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Hi all As a "cyclist" I have been tasked with helping to organise a spinathon at work to raise come money for charity. There are 12 Technogym spinning bikes available. The basic plan is to have 12 teams of maybe 6 people riding and we want to raise money. We were thinking along the lines of cycling 45 minutes per person (ie 4.5 hours total) but nothing is fixed at present. Having some kind of competitive element to the event would be great as it makes things more exciting. However, the Technogym bikes don't have any kind of wattage measurement (Watt bikes would be great!), and the resistance dial cannot be calibrated to be the same on every bike (plus even if we could, policing it will be a pain and I don't want to have a referee wandering around!) So no idea how to ensure that we are racing like for like. Has anyone got suggestions about how to arrange a fun, challenging spinathon that accomodates fit and fat and raises money. Thanks!

Guys, where to go in JHB to check out the 2015 Trance 2? I went to Linden the other day but had no stock. What is the "going" new price?

Hi there, I have a set of Look Free Arc PED009 pedals for my road bike. http://vintagebikecave.com/wp-content/uploads/0314.jpg Whilst digging around in my bike box, I found a pair of Welgo R4 pedals that weigh 100g less than the Looks. http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/z/U5kAAOSwm8VUx5qU/$_35.JPG So my questions are: Will my look cleats work with the Welgo pedals? If you had both sets of pedals, which are the better ones to use? ie is one clearly superior to the other. The Welgo's win on weight but appear to be an older kind of pedal. Cheers for the help.

Is there anyone in SA that is doing stuff like this? A club or something? Would be cool to learn with/from others.

No, it's really...gasp...here. Cough, splutter.

Check out this map of SA's internet destinations. See how thehubsa is right up there with Laduma etc as one of the biggest/busiest sites! To read the full article on fin24 go here.

I had a look tonight and I have Alex DP20's. Seems like I might be looking to spend when I don't have to as JB pointed out. Seems like they are light enough that spending this money is not worth it. Spec says they weight 490g so probably won't see a big difference after dropping R3K. I have rocket ron's on front and back so I think for now I am sorted...

Thanks for the input and CPT ARMPIES MAYHEM - once again your help much appreciated!

Hey all I have a Giant Trance X2 that I bought 2nd hand with Alex Rims - cannot remember which ones but something basic. Have done a tubeless conversion but they are still pretty heavy. I am doing the Berg 'n Bush 3 day ride in October and want to upgrade my wheels. My riding partner has a specialised epic carbon 29" so in terms of gear, I am at a bit of a disadvantage and don't want to be holding things up so any benefit I can squeeze out of my bike makes sense. A friend suggested getting XTR Crest Olympics. I see there are other XTR's as well - podiums etc - for sale 2nd hand. I don't have a clue what wheels might be a good option to consider. I was even wondering if I ought to consider a 650B wheel? Would this fit my bike? Bad idea? I dunno! But here are some bits of info that might help. I weigh 75kg I tend to ride the spruit in JHB quite a bit, northern farms etc, some small jumps and technical stuff and so on but mostly marathon type riding I wouldn't want to spend much more than maybe R3000 Any suggestions as to good rims to get? What about hubs? Any brands to avoid? I want to start scanning the classifieds for new wheels in the next month or two.

It's strange to me that the OP has been attacked in some of the replies. OP, I for one agree with your formula more or less. As you said, a good place to start anyway. If it's a high end bike, maybe that first year might be 30% or 40% off but I do agree that there is a common trend where people OVERPRICE their 2nd hand bikes. A bike that is 2 or 3 years old should be at MOST 50% of the new price. You see bikes that are R20K new being sold for R14K when they are 3 years old. You might sell it but not to me.

Here's what we do. We ask for Hubber volunteers. We hold trials (maybe riding for 48 hours non-stop) and the winning team gets the entry. We then get a kitty fund going to scrape together R100000 entry fee. Who's in!!?

