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That's for sure; I was in no mood to shop. The only reason I spoke to anyone at a stand was to ask for the quickest way out of the place.

So, I’ve left the expo with no number. Got to get back to work (in Stellenbosch). About 3.5h total in traffic and an hour waiting in the number queue, all wasted. The organisers better have my number at the start or I will race with my own homemade number.

A rider went down badly after around 35min in the AL bunch - a few of us stopped to help and wait for medics. Anyone know how he is? Short-ish guy riding a black Scalpel.

Support a high-quality local company: South Industries make 28mm internal width carbon rims for XC & Enduro, 29" and 27.5": http://www.southindustries.cc Handgemaak.

Top tip: when you seat a new tyre with a compressor, do it without any sealant. Once its seated, deflate and inject the sealant through the valve core. Oh, and 3.5 bar is way more than you should need to seat a tyre - if it hasn't seated by 2 bar or so (30 psi) something is wrong.

Don't sell the bike, you'll get nothing for it. You could look for a 29er frame, fork and wheels and then build the other parts over from your 26er. Then as your budget allows, replace the parts on the 29er as they wear and once that's done use the 26er as a 2nd bike/commuter. Also, publish your build with pics on the hub - you'll be surprised at generous hub land can be if you're missing that one part to complete your build

Vipa! Very nice bike (my wife has one) and local.

Who are we to judge mr yellow bike - maybe it was Danny McAskil shooting a new movie? Having an open mind means allowing for the possibility that you may be wrong and then moderating your judgement. It's up to the observer to have an open mind; and for the risk taker to use their mind.

You sound like a shrivelled up granny with wet pants. What's wrong with legally riding on a stretch of public road? It's each rider's decision whether they can handle the traffic conditions or not. I've cycled down that section a few times myself - it's not pleasant, but can be done safely. You need to watch the traffic like a hawk, be assertive and make yourself visible. Pretty standard stuff. Maybe you need to get out more? p.s. this is a serious post, I'm not trolling (even thought it's Friday). I'm just sick and tired of cyclists shouting at other cyclists. The more of us on the road the better, full stop. Live and let live a little.

That's actually a pretty good translation!

Just go away with your "let them dope" theory. This has been competently trashed on this forum before so I'm not going to do it again.

Something that has not been mentioned is the advantage of being able to chuck the equivalent of three gears in one click on a 2x system by downshifting the front derailleur. In tight single track, especially on XCO type courses, I find this invaluable - I can't imagine that I would be able to respond as quickly to the changing gearing demands of courses like that with a 1x system. I will stick to 2x despite the extra weight and complexity. For marathon races maybe it's less of an issue.

Running tubeless on either non-tubeless tyres or rims (or both!) is a death wish. The tyre will pop off the rim at some point and have you sliding along the tarmac. There are many posts about this here and on other forums. You might be lucky and get away with it, but non-tubeless tyres and rims were not designed to run tubeless. You need both tyre and rim to be tubeless-specific for the tyre to seat properly and be held in place safely.

I run the 25mm Schwalbe One Pro tubeless and love them - I'm 80kg and run them at about 85psi. They're comfortable and fast, feel much better than my previous Hutchinson 23mm tubeless.

Niner SIR 9 with 27.5 plus tyres FTW.

Ah, I see you want to borrow a guide tool , my bad. I have the SG-6 if you want to borrow it. PM me for location.

Lovely frame! Fork cutting guide: - measure twice, cut once - leave enough steerer to fit a 5mm spacer on top of your stem to make sure the stem clamps far enough below the top edge (for safety) - use a cutting guide, e.g. https://www.parktool.com/product/threadless-saw-guide-sg-6 or SG-8 to cut straight - use a high tooth-count saw blade (32tpi or more) or diamond tooth blade - don't breath the carbon dust - bad for you like asbestos fibres are bad for you - make sure you fit the steerer tube plug thingy just like the manufacturer says - use a torque wrench on the stem bolts Have fun!

You should go via Klipfontein rd > Mowbray > Forest Drive (Pinelands) > Thornton > Goodwood (Milner rd) > Parow (12th ave) > Bellville > Botelary >>

So the business model relies on the original owner getting tired/bored/unhappy with the product and selling it? So much for having faith in your product. I know I'm ranting a bit, but what I'd like to see is a fixed-term warranty (say, five years) that applies regardless of how many owners a bike has had. That would seem fair to me. Again, offering a "lifetime warranty" with all sorts of terms and conditions attached is marketing, not customer service. It's there to "beat" the fixed-term warranty on a spec sheet offered by sensible manufacturers.

Why not? Just because multiple people have owned it does not mean that come-backs on the bike will be more, unless the business model presupposes that the original owner who keeps the bike will use it less than the sum of the subsequent owners. Heck, each new owner will give the bike more love than the original owner at that point anyway, so the manufacturer is probably better off if it trades hands a few times. If there is a problem with the business model then it is with the "lifetime warranty" not the multiple owners rule. What about people who can't afford a new bike and rely on buying second-hand - even if they buy a bike that's 3 month's old from this manufacturer then they have no warranty? That just seems wrong. "Lifetime warranty" is just marketing bs if it's limited to the original owner. Who wants to keep a bike for a lifetime anyway?

That's just bs. What the hell does it matter that you are the second owner? It's their product and they should support it!

You have daily sugar quota. Spend it wisely. There is more hidden sugar in food than you think. Everything from white cane sugar to the most organic natural honey is basically the same thing as far as your body is concerned - it's highly refined carb and should be avoided.

I once saw a product that sticks to your bonnet magnetically and has a hinged "bike on roof" warning sign that is blown flat as you drive but springs up when you stop.

Roof mounted bike racks are not worth the risk - you will wreck a bike at some point. It takes only one slip of the mind when going into the garage/parking lot/under a tree etc. etc. I wrote off a lovely steel Pinarello more than 20 years ago this way and will never put a bike on the roof again.

Saddle, not seat, especially if it's a Rolls!