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That area has gone uber dodgy.

Checked out the http://www.amaonetya.co.za Man I am so keen to give this a go!

Surely you're going to need some sort of a brake if you are going to go "gliding"? Sounds like a recipe for disaster. What're the gloves for Johnny...cold mornin'?

"must say that docs and long hair with earrings did not go down too well in an afrikaans res where rugby is more important than anything else..." Anyone got any pics they can post of themselves back in the heyday? You HAVE to shake your head at yourself sometimes.

Kevin drop me a PM if you are keen to hook up for a MTB in the SSW area...I usually ride Helderberg if I am limited for time but would like to check out your 35km route if you dont mind and maybe explore some more possibilities in the area.

Kevin I have seen those riders a few times as I live in the area and I agree that they are by far the most eratic and dangerous bunch of cyclists I have ever seen, no question about it, especially all over the show on the R44 at rush hour.

"brake bleed and clean" "and a set of brake cables " Surely this must be either / or

Is it the red and black on some dude near Fishoek has been trying to sell for a very long time due to knee injury? If so he has been trying to flog it since August or Sept last year....he wanted 12...I offered 9....he went to 10K...wouldn't go for less so I bought something else instead. Anyway my point is good price, lekker frame to upgrade from as your desire arises...and believe me, it will! If it's not, I think you could make him an offer...there was an anthem with upgraded fork on thehub some time back for 7K.....

There's quite a bit of info on it if you look on the review of Juicy 5s on www.mtbr.com

Let's hope this wild inundation of orders doesn't cause a price shift.

Ya at home I just zip tied an old round stainless pipe, I think it used to be a shower curtain rail, to two of the big hooks people often use to hang bikes up, to the ceiling rafters. Now my bikes are all nicely out the way hanging by hooking the nose of the seat over the bar. No mess no fuss and you can shift them side to side depending on which one you want to take down.

I have a bar at home for my bikes and it grafts quite well, wonder if the weight of the bike hanging from the wheel will cause any damage to wheels / shocks.

I've managed to get the go-ahead for some bike racks to be installed at our head office and wanted to get some input from the fellow hubbers. Got a space around 1 parking bay of size and was thinking of the following: 1. Get a bar parallel to the ceiling and hang bikes by hooking the seat over the bar. 2. Get wheel hooks on the wall and hang the bikes from the front / back wheel against the wall as you often see in bikeshops. Will probably use the least space but is their any chance of damage to your wheel storing your bike in this fashion? 3. Get old-school bike racks made like you usually have at school / campus where the bike is parked flat on a rail and the front wheel gets shoved into a slot. I guess it'll be used mostly for commuters so a mix and match of bikes would be stored there. XTC12009-01-20 04:46:26

My bike came out with a set...not bad grip if you run them soft enough, however I prefer Nevegals. Also cut the sidewall of my rear wheel this last holiday on a rock in the Transkei. I wouldn't buy them but would use them if I got them free.

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?