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Your Uni looks about as used as mine. No, more used. Have you cracked riding it yet?

Nice set of wheels. The bike too. Where you guys getting the Loaded rims from? I see Flippa's Kona is also rocking a pair.

May be worth considering Stans No Tubes as they OK pretty much all tyres so you'll save on tyres in the long run. From their site below. "Stan’s NoTubes mountain rims and converted tube-type mountain rims will work successfully tubeless with most types of tires including standard tube-type tires, tubeless ready tires, and tubeless specific tires. Other brands of tubeless specific rims require tubeless specific tires or tubeless ready tires for successful tubeless use. These brands of tubeless specific rims can be converted for use with standard tube-type tires with the correct rubber rim strip. Road tubeless applications require tubeless specific road tires. Tubeless specific road tires have a reinforced bead that will handle high pressure tubeless use. Compatible Tubeless Tires: All Tubeless tires are compatible: UST, LUST, UST-lite, 2Bliss, Tubeless Ready, TNT (tube no tube) Compatible Non Tubeless* tires: 29er Tires: All 26inch Tires: Nokian Continental Kenda Specialized Bontrager Geax Schwalbe Maxxis and most other brands Not Recommend Tires Hutchinson Air-Light tires – the bead is too weak for tubeless use resulting in tire blowing off the rim at low inflation pressures. Hutchinson Tubeless Cyclocross tires – carbon fiber tire bead requires excessive pressure to seat properly often leading to tire blowing off the rim. *Use of sealant in non-tubeless tires may void the tires manufacturer’s warranty. Tech Tip - Tire pressure To determine a starting tire pressure when running NoTubes tires with our ZTR rim use this simple formula. Rider Weight in pounds divided by 7 = x x - 1 = Front tire pressure in PSI x + 2 = Rear tire pressure in PSI"

I have used many many non-UST tyres as tubeless and have always boasted about how they work perfectly fine. Which they probably do 99.9% of the time...probably depending riding style and more importantly as long as you keep them properly inflated which negates half the reason for having them in the first place. I was using non UST Exiwolves on a Tubeless wheelset earlier this year. I'd been using them and others with no hassles for a long time but was riding them at quite a low pressure this fateful day in Jonkies, landed a flat jump and burped a bit of air out, didn't pay it any attention, landed the next jump on an off-camber singletrack, burped the rest out and the results have been a complete c*ckup to say the least. Whether it would have happpened with a proper UST tyre or not I can't say for sure but what I can say is that the 500 or whatever buck saved on set of tyres was not worth the crutches, the titanium pins in the ankle, the month off work, the two months of not being able to drive, the three or more months of not riding not to mention the medical expenses past and physio, Bio etc going forward...It probably depends largely on your setup / rims but make sure you keep an eye on tyre pressure ... don't ride them too pap!

heh heh got a bike at home with enough suspension for all of the rest of them put together....somehow the SS comes out to play more often...can't explain it. That said when I fitted a suspension fork and a set of Monkey bars to the On-One it really transformed it to a serious singletrack fun machine.

Gizelle during a playful game of Hide and Seek on the Helderberg MTB trail on the way to work

Meet Sharky and Gizelle

Anyone suggest or recommend a good one in Stellenbosch? Got a cankle that's going to be needing some work.

Posted this before but what the hell...it's 29er day!

Try The Mole and Pig on the midlands meander...self catering spots, lekker pub, you can braai and be left to your own devices there and it wasn't too costly. They also stock Notting Hill Brewery's beers if you were planning on mixing culture with sport(s)....

