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  1. BenReaper
    Will go nicely with my new socks and armwarmers. Sent from my S40 using Tapatalk
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    I always though it meant something along the lines of disregarding youre own well being by pushing beyond youre personal limit or comfort zone and putting yourself in a 'win it or bin it' situation. But yours sounds more legit though. [emoji106] Sent from my S40 using Tapatalk
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    How long have you been waiting to apply that little bit of trivia? [emoji6] Sent from my S40 using Tapatalk
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    I feel youre pain. My wife proudly informed me just before she left for work this evening that it has been 24h since she last smoked. [emoji122] Hope she can see this through till the end. Hope youre missus somehow decides to drop the habbit aswell. Sent from my S40 using Tapatalk
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    Thanx for the correction Robodog,I was sure that I'd read something about 'tubeless ready' on a Onza a while ago. Will check with my Lbs what they can get for me. Sent from my S40 using Tapatalk
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    Got these today as it seems that the winter has arrived in the Western Cape. Sent from my S40 using Tapatalk
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    I am hoping my wife will see this through.Since she started smoking again after the pregnancy she has expressed no desire to quit, no matter how much I would wine about it or hint at her quiting. I have given up on trying to get her to quit, so I was extremely surprised when she broke the news to me today. Hope you also get a surprise from youre OH soon. Sent from my S40 using Tapatalk
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    Glad you enjoyed the race. Now that you have seen what the terrain in the Breederiver Valley looks like you know that this is rough stuff. This is why I will always recommend Crossmarks in my valley. However, as I've said previously the Crossmarks do not suit my riding style, to little grip on them. The current Onza's are wont last long, as youve seen for yourself, on our trails.I am very happy with my Vitorria Barzo/Saguaro combo on my 29" XC bike,they offer a very good balance between grip, weight and strength. I would like to try Onza's on my 26" 'trail bike' for better grip, but would prefer if they were to import a UST/full tubeless type tyre. Sent from my S40 using Tapatalk
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    Havent seen these yet, but they look a lot more grippy than the normal Crossmark and I might give them a go if they become readily available at my Lbs. That is if they come in something wider than 2.1 though,if not they wont see anything other than the rear rim on my bike. Sent from my S40 using Tapatalk
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    For the record she had stopped smoking for almost a year about 6years ago when she was pregnant with our son. In the months after she gave birth she secretly started smoking again. I only found out she had started after 6months.Back then she blamed the pressures of being a first time inexperienced young mother for relapsing. I really hope this is the last we see of siggarettes in our house. Will be supporting het all the way. Sent from my S40 using Tapatalk
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    I have been of the sig's for aboit 18 months now and still going strong.I also get anoyed by second hand smoke and the smell on the clothes of smokers now. This afternoon I received very good news. My wife is working night shift and on her way out of the house she informed me, in a very nonchalant manner that she had decided to stop smoking. I have been trying to get her to quit since I stopped, but she has had no desire to do so. So I am really psyched that she is finally showing iterest in queting and will be supporting her all the way. Sent from my S40 using Tapatalk
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    Seeing that the organizers almost cancelled the race because of lack of interest, I think they made lemonade from lemons and did an okay job for the small amount of entries they had. I also feel that there's a few wrinkles that have to be ironed out, but even big races like the EPIC or W2W have a few entrants who arent happy with everything. I think the wind was probably also a big hinderence for many riders.All in all most people seemed happy to be there. I hope the organisers get some more interest next year and that the event will grow in numbers an quality. Sent from my S40 using Tapatalk
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    I am also a big fan of the Crossmark because of it being IMHO the most robust tyre I've encountered, it is capable and suitable for most of our rocky and clad stone terrain in the Breederiver Valley in the dry summer conditions. Having said that I wont run them on my bike because they have little to no grip in wet, muddy or loose gravel terrain and are quit heavy. I am quite fond of my Vittoria tyres as they give a good combonation between strenght, grip and little rolling resistance. Would however not mind giving the ONZA's a go to see what the hype is about.I must admit, I quite like the tread pattern on both the CANIS and IBEX models, they look very grippy. Sent from my S40 using Tapatalk
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    So everyone ready for this one? Will be seing you guys at registration tomorrow. Come say hello if you recognize me from my pics here. Always nice to meet other hubbers. Sent from my S40 using Tapatalk
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    Really bummed that I wont be able to do this event again this year because of work obligations. Luckely I live near DeDoorns so I will be riding the route on the Sunday after the race while the markings are still fresh. Will just have to race against Strava..... [emoji185] Sent from my S40 using Tapatalk
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    Both sound like great ideas, do all of it! Sent from my S40 using Tapatalk
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    I set out this morning on a ride to a ride.Joined up with 4 others to have a test ride of the 30km route of one of our local races. My kniees are stil hurting very much from a ride earlier this week,so my average speed was very poor.Ended up with about 80km's in the legs when I got home.Ouch!! The route runs through a few farms and we passed this game camp on one of them.One of the guys got a flat and we ended up making a picnic of it.This pic was on my way home riding alone again.This was an atempt at a new kit selfie.This was going uphill and both my kniees were shot by now,hence the k@k expresion on my face.[emoji4] Sent from my SM-G800F using Tapatalk
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    Thats how you get stronger.The High cadence spinning is more taxing on the lungs/fitness,but youre legs work slightly less.Thats why the roadies have such thin legs and us mtb folks have the buldging muscles.[emoji185] But seriously,when youre lungs/fitness get use to the high cadence you'll be able to go faster in the heavier gears aswell without spinning,thus building more leg power and the ability to keep up the speed on climbs. In short it makes you faster! [emoji6] Sent from my SM-G800F using Tapatalk
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    Not a Spez fan,but man-o-man,that is a thing of beauty.[emoji108] Sent from my SM-G800F using Tapatalk
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    Holy moly!Thats a thing of beauty.NICE![emoji106] Sent from my SM-G800F using Tapatalk
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    My bike only took me to work yesterday,but I stopped for a coffee along the way and realised that the cup matched the colour scheme of my bike nicely. Sent from my SM-G800F using Tapatalk
  22. BenReaper
    Brandon asks:"Will I ever find a meaningfull bond with one bike,is there 'the one' (bike) out there for me?" Sent from my SM-G800F using Tapatalk
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    Thats a big week,nice one bro.[emoji106] Sent from my SM-G800F using Tapatalk
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    As of late all my evening rides are spent mostly in the dark,so not much to take pics of.However yesterday evening on my ride on one of the usual routes past the nearby game reserve I noticed that one of the closed of roads had been reopened,I jumped at the opertunity and headed up past the lions den.Even though there were two fences between us I still got an eerie feeling from them staring at me with those glearing eyes. Sent from my SM-G800F using Tapatalk
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    One from my sunday morning ride.And one from after the ride,took my son for a mini picnic.Some Stears and icecream FTW!That WTF look on a 4year olds face is priceless. Sent from my SM-G800F using Tapatalk
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