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Hey Simon I am also looking for a riding partner but i mostly ride on weekends at Tokai. PM me if you are interested and we could get together for some weekend rides. JC

Gents I normally dont do this but i feel something has to be done about the poor service i receive from the bike stores. I have on been trying to get my hands on Specialized 2013 shoes since October. I have contacted two bike stores (Olympic cycles and Helderberg Cycle works) Both took my details as the stock hadn't arrived in SA for various reasons. They both promised they would call back as soon as the stock had arrived. Neither of these stores called me back despite me calling them approximately 5 times to inquire as i know for a fact the stock had arrived. I have as yet sill not recieved a call and its now 3 months later. This is common practice for Olympic cycles and i can unfortunately say the the in-store service is no better. At the same time i would like to commend CWC for their excellent service!! I have given up on Specialized and rather gone for a brand they stock purely due to better service levels.

Hey Zula Im keen. I normally ride the Durbanville trails. If you do all four it ends up being around 55km of tough riding. Let me know if you are keen.

Sounds good. What days of the week and do u ride late afternoons?

I will be in Knysna from the 19th till the 25th. Anyone keen for a MTB partner let me know or if there is already a few groups let me know too.

I used to have all kinds of pain on both knees. First it was an ITB like pain but was not right at the ITB. Went for an operation but the pain was still there. I tried deep tissue massage and it helps, only thing is its a bit costly. Then I also developed a pain on the top of my knee cap. Not deep. I then found a physio that told me to stretch. I now stretch all the time, before and after rides. Also use a roller to help "soften" the muscles while stretching. I recently did the karoo to coast and after 4.45hrs on bike had no pain. Knee pain of front of knee is without a doubt as result of too low saddle and tight muscles in my case.

Where do you feel the pain?

Always lock my fork when not going downhill. Also find that when going steep uphill and you might stand for a few seconds, if the fork is unlocked you loose traction way more than if it were locked.

Think its this! http://www.thefixfixfix.com/fix/

Ouch!

@MDW I never said I dont believe it works, I just stated what I READ, thanks for clearing it up. Will give it a try!! Would you recommend the chews in conjunction with the drink?

Read the new study in april/may ride mag. They dont seem to think 32GI works at all.

I also have a click, but my one physio said lots of people do and I dont find it bothers me yet. I do agree with hboli4 that stretching will sometimes help alleviate the problem caused by a weak muscle somewhere else. ie. you stretch the strong muscle on the opposite side of the weak one as it becomes tight from working harder to compensate for the weak ones lack of work. If you do not stretch it cause an imbalance in the tracking(movement) of the knee cap and knee which results in pain. Another thing I found out is that I had a weak iliopsoas muscle(large muscle that lifts the leg, inside of leg from hip to knee) and therefore had muscles that attatch to my ITB (outside of leg) much stronger and this also placed strain on my ITB as a result of overcompansation. Another probloem that i had was my quads were very tight which caused pain on the kneecap almost right under the skin. As can be seen tight muscles aggravate joints hugely. Hope it all helps.

I have had knee pain(s) for the past two years on and off. Just when u think its better then another pain starts. I have been for an op, four different Physio's and a Biokineticist. I had very little success. Some did massage, some did strength exercises etc. My last physio did however manage to solve the problem. It was a weak muscle as well as tight muscles. We did some strength exercises BUT the major impact was just plain and simple stretching. I cant emphasis how much it helped. I stretch before, during and after rides. Whenever I feel some slight tightness (not pain) and I must say even when i had pain on the front of my knee I streched for 1 day before a ride and instaed of riding for 1 hour I could easily ride for 3 hours with NO pain. Massga eis also an option but its basically loosening the tight muscles and its costly too. I also use a roller maybe once or twice a week more as a prevantative tool. Good luck, hope my advice helps.

Ok cool. Keep an eye on this post or PM me before you come and we can make a plan to get a night ride in.

Hey Loudmac Sorry I didnt see your post. Bit of a hectic week. How about next week. Weather also gonna be pretty good.

Going up from about the 21st-27th. Have done the Homtini trail. Only about 25km and takes about 1hr15 but has some of the fastest flowing singlertrack i have ever done. There will also be the Homtini race on the Wednesday 27th. Keen to try it. Harkeville is also always a winner. I will try find out about the trail in Plett and get back to you. Cant remember if it was just a rumour or if its real.

Anyone know anything about a new trail out in the Plett area. Heard about it but not 100% sure!

Sounds good, what fitness level are you guys?

Thanks Marius Your facts are 100% correct. I called the office. You must have a permit but would recommend an annual wild card as then you dont need to get a permit every time. Let me know who is keen. Might start next week. Need 3 people or more.

Anyone wanting to get this started? Very keen to do some night rides but not sure how to go about it as far as permission to ride in Tokai etc. Let me know if anyone has more knowledge.

Thanks to all who have given advice. I will use it and I think it could very well be a combination of many factors. My knee cap tracking must be a bit off as it clicks during free movements (ie, no pressure). I have made my seat higher but will add a few mm and also need to strengthen my other muscles (glutes, etc) Thanks again. I am very frustrated as I cant ride more than 30km even though I feel i can easily do 60km.

Hi Can anyone help me. I suffer from pain on the inside front of my knee cap. The pain is not deep in the knee cap it almost feels as if it is just under the skin. It usually occurs about 1,5 hours into my ride especially when doing hills and starts off at first just feeling like a numb pain but gets a lot worse afterwards. It can then last for about 5 days after excercise and is really irritating. I have been to three physio's but no help as yet. I need help from anyone that has had the same type of pain and has somehow had it fixed. Thanks.

I had the same problem. Rolling and stretching works well but it takes time. can take over 1 month. Remember that when u roll and feel the most pain at an area. keep the leg still at that area and bend the leg while still on the roller. (Sore as hell) Is it only one leg that hurts? Also check your seat height, too high can cause pain too on the ITB.