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Seatpost is about 1/2 way out, first thing I checked when I saw the crack.
@Aaron_B no I'm not the original owner, bought the bike about two years ago privately.
Try and repair it as follows (worth a shot):
1) Drill 1mm holes at the end of the cracks - this will prevent the crack from "growing"
2) Weld the crack closed - obviosly take it to somebody that can weld aluminium
3) See if you can get a piece of alumium that is the same as your bike (should be 6000 or 7000 series aluminium) and beef your frame up by welding it in to that small triangle between the upper, down and sea tubes.
4) Have your frame powdercoated afterwards - the baking of the frame - part of powdercoating - would allow for "aging" of the aluminium welds
What do you guys think about repairing a crack like that if you wanted to use the frame for a SS/commuter build?
can be done - I have on a previos occasion beefed up a cracked frame, with another piece of 6000 series aluminium before.......
Enough reason to now get one LOL!!!
Live and let live....the more the merrier.
Trails should be open to them, don't understand the fuss.
As long as it is not a help-my-trap with a pertol engine....... THe irony is that they will propably be faster on the tracks and not a bottleneck!
Next thread.............." MTBers hugging the routes of e-bikes!!!"
at about 1.30 do you take the short cut route on the tree or are you meant to go around the tree?
I like to take it wide, makes the exit a bit more easy........
Guess it doesn't really matter aslong as you don't "dabb"
I had mine for a couple of months but sold it. I found the peddal not "placed" close enought to the crank arm, resulting in them feeling to narrow.
Other than that no problems, nice and thin with proper lenght pins!
Anybody ordered a new Nomad yet?
Best video in a while!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.pinkbike.com/news/video-rap-battle-mountain-biker-vs-road-rider-2014.html
Eve, the world’s tallest American model, stands 205 cm tall that is nearly seven feet. The model is set to be featured on the cover of the Australian Magazine Zoo Weekly, with her extraordinary physique.
She is not only too tall, but also too hot! To better show her tallness off, Eve chose to pose beside a 162 cm-tall (53) Aussie model.
No other magazine has put a woman who is nearly seven feet tall on the cover and to better show of her tallness, she posed beside a 1.62 meters tall Australian model.
http://www.celebtoast.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/worlds-tallest-model.jpg
Perfect for a centerfold!
Steve Jobs and Bill Gates.
http://sftimes.s3.amazonaws.com/f/d/1/8/fd18301855362f12b53645e0f96b1fe5.jpg
Steve was always cool and Bill..........always a nerd!!!!!
is this wheel specific?
Sounds like a fox talas....... What is the year model? Talas should be ok ........ He mentioned frankenfork?? What did he do or remove? Ask him for a testride on thefork!
:thumbup: :thumbup: to TMM for being the bigger person. :thumbup: :thumbup:
It is now up to the riders to get "their act together" and form a MTB club .
Bobby,
Some good advice was given here...... cut through all the issues, posts and future headaches and get a Jonkershoek MTB club going and get everything formalized.
It is OK to have 3 guys "informally" building trails that 100 MTBers use. But when you get to sponsors, money and 1000s of trail users the whole movment need to be well organized!
Would not branding the place mean that Specialized will stop with their demo days at jonkers?
High Bobby. You need to be thanked and recognized for your contributions. I have never ridden at Jonkershoek, but from what I have heard, the trails there are top class.
But I fear there is a chink in the armour (or perhaps a crack in the frame) of "TMM" and I don't think a name and a logo will fix it. Rather I think you need an Elected Committee, a bank account and financial statements. This in turn implies some kind of constitution and a membership database. You may also want to register a legal entity like a not-for-profit company. This would provide you with three things:
- A mandate from the cyclists. This would provide a mechanism to accommodate other folks aspirations (maybe the coffee shop crowd would want to get involved). It would give you a platform to negotiate with Cape Pine and even Cape Nature. It would also give you the authority you will need if you have to make difficult decisions, like closing trails.
