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New stop on my ride out from Stellies ... I like that I can park by the front door and leave my back and kit on it while I get what I am looking for. Looks sketchy from the roadside, but really friendly staff. By the way, sparkling water works really well to get smashed bugs and poop of your helmet visor.

LOL thanks ... have it playing in my head now 🤣

See, Harleys are so tough they can even ride when on fire

Not all steels are created equal .... Shitmano would fall into the lesser cat. vs SRAM

Giving the bike a quick wash and it looks like some chop has gone and jabbed the side of my tank with a key, or something like a key. What the actual flunk! Arrow = paint chipped out Dots = scratches Not the best pics.

That sounds like a you problem

Just imagine how awesome your bike would be if it was rocking on a SRAM GX drive train, not Shimano

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The question you need to answer, is your frame geo and suspension design "future proof". Let us also not forget that if you have an alum frame, technically this frame would suffer fatigue and need replacing after a certain number of years. Unless you are a weekend warrior doing the green loops every other weekend, and are not heavily over weight, then a frame can last you for a very very long time, the same way your components would too.

If I had to run onto a rugby field with the music and crowd like this I would be ripping peoples heads off with my bare hands

This is really an event one has to experience at least once in your life. Well done and if I can get back on a bike, I will be there next year

Seeing as you are in CT, take a look at Chem Labs in P/Island at R75 for a litre

https://www.takealot.com/fiber-optic-isopropyl-cleaning-alcohol-99-9-500ml/PLID71574726 https://chemlabsupplies.co.za/product/isopropyl-alcohol-999-rubbing-alcohol/ https://essentiallynatural.co.za/products/isopropyl-alcohol-99-7 Three quick links via Google

All the candle talk can double up as a romantic evening while melting the candles .... bonus. Scented or unscented candles? Keep the baby oil for other things. If you want to keep to 100 deg, a double boiler solution may be the safest with a larger pot with water brought to a boil, and your wax in a smaller pot being heated by the boiling water.

What time roughly ... I have a meeting out in Kalkbay at 11am tomorrow, this will take about two hours and then head back home again .. may just be around the same time as you.... Will send you a direct message with my cell no.

Take caution .... I was at Fire It Up recently testing a bike and I was told they are not buying in any bikes as they are going through a change of ownership / being purchased. So you do not know what will come from this transfer, especially if you have had issues with bikes you purchased from them before.

More concerned about your cupboard taking the load of the batteries than your squatting capacity

Also account for the Lead Acid batteries being as heavy as .... well as heavy as a lump of lead 🤣

Ah, the best looking colour of the lot then

Ok, shooting from the hip here, but this is what I get with ChatGPT The charge time does look a little short to me for a lead acid battery, though when I did the same for my LiPO solution at home it was rather accurate. Sooo.... Question: Grid charge = 60A as per the following link https://www.solar-europe.co.za/product/lux-power-inverter-5kw-off-grid-lux-sna5000wpv/ If I use Lux 5kva inverter with 8 x 12v 100ah lead batteries, this will give 48v and 200ah. If this is depleted to 50%, how long will it take to recharge with a 60A current charger. The lead acid batteries have a 70% efficiency Answer: To calculate the recharge time, we first need to determine the amount of energy that needs to be replenished: The total capacity of the batteries is 48V x 200Ah = 9,600 Wh. If the batteries are depleted to 50%, this means that 4,800 Wh of energy needs to be replenished. Now, let's calculate the time it would take to recharge the batteries with a 60A charger and a 70% efficiency: The charging power is 48V x 60A x 0.7 = 2,688 W. The time it would take to replenish 4,800 Wh of energy is 4,800 Wh / 2,688 W = 1.79 hours or approximately 107 minutes. Note that this is a theoretical calculation and actual recharge time may vary depending on various factors such as temperature, battery age, and charger efficiency.

Do you know the Amps the inverter can charge at?

Also avoid seeing up at what looks like it could be a slip route though the trees or plants do that you do not have people cutting corners and tripping over your tent pegs and stuff through the night