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  1. Mr Mulebar
    We do alot of riding up the West Coast doing route recce's for the Weskus Fatbike Adventure. Normal or + size tyres are fine for riding shallow slope beaches like Blouberg, Melkbos, Muizenberg etc at low tide. For anything else you will need a fatbike with at least 3.8" tyres. As a general rule try avoid riding in the water, however that said if you have a decent quality alloy fatbike with Deore upwards components you need do very little extra in terms of maintainance/preparation. We make sure thru axles are greased and run chains with as little lube as possible as sand sticks to anything you put on a chain. Best results so far have been using a light machine oil with all excess wiped off. We also treat our bikes with Namgear Bike Polish which leaves a protective coat on the bikes and can even be sprayed on disc brakes without negatively affecting braking. Post ride: Remove wheels and wash thoroughly with bike wash/Pink Stuff/Clean Green and hose down. Dry and apply Namgear Bike Polish. If you don't want to use the bike polish lightly spray some WD40 on all moving parts and wipe down. After 18 months of regular beach rides bikes are still running smooth and no signs of corrosion. Exploring the coastline on a fatbike is a truly amazing experience and would reccomend every cyclist try it!
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    Tip from an insider..... When submitting a proposal always bear in mind that sponsorship is about the sponsor not the team, athlete, event etc being sponsored. That should help you get the tone & content of your proposal right. Good luck
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    Event Name: Weskus Phat Trek When: 3 October 2015 - 4 October 2015 Where: Silverstroom, Western Cape Category: MTB Concept • 2 day adventure, overnight camp • Year 1 will only have 50 entries • The Route is challenging, but not demanding • No racing/timing • Refuse bags will be supplied by Tuffy, we would love you to collect some rubbish while on the ride. http://www.dhbdistribution.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Site_imageStrips3.jpg Route Day 1 – Silverstroom Resort to Ganzekraal Resort approx 32km Day 2 – Ganzekraal Resort to Yzerfontein approx 40km Experience DAY 1 • A late start will see riders leaving Silverstroom and riding a loop around Springfontein farm, Dropping onto the beach the route will take riders along untouched beaches all the way to the Ganzekraal resort. • Rider camp centered around Ganzekraal Resort, the main camp site will be open to family camping. • Bike wash by Namgear and bike tech support will be available. • Lunch, Spit Braai dinner and breakfast all included for entrants http://www.dhbdistribution.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Site_imageStrips2.jpg DAY 2 Leaving Ganzekraal day 2 will be a slightly harder ride with the longest beach section to be ridden. Lots of sand and old jeep tracks will take riders to Grotto Bay, from Grotto some technical sections will lead off to the longest beach section that ends at Yzerfontein Main beach. Go to Event Page
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    Trek Fuel EX
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    Not yet,9.8's just landed.........
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    What would you like me to say? We sat down with the guys from Darkhorse wheels and sorted things out. No hard feelings.
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    Neither have agents in SA at the moment, although I believe Clif are talking to a local distribuor..... You can buy Torq direct and has the benefit of 0 duty thanks to Euro trade relations.
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    Thanks and yes WE are for real!
  9. Mr Mulebar
    Didn't realise I was out of line calling people on the Hub "Hubbers" I unreservedly apologise to anyone offended by the use of this term.
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    There's no problem, just clarifying that as Dark Horse Brands we are not affiliated to Dark Horse Wheels just as we are not affiliated to Dark Horse Comics, Investments, Finance, Distributors etc. Not sure why some hubbers have got there panties in a knot about the fact that we're just trying to clarify who sells what.
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    We only found out about Dark Horse Wheels after we had registered our company and started communicating to IBD's. As a Limited company we are registered on a different system to Dark Horse Wheels as a Closed Corporation, hence their name did not come up and Dark Horse whatever is by no means original. There are about 20 other Dark Horse Companies registered in SA, we chose the name as it resonates with where we feel our brands are in the market place. Can you please explain what bully BS are you referring to? Surely stating that we are not involved with Dark Horse Wheels is merely stating a fact to clarify any confusion?
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    That's higher on my priority list than a website :-)
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    Check your mail.....
  14. Mr Mulebar
    For the time being yes.
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    Our initial focus is on re establishing product supply to the market and building a dealer network worthy of the Trek brand. A bit vague I know, but you really don't want to know all the nuts & bolts, suffice it to say that our goal is to set the benchmark for service levels in the industry. WRT warranty claims consumers can contact us directly to start the claim process, but it will need to be finalised through a cycle dealer in the Trek network. At this stage we will continue to support the riders that are currently riding on Trek. Anything else?
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    We did a name search when looking at names and Dark Horse Wheels did not even register.......
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    It's on my to do list. Just got bigger fish to fry at the moment
  18. Mr Mulebar
    Hi guys, There is no change in company name, Dark Horse Brands is an entirely new company that has been awarded the distribution rights for Trek & Bontrager after they decided not to renew their contract with Royalty Sports. Some staff that were working with the Trek Brand before have moved across to Dark Horse to try and maintain some continuity. We are well aware of the situation wrt the distribution of Trek & Bontrager in SA, as is Trek and we are committed to re-establishing the Trek brand as a major player in SA. PS: We are in no way involved with Dark Horse Wheels.
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    Interestingly I didn't notice a huge improvement when going from a 9mm QR to the 15QR standard, until I test rode a 29'r with a 9mm QR recently and there was a huge difference! Can't believe anyone would still opt for an open dropout fork on a 29'r it's just retarded when compared to the 15QR system
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    Most of the Bluetooth Heart Rate straps use Bluetooth 4.0(Smart) which is not compatible with all Android based phones.
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    Seriously?!
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    How could the UCI have handled it better? They investigated the protests that were lodged, examined the evidence and issued the penalty in line with the ACE rules. They also went as far as banning the release of the video footage to the media initially in an effort to minimize trial by social media. Only when their integrity was being called into question by Fedgroup & KE did they present the evidence to the public. It's also worth mentioning that if they were using the UCI rules as the default rules KE & MK would have been immediately disqualified from the event.
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    Correct, as well as RECM and a couple others that have not been identified.
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    There were no outcast riders in the group he passed, the white jerseys in the footage belong to Meerendal Songo Teams. Would like to think that it was a case of mistaken identity on KE's part, but at the end of it all he did overtake other teams still in the race, not just his own team mates, hence the ruling upheld. If only he had accepted his mistake and the consequences at the time before trying to apply Social Media pressure on the organizers he and his team would have saved themselves and their sponsors alot of embarrassment.
  25. Mr Mulebar
    Inside assistance has always been allowed and encouraged in the spirit of mountainbiking, however you are not allowed to swap bikes, which is what happened in this case. It also didn't help that Burry's bike was then put on a quad bike to get to the tech zone quicker. Always know the facts
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