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Site has flash video of 2012 bike pics, only selected will be available locally though.

100's i love to ride my 29" and race my 26".

Not on a SS but many geared 29'er should do it.

Cool so if it works off speed and distance i'll really burn up calories riding the gautrain with it switched on I like it for MTB, not interested in cadence or HR but if i want HR i have a HR watch

Yeah

True

Seems its gonna be a north vs south thing.

Softail refers to a pivotless rear suspension and it forms part of the bike, often a dual suspension is refered to as a softail, but its not

Noooo my 29'er is for marathon rides, with my height i look clumsy enough on it. 26 for Rietvlei as it has too many twists and turns.

Rietvlei, closer to home,, bottle store and shops close by and plenty for non cyclists to do But agree running them both the same weekend will impact on numbers.

Been a while since i've been on it but i do own a road bike.

Mostly jeep and single, but some sections are rocky where previous on a 26 I used to ride with rear shock open but now i find i don't need to.

Never ridden a hardtail 29 but my 29 DS rear shock is set to lock out and have had no reason so far to open it.

And why not, besides if you started a new thread you will have usual hub comment "Use your search button".

Its a mission keeping up, different seat posts, stems, bars, forks etc which is why i try keep mine standard as much as i can.

Modanine but then i'm biased i have one.

I looked at the option of bike build a few months back and the best i could find was around R8500 for a bike kit and that excluded frame, shock, headset and seat post. I had some of the parts including the frame already but for the same amount i could get a new decent specced HT bike.

Mrs Cycling Fans Bolle dark glasses for road, paid R235 and does the job Mrs Cycling Fans Photochromic clear lens for MTB, paid R295 and does the job Rydon Photochromic Comrades Edition clear lens for cloudy days MTB and Road, paid R805 and does the job

Interesting statement about Crossmarks being a SA dumping ground, Chainreaction which is an international online shop sell them irrespective of which country you are from.

Interesting you have Racing Ralphs as one of your tops, i've got them on my 29're for a month now and suffered 3 punctures in that time, wheras i have been riding with Larsen TT's on my 26're for 3 years now and have yet to suffer a puncture.

As mentioned DRC are very strong i have the 36 hole and have yet to break a spoke, Mavic open Pro and if you like bling Easton Circuits, worst wheels i've found for heavier riders are Alex rims.

Dont sweat the small stuff, there is no rule as to what a newbie can post and even so i see your introductory post as an opinion on what you saw on TV.

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He is the most well known, his wife was mugged while bike riding, he has opened up his site to allow donations. Why not him.

Down with bikejackers Go Carte Blanche