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stewie911

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  1. Too young to be married and no girl. Haven't been on the bike since Sunday. I'm getting jittery
  2. So, I'm making ready for tonights night ride. I spin my rear wheel to see if the rotor rubs and wham: My tyre is stuck against the frame. It's worst than the picture indicates. It's a kenda tyre UST with Stans sealant. Has been running tubeless for about 3 months now. I deflated the tyre and pumped it up again. Twist doesn't go away.
  3. Nou kan hulle voortrekker, fountains, groenkloof en klapperkop link. Sal awesome wees. Hulle moet net eers klapperkop veilig kry.
  4. Here's a mail received yesterday: Geagte Vriende Soos reeds vroe?r aan u genoem, is daar die afgelope paar maande baie hard agter die skerms gewerk om 'n bergfietsbaan, met 'n verskeidenhied van baie interessante en in sommige gevalle uitdagende opsies en 'n totale lengte van meer as 25 km, op die VTM Erfenisterrein te ontwikkel. Dit het nou s? ver gevorder dat die baan op 7 Junie 2010 aan die media voorgestel gaan word, terwyl die eerste groot byeenkoms beplan word vir Saterdag, 7 Augustus 2010 (meer besonderhede oor lg. later). Van die belangrikste eienskappe van die baan is soos volg: a. Die verskillende opsies maak voorsiening vir die volle spektrum, van basiese beginners tot gevorderde "adrenalienverslaafdes", met verskillende wegspringplekke om dit nog meer interessant te maak. Verdere roetes sal later vanjaar ontwikkel word. b. Dit is gele? in 'n veilige, omheinde natuurreservaat met 'n wye verskeidenheid fauna en flora, met voldoende, veilige parkering. c. Daar is 'n verskiedenheid ander fasiliteite op die baan wat ook benut kan word, insluitende padfietsroetes, wandelpaaie, stap- en drafroetes, perderitte met gidse, braaiplek op die piekniekterrein en vele meer. d. Lede van die geselskap wat nie fiets ry nie, kan intussen die VTM en die Erfenissentrum (normale toegangsgeld betaalbaar by beide), Fort Schanskop, die kunsgalery, die Muur van Herinnering, Gedenktuin ens besoek (lg's. almal ingesluit by die basiese toegangsgeld), of ontspan by een van ons verskeie verversingspunte of die geskenkwinkel. e. 'n Fietsdiensstasie en basiese onderdelewinkel sal, afhangend van die aanvraag, later vanjaar op die terrein geopen word. Fietse sal ook mettertyd te huur aangebied word. f. Die toegangsgeld per fietsryer is R20,00 per persoon, betaalbaar by die hoofhek of by die nuwe toegangshek aan die noordelike kant van die terrein. Gereelde ryers kan dit oorweeg om teen R150,00 per persoon per jaar as 'n Vriend van die VTM aan te sluit. Vriende word by bewys van lidmaatskap vrygestel van die normele hektoegangsgeld.(Kyk aangehegte aansoekvorm) Graag word 'n elektroniese pamflet rakende die bekendstelling van die baan om 15h00 vir 15h30 op Woensdag, 9 Junie 2010 hierby aangeheg. Belangstellendes word ook vriendelik genooi om 'n baie stimulerende video oor die nuwe baan te besigtig. Die video is geplaas op youtube (onder 'voortrekkermtb' - click hier om te sien: ). Vriendelike groete Gert Opperman Hoof Uitvoerende BeampteGert Opperman For the english okes: Basically it says new tracks coming soon. (more than 25km) You can buy a season ticket
  5. I thought we settled on "chops" as the correct spelling. I mean "tjops" as in poephols
  6. I have been looking forward to this event since I first heard of it beginning of the year. I just saw on the MH website that it is the same day as 94.7. What a bunch of chops
  7. Please give more info on logwood. I wasn't in Gauteng, while they were still open. Is it something like the MTN bike park?
  8. I'm with Mampara on this. When your struggling with a marathon, then you don't want it to be all technical as distance and endurance is your challenge. For shorter races I want them as technical as possible. If I want to beat guys with my speed skills, I'll do a road race.
