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  1. amac
    Asics GT2000 are brilliant shoes. Offer enough stability, yet decent cushion.
  2. amac
    I would recommend you look for secondhand. Kids grow so fast that you are replacing every 18 month to two years. If you buy second hand, you getting an almost new bike at around 50 % of the cost of new and you in for maintenance expenses until your kid needs a bigger bike. At which point you sell and hardly lose any capital.
  3. amac
    Thanks. Will check this out.
  4. amac
    I am am a techno retard, so perhaps it is my fault. As I said before, the phone and derailleur connect automatically. The derailleur doesn't ask permission to run an update. The light goes red and nothing works until the update completes.
  5. amac
    I ride with the phone. The phone and derailleur connect by bluetooth. I don't understand your reference to computer and excel ?
  6. amac
    Glad so many people love the GX AXS experience. I personally hate it. The bike came with GX AXS. 99.5% of the time it works really well. But I hate it that it sometimes does not work. For example, it occasionally does a system update. It will not work until the update is complete. When you have time constraints it is irritating. Sometimes it just stops working. If you remove and replace the battery it works again. I have also heard of other units failing in the cold. I am considering buying a mechanical derailleur instead.
  7. amac
    I helped put on an event. To give you an idea of costs : 1. Prize money all categories - About R22K 2. CSA for commissaires, calendar etc - About 5K 3. Timing - 6.5k Including music 4. Venue Hire - 8k 5. Marking and cutting trail - 7k 6. Event promotion, taking entries 22K 7. Safety officer 5k 8. medics 3.5k 9 marshals 8k You need a lot of sponsorship and a lot of riders to cover the costs.
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    MTB SHOES

    amac replied to David Moloko's topic in Ask Anything

    Okay. Order the cheapest pedals. They will come with cleats. Remove the existing pedals. The right side is easy. The left side has a left hand thread so you loosen by turning the bolt right. Fit the new pedals. Take the cleats and screw them into the front holes of your pedals. Then pull the cleats as far back as possible. Then tighten the screws. Make sure the cleats are straight.. On some shoes you may find it necessary to twist the cleat slightly toward the big toe side of the shoe. Then, before riding look at the pedals. You will notice an allen headed screw at the back of each side of the pedal. Loosen it as much as possible. You will do this on both sides of each pedal. Before riding practice unclipping. Lean against a wall and twist your ankle outward. In the beginning it seems tricky but soon becomes second nature. We use cleated pedals so our feet do not slip off the pedals. When you get used to being clipped to the pedal, it is much more comfortable than riding flats.
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    MTB SHOES

    amac replied to David Moloko's topic in Ask Anything

    I suggest you take your bike to cyclelab. Buy the cheapest pedal. Get them to fit the pedal and the cleat onto your new shoes. If you ever want to remove your pedals, remember that the left pedal has a left hand thread.
  10. amac

    Absa Cape Epic 2022

    amac replied to JohanDiv's topic in Events

    Last year had an appendectomy. This year got sick a week or two beforehand.
  11. amac

    Absa Cape Epic 2022

    amac replied to JohanDiv's topic in Events

    He was going to race with Simon Andreasen, who got ill.
  12. amac

    Dopers suck

    amac replied to fandacious's topic in Pro Cycling

    Seem to recall that US Postal sued Lance and he stood to earn a commission on whatever was recovered. He stated he would use the money to start his team.
  13. amac
    Max Cluer. He commentates on all world cup xco events.
  14. amac
    Please can someone in the know explain the xcc qualifying. Seems a lot of competitors didn't take part. Presumably they will not do the short course on Thursday and will accept starting 6th row or further back ?
  15. amac
    The point is it is not a South African company and it is not listed. It trades over the counter and if the complaint is legitimate the transfer secretary is extremely inefficient.
  16. amac
    Not sure that this is correct. From my read of the thread, it seems that the Leatt company was once South African. And some SA investors bought shares. Now the company is a US company with shares trading OTC in America. It has a research department in Cape Town. And selling / transferring shares is a nightmare.
  17. amac
    And why maintain a brand presence in a country in which the brand is unavailable ?
  18. amac
    I saw a post by Candice on IG which indicated she expected the ramp to be removed for the race.
  19. amac
    They have the ramp in practice so that you can safely determine how fast you have to hit the take off to reach the landing. If you too slow, you land on the ramp without crashing.
  20. amac
    Congratulations indeed. Selecting Candice over Mariske must have been a tough call.
  21. amac
    It hasn't yet been ratified by the IAAF.
  22. amac
    What was your average HR before your flu and how does that compare to your average HR now ? How long and far are you riding ?
  23. amac
    Hi Vetplant This is not a great example because in terms of the alienation of land act, agreements for the sale of immovable property have to be in writing and signed. In your example, the estate agent will possibly claim commission if you refuse to sell at R2 bar and you subsequently don't sell.
  24. amac
    Be careful jumping into a 5 day a week running plan. I would recommend that you start running 3 days a week and supplement running on the other days with cycling or gym. After several weeks add another day of running.
  25. amac
    The headline seems to be very unfair. I read a summary of the judgment. He has been banned because he told athletes not to declare a substance ( L-Carnitine ) , which they injected. He thought the injections were illegal. They were not and the substance is not banned. He rubbed testosterone powder onto his children. And an assistant coach took more than the recommended dose of L Carnitine. There is no evidence he doped any athlete.Perhaps reading the full judgment will shed more light on his wrongdoing.
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