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Each time I get a new frame I start off rinsing it after each ride....that habit soon dies though..... Don't know if it's worth spending any cash on it...I think the components have reached the stage where it's gonna cost me more to get her back up to scratch than it's worth. Sadly. I quite like the sound of the naked frame...how did / do you get all the paint off and does it then need to be sprayed a clear coat or treated?

He's probably as addicted to HelloPeter as some of you (us) are to theHub.

If you look on the site Mr. Waugh has no shortage of complaints about the world in general. Oke must be pretty sour. Changed my mind he's actually pretty funny. http://www.hellopeter.com/the_comment.asp?recid=160476 XTC12009-01-16 08:11:51

You get little gizmos which allow you to run a continuous cable casing without drilling out the cable lugs on your frame.

Had bottom swing on my hardtail, bought a top swing by default, it works perfectly but the bottom swing looks better...less visible on the frame, hidden behind the chainrings.

Sorry, ya, corrosion same place every time, at the water bottle bosses on both seat and down tubes. None of my bikes have ever been subjected to salt water crossings but I live 5 K's from the sea...and cycle along it often...while sweating profusely all over the frame!

Anyone here ever experienced corrosion on an aluminium frame? I first had it in 2004 on a Giant XTC hardtail, Dragon Industries replaced it, it happened again on the new frame...dragon replaced it....still got the 3rd one as a spare bike...it is now showing corrosion in the form of bubbling of the paint at the water bottle bosses on the down and seat tune. Any idea what (apart from my super corrosive and excessive sweating....) could be causing it? Perhaps a reaction between the water bottle boss brazing, the bottle cage bolts and the aluminium frame? Never had it on any of my other bikes, only the Giants. Weird.

Got the specialised sports, great shoe, super comfy. Not THAT cheap though compared to sportsmans warehouse kindof brands and prices but well worth the extra few hundred bucks. The way I see it they'll probably last you three or five years depending on how you treat them so the price makes no difference over that length of time. Someone was advertising some new Shimano SPD pedals for R200 bucks if you are keen to browse through the classifieds.

Most commonly used ratio seems to be 32 x 16 or 32 x 18. Find out what the terrain is like and make a call.

I am even slower with my HRM than without it...but at least manage to go the distance and avoid cramping on long rides when using it. I like having it because it forces me to pace myself else I go balls to the wall and end up dropping off the pace burnt out a few kays later.

Perhaps to minimize the potential target area when being shot at?

"Woman for fun or cooking..." What a beaut!!!!

Superlight. Too many Anthems around.

They suck and the one at Somerset Mall smelt of serious BO on Monday after work...nice. I'd rather go elsewhere and spend more than walk out of there feeling like I just flushed my bucks down the toilet.

I concur. Dead horse sufficiently flogged. Will put proof to the pudding with a full service after 3 weeks of muddy riding these holidays. hasta la pasta.

GEEGEE you're going to have a tough time supporting them all the way from Joburg if even people IN Stellenbosch complain that the place it too out of the way and much of a mission to get to.

I placed a wanted ad and managed to get a Thomson Elite off theHub for R400.00 bucks...money well spent!!!

Big difference you are out there riding as its a passion, you love it and you want to be there. Lift a finger, share the joy, spread the love...no need to wave and shout "How do you do..." Now shopping, on the other hand....ever heard of Mall Rage? Fark I hate it, I'd rather be cramping while riding up a hill into the wind nursing a slow puncture and a wheel buckle on a corrugated gravel road with numerous bunches of yabos in their F250's racing past kicking up dust and stones than get my ass dragged through a mall.

I had a bakkie stolen at the beach once...cleverly "hid" my keys on one of the tires...let the lesson be learnt...won't be doing that again. One of my colleagues had her laptop stolen from the boot of her car the other night...nothing visible inside the car, so they broke in, folded forward the back seat from the inside, and hey presto! Sucks being violated. The times they are a-changin'

I tend to agree with Wolverine, you cut rates in December you will see some crazy financial headlosing and people doubly indebted by the time February swings around.

Getting back to mining though, it costs mines more to produce an ounce of platinum at this stage than its worth on world markets. The retail markets of mine driven economies are nervous, very nervous. This has already caused us as a retailer to put a hold on expanding in Klerksdorp and a few other mine driven towns. Recession, anyone? XTC12008-12-03 01:13:40

I am not sure whether it was an allegations or truth but I heard about some brain surgeon at SAA that decided it would be a brilliant strategic coupe to hedge by fixing their oil purchase price at $140 a barrel for a year? Ouch ouch ouch!!!

These okes been stuck in St Lucia for a while! If they are still heading south(west) my door / lawn / gate is open from 5 Jan onwards when I get back from the Kei. Anyway I am based in Somerset West so contact me via the Hub (pref PM in case I lose the thread) if a roof is needed. I will be offline from 12 Dec till 5 January.

Eden, Stellenbosch.