WorcesterWheelers

Stolen: Specialized Epic World Cup edition 2014 When: 29 January 2015 Where: Worcester, Western Cape Customer was unloading his bike from his vehicle. While trying to lock his vehicle, his immobiliser must have been jammed, as he could not get the vehicle to lock. During this distraction somebody jumped on his bike and raced away. Get further details about the incident in the Stolen Bikes section

ManiC Cycles will once again be offering our tech support at the 2015 Cape Epic. Just recently we were very honoured to be invited by DRYLAND EVENTS, to be part of the official tech support at the recent Cape Pioneer Trek. Worcester is also a host town in 2015, with the race village no more than 200m away from our shop. We can also help with training ride or training camps in the area. For more info on our service package options please contact us at: francois@maniccycles-cw.co.za

Is there anybody that knows who we can contact if we suspect that a bike is a stolen bike?

Here is a recent picture of the stolen SL929.

When: Saturday afternoon around 14h00 Where: PArking lot in the school grounds at Paul Roos Gymnasium, during the last Spur Schools mtb event How: Very easy, bikes were parked next to my bus while we were attending prize giving.

Hi Flymango, sorry for the late reply, been running around trying to find my bike...... I was guilty of being too trusting of my fellow man. We were busy helping school kids at last Saturday's SPUR Schools XC mtb event at Paul Roos. Bike was parked next to my bus all day. During the day there was constant movement with people and bikes around the parking lot. I would ride my bike to help kids, then leave it parked next to bus while watching the next event. Bike disappeared during price giving, while we were celebrating our schools victory in the mixed category. Obviously somebody disguised as a fellow cyclist walking around the parking lot, loaded the 3 unattended bikes and left. Lesson, never leave your bikes unattended, even in a crowd. There are people amongst us that look like you and me, helping themselves at events to others bikes. VERY VERY expensive lesson learnt, as bikes were not insured. R100k out of my pocket.

Two others bikes also taken: 26" Silverback Mercury dual sus - Set of Mavic Crosstrail rims Scwinn Mesa (White with black & yellow details)

Morning Hubbers. Especially Stellenbosch and surrounds. Please be on the look out for my stolen Momsen SL929. Couple of unique features to make it very easy to stand out. 1. Powertap oversized rear hub. (Thru axle). - Very few mtb's riding around with these. Even fewer on 142+ thru axle bikes. Built on ZTR Crest rim. 2. ZTR Crest front wheel with tied & soldered spokes. Stickers quite faded from the sun and washing. - Again something you don't see very often. 3. Carbon Fizik Antares saddle with red details and carbon rails. (Some scuff marks on the sides). 4. Very narrow and well worn Easton EA90 carbon h/bar. 5. 2013 Sani2C bracelet on h/bar. Bike is not insured so offering a R5000 reward if complete bike is returned. Thanks Francois

Event Name: Mountain Mill Mall - Best Of Breede Mtb When: 15 September 2012 Where: Mountain Mill Mall, Worcester, Western Cape Category: MTB BEST OF BREEDE MTB CHALLENGE SATURDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2012 DISTANCES 45km; 30km; 10km; 2.5km STARTING TIMES 45km @ 07h30; 30km @ 08h00; 10km @ 08h30; 2.5km @ 09h00 REGISTRATION From 06h30 at the information desk in the Mall VENUE Mountain Mill shopping mall, Worcester. ENQUIRIES Francois Esterhuizen (Registration & Route detail) Manic Cycles Worcester PHONE (082) 4138935, 023 347 1985 FAX (023) 347-1205 EMAIL francois@maniccycles-cw.co.za PRIZE GIVING/CUT-OFF 12h00 PRE-ENTRIES CLOSE Thursday 13 September 2012 ONLINE ENTRIES www.entrytime.com ROUTE DESCRIPTION Come experience portions of the route we followed in the 2010 and 2012 Cape Epic. Experience some "Karoo" singletrack around the Worcester Golf course and behind the Golden Valley Casino. Both the 30km & the 45km options include some challenging climbs, a "FREE" game drive (we ride past the one fence of the Fairy Glen BIG 5 game reserve). The views of the mountains in the area are spectacular and at time we get very close to them. The 10km riders do a nice loop around the area close to the Mall, quite a surprise to be able to ride on some mountain bike tracks while in full view of both the town as well as the N1 high way. For more info refer to www.entrytime.com The 2.5km is aimed at all the budding young cyclist that want to get into mountain biking. Go to Event Page

Get yourself a Cyclocross (CX) bike.

My new L1tespeed - SS. All my old unused bits & pieces lying around. - Frame: Litespeed Ti frame with welded seattube with a shim in to keep from going again) - Fork: Very old SID fork, not sure of exact age, but definately at least 8-10years old. - Cranks: Old set of Superlight Stork Powerarm carbon road cranks that cracked and got repaired by carbon guys. - Wheels: AM Classic v-brake rims & hubs. Had my 1st ride with it this am and had an awesome ride! I'm definately HOOKED!!