- A platform for raising funds. If you are going to solicit donations, the folk you approach will be happier if there is some transparency with regards to how the funds are being applied.
- Some legal isolation to protect your own assets, like your house and your pension fund, from the legal vultures in the event that things go pear shaped.
TokaiMTB have taken the first steps down this path. But it is still early days for them and I suspect they still have a way to walk.
Well said
Hi Pappa Bear,
Trailsmansam is not threatening to close any trails; I believe his thread was misinterpreted. Our trail fund is saying that trails need to be closed due to lack of maintenance and the headache that is the ambush marketing at the gate. Trailsmansam heard of this and started the thread.
The Trail Fund (for want of a better name ...!) or our group of friends recognise that the trails urgently need maintenance. In fact it's doing us more harm that good and especially so Specialized since their branding is on the actual trails; riders are directly associating Specialized with the poor state of the trails. Furthermore, we've heard that many riders are becoming more and more critical of the trail condition, having paid their fee at the gate, not knowing this fee is not going towards trail development, they are wondering where that money is going and 'what are Specialized doing with it' ..!!!
As I said in my first thread Cape Pine don't want hassle and although they assume liable responsibility via the entrance fee at the gate, our group did agree with Cape Pine that we would do our best to maintain everything, thereby protecting all parties. This was our commitment, which we have always honoured and we don't intend to change that stance now. I am not sure what the story with Cape Pine was in the past; all I can say is that they were pretty anti-cycling when we first met them and on the verge of closing the reserve to cyclists. On a personal level I also don't do things half baked. We do it properly or not at all.
This is my personal stance. I can use funds from Specialized to start maintenance. Remember we don't have depth of funds to start. However, I won't and this is my personal stance take monies from Specialized with the ambush marketing that is happening at the gate and the unwillingness to contribute. It's not right pure and simple. I would take the same stance with any brand who supports us and therein protect what they have done because in essence they are paying for our playground. Riders can make this a branding issue. It is not. It's my personal stance. There is also another brand whom I believe will support the trail fund. I want to approach them and ask them if they would match Specialized's contribution and I believe they may do, but I can't do that right now for obvious reasons. I too would be as protective of this company and / or any other company who contributes. Therein one of the many reasons to make Jonkershoek a brand free zone.
Thanks a million,
Bobby.
Just remember that if no trail branding is allowed that the "Ace of Spade" boards would need to be removed.
Also why is Jonkers now a brand free zone if Spez was the guys that branded the trails in the first place???
Also, surely it is Cape pine that would have the final say about branding at the gate and on the trails as it is their property??
What I am saying is that it might not matter what we want or do, because at the end of the day it is up to cape pine.
You have done allot of good work and it really is appreciated and nobody is disputing or unhappy with it!
Once again, a MTB club might be the best way forward...... Keep in mind that trail building and maintenance would only form a portion of the club...... Somebody need to do public relations, funding, etc.
Good luck and thanks for your efforts to date!
Hi Pappa Bear,
Thanks for your positive feedback. I don't know where TMM came from; I believe trailmansam was trying to give us a name and applied this. We actually don't have a title
Trailmansam is a gentleman and actually was involved in hosting the recent Enduro Race in Helderberg. He is a great guy and gives back. In reading his post I simply see huge frustration.
To-date everything has been great, Because we've been a small group, decisions were made quickly and actions happened. I suppose we were a little naive to think that this would not happen. As opposed to a club my thoughts are to create a name for our trail building movement and with that an associated logo. I will look into what has been created in Tokai.
Thank you,
Bobby.
Sorry for hammering this.......
Why would trailmansam threaten to close the trails if "TMM" is there to create trails? He mentions that the trails is to dangerous, with out maintenance, and Cape pine don't want to be liable, correct? But you mentioned that trails was very poor before - so why didn't cape pine have a problem with the trails then?
By not knowing the facts, we jump to conclusions. I ask these questions so that I can understand and not jump to conclusion.
Best might be, like Tokai, to get a proper MTB club going that will officially handle all issues related to Jonkers.
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once done get stickers from Tyrone!