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DJ84

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  1. Oh gosh i have Sagan as well. Cuddles was also my dark horse.
  2. Same position as you there, i have lost Martin as well so will be happy with 2nd last at this stage.
  3. Hi David, Did you service the RST first platinum? I used to send mine to Johan. What is a rough price for a service(you can pm me this if you want)
  4. A picture would help with the price. Also some more info; What Fork - Rock Shox Reba? What Shock - Fox what You have also stated your back derailleur as a ritchey carbon, do you not mean seatpost? I would have a guess at R8k being a decent price if your bike is in good condition and depending on the fork/Shock.
  5. DJ84

    Cricket......

    I agree with a lot of your points, but Zim is not a good side, they played well but they also got properly thrashed in most games. He got good balls but as a player trying to crack into a great team you need to actually push things a bit and pay attention, especially the first few balls. If he averaged mid 20's i would feel different but he averaged 12 in 3 games. Cant compare him to AB even in this tournament, he has been hot and cold and is also injured. If he is to be a part of this team they need to give him a bit more game time, but if he is just there to fill the spot he must go home and get more experience and build his confidence a bit. I like the player and can offer a few extras other than batting, but with his current performance he cant expect to be in the team.
  6. I have read most the posts and agree with the calculations and understand them all although i am not an engineer. Where i am getting at is if you are capable of locking the wheels up with either wheel size and the same size rotor, weather or not you need to apply more force. The brakes and the rotors are capable of providing the same stopping force/time/distance. So it is not necessary to upgrade your rotor size unless your brakes are not performing correctly.
  7. DJ84

    Cricket......

    Where i would agree with you is if he was playing against a quality side, yes they had their tails up but to get 2 ducks and then a 36 against a side like Zim, especially when he was given the time and opportunity at the crease. I would send him home and get him to work on his game, if his form comes good again throw him in then and see if it works. Dale Steyn was dropped 2 or 3 times from the test squad. He proved himself in the domestic game over and over and thats why he is still there.
  8. DJ84

    Cricket......

    I think Tahir got a rest, he will be in the final for sure. Agree with Parnell but Abbot has been no good either. I doubt that Rossouw deserves anymore game time either, average of 12 against Zim is pathetic.
  9. Simple way of looking at it, Most guys have upgraded their cars mags if you come from the golf 1 era. same car, same motor, same brakes, bigger wheels. Accelerated slower, had a higher top end in each gear as well as final drive and stopped quicker(marginally) grip dependent. A larger contact area(tyre and earth) should assist in slowing down quicker not the other way around. A larger disc helps disperse heat better and only aids more once the heat becomes too hot for the pads to work on the surface correctly. Those are simple facts and it applies to bicycles as well.
  10. It was discussed at worlds last year, he runs it to keep the chain straighter. Less of a loss in watts apparently but i doubt any normal human would feel the difference. All these minimal gains
  11. Your physics is flawed. It is force that needs to be slowed down. All things equal, all things will be equal no matter the wheel size. velocity does not get changed by wheel size. So please show me how this applies in a practical manner.
  12. The rotor size definitely makes a difference, but i fail to understand how the wheel size would make you need to upgrade the rotor size. If both tires have the same amount of grip and the brakes have the same amount of grip, you will need to apply the same amount of pressure to lock the wheels.
  13. If he isnt injured he can surely make up most of his lost time on Valverde today alone. Contador is a different issue all together and i highly doubt Valverde will come close to him. I think Movistar will back both today and decide at the end of the stage.
  14. Martin leads the stage with 11secs Either FC had a great run or we going to see someone else on top for the stage.
  15. lets see Tony mash that big chainring all the way down.
  16. One of the lower ranked climbers will more than likely take split 1 and blow up like Arredondo. I think Uran will be leading at checkpoint 2. Martin by 30 seconds on the line.
  17. If duct tape doesnt work, a hammer is the answer. I have received solid advice and not so great advise on the hub, i have also received shocking advice from bike shops. Common sense is the key.
  18. DJ84

    Cricket......

    Big hiding today and we have a tight game against Zim, or we just let Zim take the next game ad we beat Aus today. The issue is the Nett run rate from the first game, Aus bashed Zim by 200 runs.
  19. Tony to SMASH it and Uran will take time on all his competitors me thinks.
  20. I cant comment on Bogus doing the stripping and re-building, but i have just sent my frame to him. Shipping is R 200 either way which is nothing and you can still get a shop by you to strip and re-build. Lurch, there are a few guys in Jo'burg but it took them ages to even respond to me. I stopped wasting my time.
  21. It is not 1mm, but 0.1mm If it were 1mm you would get over 4 Million KM's
  22. DJ84

    Cricket......

    1 down already, run out
  23. DJ84

    Cricket......

    A little collapse from SA, Looked like posting 320-330 now hoping for 270-280
  24. My picks better start pulling their socks up. Good to see Conto is right up there. If he gets stronger as the race goes on this could very well be a tight fought contest.
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