EZRider

would it be inappropriate to post this pic on this thread? Is that Gasping and his Chevy? Wow, I have to admit I pictured him differently.

screw that. life is extremes. right' date=' wrong. black, white. fat, thin. love, hate. short, tall. shimano, campy. compromise is death.[/quote'] Yes, you're right... no... hold on a sec... maybe not... got to say, perhaps I am ambivalent on this... we have a saying here at the paper: the editor's indecision is final That's an extreme point of view holy. You should try to be a little more, let's see, opposite of extreme? marginal? slight? SRAM?

screw that. life is extremes. right' date=' wrong. black, white. fat, thin. love, hate. short, tall. shimano, campy. compromise is death.[/quote'] Yes, you're right... no... hold on a sec... maybe not... got to say, perhaps I am ambivalent on this...

My aluminium full suspension bike weighs two kg less than my alu hardtail and that weight difference is mainly in the fork and wheels. A good quality fork will weigh much less than a cheap one but where you can take a lot of weight off is the wheels. But light, strong wheels cost a small fortune

Try doing those jumps on a rigid fork. Of course there is nothing wrong with a rigid fork until you try to jump with one. Or descend Mapoepallankal mountains on one. Or slam through a really rocky river crossing. Or... Coming to think of it, I glad my fox fork believes the hype

Nothing annoys me more than a bike that shifts when its not supposed to and wont shift when I need it to. A cheap drive train and shifters can work well when set up right but they just don't seem to stay that way for very long. And once you have tried a decent fork it is very hard to go back to riding an el cheapo one.

How about this: "Here for your daily stress relieve of these to poor to afford a motorcycle people..." Bet you a few bikes on this forum cost more than some on that one

Almost rather get hit by his two ton truck than have to speak to him. Ghey?

I want to ride my HT... I do... I really do... it's pure and makes me feel young and strong and... Sod it. Riding a HT is just plain stupid. Timed myself on climbs and I am marginally faster on my HT. Things is I am MUUUUCH faster downhill on my Dual Sus. More than makes up for the gain uphill. As to weight: my dual weighs a few kg less than most cheaper HT and only 1 kg heavier than my expensive HT. As to age of rider: well, lots of younger folk actually ride DS bikes, like Burry Stander, Kevin Evans, every single downhill racer, lot's of the 4X crowd, all mountain riders. Yes, they cost more but not that much more. A well specced carbon GT, Scott or Merida HT will set you back 20 - 30 k. You can buy a carbon Scott Spark 30 for 29 k. Or a GT Sensor. Or a Giant Anthem. Thing is, you will have to spend around 20 k or more to get a well specced DS. They do need more maintenance but I have found that most of the maintenance on my bike involves the fork and that would be the case on my HT too. My LBS charges about R200 to service and lube my suspension every few months. I can live with that.

Nah, that thread is just a pi$$ing contest. Awesome for those riding and watching.

No, but I am planning to do Swazi frontier, if I can get in! My brother has done the last couple of Swazis (that doesn't sound right) and said it was the best MTB experience he has had. I live in Tzaneen so all of these races are close for me.

Well, flu happens Still enjoyed myself, just much more slowly. I think Sabie will be my last 45 after that I am committing to the full marathons too.

Holy, I had the flu so neither body nor mind were sound. Didn't get my max up past 50

First time I did this race and it was great, even though I had the flu and barely managed to limp across the finish. Scenery from the top of that mountain almost justified the climb up and the descent, well, that justified every one of the metres up! Well done to the organizers, participants and marshals and thanks for giving me an experience to remember. IdeJongh: How did you go? 75 km next year? TZmtb2010-02-01 00:51:39

See you all on Saturday!

Careful... you may be tarred and feathered...

To get away from the cradle?

If you are doing the Swazi frontier you may as well plan to be staying overnight Getting fitter and leaner is still not going to get me in under 5 to 6 hours per day. Swaziland is HOT! I am going to need that hydration system and a bottle for my energy mix. I have a slim Camel Bak that does not weigh much more than two bottles and two cages so I don't quite get the "small child on your back" thing. There are different systems. Some weigh a lot and some don't.

Certainly makes my riding more fun

I have two 305's. The first never had any problems at all while the second started switching off on rides. Garmin replaced the unit and voila - no more hassles.

Cheers H. May the bush there be nearly, quite, almost as good. May the road rise up to meet you. May the cyclists BEHAVE

LOL @ the smoking on-the-road roadie.