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  1. JXV
    If you are a bee, fly or similar small insect then this thing lurks within your worst nightmares :- D200 + 105 Macro with off-camera flash. F16, 1/30s, ISO 100
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    Lesotho offers some of the best adventure/trail riding on the planet. If you can find the Jan edition of Go magazine read the article on a trip we did in the Sani area. Lots of other good riding in southern Lesotho.
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    1/640 s. I like to get a bit of wing tip blur in flying birds -looks more natural. That pic has a bit more blur than I would like. For small birds usually you need faster than 1/1000 s and for larger ones speeds from about 1/500 to 1/1000 usually OK. Often there is not enough light to go faster.
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    Thanks. Using Nikon D800 with 500 f/4G mounted on a gimbal head. Occasionally with a 1.4 teleconverter but this slows the focussing down a bit so I try not to use it for flight pics.
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    Dunno how many birders there are on the hub but here goes..... Just a couple of km past the turn off to the Karkloof Country Club you will find the Karkloof Conservancy. There are 2 hides overlooking wetlands. I quite often make a dawn patrol past the hides, followed by breakfast at the club and then a circuit on one of the mtb trails. Here are a few pics I got there
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    Strongly suspect your shutter is dead or dying. Martin's theory about sticky aperture diaphragm in the lens is also worth checking.....easy to do by just trying a different lens.
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    Awesome day at Clear Water Trails on the KZN South Coast with the Beaver Creek coffee plantation's restaurant about 2/3 of the way along the trail - cyclist friendly ????
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    Rode the new 20km loop at Karkloof today.... well done to the trail builders on some great new single track
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    29er tyres

    JXV replied to Spartacus88's topic in Technical Q&A

    Stuff to try: 1) remove the valve core to allow faster airflow. Once seated refit the core and inflate normally. 2) hang the wheel vertically on a peg or from a strap so the tyre bead is not deformed 3) tiedown strap around the circumference of the tyre and cinch it up gently...this should push the tyre beads outwards towards the rim's bead seating area. Good luck
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    Kalbo 1x10 kit....thanks Colin. Looking forward to giving this a try
  12. JXV
    Looks like Stadsaal. Been climbing there. Awesome
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    He he he....sadly no [emoji15] . Firmly in the weekend warrior class but I like a good piece of technical single track.
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    The reason I dont enter many races. Unless you are in the 1st or 2nd batch all technical sections are hurry up and wait. Far too many riders who are fairly fit but insufficiently skilled to keep the flow going when there is not enough space to ride 4 abreast
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    Karkloof Fun ride after the storm
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    29er tyres

    JXV replied to Spartacus88's topic in Technical Q&A

    I ran Weirwolf for years on front of my 26er...battling to find one for my 29er. Any suggestions where to get one?
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    Up the Currys Post Road for 20k and back on the tar from Howick in the rain and mist - saving the bikes from all the mud
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    Nice panning shot...try fixing the horizon to make it even better!
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    Nice! Tried orchids with a macro lens a few times and never happy...this low key shot makes all the difference....can't wait to try again.
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    Cedara in the mist and rain
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    Add the Spez Stumpy, also SC Tallboy LT and Bronson to that list....maybe also the 5010. If you do a lot of dirt road and a lot of racing on prepared trails WITH POTENTIAL TO PLACE in your category then by all means go for a light stiff racing machine. For everyone else the long travel bikes will get you through a race quite adequately but they'll expand your fun and comfort levels a whole lot more during ALL your riding.
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    If you use a sticky tire to corner harder because it makes you feel more confident then yes, the lugs will receive bigger shear forces. Sticky rubber also tends to be softer and more prone to tearing...so I could see lugs tearing off more frequently. It is a consequence of the design and not necessarily a production fault. Expensive!
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    Ha ha Dean....memories......in a previous life I was one of the tiffies who helped to keep those patrol bikes running.
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    Usuthu River Gorge in the northern corner of KZN between Ndumo GR and Swaziland. Technical single track with savage thorns. Tubeless Ardents took lots of thorns but did not lose air overnight. Do I pull the thorns and plug or just leave 'em in?
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    Checked some out in lbs.....the rubber is even softer and stickier than high end rock climbing shoes! I reckon they will be awesome on the trail but wont make high milage.
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