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That's not new. Coolheat has not been a good importer/distributer of Shimano goods for ages. But it seems that they would like to improve that - see the online survey they did recently. I imagine that they got some long overdue and honest feedback. https://bikehub.co.za/news/complete-the-coolheat-cycle-survey-and-win/

https://affordableoutdoor.co.za/2023/06/19/moonhowler-mtb-race/ I dont think this event is related to Taun's shenanigans

https://the5krunner.com/2022/06/23/ospw-coke-vs-ceramic-speed/

Multi Post 🤦‍♂️ Apologies

The Hub,, the internet, my PC, the world is glitching 😵

I am taking my frame to be done by Jared @ BMC later this year https://www.instagram.com/paintbyjared/

Sounds like an awesome trip! Do you think that you will ride every day for 2 weeks ?

I slipped and fell on my keyboard the other day and then next thing I had a new coffee machine 😱 (Supplier is still waiting for the grinders to arrive) This means that I need to sell my current set-up to make space. Rancilio Silvia V5 with PID (pre infusion) Rancilio Rocky As soon as I get the new grinder, I will send them to the agent for a clean and service and then put them up for sale.

Very sorry to hear this. I hope that you were not injured. I live in the area, so ride that road regularly. Very concerning !

There are guys that ride Joberg2C and Epic etc on fully rigid single speeds. Just because you can, doesn't meant that you should 🤣

38mm. Maybe 45mm if you are heavy (like I am) I wouldn't go more than 50mm unless you had a 2nd set of wheels for windy days. Your current Mavic wheels are light. What are you looking to achieve with new wheels ? Carbon for the sake of carbon (which I support) Upgrades for the sake of it ? (which everyone here supports) Aero gains (which dont REALLY make that much difference for us bigger boyz) Edit: No harm in getting rims that can be run tubeless. You may want to dabble later. And then, what is your budget? Good alu is probably better than bad carbon (hubs and braking performance)

Side by Side, they look pretty similar (width, depth, weight, hookless etc). No price on the South website (unless I am blind). For me, it would come down to the decals and graphics (South is nicer). And perhaps the fact that I would slowly collect a whole bunch of CSixx stuff to match the rims 😆.

Dumped and burnt in a hole in the beach front (I think he said). Clearly not an issue back then. I wonder where that was. Salt River somewhere? (the accent is hilarious though!)

The same Victor that had this tantrum ?

Step 1; loosen stem bolts Step 2; loosen bolts more because they are not loose enough Step 3; realize bolts are too loose so tighten them up Step 4; straddle bike with one eye closed and twist bars, bar don't move easily because bolts are too tight now Step 5; twist bars only to over-compensate cause bolts are too tight Step 6; twist bars back the other way only to over-compensate Step 7; get off bike and go around to front and straddle front wheel Step 8; bars look square WTF Step 9; re-straddle bike, nope bars are not square Step 10; go back to straddle front wheel and over compensate twisting another 3-4 times Step 11; get back on bike in your 'attack' position to make sure it feels good while wiggling your bars back and forth a bit to make sure they are square Step 12; bars slip and get mis-aligned whilst doing this Step 13; &$(# it, get it close and tighten up your stem bolts Step 14; realize you are hyper aware of bars being .0001 degree off and it's screwing with your head for the first 1/2 mile Step 15; ride it like this for 6 months and never think about it again (Copied from Pinkbike)

What brakes and rotors are on the bike ? I had brake judder on my old mtb, and that ended up being the (cup and cone) bearings in the rear hub (QR skewer). Quite a different scenario to what you have now.

If this is a new'ish bike, is this issue also new ? Shouldn't the bike shop be involved in this discussion ?

She's had a good week!

Gaze charging hard!

Seems to be in good form (based on his performance on the track)

And then he smoked Schwarzbauer in the last corner

Sanparks building trails !

Having ridden neither, I cant comment on a comparison. But I would imagine that pedalling efficiency would be more of a function of lockout than shock orientation. And nothing will be more efficient than a hardtail in that regard

+1 for the Ciovita ones I see that they about the same as the Giro Bravo long finger gloves, but with no fiddly velcro straps that dont work after a while. Also, they have no padding on the palms, which I prefer.

OMG Where is that ? I have been sick for 2 weeks and am overwhelmed by wanderlust sitting at my desk