  9. R8000 would be on the border of racing hard tail and hard tail. Maybe second hand?
  10. They recommend replacing your running shoes every 800-1200km. I wonder how long these last.
  11. Go to chit chat and see the thread going well on it's way
  12. Sucks big time bro. From where are you?
  13. Thanks Chris. Will take not of that. I see now that it was about R2300.
  14. Think it was R2500 shipping and vat inc. Would like to try it on the hills. Rode most of today with the 42T. Shifting is really quick and effortless/crisp. I'm still using a normal deore topswing derailleur. I've just adjusted the limit screws and I'm using gear 1 and 2 on the gearshift. Setting up was really easy. I did it yesterday and didn't even take a testdrive before babbas. Here's more info on cranks Crank Construction AL-7050T6 B.B. axle Integrated crankset http://www.aerozinebike.com/img/page_arw_gray.gif Bolt Circle Diameter 94 / 64 mm http://www.aerozinebike.com/img/page_arw_gray.gif Chainring set 40-27T/ 42-29T http://www.aerozinebike.com/img/page_arw_gray.gif Crank Arm Length 170/175 & 172.5 mm (ALS system) http://www.aerozinebike.com/img/page_arw_gray.gif Crank Arm Forged al-6066T6 http://www.aerozinebike.com/img/page_arw_gray.gif Chainring Bolts & Nuts alloy/ titanium http://www.aerozinebike.com/img/page_arw_gray.gif Average Weight 716 +/- 10g (incl. BB) http://www.aerozinebike.com/img/page_arw_gray.gif BB Shell Width 73/68mm http://www.aerozinebike.com/img/page_arw_gray.gif Chainline 48mm http://www.aerozinebike.com/img/page_arw_gray.gif Q-Factor 168mm http://www.aerozinebike.com/img/page_arw_gray.gif Chain USE SHIMANO Super Narrow HG
  15. Thanks crackajack. I've trained myself a bit. I've never used the granny the last two months, but riding a double isn't that hard.
  16. It's a 29-42T upfront and I got a 11-34 at the rear. For normal riding I can use 11-32 at the rear, but for races with lots of hills I'll rather use the 11-34. I did 1h19. Took it easy at the start as I was still "gewyn" from last night. Weight is cranks,bb,spacers and 3 other thinner spacers I'm not using. So it's for the complete crankset and it's weighed on electronic kithen scale. Claimed weight is 715 +-10g
  17. Got my 2x9 setup and first testrun at babbas went well this morning. Don't know why they ever went 3 gears in front. Oh yeah, weight is 708g.
  18. Yes you would. But without more info, the light could maybe only run for 5min before the batteries go flat. A 300 lumen light for R300 wouldn't be very power efficient, especially if it runs from a car baterry.
  19. Must say that's something I don't like about the shops. I like my lbs and they are good for me, but I have phoned them twise to order something for me or find out a price, but not once have they come back to me and then I just went to another place to buy it.
  20. Not a wheelexpert, but those would look the part for the GT
  21. I had enough for my brakes, so I'd rather hang on a bit and get geniune shimano mineral oil, as I'm not a minerals expert and crc is not too expensive.
  22. Just a few things of note: Everyone has different reasons/goals/whatever for riding. I bought a really nice lightweight good component roadbike and that was it. Only thing I've changed in the last year since I had it was the tyres. MTB on the other hand is a sport/past time/hobby/passion for me. I like spending time on the bike, making it better and more race orientated. I could spend all my money on take-aways, sigarettes, booze, dietpills, games, movies, tv's etc. But I'd rather spend it on my hobby, because at least it also makes me healthy, meet likeminded people, develop some skills etc. I'm not a pro, but am rather competitive in the smaller races and when I got a new lighter bike, my times did improve, so why not spend money, if I have extra for the month, on one of the things I love most. And no, I'm not 20kg overweight. I could lose 2/3kg, but I'm working on that. Peace out.
  23. yip, you can mix/match as you like. just keep to the same speed, then you're fine
  24. I got a toilettries bag And last year I bought my first roadbike, cervelo, with my own money made from working and it felt great.
  25. Your R3 looks really nice jatho. I think I should send them mine in a year or so. I've got the all white frame and fork with the black stripe, but this could maybe have the same mental effect as a frame upgrade. Just a lot cheaper
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