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Cycling Addict

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  1. What is this thing you call Mtn Bike?A mountain bike or mountain bicycle (abbreviated MTB or ATB (all terrain bicycle)) is a bicycle created and made for off-road cycling, including jumps, and traversing of rocks and washouts, and steep declines, on dirt trails, logging roads, and other unpaved environments:mdash;activities usually called mountain biking. These bicycles need to be able to withstand the stresses of off-road use with obstacles such as logs and rocks. Most mountain bikes use wheels with rims which are 559mm in ISO sizing, colloquially referred to as "26-inch", although the term is inaccurate as it covers too many rim and tyre sizes to be meaningful. Wheels used on mountain bikes usually use wide, knobby tires for good traction on uneven terrain and shock absorption. In the current century front wheel suspension has become the norm and full front and rear suspension has become increasingly common. Some mountain bikes are also fitted with bar ends on the handlebars to give extra leverage for hill-climbing.
  2. Hey MichH - Where exactly do you meet at the IV Mall, What time is this ride, How far do you go and can anyone join?
  3. Best bet now is on the IDT watching TDF - by the way anyone got any decent IDT Exercise Routines / Program's that they would like to share?<?: prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
  4. Also - at the Tygervalley Race you could pick it up on race day
  5. More than likely to be at one of the Fritz Pienaar Shops a few days before - I am sure they will let you know in well advance<?: prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Cycling Addict2009-07-02 07:51:22
  6. Also did the 54k - Great ride - Only complaints I heard were from the single track backup on the 30km loop (caused by the wrong turn???) Well done Wessel and company!
  7. Try Sports tracker (for Nokia GPS enabled phones) http://sportstracker.nokia.com
  8. From what I can gather - the person who wants to view you needs to logon to sportstracker and you need to have enabled live sharing
  9. Hi Cycling Addict' date=' I assume that you are saving your workout as a .kml file and then emailing it. Firstly do you have a Sportstracker account, makes sharing easy. If you want them to check the route you can replay it, if you are uploading to google earth, it is similar to the Sportracker site that you upload to. [/quote'] Thanks WS - I have a Sportstracker account and use Google Earth - To view via a pc is great but once out on the track it is a bit harder to view - so I guess you must try and memorise the route or print it some how?
  10. I am running the sportstracker on my Nokia Navigator and it works like a charm. 1 question - When you share a route with a mate how does s/he follow the route? There is hardly any detail on the map that gets transferred and the real detail can only be seen on google earth - am I missing something?
  11. Thanks Edman - will check him out
  12. Hi - Can anyone recommend a good bike mechanic course in the Pretoria area? Just looking to be able to do the basic repairs while out riding and some home maintenance Thanks
  13. Thanks Chuck - will check it out at the main gate
  14. Boven gets my vote - what an awesome weekend - Thanks to all
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