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  1. Martin PJ
    I see Kulharvy is riding ebikes world champs tomorrow at Mont-Sainte-Anne. Guess I would also ride an ebike if it was sponsored bike.
  2. Martin PJ
    I like Shimano because the mineral oil has a higher boiling point than brake fluid, mineral oil also doesn't absorb water so you don't have to bleed them as often. I don't think XT is worth the price over SLX, SLX is very good anyway.
  3. Martin PJ
    They are fake, the real ones have internal nipples on the spokes.
  4. Martin PJ
    They look original. Do they have one round spoke opposite the valve on each wheel. Look very similar to my older Ultra Boras. A fake won't age very well especially the braking surfaces. Also they would be heavier than originals.
  5. Martin PJ
    Seems like they busy on Takealot.com, lots of very good deals there for Sidi.
  6. Martin PJ
    Tubes in MTB are to get you home once the tubeless is wrecked. You can pump the tire and dip in a swimming pool to see where it leaks. Mostly it leaks at the valve. +1 for Solomons, they'll sort it out.
  7. Martin PJ
    Don't forget to do the downhill piece that is extra. It is called Champagne Sports Kickbacks on Strava, about 2 km stretch. Starts from the tar road hilltop next to the Cedarwood shops.
  8. Martin PJ
    I use Tyre Juice because its cheap and I am always redoing my tyres. Don't let CO2 anywhere near it, even for a few seconds. Wrecks the stuff.
  9. Martin PJ
    They are warranteed for life. I went into some boa website and ordered some once the lace broke on one shoe. It took ages but a free single boa kit eventually did arrive. In the meantime I had the shoes fixed at a Specialised store.
  10. Martin PJ
    Had a similar problem on my treadmill. I had someone come and check it out. He says the motor is burnt out. This caused a problem on the board. The same chap repaired my treadmill two years back. It was a burnt part on the board that time. Found him on Gumtree Durban.
  11. Martin PJ
    I used threadlock, not as strong as Loctite, but similar. Old timers used Linseed oil, which would also work, it dries out and locks the spoke into place. But it can still be loosened, if necessary.
  12. Martin PJ
    Just used the DHL option for a chain reaction order, not so happy with them. They waited for me to contact them about the customs invoice (6 days wasted), then added R150 disbursement fee. I thought I had already paid them for door to door shipping. I may as well have bought these Deore brakes locally. Ended up costing me R2100.
  13. Martin PJ
    This is a Hansom that my sister gave me, I fixed it up a bit. Hasn't been ridden much lately. Trying to convince one of my family members of its pedigree.
  14. Martin PJ
    DIY often turns into Destroy it Yourself, I can vouch for this personally.
  15. Martin PJ
    Try the cassette. This can also creak. Remove and clean very thoroughly, light grease and put back together. If you have greased everything that can be greased, then something somewhere is cracked. Try swap wheels with a mate and ride, it will eliminate the wheels, axle, cassette as a source of the problem. I had a massive creak once, it turned out the axle was cracked right through into two pieces. I noticed the creak got better when the quick release skewer was tightened very tight.
  16. Martin PJ
    This is my 20 year old bike, which I ride 3 or 4 times a week. I prefer this to my race bike for training. I am planning a restoration, but still have not gotten round to it. Replica of a bike Cippolini rode in 1996.
  17. Martin PJ
    Wow, thanks for posting a report.
  18. Martin PJ
    I would agree with Amberdrake, most of us using the wide range cassettes are using with 10 speed derailleurs designed for maximum of 36 teeth. The longer limit screw seems to overcome the problems that you may have.
  19. Martin PJ
    Yes, I manually submitted my results and got the points.
  20. Martin PJ
    My son uses Sunrace 10 Speed Wide Range 40-11 with SRAM X9 medium cage derailleur. It works very well.
  21. Martin PJ
    https://www.aliexpress.com/item/11-40T-SunRace-9-Speed-Bike-Freewheel-Wide-Ratio-bike-bicycle-mtb-freewheel-Mountain-Bicycle/32718652875.html?spm=2114.01010208.3.299.tn7bNh&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_3_10065_10068_10069_10084_10083_10017_10080_10082_10081_10060_10061_10062_10056_10055_10054_10059_10078_10079_10073_10070_421_420_10052_10053_10050_10051,searchweb201603_8&btsid=c6f8e606-512c-4ad7-8544-5b0e6faddb8f
  22. Martin PJ
    https://www.discovery.co.za/portal/individual/vit-partner-outdoor-sporting-events
  23. Martin PJ
    Are they spongy or just long pull? If spongy then must be bled. If they are long pull, then take the wheel out, pump brakes one or two times then put the wheel back. This will bring the lever up.
  24. Martin PJ
    Thanks, tried it and it didn't work. Good idea though. Did it for the Discovery and S Health apps.
  25. Martin PJ
    My S Health Sync not working on Android. Tried everything that I normally did which fixed it before, including going back to old versions of the Discovery App, deleting and reinstalling everything. No luck. Logged a support incident, now I wait.
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