Sepia, I trashed my ankle on January 7 this year...talus fracture...google it, no good news on the web about it which is why I stopped looking there. Instead I made contact with another guy who had a similar fracture and was back on doing five hour rides three months after breaking his and mentally it gave me what I needed to deal with it. In laymans terms the talus is pretty much the ball joint that plugs your foot into your ankle, not only one of the hardest bones in your body but as a weight bearing and "functional" part also one of the trickiest fractures to get aligned properly. Somehow I not only completely broke it off, I also broke it in half, coupled with a dislocation and torn ligaments. I had to have surgery the same day, got some screws and K-wires put in, had to keep my leg still and elevated for five weeks, I'll be in a moonboot for another two before I can start putting weight on it and then physio. Had to have surgery again to get the K-wires removed now that the bone has knitted. I had Xrays a few days ago and the Ortho was very pleased with his handiwork and all is on track, it's looking much better than they expected. This may be a different fracture but my message is about dealing with it mentally. Lessons learnt: 1. If you need surgery, get on with it. In the long term you'll be glad you did. 2. Morphine is awesome 3. Time out is NOT as bad as you may think. I thought I would go absolutely demented being unable to ride / surf etc to my hearts content. Your mind is a wonderful thing and once you make peace with the fact that you physically can't do something it somehow doesn't bother you as much. Being physically unable for me has been easier than being physically able but restricted by other factors or commitments. 4. If you have a wife or a GF that looks after you...be very very grateful. Mine has been serving me three meals a day on a tray as I am on crutches and can't crutch and carry anything at the same time and completely run all things household / domestic / dog and kid related....woman are amazing beings, if you have one, appreciate them. Really. So are friends...getting a lift to work and back with a mate at the moment and discovered that "lift clubbing" is actually good fun if you're doing it right. I guess what I am trying to say is that **** happens. If your mind is strong, you take it easy and listen to your doctor you'll get through it and you'll be back on the bike before you know it. When I get bummed out about it I always just think thank the pope I broke my ankle and not my neck....there's always a bright side. Good luck you'll be fine, keep us posted.

IMO there are Zero fuglies in their range. Love the brand, I think the Superlight 29 is going to be very popular. I wonder if you can run 120mm forks on them like you can on the 26" SL?

Happy Bday mate.

iRide if your gallavanting was during the week prior to sswc hooking up along the way may be a plan as I have to be in Durban from 17 - 19 of Feb for work so figured I may as well stick around till the fun begins the Thu after that. After sswc I'm going to have to high-tail it home if I want to keep the peace on the domestic front. Was def keen to check out howick karkloof etc

Will have to look into it some more, the idea definitely isn't total bundubashing all the way but to try get a bit of a laid tour with a couple of nice stops happening on the way. May be biting off more than is worth chewing and it's uphill all the way...

Ya that's what I was afraid of, safety definitely springs up as a concern going through densely populated rural areas. The alternative is starting off in Shongweni area or surrounds and taking it from there or any other ideas are welcome!

Hey All, We're toying with the idea of touring by MTB from the King Shaka airport via the Midlands Meander ending up at SSWC 2012 in Winterton in September this year, taking around 4 days to get there depending on the breweries along the way. We'd like to stick to gravel and back road tar if need be. From the air it always looks like a myriad of trails zigzagging all over the show as far as the eye can see....I was wondering if anyone had any ideas or advice on a route for a fun and scenic laid back tour either camping or staying in backpackers etc along the way. Advice would be appreciated, Cheers.

You can but why would you? Unless you already have the loose hubs of course. If they are complete I would sell the 29er wheels and pick up a new set or slightly used of 26" wheels....there are plenty of good 26er deals to be had at the moment. Edge Design has quite a few for sale at the mo.

Reality is that it'll be a lot cheaper and easier for the European riders to get to Italy than Winterton so it'll def affect the numbers.

I think the problem is your wheels, I would recommend selling them (to me...) Other than the gearing...how does she go?

I have a set of disc brake wheels with rotors I'm not using if you decide to take the plunge. Personally I don't thing the "upgrade" from Trek frame to Talon will be worth your while, you may be better off selling and replacing the entire bike if you are itching for a change.

With their love of going over the top I am sure when they say voluminous casing it'll be halfway balloon...looking forward to seeing some of these.

Found it! https://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/21460-fox-29er-f100rl/

There was a tapered steerer Fox 29 in the classifieds for 3K a couple of days ago.

She got any sisters?