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If you sell a bike get the customers detail and do a follow up with them after about a week, small thing but its shows you were interested in him as a customer and not merely making a sale. Show the customer the basics and yes, even how to keep the bike clean which includes the do's and don'ts of what cleaning material to use and on which parts. Repairs and maintenance, every bike shop at some time will stuff up, it's how they go about rectifying it that makes the difference. If you promise the customer a call then make the call, even if it's to tell them that the item you ordered and promised would be there by a certain date has not yet arrived, saves them the cost of a trip.

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If you have to dismount then move to the side off the track so others can get through. If there is a bottleneck created, wait your turn to get through, pushing to the front reminds me of the mini bus taxis who believe they are special. I pay the same as them them to ride.

Go Rodriguez. Lol at the excuses for Contador , Last TDF Contador's performance was excused because it was claimed he was tired, particularly after riding the Giro, now its because he has not raced enough

I'm sure if you ask, some kind hubber in CT will help you out if you decide 2nd hand which for the amount you looking at you should be able to pick up a decent 26" specced bike Looking at the Raleigh, it's not too bad, not near a race machine and parts are entry level but should do the job they intended for. Put another way you could do worse.

That's a good price.

I feel so dirty and ashamed, will make amends

I came 3rd in a MTB race, prize money was R80 and i was paid R80 meaning CSA did not get anything Hope CSA don't read this

Why not just convert a bike with long top tube length and take cranks and chain off .

Mine are inside, all individually locked then a cable running through all the locks and although the locks and cable can be broken this will just add extra time. I have alarm sensors in the passage leading to the room so by the time the thieves get to the bikes the security company will have arrived.

From about Sept to December in Gauteng there are quite a number of endurance MTB events Varsity College 3/6/12 hours Ride Crater Cruise 100km and 50km split between Sat and Sun LMCS 6 hour Delta Dash 6 hour Vlei 24 hour Bicycling 24 hour Most of our MTB stage races require 2 persons although some accommodate single riders as well.

iv'e yet to do a climb i cannot walk up and push my bike

The one with the power bangle

Solo entry for me

You in this year

I got an email Top 50 for me 93.9 Auto Alpina Springs Mountain Bike Race 2012 - 66km Pos Race Nr Surname FirstNames Time AgeCat Gender 1 6025 Basson Reinhardt 2:20:06 Elite M 2 6045 Venter Luke 2:28:51 M 3 6050 Marais Andre 2:31:21 M 4 6055 Van Schalkwyk Francois 2:33:28 M 5 6051 Rostoll Robert 2:36:13 M 6 6031 Booth Thomas 2:37:05 SubVet M 7 6062 Adams Kevin 2:38:09 M 8 6047 Michael 2:38:51 M 9 6040 Nyavanhu Tendai 2:43:11 M 10 6052 Van Schalkwyk Wynand 2:43:48 M 11 6011 Paul Brandon Erich 2:44:32 Veteran M 12 6065 2:44:51 13 6007 Gericke Michael Steve 2:45:27 Master M 14 6046 Martens Francois 2:46:01 M 15 6058 Pellizzon Paolo 2:46:27 M 16 6064 Viviers Neil 2:47:06 M 17 6008 Hogan Niall 2:48:05 Master M 18 6048 Cooke Peter 2:54:46 M 19 6057 Van Maanen George 2:54:47 M 20 6034 Jordaan Jacobus Adriaan 2:58:35 SubVet M 21 6019 Laue Gary 2:58:35 SubVet M 22 6020 Ramsay Gavin Derek 2:58:50 Veteran M 23 6026 Anderson Louis 3:05:11 SubVet M 24 6027 Rousseau Hermanus 3:05:11 SubVet M 25 6030 Wilson William 3:09:58 SubVet M 26 6044 Stockwell Andrew 3:12:36 M 27 6005 Cronje Hildegarde 3:15:46 Veteran F 28 6056 Glutz ALAN 3:16:45 M 29 6053 Gouws Henk 3:16:46 M 30 6041 Surrall David Anthony 3:18:44 Master M 31 6023 Young Riaan 3:21:00 Elite M 32 6024 Schonken Pierre 3:21:47 Elite M 33 6032 Terblanche Victor 3:21:54 Veteran M 34 6018 Crowley Derry Timothy 3:22:49 Master M 35 6038 Seeley Bronson 3:23:56 M 36 6039 Van Huysteen Nico 3:25:23 M 37 6054 O Flynn-Madden Sean 3:26:43 M 38 6012 Collier Rob 3:29:43 Master M 39 6028 Green Derick 3:59:16 SubVet M 40 6042 Carlyon Bruce 3:59:17 M 41 6021 Lawrence Kevin 3:59:18 Master M 42 6063 Davel Jurrie 3:40:14 M 43 6059 Whiteman Andries 3:40:32 M 44 6060 Thoma John 3:40:47 M 45 6006 Beibi Jomo 3:43:33 SubVet M 46 6049 Hansen Frans 3:44:28 M 47 6002 Bird Monique 3:44:48 Veteran F 48 6010 Goodall Eric Richard 3:44:42 Veteran M 49 6061 Rossouw Beywer 3:47:30 M 50 6003 Van Huyssteen Adelé 3:52:14 Veteran F 51 6036 Nortje John M 52 6037 Jordaan Riaan M 6001 Adams Nichola SubVet F 6004 Botha Elize SubVet F 6009 Rautenbach Collen Anthony Veteran M 6013 Smit Jan H Veteran M 6014 Van Der Bergh Jp Veteran M 6015 Bonte Roger Charles SubVet M 6016 Paterson Stephen Veteran M 6017 Roffe Glenn Arthur Veteran M 6022 Palmer Dudley Master M 6029 Greyvensteyn Esra SubVet M 6033 Du Toit Edmund Lennard SubVet M 6035 Lombaard Fanie M 6043 Cooke Paul M

Results are out

Looking forward to it. Best XC course i've done, the water bridge was the highlight for me.

In this tour Contador has not done much exciting from my view, wheel sucked with the occasional feeble break which has the commentator all exited but proves nought. Compare this to Froome who has been far more aggressive.

In for 45, looking at the profile its going to hurt

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I fitted TNT Geax tyres on WTB Lazer Disk wheels and rode on sat with them, front pressure 2.2 rear 2.5, higher than recommended but last thing i want is my tyres to roll off the wheels.

Ha, here's the thing. I've been riding a 26" for about 8 years with tubes and in all this time i have never had a flat in a race and only the rare occasion elsewhere. My 1st ride on my 29 DS with tube i got a flat front and back, 1 week later another, and quite regular thereafter . My 1st ride on my 29HT i got a rear flat, and another a few days later. So by my scientific experience, one punctures more on a 29" and don't ride a 29 with tubes.

Our club hosts a race every year and every year we go around plugging potholes to make it safer,

Odd i thought it was a good article, had me nodding in agreement.