Hey guys I have this Most FP carbon saddle (a rebranded Selle Italia) and want to pair it with a Crank Brothers seatpost (shown below). Will they work together? http://www.aeobicycle.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1742 http://www.aeobicycle.com/images/MOST_Panther_FP_Carbon_Saddle.jpg http://www.crankbrothers.com/seatposts_cobalt11.php http://cdn.mos.bikeradar.com/images/bikes-and-gear/components/seat-post-or-seat-pin/1291303557735-11612l3qyexor-399-80.jpg

Anyone been to CS the last 48 hours? Any signs up or have they closed shop already?

Thanks for the tips!

Hey all, I have a I-Beam SDG saddle on my road bike that is not bad - but like many weekend riders, after 2 hours I have a sore ass. I don't notice much flex etc but it's just not great in my opinion. In a moment of weakness I bought a carbon panther MOST carbon saddle (rebranded Selle Italia) that was on special a while ago. Got home and that's when I discovered/remembered that my post doesn't take a standard railed saddle! Doh! Having already spent just under a grand on the saddle, I am loath to spend a lot more. http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6197/6098940544_54d97e078a_z.jpg So now I am trying to decide if I will notice a big difference by forking out the R1500 odd to get a carbon seatpost or if I can get something like this: http://bicicletta.myshopify.com/collections/seat-posts/products/ritchey-wcs-offset-wet-white-seat-post-1-bolt If it's gonna make a world of difference, would rather fork over the extra R1K for a carbon post but if it's gonna make a 2% difference, I won't notice. What do you guys think?

Those Giants are very common (not cool) which means parts are easy to come by (cool). Prices are also not too bad. Can't really comment on the other bikes.

Keen to sell it?

Whe ah da peektahs?

Anyone know if these things work on Android? I see lots of talk about iPhone but nothing about other OS's. Also, anyone know how long the CR2032 battery lasts? Those batteries are not cheap if you have to replace regularly.

Here's my baby. Not the most expensive bike around but I love her. She is a rich red - the photo doesn't do the colour justice. Not too sure of the year - 2006? Still in excellent shape - like to keep her running smoothly. Here's a slightly better pic.

Agreed and furthermore, some poor schmuck MIGHT have bought fake bars. In fact, I was surprised by the relatively muted comments (compared to usual "hub" style ). Nobody was flaming the seller or telling him where to get off. It was simply a query - are these fake? What the buyer SHOULD have done is reply in a "non-defensive" way and say that in fact they are real and give evidence. That would have made this whole thing go away. That's what I would have done. Hennie - by all means feel free to point out "suspicious" looking goods in future. There is so much of this going around and you might get some instances where a genuine item is labelled as dubious but rather safe than sorry.

Had a great ride this morning. Sorry nobody was there with me but the route proposed wasn't too bad. Peter Road was a bit dicey. The rest were fine. The mist was cool (figuratively and literally) but not great for visibility. http://www.strava.com/activities/98558220

Sounds like it could be good. Might be nice to vary it and perhaps try both routes proposed. I am only nervous about the lovely drivers that we share the roads with!

Grrr! Makes my blood boil. If you want to make your own home a mess, by all means go for it. But some (many) people are so selfish, they think nothing of taking a spot that they felt pretty enough to picnic at and ruining it for everyone who comes afterwards! Who would stop and picnic there now? I just wish I could get those people back and FORCE them to clean up. If only the world was always fair and good! I always chirp when I see it happening. Doesn't often help but MAYBE the ^%&%& will take a moment next time and engage their brains.

Let's talk specifics - what routes do people think would work? Could do out on Ysterhout, left on Christiaan de Wet, out to Hendrik Potgieter, over that road (I hear that road is dangerous) onto Paul Kruger, Nic Diedericks etc? When? Wednesday mornings are good for me. Afternoons are out. I could do weekends though frankly, would rather ride further out of JHB if I have the time as is usually the case on weekends.