Eddie Stafford

Great thanks!!

That is if you can get it.

Small field this year, only 27 in R2R and 35 in RASA. I wonder if the increase in entry fees played a role.

PM me, happy to show hubbers around and I am not far from Flic and Flac.

No you need to bring your own bike. You do not pay extra for it.

https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/06/polar-m430-in-depth-review.html

Not the most relaxing start to my Munga, fu...... South African Airways cancelled my 13:00 flight from JHB to Bloemfontein and replaced it with a flight three hours later, only to arrive in Bloemfontein without any of my luggage or my bike!! Sorry but I have to bitch somewhere.

I just went through the same issue with my AC rear hub, after about 3.5 years of use. The plate around the axle that you are referring too inside the free hub is loose when you disasemble the hub. Order a new driver from Evobikes the cost is about R1,000. The new driver comes with the bearings already fitted and a new cam plate. Also look on the AC website for the manual on how to overall the hub. https://amclassic.com/index.php/downloads/dl/file/id/12/product/0/disc225_rear_hub_overhaul.pdf While you are at it why not also replace the other two hub bearings. Bearing 6803 C3 (Evo also stock these).

There you go: https://www.strava.com/activities/878808525

We go clockwise starting from Tamarin to take advantage of the eastern winds along the south coast. For Munga training I will probably be better of going into the wind!

I am doing the "round the island" loop on Saturday, training for the Munga. 215 km if you use tarred roads. Lovely ride, but can get windy along the east coast.

Gear Ratios Spreadsheet Gear Ratios iii.xlsx

And get them to claim the UK VAT back at the same time. I just did the CRC price comparison for the Manitou Fork between UK and Mauritius and the Mauritius price is the same as the SA price, so not sure if it is linked to the local market. Even if you set it to the USA it is still the more expensive price.

I chatted to some guys who did the Munga about the use of an aero bar and they had mixed views, some said it is critical and some said that you do not get the full benefit as the road is to rough. What is your view?

Sorry to hear, all the best at work and as you say there is always next year.

I use Exustar PM215 pedals, but am not sure if you can buy them in SA. http://exustar.com/index.php/products/pedals/mtb-pedals/comp-mtb-pedals/e-pm215-2-detail.html I bought mine from Discount Bike. The pedals weights 280 grams (for the pair) and cost around R900 on Ebay. The surface area is smaller that the Simanos, but they are bulletproof (2 x R2R, 1 x R2C, 2 x Desert Dashes, 1 x 36one, plus training) and still going.

Your LBS has probably checked, but is the derailleur hanger a direct mount hanger? And if not is the b-link attached to the rear derailleur. I recently build a new CUBE AMS and did not realise that the frame had a direct mount hanger and attached the derailleur with the b-link to the hanger. Took me 6 weeks to try and figure out what was wrong.

It looks like Martin is using a dynamo hub and as far as I know this hub wont work on a lefty hence the normal fork.

This is the ultimate one, but cost about USD 4,500! http://www.funkcycles.com/bikes/la-ruta/ Moots and Lynskey also make FS models with pivots, but they are heavy at about 2.9 kg.

I am looking for a full suspension frame and came across this “flextail” full suspension from Waltley Titanium based …… in China. I think there has been one of these for sale on the Hub previously, so there must be a few in SA. The detail are as follows: Cost landed: About USD 1,000 Claimed weight: 2.2 kg (probably will be a bit heavier) Headset: Tapered BB: Pressfit Axle: 142 x 12 Rear Shock: 165 x 38 mm Is it worth it and how do you think this bike will perform? Bobbing like a pogo stick? Don’t hold back it is Friday. KH-00129450M-Model.pdf

Where will you be travelling from? There is a shuttle service that will take your car from PMB to Rhodes, cost is about R1,200.

back derailleur - agterste ontspoorder / rat wissellaar - so that will make a rear derailleur clutch a "agterste rat wissellaar koppelaar". I also found "terugtraprem" for back pedal / coaster brake. Looks like there is also no Dutch word for derailleur and in German a front derailleur is Umwerfer and a rear derailleur a Schaltwerke.

Net vir interessantheid, wat is die korrekte Afrikaanse terme vir die woorde hieronder. Ek het voltooi wat ek kon, voel vry om by te voeg of the verander. handlebars – fiets handvatselhandlebar tape –bar ends -stem – stam?shim –seatpost –seatclamp -casette –front derailleur -back derailleur -derailleur cage -derailleur wheel –headset –spacer -dropper seatpost -hub – wiel naaf of wiel spil?bearing – laersealed bearing – verseëlde laercrank – krukcrank arm – kruk armgrip – greeprim – wiel velg?tubeless – binnebandloostubeless tyre – binnebandlose buitebandgeometry – fiets afmetingsbottom bracket –press fit bottom bracket –helmet - helm?

Read this: http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/gear/article/how-to-ride-flat-turns-at-maximum-speed-44673/ It helped me both offroad and on the road.

I have a dynamo hub and used it in the Race to Rhodes and the Desert Dash last year and will also use it for the upcoming Race to Cradock in March. I am not an expert and some of the Freedom Challenge and Munga guys can probably offer more information. There are a number of dynamo hubs available and the three more popular ones are the SON28, the Shutter Precision and the Supernova Invinity S. The SON28 is the more expensive one, but comes with a 5 year guarantee. As far as I know the Supernova hub is made by Shutter Precision just with a different brand. I have the SP 8X (http://www.sp-dynamo.com/8Xseriesdynamo%20hub.html) as it can take a 15mm axle. I ordered it directly from them and the cost with shipping was USD215. The weight of the hub is 420 grams. I had a wheel build with an American Classic 101 rim and so far had no problems. The only draw back of the SP hub is that one must send it back to the factory (Taiwan) if you need to replace the bearings. I have not checked, but maybe there is someone in SA that can replace the bearings if you need to. Unlike batteries, dynamo hubs emit AC current and you need specific lights to work with a dynamo hub. The lights are also expensive and the popular ones are Supernova E2 and E3, Exposure Revo and the Busch and Muller IQ-X. I have the B&M IQ-X (About Euro 75), it is cheaper than the other two brands and brighter that the Supernovas. I have not compared it to the Exposure. If you want to charge your GPS or cell phone with the hub you will also need a AC to DC convertor. B & M makes two, the E-Werk and the USB-Werk. There is also the Sinewave which is made in the US. As far as I know Mike Woolnough uses the E-Werk and I ordered one today from Bike Discount (Euro 75). The lights work at full brightness from about 15km/h and upwards and decreases in strength the slower you go. Most of them have a capacitor, so it stays on for a little while when you stop, but it is not very bright. If you do a race where you will walk or maintain a slow speed then you will also need an extra battery powered light.