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  1. Same here. They are races for some, and rides for me.
  2. Gen

    Max Knox - XCO

    I wish Max all the best.
  3. Ever think that maybe the all black dik-wiel guy was trying to test himself and that it actually had nothing to do with you?
  4. Yes he has and yes he is. not sure if you guys saw the interview they had with him regarding the rock gardens.. poor oke, seems it's his nemesis.
  5. Yes.. cause he's my man too first lap rock gardens, if you recall he was right on Nino's wheel, then he made a mistake at the bottom and came off and damaged his seat/saddle after first lap he had to stop at technical zone and have that sorted out, so lost plenty places!!
  6. Ha ha ha, yeah. Speaking of.. shee Rachel is good!! darn man she blew the rest away, 8sec faster.. that one hell of a a-whipping. Any of you ever watch "The Atherton project'?
  7. Nino was an animal! Technically supreme, pity Fontana broke his saddle/seat, it looked like he was in the mood to give him a go. And some of the riders did get caught up by the crashes on the first lap I think. But Nino made sure he was in the right position for that not to effect him. As for our SA riders.. ai, Buys started great, but he needs to figure out the technical parts of XC. Not sure if it's SA's obsession with going faster for longer and forgetting the about the technical bits of XC, but phewie, that rock garden has had Buys number. I believe Max Knox was riding with a broken shoulder or something. Lets see what Knox can do in the next few years, he's only just made the decision to cross over from Marathon to XC, and has a great sponsor in Spesialized. As for our ladies.. well now, I really think they need to have a good look at their careers, if they want to compete in the XC then they will have to make a 100% commitment, take that chance and go to Europe, not sure any of them ride in Europe atm. Else if they don't want to do that, then they should just stick with riding locally in the Marathon events. It's simple actually if you ride in Europe and eventually if you do okay your seeding improves, and seeding is everything in XC, no ways that if you start at the back you can challenge, by the time they hit the first bend the lot in front are gone. Any how.. just my thought on the matter.
  8. What an incredible ride, man I'm sure he and the folks in PMB could hear me screaming!!
  9. Gen

    MTB girls

    I don't get the issue.. man if you see something nice and want to share it, then share it, if this was a guys on bikes I would flood it with Spartacus and Thor and Sagan pics! Now I am new here, so don't want to step on anyone's toes..but seriously.. get over this.. ooh degrades women nonsense, if those women didn't want there picture public, they wouldn't have posed for them.
  10. it' works great, the trailer is lockable, nothing rolls around and all 4 bikes can be safe and secure, cause you can't leave the kids bikes at home. Still want to have stickers made for the outside that say "sponsored by Daddy!"
  11. We use the hanging rack for short distances and then erm this "little" thing when we go on holiday and are traveling far.
  12. I am quietly just nodding my head over-here. Will only say, yip.. what works for you, what you can afford and what you want to do with it. Personally my 26 is just fine, yeah the 650B Zula is one hell of a sexy looking bike, but there is nothing wrong with my bike, and we have an understanding, if it treats me well I wont take a grinder to it!
  13. That is the truth, I have a problem with Banana's though, about 2hrs into the ride it's warm and too slimy, so I had this very bright idea of wrapping some banana bread and taking that along.. yeah, it turned out not be be a great idea.. will be returning to the gag while chomping banana.
  14. Hubby did the slap on 650B wheels on his 26" frame before the 650B frame came out, he did have a look at the geometry, said there was some place where something was a few cm further back ... don't know erm I often just nod when it comes to the technical chatter.
  15. You could give a pro a "dikwiel" and he will still ride me in my $#%@ in
  16. Don't think Specialized will go the 650B route yet, they've invested too much bucks in the 29". Like I said in other thread, hubby slapped some 650B's on his Zula and loves it.
  17. I'm sure the current one already does
  18. Ha same issue here, changed from eggbeaters to Look and you will not believe it, the right one was not it 100% correct on my shoe and wowie pain in that knee big time..changed it now all fine again!
  19. Okay, why did you steal my husband's bike... oooh wait no he has bigger wheels. no listen if my husband could his Zula would sleep next to him in the bed, he absolutely loves her.
  20. you can have a look at the Ghost, they come out with decent components and falls in your price range, and as you want you can upgrade a few things here and there, that's what we did with mine, and honestly love my bike, all I've changed over time is the wheels and handle bars.. besides for that.. she's lovely.. (oh and the seat of course)
  21. Yip, I am 1.69 and on a Ghost mens size small (26") they reckon the 29" for the short ladies can sometimes be an issue, my next bike 650b Zula. Hubby converted his 26" zula, still has all the enjoyment of the handling that 26" gave but with more speed lol.. so he says. But no-one is allowed to let my husband know I rate his bike see.. it's a secret
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