The expat cyclist

They are closely matched... I would go for the pretiest one - at some point you will want to upgrade components. No use in upgrading an ugly bike! But if you are NEVER going to upgrade, the Momsen...Although I love GT.

A rigid 29'er HT. Nice.

I have to share this story: My father in law is a GP. One day, him and his brother who was a Specialist were out playing gholf. So they started some small talk with the caddy who was an elderly colourd oke with no front teeth. So he asked oom Hugo, the specialist, what does it take to become a specialist. So oom Hugo answers: "Well, you need matric and then you have to go to varsity for 6 years to become a docter and then another 4 years of study to become a specialist..." The caddy replies: "Bliksem! Matriek? Sjoe!"

Ja, but if it wasn't for Jerry, he wouldn't have. It's like Dr. Phil with Oprah.

Steve is NOTHING without Jerry. Or rather, without jerry, there would be no Steve.

What? You to edumicated to know what that are?

Isn't opinions like that other thing everybody has? No man, not a 29'er...

Man, now this is entertaining. So Jurgen comes here with a halfbaked story that is so over the top that it is almost believable. Then the mob comes out and picks a side. Then the two sides forget about Jurgen and start thrwoing sticks and stones at each other... Then Jurgen comes back and gets taken out for his lack of edumication...both sides now team up against the OP Then the two sides forget about Jurgen again and then the fight starts again. Then the fred ends in a massive anti climax. And here I thought it was a slow week.

+1

Ask Dangle.

This just reminded me of a story. A while ago, a guy wrote a letter to a local cycling magazine. He was run over by a motorist in Bloem while doing the OFM classic. He posted a picture of the broken bike and readers flamed the motorist and even the organizers of the event. However, the whole story was this: The guy that was run over, was run over because he was sleeping with the wife of the guy that ran him over...

I can't help siding with the suppliers on this one. That said, if I was them, I would ask the chap to take all the "snapped" parts to the distributor and ask them to either send them to the supplier to investigate or to look at it on our behalf and provide feedback. Stuff just snapping of is not always poor manufacturing. Sometimesit is what it is: Misuse and non/poor maintenance issues.

I would like some more pictures. That crank...I can not help but wonder if the crank bolts were loose maybe? I have never seen a crank go apart like that! It looks like the bolts munched their way out!

Ek kry solank die springmielies. Dude, all this is going to do is raise a lot off hastle. Be prepared to get flamed by this lot. Things snapping off during usage? Well, my opinion is that this will only happen when the force applied is MOERSE!

Sympathy boet!

Powerbalance anyone?

Sorry for your loss... I have to change my avatar.

Yes and no. I had some thorns in my tyre. So I went for a ride. Thorns came out, tyre went flat. I had some thorns in my tyre. Removed them. Plugged the hole. Added sealant etc. Fixed. I had some thorns in my tyre. Only noticed it when I threw the tyre away. I think that of you think that thorn might come out/dislodge itself, then rather remove it now. But if it is in there good, why bother. Me? I remove them if I don't need a tool to remove it.

+1 Couple of us do hill sprints once a week. Hurts like hell, works like magic.

Yikes... I read the OP's rant and and the end all I coudl think of was BAD BOYS: The part in the club toilet where Marcus almost get beat up. After he knocks the guy out that wanted to shoot him, he tunes him: "Next time learn to work the safety with your punks ass, b!tch" I know we can't all be bike mechanics, but for something as simple as this? I reckon it took you longer to type this rant than what it would have taken you to get your hands a little dirty! Tsk, roadies.

Thanks. That is what I needed to know.

What do you guys mean by "eggbeaters need rebuilding..." What do you have to rebuild?

I think you get what you pay for...Up to a point.

Thug, why is the egg 1 cheaper than the egg 2 but also lighter? Is there much difference in durabillity/strength?

So it is time to upgrade the pedals on my wifes bike. She has had problems clipping in when there is mud stuck to the bottom of her shoe or on the pedal body. I know the eggbeater is supposed to be better in this area (mud clearance)...And I see they are on special almost everywhere. So give me the bad side of this pedal...Why will my wife not like them should I buy them.