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Hi Hairy, spotted the site and product in mention. I will look into this... I see their "SRP" is in line with ours, will need to do a little investigating and see what we can do. Tim: this is certainly a valid point, I think there are various stand-points and will certainly be many, many opinions on this. I think the method the store is executed has a lot to do with the separation in terms of blurring interests. I would be happy to chat to you about this off forum however as it is a rather in depth discussion and would likely peak popcorn sales

Hi Hairy, it would be helpful to let us know which skewers We do our best to keep prices as competitive as possible, so by all means feel free to engage us on this.

We used to run them, but its a tricky situation, I think knowledge needs to be shared for free, but unfortunately when you need to add time, logistics, venue hire, catering etc it gets a little out of hand. What I want to try and achieve over time is a wiki style reference for people to get informed at their own pace and tech level. There are various video's and articles up on the site already, however I still think its lacking, we will be putting more of a push in this year to grow the number and range of topics covered, and have some great ideas up our sleeves in terms of further innovation... should be exciting!

Hey Guys onetrackmind: I hear you! We [Rush Sports] are "powering" the shop on behalf of Bicycling mag, there really is some exciting stuff in the pipeline, expect many product reviews from us, more work on the tech.rushsportscycling.com domain in terms of "DIY: How to..." articles and video's. We hope to do things a little differently from our competitors, and our goal is really to educate and inform, and empower our clients with knowledge. Its going to be one hell of a year!

Hi Pinoy Sorry to hear about your difficulties today, we are in the process of moving the shop to our own dedicated server which will offer some key improvements, however as a result there have been a few hick ups... Feel free to give us a shout in the morning and we'll be sure to sort you out

Yes, its been rumbled and mumbled, but now the interweb has made it official: PRESS RELEASE I think it could be one of the most exciting World Cup Downhill years yet...

Hey Brightred As the guys mentioned above its a failsafe to prevent internat damage to the master cylinder in the event of a crash. The best way to get it back in is to disassemble the MC and clip the ball back into the piston. Your best bet is to get the bike to your LBS to get this sorted out. Unfortunately it does mean that the brakes will need to be bled. Hope you come right! Failing which give me a shout and we can arrange to collect, repair and return All the best, -- Andre

If you're looking for something you plan to be spending time in then you need to forget about the 661 options and look at the POC. CRC is your friend There is nothing better in terms of breathable, lightweight protections.

Check out the FREELAP products. The basic stuff is available through CRC at pretty reasonable prices. I'm looking at bundling an order together with some of the DH riders and ordering from Freepap directly, this will drop approximately 20% off the pricing from CRC. PM me if you're interested

I think that #GotRubber is the new #Epicwheelsize...

^^^ THIS man knows what he's talking bout

Downieville Classic: fuel for your friday http://vimeo.com/30927492

Not just a good website, also a GREAT bunch of guys! Jason is super passionate, and one of the few journo's these days who writes legitimate product review which are not "influenced" by advertising revenues.

This is always an interesting debate. Technically, the way we view it, any bike where the rear wheel moves in a "fixed" arc around a specific point is grouped as a single pivot. Kona, Scot, Trek, Merida etc by this reasoning are all essentially "single pivot" designs with linkages driving the rear shock. Not that there is anything wrong with any of the brands mentioned above but many people are in the opinion that their R80k carbon 29" beast is a multi-link, but its actually a single pivot with a nice linkage actuating their rear shock. For the same token many people ride a bike with an acronym in the name of its suspension design and think its wheel path in in the shape of an "S"... Marketing is a lovely animal!

Just to expand on Johan's post above: The "spherical plane bearings" which DT use in their rear shocks is a super idea. it essentially prevents the shock from taking excessive side loads as a result of the frame/ swingarm flex or any misalignment in the frame/ swingarm. In this aspect the spherical bearings allow the shock to "self-align" preventing premature wear on the seals and bushings within the shock. Why don't other MFG's use it? Two reasons: 1.) Price: those buggers are expensive and when selling OEM every cent counts. 2.) Structural support: the same thing that makes the spherical plane bearings great in the shock make the shock ill suited to many suspension designs. Unfortunately many frames on the market actually rely on the rear shock to provide additional support for the swingarm, and with a DT style shock their design is plagued with flex.

Range of Max bearings: RushSportsCycling I think I could have saved you a R1.00 or R2.00 Although with shipping it may have tweaked the scales a little more expensive...

Hey Plentipotential, Enduro Bearings as Brussel mentioned above are a good option for the following reasons: 1.) They are application specific, meaning that they are designed with a specific purpose in mind: Max: high load carrying bearings designed for application such as linkages, pivots and BB bearings Abec 3: every-day application such as hubs, pedals, jockey wheels and general moving parts. Abex 5: high performance stainless steel bearings with high precision balls and races combined with low friction seals for the optimum performance. Ceramic: ceramic/ hybrid bearings with high quality Si balls and low friction seals Zero Ceramic: the highest performance ceramic/ hybrid bearings, with specially coated bearing races and the highest quality Si balls for the ultimate in performance. 2.) Value for money: we import a large number of these bearings specifically for the bicycle industry in South Africa. They are available through a large number of retail stores around the country as well as online: www.rushsportscycling.com at extremely competitive prices. Do yourself a favor before you buy an industrial bearing [which is designed to spin at 5000+ RPM] and give us a shout. In addition to linkage bearings we offer BB kits, headset bearings, speciality and custom bearings, as well as a wide range of bearing tools.

You guys asked... I delivered Morewood Sukuma update Just wish I was actually "delivering" http://blog.rushsportscycling.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2011/10/sukuma-black-FRAME.jpg

Unfortunately its experiencing further delays, this is a big undertaking for the guys and working with Dave Weagle and the design team there is no chance for any compromising. As frustrating as it may seem it truly will be worth the wait. I believe ETA is now stretched out to the new year - mid to late January.

Got these guys on special at the moment: Turner 5.Spot VERY VERY fun bike!!

Completely off topic: third bloody time in a row I find myself rubbing the PC screen to try and kill the bug

does anyone know who they got to ride the unicycle??

As if I needed more reasons to think Coldplay are AWESOME, check out their latest music video, much of which is shot on location in South Africa. They even gave Morewood bikes some love Morewood Makulu featured in Coldplay "Paradise" music video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1G4isv_Fylg

Wow, what a week its been in Champery where the 2011 MTB World Champs have been taking place, for those of you luck enough to have a seamless Freecaster scream up and running, how INSANE was Danny Hart's DH run?? WOW! Results: http://blog.rushsportscycling.com/2011/09/04/2011-world-champs-results/

Just popped the latest "Morewood United" video up on the Rush Sports blog for those of you who are interested in catching their most recent ramblings from La Bresse, check it out here: Rush Sports Blog