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Yip . also the same regarding the shoes and watch. Running with Asics Cumulus 17. Good so far. Next pair perhaps a bit more trail oriented as most of my running is on the flat MTB trails and jeeptrack. Things are quite rocky in Windhoek I am lucky enough to live 300 meter form our cycling/recreational area. http://www.farmwindhoek.com/ Also got a decent (for me) running watch from the wife for Xams. Garmin FR35 Also logging everything. Just worried about my bikes . . . . some are being ridden much less, standing with flat tires. Terrible I tell you.

Glad to be reading this thread for a while now. (I always skipped over it in fear in the past) Now I find it inspiring. I started running again in October 2017 after about a 13 year hiatus. (one of those who felt "I was forced to run at school thus will never run again" cases) Plan was just to supplement the cycling and have "shorter training sessions" to spend more time with family. A good cycle just take so much time. The 1st month was terrible, everything jiggled, everything (especially ankles) was sore. Could only manage 2 km at a time perhaps twice a week in October. Now I look forward to my running sessions. Have a "Base" (in my terms) of about 20 km a week. Most of it on single track and jeep track. Just thought I'd share.

I have a FR 35. Very happy with it. It has now been replaced by the FR30 "the upgrade" but they have taken out some functions and it is now more running orientated. But the price is less. Less then 3K at Sportmans Warehouse Does have a treadmill setting. Screen very easy "readable" when running (much better than my Garmin 410) FR 35 does have pacing and interval and some other settings. Two of the functions taken out that was stupid is. (as far as I understand) FR 30 does not have "Cycling" mode anymore. FR 30 only does wrist based HRM and can not connect via ANT+ to a chest strap (The FR35 can) Buy a FR 35 If you can. Was last on sale at Sportsman's Warehouse for around 3K Battery lasts me a week. Sync to my Garmin Connect App on my Phone and track many things like calories and steps and sleep and ext. If you wear it as a watch. Runs and rides automatically sync to Strava from Garmin Connect. Garmin Connect also sync with MyFitnesspal app if you want to log calories eaten and calories in/out Hope this helps. Cannot comment on the other products.

SRAM tells you what you can and can't have and who you can buy it from.

I have very much respect for Dion Guy. Very humble and nice man. I one year ended up helping out with his Desert Dash as he needed a lift for his stuff, (bike bag and kit bag) to Swakop. Dion pitched up with no pre-arranged backup or nothing, he just got his bike and mixed it up with the front winning teams. Not much more needed. Well done Dion.

No Videos of KB or DG or SM or FVT or other SA guys coming in . . . ? Only a 11sec clip of JD ?? That is quite lame . . . . (I know it's just my opinion)

Oooh . . . Very very nice. I love those Bi-titan frames. Just so "something else" for lack of better words. When I just began "Hubbing" there was a frame in classifieds, but I was to ignorant to really appreciate what I was looking at.

Congratulations!!!! To all finishers so far and the ones coming still. Unbelievable racing. So happy for Dion Guy.

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Because it's long does not mean you have to tote along liters of water or stuff. It is not selfsupperted. There is waterpoints and reace village nowhere more than 80km apart. So if the cyclist really know himself well he'll have to carry not much more than for his usual 100km ride.

Go Dion Guy!!! What a surprise this morning. Quite a serious Desert Dash rider. Always rode under the name "Buffalo". I think he won the Dash one year and came second another. But it's still early in the Munga. Hope he don't overcook it on the first two days.

Nice bike. But I don't want to turn that rubber for 1000km no matter how comfy the ride

Little of topic. But Moridin's post reminded me. Then I was still at school. But today I get sad thinking of all the tools, pto-welders, vices en forge-blowers my grand father just left behind when he sold the farm. No way to get that stuff today. And he did it twice!!

Looks like the stainless steel Klean Kanteen bottles . . . or a copy thereof. http://www.shopnaturally.com.au/images/P/klean-kanteen---27oz-classic---stainless.jpg

Oooooh !!! Such a lovely bike that Kamaal. I must really go and check my calendar, I'm sure I can conjure up some business to the in the Cape at that time.

Barry . . . Pics of that 753. ASAP. Please.

Thanks for the info. But I think the way I have it now is going to work. He was already on it when I got home last night and insists on trying to ride it in the house like the small balance bike.

Thought I'll share this. New Bike day woes . . . 1ste. So my boy is turning four early next year and he is all over the place with his balance bike. Quite competent on it, and even builds "plank ramps" in the driveway. (about 2 planks on top of each other) The seat tube is already extended a little beyond the maximum, and his feet is still squarely on ground when seated. 2nd. His little sister, turning two in February, is everywhere after him on her "weird 4-wheel thing" she inherited from him. She even attempt the plank ramps on it. And every now and then, when he is not on his balance bike, sister tries to get on it, but this saddle is to high. Then I push her around on it which is just about the best thing according to her, other than being on her StarSeat on dad's bike. So..... Yesterday, being a cyclist dad an all, I decide it is New Bike Day. Then I can lower the seat of the balance bike, sister can have that, and the world will be a better place. So I got him one of these. I get home, all exited, even Mom suddenly likes bicycles and told him it was coming. So he comes running over to the car and I very eagerly open the boot, revealing the new bike. "IT's NOT RED" . . . . is the first response. (The balance bike is red by the way) (How can I not know that is a system requirement? But all is still good. We are all still exited. Adjust the seat height as low as it will go, he gets on, and he has to point this toes to just touch the ground. To stand "platvoet" he must tilt the bikes a little to side. This is not cool with him. He pulls the brakes before riding or does not pull them and struggle to stop. The pedals and cranks are in his way and the coordination to pedal forward is still lacking. Five minutes later he is back on the "RED" balance bike and the world is good. So much for NEW BIKE DAY. . All I could do was smile, me getting more exited about the bikes than the one it is for. Makes me chuckle and again realise that they already have their own ideas. His sister came over after all this, insisted I put her on the new, way to big bike, and push her around the yard. She digs it, my back don't. Later the evening when they were in bed, I took off the crankset and BB and made him a big balance bike. When he gets comfortable with it and figures out the brakes, I'll put back the cranks for round number two.

Saw them on your IG.

Matthew's Karoobaix bike.

Or possibly the electric version of this. http://dirtbiketest.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dirt-1215-2x2.jpg

Fit one of those front wheels to this. And you'll have a 2x2 Specialised "E-Pic"

This is pics from just after the 1ste build. If you fork has a good lock-out it is all you need. That said, sometimes I like to make is a light as possible and currently have my Niner RDO fork on. Riding with an ENVE carbon bar. I do have a steel Salsa Fire Starter fork, use it on my Salsa gravel bike. Have not fit it to my Contraband yet. But would not take the steel Salsa fork on single track. Running Maxxis 2.35 in Wide Lightnings. Fork-swap is a 15-20 job.

1. = nipple driver. 2.= Yip, its a spoke tension meter.

Time to learn and acquire a new skill and steady building up on my bike-related-tools inventory.