it. If anything the "front-loader" keeps you aware at all times of the fact that you have your little one on the bike with you...with them on the back you might get a bit carried away and do something stupid.

Bought a Santa Cruz (dragons) one from my LBS for R220 so not sure why it should cost double that from Omnico.

You may be in luck, I have a strip that came out of a Bontrager Race Lite rim I trashed...not sure if it will fit but it's worth a shot. As for Just Fun....don't get me started. Actually no, do get me started....USELESS!!!!!!! PM me if you want the strip...can maybe send it to CT with Mrs. XTC as she comes through there often for wek.

Anyone riding Eselfontein SS this year? Was toying with chucking on the 32 x 20 to save the legs on the long route.

Ya a halflink is a nightmare to deal with using a common garden variety chaintool! I'm getting a Niner frame with vertical drops soon, hope I get lucky re using the halflink without tensioner. WRT chain tension at the moment I have sliding dropouts which tend to do exactly that quite frequently...slide... and I've found with a proper SS chainring, cog and wide chain you really do not have to be too worried about dropping a chain due to chain tension as it has sometimes in the past ended up quite pap, almost to the point of slamming the chainstay, to no ill effect.

You could probably also try BMX Direct..Schogn there is super helpful and can mail from JHB for about 50 bucks. http://bmxdirect.net/online-store/bikes-parts/chains/ You get a single half-link as well if you don't want to replace the entire chain...not sure about width compatibility issues.

Mate of mine had continuous issues dropping a 9 speed chain on his SS...switched to a nice wide half link and no hassles since. In my opinion going through the the effort of finding a halflink chain so you can get rid of the chain tensioner is well worth it.

Innocent and harmless entertainment. (the "threat" ... not the skidmark!)

The seller is in the states and doesn't do international shipping.

Thanks Disylizzy, might well take you up on your offer. Nick it's the first I've heard of those guys, to be honest other than CRC I haven't had much exposure to ebay etc so will look into it. Thanks for the replies guys.

Hi, there's an item on ebay I need, can't get it locally, the seller doesn't ship abroad and I can't mail him. Does anyone here have a contact or address in the States who I could get delivered to that can forward the package to me or ideas on how to go about this?

<Me> you say 20% discount and i got home and checked my slip and 0% discount! wtf? <them>the slips dont display the discount <me>im talking about the card slip on the machine or does the abnk "know" about your discount? Do i look retarted? <them>if it was our mistake, my sencere apology! I would be more than happy to refund u ur credit!! Really sori 4 this <me>i will email you the details monday morning WITH screen shots of everything before you say im dishonest! Sorry boet but if someone opened dialogue with me the way you did above I would tell you to piss off whether I am in the wrong or not.

Gave it a bash for about fifteen minutes last night, managed to find the balance point and hover in one spot pedalling to and fro for a couple of seconds ... tricky bit seems to be when you try pedalling and get your cranks to the 12 and 6 o'clock "dead spot" positions.

Thanks for the good wishes fella's, will give it a solid tonk tonight and hopefully be feeling a bit more confident by this time tomorrow. Either that or watch the For Sale section...

I bought a Thomson post (unseen) from him last week, got it for a great price, it was in excellent condition and arrived as promised 24 hours after concluding the deal...very happy dealing with him.

and here's a picture of the broken door handle on the cupboard I crashed into on my first attempt...trickier than I thought!

Careful what you wish for. This arrived this morning.

Get off my bak grammar nazi

Still do when my first camelback runs dry...Shows in my results and my gut as well. The black cat peanut butter bars are good too and a nice size for a chow during riding.

Love those Tenere's, saw one this morning between Stell and SSW around 7H15...might have been you on your way to GB?

Nice pics but where's the new SS? Unless you beat them to the top to take the shot. Got to induce some legburn honking that baby up that hill.

Don't know how you managed to organize that you ride with your buddy while your GF rides with someone else, you obviously have some good negotiation skills. The guy I'm trying to get an entry for the Adventure for is riding with his wife but I'm actually starting to think it'll be more fun as a boys weekend away.

Anyone want to swap an Adventure team entry for my mates Trail entry so he can join us in Adventure? Oops sorry swift just realised we were after the same thing.