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thijsrm

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  1. Or taken to Mozambique and sold for R1000 with new plastic pedals
  2. I’ve done both the Sedge500 and Burra500 and found them both great experiences. I only got 300km into sedge. I wish there were more events like these, low cost for plenty riding and plenty stories on the finish line. Could you do it yourself on a Tuesday, yes. Have you? No. Would I have if it wasn’t an event…No. That’s the big difference, enter and pay and you in the chute, sitting at home and saying you could do it for free, you’ll probably never do it.
  3. This boggles the mind. I filled out the survey. I can't believe this is a topic of concern for them given the plastic and general river pollution.
  4. I use a led lensor torch and mount it with an adapotor (there's a few). Works amazingly and you get multiple uses for the tourch (ie hiking, game viewing). It's also lighter than a big battery pack. It's been a revelation. https://www.outdoorwarehouse.co.za/product/led-lenser-p7r-core-rechargeable-torch https://www.takealot.com/killerdeals-cycling-universal-360-degree-rotation-clip-on-bicycl/PLID70964229?gclid=Cj0KCQiAmeKQBhDvARIsAHJ7mF6bd2sNY2Pec8Fu0bfS9Yavf8p7M1SMRcQhzgEfpT2qbzZ132za0dgaAmngEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds Can't rate this setup enough
  5. Looking at getting new rims, either ID 30 or ID36. But leaning towards ID30. Ja the objective is to run super low pressures with a rigid fork.
  6. Awesome, now the other thing is to check how much clearance the old hardtail has and if it can accomodate a 3.0! Looks like a healthy clearance but hard to know exactly
  7. Ja the Rekon I can get in 29 x 2.6 or 27.5 x 2.8. Can't seem to find 29 x 2.8. But the 2.6 is not a bad option either actually
  8. Hello, Looking to build a bikepacking rig and want to fit 29 x 2.8 or 29 x 3.0 fast rolling tyres. I've searched the interwebs and can't find a place to source such tyres? Any advice? Maybe fat bike tyres? Thanks
  9. Thanks, I would probably like to send it in so a 'professional' can do it. Any suggestions? Perhaps a carbon repair workshop could do it easily. I'm in a sectional title so I don't have much space to be stripping paint.
  10. Hey Guys, Looking for the best and most economical way to strip paint on on old hardtail and convert it into a raw aluminium finish? First prize would be to send it in somewhere (maybe sandblasting?) and second prize would be DIY. Any advice? Thanks
  11. Or just the good ol' spruit, a few sections where there are substantial jump and Delta has a flow berm section. Most of the Joburg parks don't have the kind of jumps the spruit has in places
  12. It's very rocky and one of the more technical races
  13. Here you can see through the same sufferfest workout 01 Dec 2020 pre Coronavirus and then 29 Jan 2021 and then 22 Feb 2021. Pretty happy with the HR recovery, even though power numbers are down by 10% relative
  14. Nice, thats a comprehensive set of testing. Great
  15. Considering my HR never went over 189 no matter how unfit I was and post covid it went to 198, I personally think it’s almost all covid related. I think a month off would be marginal compared.
  16. Cool, let me know what he says. I don't mind training with an elevated HR and evenatually hopefully will normalize, as long as it's safe to do so
  17. After this I consulted a doctor and did an ECG and a chest x-ray. There was nothing sinister that was found thankfully, although he recommended a further two weeks of not raising my HR beyond 120. My HR pre-covid never got above 189 in any scenario, post covid it's gotten to 198 by mistake, I'll take it easy for a while now.
  18. Here are some sufferfest results of an identical workout (a easier one), one a month before catching covid and one a month from catching. You can see even with reduced intensity the HR is about 15b/m higher.
  19. I run a 1x11 11-50 sunrace cassette with an XT8000 rear deraileur/shifter and an absoulte black oval 36T upfront. So basically stretching the 1x11 as far as it will go and it works great, never really had any gearing issues
  20. The most obscure ticking I've had was from the headset cups, not just the headset, mainly under load, seated, standing or just freewheeling cruising. It took 6months to solve. Removed cups from frame, greesed and then reinstalled and then it was gone. Not before I bought a new fork thinking it was the fork however.
  21. https://www.transitionbikes.co.za/collections/spur/products/spur-carbon-frameset-deep-sea-green
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