We started at 05h18 which was a 1st for me. In past DC'c that have started in Swellendam the feeding zones were chaos. Especially top of Op de Tradouw, through Montague and narrow road to Ashton. a Big part of this was due to top teams catching rest of the field. Well done to organizers for this new start format. I just wish we can convince the traffic dept and community of Swellendam to finish this awesome route by riding into main road of this beautiful time and not at the top of a lonely hill in the back part of town welcomed only by a few marshalls.

you got it wrong. Scale 29 Expert selling for 22k. (IF, big IF, you can find a shop with any stock left....) Scale 29 Pro to retail for around R30k. With the high demand for 29er carbon frames, I'm sure plenty people will be willing to pay the 17k for a Scale Pro carbon frame. ManiC Cycles in Worcester has a 2012 Elite and a Comp on the shop floor. 29er Comp going for R7,499. 29 Elite for R14,999.

My customers are all very happy with the GEAX SAGUARO with TNT side walls. Also waiting for arrival of 1st batch of Maxxis Crossmark UST in 29er version (arriving later today) I suspect it will be a heavier tyre than the Geax, but probably the most popular tyre in 26" UST around here. Hopefully Conti will have UST tyre in RaceKing or new XKing soon, but doubt if it will be before this years Epic.

RYDER not also offer a tubeless repair kit, almost identical to the Weldtite offering at half the price. We sold the WELDTITE repair kit for R149. Now stock the RYDER option for R75. (They also offer the spare strips as spares) Happy to post them off to you, if you take a few (min 10), I'll pay the postage and send them via Speed services.

While you are doing your home work, also have a look at two other options: Merida 29er lite 1000-D Scott 29er ELite I've sold plenty of the Merida's and all my customers are super happy. Or better yet, support local....... New MOMSEN 29er's will be available pretty soon. contact me any time if you hae more questions.

You'll be fine with 11-23. Before switching to tandem in the Argus, did my last "half-a-bike" Argus in A and finished with the leading group, only place I had to dig deep to hang on was Edinbrough drive, and then again up Suikerbossie (But that's mostly because I've never been a climber).

Some comments from personal experience while dealing with some customers with the questions you pose. The lighter riders: - have had very few issues with 180 front 160 rear rotor setup on their 29ers. - the vast majority of them are still happily using Conti Race King 29er tyres without any problems. One particular rider we've helped is 100kg of muscle (yes there are some large "Boerseuns" that also ride their bikes.) - Upgraded to AVID solid sweep rotors, 180 front & rear - He had a few problems with side walls on the Continental tyres. - We fitted a set of GEAX Saguaro tyres before the Attakwas for his, and he's been smiling ever since. P.S. A handy tip for all the 29er riders coming to our valley in March for the EPIC.... Same abovementioned rider usually rides XX groupset, and he's certainly strong enough the pedal the gears, even up our annual Jonaskop hillclimb (14.6 km climb with 1125m ascent!!) - For Epic he's recently decided to change his gearing for Epic to 3 x 10.

My heart goes out to all affected by this tragedy. Hopefully they will be surrounded by very supportive friends & family. Makes one gratefull to be able to ride every day. God speed

Ok, looks like the problem was solved only temporarily.... PLEASE HELP!!! Ever since loading Windows 7 onto my computer, I've been battling to download files from my Powertap 2.4 to the Poweragent software. It goes like this: - Start the program, switch powertap unit to show HOST, so there is a connection. - Click on the download icon and the download starts. - After a few seconds the download stops and gives me an error message: something about "IO error" - After that the software does not find the unit again, so I need to reboot the computer to try the whole process again. - i'm running out of memory on my unit so need to sort this out ASAP. A few answers to some expected questions: - YES, I've already oploaded the latest version op Poweragent, version 7.5.1.19 - YES, I've already oploaded the latest version of JAVA Any other suggstions Thanks Francois

I have a brilliant wheelbuilder in my shop, MANIC CYCLES - WORCESTER. I also have a set of 2nd hand XTR wheels available, make me an offer if you are interested.

Well that explains the price hike ......

Resting 40 (lowest WAY back when still racing - 29) Max 188 VO2 51 (According to RS800 - I've actually found that mine is quite close to lab test values on the two occasions I've had it formerly tested) Age 40 Weight (90kg - which has a HUGE effect on poor VO2 values....)

It all depends on how CHAOTIC it was in the shop the day before the race. The past two weekends I've been completely rushed and unorganised, BUT had two great races at DC & Burger. So perhaps the secret for me is to stay busy as much as possible as not to get too worked up the day before the race.

Funny thing, the owner of PROBIKE, distributor of RALEIGH bikes, happens to be the proud owner of a PORSCHE 911.