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besso

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  1. I had some knee issues 2 years ago and ordered a 150mm crankset from Mark Stonich in the US, you can check his site at bikesmithdesign.com. I only used it a few times, still in excellent condition if you interested. 10 speed sram apex with 50/34 chain rings, bb and chain.
  2. Jy moes in die VB bunch gewees het. Ek het verby julle twee ouens gekom net toe julle op julle voete gekom het. Bly jys ok.
  3. Went through the exact same thing 7 months ago. Was on crutches for 12 weeks, 8 weeks non weight bearing and 4 weeks half weight bearing. Was able to cycle on the IDT at 3 weeks and the road 3 months. Cycling is easy, walking is more difficult. Floyd Landis won the TDF after a break like this and Alexander Vinicorov had the same break last year and competed again in 4 months. Avascular necrosis is only a concern if the fracture is close to the head of the femur. Yours is probably a subtrochanteric fracture which is why they used a dynamic hip screw. If it was closer to the head they use 2 or 3 screws. Do the excersises the physio gives you and as soon as you can have full weight on the leg go see a biocinetisist. You will definately be able to cycle again, in the mean time you're going to catch up on a lot of day time tv. Hope you that helps.
  4. My mavic carbone slr's came with a spacer for between the cassette and hub and my dura ace cassette also comes with a spacer. Do I use both of these spacers? It will leave quite a gap between the hub and cassette. I'm also wondering how tight should the cassette lockring be? Thanks
  5. Allistair Humphreys, who cycled around the world in 4 years and through 60 countries had this to say about his favourites. Favourite city? Cape Town, San Francisco, Istanbul Favourite country? An almost impossible question as everywhere had fascinations. Out of the 60 countries I visited though I can narrow down to South Africa, Sudan, Russia, Colombia, America, Georgia Favourite bike rides for people wanting a cycling holiday? Lots of Europe was gorgeous, notably the Danube River, the Garden Route of South Africa, the Carreterra Austral in southern Chile, the coast of California, Kyrgyzstan and the Yorkshire Dales!
  6. Could be friction between the spokes, even if they are tight. Try placing some grease or vaseline between where the spokes cross each other. It worked for me.
  7. besso

    Chain length

    Will use 11-21 for flat races and swop it out for 11-23 when needed. I very seldom use 23T, will use 18T alot more I think.
  8. If I change from a 11/23 casette to a 11/21 casette do I shorten my chain and will it be necessary to adjust the gear settings? Thanks
  9. Doing my first Argus and was wondering what casette will work the best. My cadence is usually about 90rpm. Was ok with an 11-23 casette at Dome to Dome which had a few uphills but nothing very steep. Starting in group A
  10. I have noticed that very few guys in the vet groups have saddle bags on their bikes. Do they have tubes in their jerseys or do they wait to be picked up when they puncture?
  11. Are races not timed by racetec used for PPa seeding? Like the upcoming Tour Durban?
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