Andreas_187

You do know they sell it over here for approx R400

For personal tracking WhatsApps live location is easy for people to see where you are. I wouldn't mind a tracking device hidden in my bike frame to locate my bike and (more importantly) the thieves who stole it

Glad to hear it wasn't the bike, I'm waiting for mine to arrive. Luckily I'm assembling it myself.

Wow, that really is scary

Thats a shame, I just threw one in the bin. I didn't think people use them anymore

I do that route most days. Liesbeek parkway past The River Club and straight to town on Albert Road. You'll be surprised, it's no that busy and the road is wide enough that I have to say I haven't really had any close calls after 3 years of riding this route

Where can we buy the brand new S Works bikes that were bought by the overweight/unfit sponsor CEO's that were only going to be used in the prologue? Seriously though, I feel bad for the guys who paid their entries. The Epic will come unstuck if they don't give those guys at least free entries next year.

The sealant sprayed out for about 4 or 5 revolutions before sealing. It was my first sub 3 so kind of a massive deal for me.

I use the Schwalbe Pro ones and they have been fantastic. The Giant Gavia tyres that came with my bike didn't seal initially but that was because the shop used 'Sludge' which only seals when pressure is below 40psi. Orange Seal fixes all the issues which are being blamed on the tyre

Tubeless tyres save the day!!! I got a puncture along misty cliffs at yesterday's Cape Town cycle tour. I didn't even slow down and it sealed up with almost zero loss of pressure (maybe lost 5psi). I snuck in to finish in 2h 59m 28 seconds.

This is also my recommendation

That's good news but 3 years is a disgrace. He probably withdrew his appeal because he knows he will be out in a year

Fully assembled and I have to say I'm very happy with how she rides. Feels very solid but also very comfortable at the same time, it's not at all skittish on poor road surfaces. Also very stable on the descents.

Close... a pretty rare Cayman R

I finally have something to boast about on this thread. Father Christmas was a bit late but it was worth the wait.

It might be useful to let people know what time

I'm looking for a crank for this old Cannondale and also a 26 inch road wheel for a deserving old man who is determined to ride his bike forever!

That's exactly why I want 50mm wheels! They are also being fitted to an aero bike so a box section aluminium rim won't look great

This is what I have found out so far: CRC Prime wheels are just about the same price as ordering direct from China, they also have plenty of bad reviews. I contacted Stark wheels but they weren't officially tubeless but may work with tubeless tyres. Marz dont have any 50mm wheels in my budget. The cheaper aero wheels in the classifieds are tubular, not tubeless. Darkhorse seemed very helpful when I visited this afternoon. I understand they have an updated wheel (not sure if it is different to what was for sale say 2 years ago). I went to Reon at Sportopia after the above recommendation and found he was very, very, very helpful. He had Concept Speed wheels and Salt wheels that were both very nice and I may go with one of those options. I'm awaiting his response. BTW, the Salt 50mm wheels are 15k. There are a ton of Chinese options...

Thanks for the replies. I will investigate all the suggested options

Yes, they are Chinese (aren't they all!) rims built up here in Cape Town. They are also tubeless which is a definite requirement.

Thanks. Reasonably priced would mean I'm not prepared to pay 40/50k for a set of Zipps/Enve etc. The Darkhorse are 15k so that's kinda my target

I'm looking for a set of 50mm carbon road wheels. Does anyone have any experience with Darkhorse. They seem like the only reasonably priced wheels available locally.

I had a response today from my wanted advert from 064 605 0546. I was looking for a Dura Ace crank. He sent me a photo but unfortunately for him I spotted it had a Specialized power meter attached so I realised there was no way he was selling it and didn't know it was fitted. I did a quick google search and found the imagine that he sent me. He also called me a number of times, I have a feeling these guys are calling from prison because he tried to call non stop and then went offline for the rest of the day. I saw something on Carte Blanche about this.

When using the mobile site on Android using Chrome I select View Active Topics and I get the list. I then open the ones I want to read in a new tab but I am not logged in to any of the new tabs. If I go to the top to sign in it says my login is invalid. It's almost like it is going back to the old site???