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Stolen: Mongoose Meteore 2017 When: 8 April 2020 Where: Cape Town (Newlands) The bike was found in my neighbour's property (Newlands Village). We are looking for the rightful owner. Not sure about the year (model). Security cameras picked up a vagrant entering the premises at 02:30am on Thursday 09 April; upon inspection my neighbours found the vagrant fled but left the bike and a teddy bear (presumably stolen the same night). Please contact me with more details regarding the bike if you want to claim it. We have contacted ADT (local security) and SAPS to find out if any cases were lodged. Get further details about the incident in the Stolen Bikes section

tankman, methinks the right prevention will not delay pain & sores indefinitely - ride long enough and some level of repairs will be needed. i just got hold of the climb on! chamois cream and skin repair bars. amped to try it out!

you're gonna fork out a few gRand to enter a stage race; don't skimp on the R160 a tubbie of assos is going to cost you! 3-days should be fine without bum cream unless you spend hours & hours in the saddle, but prevention better than cure. some other tips: your tjommie will love preparation-H. used for piles but really helps to lubricate and sooth the ouchy part inside. rock climbers swear by a product called "climb on!" to heal skin on their hands after heavy bouts of climbing. i've not used it but reviewers claim it speeds up healing of any skin abbrasions massively. all natural product (no chemicals)and can be used for many many things. they have a cream designed for cycling - methinks it could be a great addition for repair before you whap on the bum cream the next day again. http://www.climbonproducts.com/

wow, impressed by Admin!

just spent R2200 on my 1st pair of assos milles - ouch! and yay! (and make sure you give the guys at CWC a call - some nice deals going e.g.free assos shirt worth R1500 with the F13s). i'm 6'2 and weight 92kg - the XLs were too tight on the upper legs and crown jewels; XXL perfect but slightly long. seems like the fit is one-size-up on the likes of cape storm and first ascent. i know zilch about saddles but guess the fizik gobi my cube came dressed with is good quality (like the rest of the bike). looooong rides ahead

he dudes buddy of mine wanted to look for a 2nd hand bike but got so lost in the classifieds section - parts, frames, bikes, clothing, cameras, puppies, gear - all under one section. and the search function throws up many many adds unless you become very specific. so, i thought it would be a good idea to have sub-categories. below the request i sent to the site owners. would love to hear others' views. ciao mok Hi there I love this site! A treasure trove of information and finding gear & goodies. The classifieds section is a mission though - looking for something specific means one has to trawl through gizillions of adds for all sorts of stuff to find what you are loking for. The "search" function has not helped a great deal imho. It would be really nice if the "for sale" and "wanted" sections could have sub-categories under which to post your add. My suggestion for categories would be: Road bikes Mountain bikes Parts Gear & other Clothing or something along those line. Thanks again for the great site!

i have been riding with cape storm matrix bibs - paid a schweet R450 each at the factory shop. they are perfect for 3-hour training rides and i have done the sabie experience in them without any major problems; some discomfort started on day 4 but that was luckily the end of the race. i guess its overkill to pay the big bucks for bibs used for training rides, but spending R15k plus on entering for a 6-day event (plus all the other odds and ends) kinda makes sense to me to pay the extra money and make sure your bum lasts the entire 6-days!

ja, it seems like there are a bunch of good brands out there.... i'm too lazy to research it all so will go find a pair of assos to kick ass in CWC is around the corner; will go say "hi". obrigado mok

thanks guys the obvious next question: where can i get hold of assos in SA at best price? the massive import taxes just kills the possibility to shop overseas for it.

a question; not a review really: i've heard assos bibs are the berries, especially for long multi-day events. at a price tag of R2000+ it is a hard one to swallow and i'm interested as to how it compares to the local top of the range bibs (such as the cape storm nitros?). anybody have experience with these and care to share their view? i'm planning on doing the cape pioneer in october so the question of "which bibs" is a matter of survival; not just curiousity! thanks mok

hi amigos i'm seriously considering buying an iron horse bootleg 2.0 (so cheap its scary on CRC). i'm a bit torn between the 19' and 21' size though. i'm about 185cm with average proporsions; which is about on the margin for both sizes. my other bike is a merida hardtail in 20' - perfect size. any advice on this please? rather err on the smaller / larger side of things? pro's and cons? obrigado! mok

well well well - on a day like this i'm so thankful nobody has my real name...... after wasting yet another tyre this weekend due to the dreaded bubble, i realised i must have been misinformed as to the cause of it (by a far more experienced bike technician in my defense). i discovered that mounting my bike on my thule tow-bar-fitted bike rack causes the front wheel to hang directly in line with the exhaust outlet....... and with exhaust gasses being very hot - the blistered tyre results. talk about school fees! anyways, feeling like a poepol for implicating stan's and maxxis in this misfurtune btw, if i mount my bike with the rear tyre on the exhaust side, the shape of the frame causes the rear tyre to be above and out-of-line with the exhaust and hence no problems.

random in that it can happen to any tyre (not specific to only one brand or year of manufacture) or at any time (a 4-week or 2-year old tyre) i thinked.... uh have thoughted.....uhhhh..... thought?

it does seem like its a random event that can occur almost at any time - i'm kinda peeved that happened to get the 4-week draw..... what's concerning though is that it seems to happen quite a lot, i.e. you are LIKELY to end-up with a bubbleblowout if you take more than a year or two to finish off a tyre & you use the sealants in question i will give a ammonia-free sealant a go next round. tubeless simply rocks and i do not want to revert back to tubes (and snakebites yikes!)

anybody knows who the maxxis agents in South Africa are? i bought the tyres at CRC so cannot return to the store..... no warning on the tyre btw, but it is probably old stock (bought it on sale). i know some manufacturers now clearly state that the warranties become void when you use certain sealants - kenda for one.mokganjetsi2009-11-03 02:53:06