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Thank goodness I thought I was the only one that couldn't make it up there, I nearly did once but then I went otb cos I got my weight to far forward. oh well ... funny this therad is the sort of one for a friday ....

OK probably not the right place to admit it but that cheatline on boulders I found quite usefull we're not all frikkin Chris Akrig. When I feel like challenging myself I don't take the cheatline. Becuase I don't have champion dickswinging skills like some of you experts doesn't mean I enjoy the ride any less. Flame suit on.....he he he

I'm 1.74 and when I started riding again after many years. I got a large frame for the same reason it was cheaper (I was an idiot and didn't know about the hub yet) It wasn't even an entry level bike. But ffs I could hardly get on the thing, nearly put me off riding altogether. A year and a half ago I got a better bike in a medium and oh my hat what a differance, the control the chuckability the lack of embarresment when trying to get on a bike that is clearly to big ..etc etc ..funny thing is I still have this nagging feeling I should have got a small hmmm. So in a nutshell no don't get a large just because its cheaper.

This guy has to rank as one of worlds worst fathers...surely. http://www.wheels24.co.za/Multimedia/Bikes/Bikers-joyride-puts-toddler-in-danger-20130828

amazing he goes through all the effort of full camo and tops it off with a bright orange cap?????????

Sounds like the OP needs to tune his diet. Late afternoon slump is usually something to do with your blood sugar. My advice would be to see a dietician or you can just start eating more carefully start eating eating breakfast again, just start eating something small when you get up even if its just a couple of spoons of something. maybe a smoothie will go down easier than food. Quite a few years ago my breakfast was coffee and a cigarette when I started eating breakfast again I had to start with really small serving cos it would make me feel ill otherwise. Now I love my breakfast and can't go without it. I like to have 3 good meals a day with some fruit in between. Typically I have oats in the morning an apple at around 10h30 or 11 then lunch at around 1ish. afternoon a naartjie or orange and then supper in the evening...

seems I had all my facts and prices mixed up....all ten speed, hg50 is Alvio and was R350.00, hg61 is deore and was R499.00, hg80 is SLX and is R750.00 ...XT etc I didn't bother with as they were totally out of my budget anyway, I ended up going with the deore which seemed a happy medium to me and fitted the budget, also its ok to use steel cassettes on the Mavic crossmax SLR wheel all 4 of the LBS I went to were unanimous about that... sigh now for the brake rotors ... and a good little ride this afternoon hopefully one of my last with my trashed old wheels...

How much did you get for your son?

unless you can bunny hop with flats................

I did try shouting ..nope I think he was deaf like me in which case only a foghorn would suffice ..

depends on many variables ...same as cars some cars have better resale value some are rubbish, condition etc etc all plays a role I don't think you can put and absolute percentage on it there are just to many variables...but generally speaking yes once it is second hand it should lose X amount of value as soon as it leaves the showroom floor regardless of it being ridden or not??

A while ago I was riding home from Tokai along a piece of road between westlake golf course and stone villa's towards Boyes drive, for those of you that don't know there is shock horror a cycle lane on the side of the road there is just enough room for you and a car there is a lovely wide pavement on the other side for pedestrians. For some reason no one uses it and the pedestrians and runners all seem to use the cycle track... so anyway heading towards Boyes drive on this little stretch you can get up to a nice speed 45-50 on a MTB so I'm going flat out and there is a pedestrian walking in the road and look behind me a car ..I can see how this is going to turn out so I throw out all my anchors and skid for meters and stop just short of hitting the imbecile the car goes whizzing past and I need to replace my tyre .... pfft I think I might get a foghorn like this that'll teach em ... https://www.google.co.za/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1280&bih=709&q=handheld+fog+horn&oq=hand+held+fog&gs_l=img.1.2.0j0i10i24l2j0i24.1658.6012.0.8512.13.13.0.0.0.0.313.2004.6j1j5j1.13.0....0...1ac.1.25.img..5.8.640.noxN0ZphKx8#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=7FS9lPAQIhqCyM%3A%3BWJ265hQlaCCffM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fecx.images-amazon.com%252Fimages%252FI%252F31UvhQjFa6L.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fprotective-frames-uk.blogspot.com%252F2011%252F12%252Fhand-held-gas-air-horn.html%3B500%3B334

can get XT for 750 randela's but the budget does not strech that far I have to get new discs as well and after buying those wheels I am starting to think I have lost my mind....

that makes sense ..or does it buy the cheapest and it lasts the longest..have we all gone mad???

thanks...

weight doesn't bother me much unless its ridiculous ..just put 100ml less beer in my water bottle...

not enough randela's.for XTR..

Mavic crossmax slr wheels ...some tell me the freehub body is steel..??

quick question ... Shimano Cassettes hg 50 R350.00 ....SLX hg 80 R499.00 which one?

dont drink coffee drink water or orange juice.... keep a bottle of water with you and become friends with it every time you want to smoke drink from it, the more water you drink the more nicotine is flushed out your body.....the less your cravings. Apples are also a winner eat apples they give your hands something to do and replace the the hole hand mouth habit thing that you get with smoking..

What cassette should one put on Mavic Crossmax SLRs? Can I just put on an HG50 or do I have to go the expensive route?

here goes ...a jogger is not a vehicle so should not be in the road ....????? As much as everyone hates us cyclists we are actually allowed to use the road ......do I now also need a flamesuit??

Good to know what cassette are you using I've just read that one shouldnt use steel cassettes with ally hubs the mavics are ally hubs ??????

Okay so it was my birthday on friday and I had been saving up for these really beautiful wheels which I bought yesterday ..am now itching to put them on the bike the wheels are Mavic Crossmax SLRs ..I got them for an utterly ridiculous price ..regardless I have still put myself in the poor house and have this nagging feeling that I have done something wrong ... but I'm sure its buyers remorse.... so no one tell me anything bad about please them otherwise I feel ill enough already ...... anyway I need to put some bits on them namely a cassette, new discs and centerlock converters my questions are .... 1. the cassette - the cassttte on my current wheels is nearing replacement time anyway so has to be replaced ..I'm with a cheaper cassette for now namely a shimano hg50 or an hg61 what is the differance between them? besides a slight differance in price? I've had good experiance with the hg50 so I'd be happy with that if its just the weight of 100mls of beer differance... 2. Discs do I have to use discs the same as what the make of brakes are eg only tektro discs with tektro brakes or will any discs do as long as they are 160 mm as is on the bike now? should I maybe just use exhisting discs which are not in fantastic condition.... 3.Centerlock converters - there seem to be a few out there and prices vary wildly from R150 rand to over R400 what would be the best price to quality ratio in the R200 bracket .. or does it not make that much differance at the end of the day Bear in mind that I although I got these wheels for an absolute steal I have still done serious damage to my bank balance and should probably not do anything with the wheels untill I actually do have money....but I cant take it they are screaming at me......and yes I know about the spokes.....but i couldnt resist..the price was just to good...

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