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Did the TV-crew catch it on camera? Witnessed by crew but no footage.

Thank you Konaman.

Why is the online entry not at entrytime? Where do I enter?

I have been waiting for Johan Bornman to join this thread. Some time ago he advocated removing the useless lawyers lips from forks on Supercycling. He advocated this because it stops quick releases releasing quickly. After removing a few sets of lips in the household I started reading on the net on this subject directly after doing the deed. I had my regrets after reading about the described problem. We were mostly on v-brakes at the time. I would not remove the lips from forks used with disk brakes and personally I would not promote its removal on national TV.

http://www.spectrumsport.co.za/index_files/Results2008.htm#R2008%20MTB%20Mazda

Thank you. Interesting article.

I recently competed in a race and bonked. I crawled along to the finish. I guess I went out to fast and did not eat right. Is this good or bad for my training? Does it toughen up your body, or simply put it under so much stress that it is bad for training? Can an occasional bonk be beneficial?

I have heard the Trans Baviaans can be tough apparently one year there was a lot of mud, haven't done it myself yet. I agree Baberton's heat can be very uncomfortable.

Serendipity, please show us the red and blue lines as well.(HR & speed). Don't be shy, please share.

Know some racers with Opus Fast 1s, they are happy. Very light frame.

XC racers spray it on their wheels and bikes to stop the mud sticking to the bike in muddy conditions. Helps a bit. I am also happy with Squirt in dry and not to wet conditions.

It seems most custom framebuilders are moving to powder coated frames, often multilayered. I have found powder coating to be incredibly tough. For a mtb it is definitely the best option. We had a nice steel mtb frame powder coated and it is almost impossible to scratch or chip. Repainted frames in my experience scratch very easy. well thats my opinion.