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Cowhouse and/or Rosemary Hills in Pretoria East

NEWLANDS FOREST UNDERPASS - SAT 14 JAN "A woman has just reported that two men with a gun tried to take her phone at the tunnel at the forest – parking lot side. It seems to have happened within the last few minutes. No more info available yet but authorities have been called." As per Hiddingh Community Watch email, 14 January 2023 at 06:20:26 SAST

Yes, they are. Nice and wide internal diameter. I've used them for XC, Joberg2C, trail riding and they work great. I have been to their business premises in Cape Town and they are legit. They even rebuilt a wheel for me at a great price, when i purchased a new fork. See specs below.

Very happy with my dark horse wheelset - light, strong and not expensive https://darkhorsewheels.com/product-category/mtb-wheels/wheelsets-mtb-wheels/

MY BAD, finger trouble / brain-freeze, I meant a Maxxis ARDENT

Can vouch for naturehike's service and their honouring of a warranty - they replaced a bag that broke a clip without quibbling (and paid for the postage to and fro).

This ^ or an Aspen

Been using various maxxis tyres for a while and have no problems to report. Current set (rekon race R; F aspen) have done over a 1000kms over rough terrain without a puncture. Previous rear didn't last long but that due to user error (under inflated over rough terrain).

I've stopped here after riding in Tokai. Friendly peeps and the shop stocks some nice kit and gear, as well as a good variety of snacks / stuff to eat. Definitely need to try out the track next.

Maxxis 2.35 tyres mount very narrow (on a 30mm internal diameter rim), so may be worth a bash. Try: Recon, Recon Race, Ardent, Ardent Race

Forekaster is definitely worth a try, especially if you ride in the Gauteng / sand or loose over hardpack. That is if you can find one. I was lucky to find an ardent 2.4 at olympic in CPT, as all the forekasters were sold out but they are available online from CWC/Cyclelab at a good price.

Ardent or Forekaster on the front (negligible increase in rolling resistance and fantastic grip on loose over hardpack) - nice sideknobs for leaning into the twisties. Rekon Race or Ardent Race on the rear

You are right, of course, we are all shaped differently. I was irritated because I engaged with them regarding the sizing (before and after) and their attitude was " it will stretch to fit".

Vye baggy mtb shorts are AWESOME *****stars. The bibs, however, are very SHORT in the torso and mine are too tight to wear. I am an XL, even in italian "race fit" and never had a problem with sizing, EXCEPT for vye.

it's sad that "its" is repeatedly spelled as "its'". itsdeterminer UK /ɪts/ US /ɪts/ A1belonging to or relating to something that has already been mentioned:The dog hurt its paw.Their house has its own swimming pool.The company increased its profits.I prefer the second option - its advantages are simplicity and cheapnesshttps://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/itsPedant of the day, thanks.

The Bontrager lights are awesome - front at rear. I NEVER ride without mine and they've given me 2.5 years of faultless service.

you should get 5,000km's easily out of your GX cassette (with regular chain replacement)

edit: saw the other links

Look, if the gods of cricket were in any way fair: WE SHOULD WIN THE FLIPPING TOSS Elgar due a big innings Faf due a 50 Bavuma in good form Rassie looking ok QdK always a dangerman Between them they should be able to rack up 300+. Then the question is whether we can bowl the Poms out in the absence of Rababa - maybe Hendricks can do it?

What are the chances of us scoring 300? If we don't, we can kiss the match and the series goodbye.

e-xcellent news!

I am on approx 5,500kms with GX Eagle, using only GX Chains that were replaced regularly. Still using original oval 34t SRAM chainring. Chain cleaned and lubed regularly but not religiously. Shifting started playing up slightly recently but I'm going to see if a tune up at the LBS helps. Also had a derailleur replaced by SRAM under warranty after it blew up at approx. 2,500kms (well documented fault with the jockey wheels). Want to upgrade to XO1 or XX1, or even XT/XTR, on my next bike.

Proudly Made in SA (the Strand, IIRC)?

Could not agree more with this. I am not really too fussed by a large corporate running the event for profit but the (cynical) attempt to market it as something else is what bugs me.

Last year, day 2 of the midweek race was a total disaster after the rain (and fire)...basically, no traction and almost unrideable. Needed to replace my entire drivetrain afterwards.