I FLY

When Dennis thinks it will be tough then mere mortals like me worry big time.

I also have this plug set in my toolkit. Used it to repair the two holes made by a long nail in a back tyre in April. Tyre still fine and holding air.

A friend of mine is riding to Shova as part of an organised tour group. They leave Jhb on Thursday and return on Sunday after race. The cost is R2500 pp. I am not sure if there are still places left. If anyone is interested pm me and I will give you the contact number.

Three years ago I did exactly that. Added a few extras - Friday nite - tri nations, Sat am ride with mates. Best weekend I have had for a long time. And my daughter and I rode the tandem on a spectacular Cape day. Want to do the same with my younger daughter.

That is the same as I have got. Maybe you are just lucky. I only use that mount for the stoker's bars on my road tandem.

Where do you get this mtb mount and what price?

I have just gone onto their global website and see that UnderArmour now have a South African agent. details are below Under Armour? South Africa Just Fun Sports PO Box 86300, City Deep, 2049 Customer Service Enquires For order enquires, please telephone the Customer Service Department (p) +27 11 405 3300 Between 8:30am - 5pm (EST)

[quote=wonduhboy Where did you get yours from Ifly? - I thought I saw a whole stack of Under armour apparel at Total Sports in sandton the other day? My previous headoffice was in USA and I bought them whilst on a trip overseas. They are light, absorb and wick sweat and best of all my bald patch does not get burnt. I will try and find out how far Anatomic have gone with their design. I still have contacts with people who go to my old head office if you desperately want some.

http://www.underarmour.com/ProductDetail.cfm?site_id=1&dept_id=7&coll_id=1501&pf_id=8000054 I have some of these mesh skullcaps which work very well. Anatomic are looking at making a similiar product as UnderArmour will not ship into Africa. I FLY2007-09-06 05:06:20

I was completing my Cyclesure application form. Which company should I rather approach?

Latrinus emmer - next time I see you, I will ask you to repeat that statement while looking straight at me Popeye - I know that the statement is not from LE but his alter ego is the COO and by posting it he is endorsing it. PS - I don't follow elite racing but when a selector makes a public statement as Erica did and then a complete contradictory statement is made by a member of the exco then something is not right.

I think that this statement from Dave is a heap of bull and an insult to the intelligence of this forum. I can't understand why latrinus emmer would link his name to it.

Popcorn time My chick's stronger than yours

Is your wife happy about sleeping with a grandpa?

I did not do the race as R125 for 40kms of easy terrein is not value for money for me. Instead I left home at 6h15 and rode 30kms to Northern Farm. Spent an hour talking to people I know. Watched the start and then rode home. The start did seem confused but it was good to see so many newbies and kids waiting to ride. I enjoyed myself except for the part on the way home when I met some of my hardcore buddies who suggested that I join them. I had forgotten how fast they ride!

I have had the crossmarks on since May 07. In that time I have ridden Greytown Dirty Double, Induna, Walkerville, Tour de jozi, Akkedis Dirty Double and Groot Marico Dirty Double. The conditions have varied from hard pack, soft sand, rocks, river crossings, jeep track, thorns and lots of fantastic singletrack. Being in Gauteng we ( crossmarks and I) have not encountered mud yet. I am fairly light (75kgs) and try to finesse the trials so a sharp handling tyre is important. So far I am enjoying the crossmarks in that they are stable through the corners, have not had a sidewall cut (even at Groot Marico), roll smoothly on hard pack, the rocks have not cut any of the knobs and I have not experienced any wheelspin on any climb. My partner, however, dislikes them as they throw up lots of sand and stones when she sits on my wheel.I FLY2007-08-28 07:12:54

Ahoy Captain, 1. New black chilli compound. I am getting the racing version at 400g per tyre. 2. Last 3 sets of tyres have been Larsen TT's, Killer Bees and Crossmarks. The Killer Bees are the fastest and although they have minimal tread they are surprisingly grippy. They don't last long (back tyre lasted 6 months)and did not get tested in mud.I FLY2007-08-28 06:53:32

I test rode a conti speedking 2.3 on Sunday at Groot Marico on my front wheel. It was the tubeless version with Stans liquid inside. The reason why I was riding it was that my partner had complained about the tyres handling during Saturday's race. I wanted to see if the complaints were justified. I did not like it as it felt slow on the open roads, the side knobs flex through the corners and I battled to hold the wheel on the line I wanted through the rocky sections. The conditions were soft sand, hard pack , plently of slate and some water. The new conti speedkings are due very soon. I understand that there are some changes to the design and as I should be getting a set to test I can post a comparison later.

This is one of my pet boiling points. We are faced with ever decreasing land access and a sure way to screw up what we have, is to trash a course and have a farmer's animals choke to death on a gel wrapper/tube. We have a duty to ourselves and MTBing to keep the trash in our collective pockets.

Yes, but why charge the same for both distances. Late entry is a double penalty - R25 and no T shirt.

I just had a look at the Spring Classic information on Entrytime. Why is the entry fee for both distances the same ie R125,00? It is the first race that i have seen this "logic" applied.

I will not ride this race again as i think it is too dangerous , both from the local road users and the large bunches point of view. The last time I rode, a pack of dogs ran into my bunch, and later a car crashed into us. Add the big trucks going past at 120km/h and I get nervous. Now the kids are hassling the riders! I had the choice of about 5 races this weekend and chose to go and do the Dirty Double series in GrootMarico. The locals claim to have invented the term generically modified (GM). Same driving time as Sun City but for me ,a more enjoyable experience. I am now an expert on the all different types of slate that we rode over, around, through, but luckily not under.

Don't worry about what bike you ride. From my own experience my bikes have become better and better as my ability/physical strength declines.