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Thanks for the pics Stephen, good seeing you guys again. Thanks to Freddie, Bianca and the rest of the organizers for a great morning out, see you all tomorrow for the road race.

I was about to say that looks a lot like the 056/057 frame...

I'm happy to join your practice runs too.

if you figure it out please let me know. I stay in Obs and work in Durbanville so would be interested too.

Dude that's some great work!

Definitely looks like he is the man to beat this time around.

Been looking at these bad boys for a while now, beautiful!

Awesome thanks! What's your shops name? Also a little hesitant because they are a "non-Hubber" so definitely want it seen by someone in person before I take the plunge. Do you service Lefty's?

I'm looking at purchasing a 2nd hand Lefty fork but I'm based in CPT and the fork is up in PTA... Any Hubbers up North with some knowledge on Lefty's able to give it a once over for me and advise if everything is in order? Or perhaps recommend a bike store there that knows a bit about them? In return I will provide you with ample beer when you are in the mother city...

Travel safely Stephen, best of luck with your new endeavor. Don't be a stranger! Dennis, no pressure...

I'll be doing both. Off the back of 2 weeks of no riding...should be nice and slow.

Kiff oke...

Short answer... Double. You ask any service provider to give you something, you pay for it, you ask them to give you the service again but expect it to be free this time because they've provided you with the service previously? I might not be the smart hubber you were looking for an answer from though.

Started in D, had a technical at the bottom of Suikerbossie ended in 3h08m. Started with OE the 2nd time round, had 3 beers, 2 massages, 1 tequila, lots of pictures and great conversation...must've been close to the last man over the line before cut-off, completely worth it in the end!

Today was beautiful out there for cycling! Will be some cracking times if the conditions remained like this....but doubtful

Claudio and Matt, nice meeting you guys in person. Enjoy the rest of the expo!

I was looking at the Zee, only a few grams heavier but at a fraction of the cost of an XTR. Would still like to see if I can go the road derailleur route, new SRAM Rival WiFLi or Force WiFLi have up to a recommended 32t chainring but look like with adjustments should be able to take at least a 34... and a 1:1 pull ratio so interchangeable with new Shimano parts too. Just need to find one now.

Well done on being 1 of the few people capable of combining their passion with their skill set successfully.That's what I and probably most others dream of being able to do one day.

Thanks for the ride guys, was good to meet those of you that I haven't before. Bateleur1, shot for making me push myself on the climbs...enjoyed that!

Think I saw on Facebook that you won the Trek dude. Well done!

Awesome! Liège-Bastogne-Liège is an incredible event!

yeah, in the reading up I did i saw quite a few guys going that route on their CX bikes.

Hey guys, So a bit of a hijack but close enough to this topic... I'm in the process of building up a 1X10 - 32t chainring with 11-36 cassette. I'm looking at different options around rear derailleurs would like to find a way to incorporate a short cage road derailleur into the build instead of going with medium cage XTR Shadow. Reason for this is the weight and price saving as well as the added ground clearance. I know most the short cage derailleurs have enough total tooth capacity to support it but do you know of any (or any way) that will be able to reach the 36t cog?

I'll meet you there, also in Obs.

This was my favorite MTB race of last season, very bummed to be missing it this year, I found the trails to be quite amazing!