Gatiepie

Hi people, does anyone know where I can get a new dogbone for my marathon in the gauteng(jhb, east rand) area (in stock)? Seems like I did pretty well with it laying 3.5 years

What did I miss the last few months? Why should he avoid The Hub?

I don't know, but I know Specialized bring in red bikes

Thank you for correctly completing the SUBARU sani2c entry form. You have selected to take part in the SUBARU sani2c Adventure to be held on the 19th May to 21 May 2011.. Your provisional team number is Team - 1044.

also still waiting............

I got my team reference when I entered so I assume that my entry was on time (12:50). Maybe I should just pay the money now and wonder tomorrow...

thank you so much

Just a question. Even if it is more than 3 times the traffic of last year, it won't be more than 1300 entries (total entries for both races). 1300 concurrent entries are not that serious or was it a bandwidth issue ?? Was just wondering...

When will we get our confirmation mails and banking details?

Would love to do it but I have no banking details. Is it still the same as last year's?

Team - 1044 Adventure!

My daughter made a plan to ensure she doesn't cycle by herself

I want to do two experiments. I will build a wheel with spokes that are not tensioned (using 1.5mm steel cable for spokes) and one that is tensioned with the same type of spokes (will use cable tensioners). I foresee that the wheel without the spokes tensioned will be usable in a straight line and will show that the hub hangs on the rim. The other wheel will be tensioned then we need some crazy dude to test the durability of it by jumping with it. Any takers? And anybody who want to sponsor two hubs and two rims for science? You can have it back afterwards :-) If this all works I will get some thick building line (that yellow fish gut stuff) and replace the cable with it so we can take some pictures and make videos.

If the weight is not hanging from the top spokes, why is it possible to make a wheel with fish gut as spokes and ride it? I remember as a child there was a bicycle like that (with gut for spokes) in the science exhibition of the Potchefstroom University (in the Spinnekop Gebou) and I have always used that as a reference when trying to understand different forces working on an object. But these principles are very vague in my head since it's been 17 years since I attempted to study structural engineering.

Is that the time you are prepared to spend in the saddle on day 2?