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I sometimes use a base and armwarmers with a normal top, sometimes if it's very cold or when it's raining I add a Capestorm windbreaker. If it's freakin freezing I use an Adidas Adistar CP Storm jacket. Even with just a baselayer it's sometimes too hot due to it being completely waterproof and thus not breathable. So, I inevitably end up riding with the zip halfway down. It vents pretty well that way. Not what I paid, but when I got it 3yrs ago they were about R1700 I think.

Is that the one with the riveted Cinelli badge on top of the stem? Saw a similar set on ebay a few weeks back sell for $780

I love how the pictures on this thread periodically change....you guys are up to something Slowbee, I'll post more pictures in a while. I picked up an old, trashed steel roadie in HORRENDOUS condition. It needs a LOT of work. Has a mix of old components....Campy, Zeus, Weinmann etc. Beautiful frame...except I have no idea what it is because it's been repainted. Will be stripping the paint this weekend and hoping to find some clues as to what it is.

So I don't have my real name as my hub username, but I also like to think that I don't behave like a total dickwad....well, I try not. So unless you think I do, I don't see how the above pic applies to me. Furthermore, several of the Hubbers have become actual real life friends to me, so that kind of takes the anonymity away as well

Damn....I'm feeling all emotional....that's insane And I'll bet he isn't selling either...?

Recent acquisition

Having ridden a few 29ers, I have to say that I would struggle to put my money down on anything other than a Giant or a Niner. And in that battle the Niner would still be the number one choice, allthough by a very small margin. Nobody has 29er geometry dialled as well as Niner. I can't speak for the plethora of bikes available overseas though. Problem is getting a testride on one of those

It is not uncommon to wait several months for a frame that seems should be 'in stock' when you're dealing with smaller bike companies. In 2006 I waited 3 months for a Titus. The previous few years there were some guys waiting 6-8 months for standard models. The smaller companies do smaller production runs and sometimes that means that when a model is very popular they do run short. It's not like the bigger companies that have the entire years production run(sometimes several million bikes) in stock before they sell the first one. These bigger companies can also afford to run too much stock and come end of the season sell off at discounted rates to clear stock. The smaller guys have to run a much tighter ship. Many people think that bike companies can just do a quick production run or just phone their supplier and order a few extra frames, but this is far from the reality. And Niner's recall-issue last year probably didn't do them any favours either. In that instance they went out of their way to keep their customers happy so I don't think it's for lack of trying. Just be patient and trust me, when you have it built up and you're heading out for the first ride you won't even remember the wait.

If you noticed she was dodgy you shouldn't have been on her back wheel. You give, you take, you don't complain.

Cool pics. Montague Pass is such a cool ride. Can't believe I'd say that about a gravel road climb, but really loved riding it a while ago.

A different perspective....view looking back while on the way up, excitement building, heartrate rising, adrenaline starting to pump....love those minutes of quiet anticipation before the rush

Table Mountain is a maze of trails. You can start from anywhere on the mountain but you need to know where you're going to get there. It's not marked. Easiest directions is take Tafelberg Rd, pass the cable car and keep going....tar eventually becomes gravel and the road basically leads to the Blockhouse

Mostly agree with what Capricorn says. To add my 2c, horizontal or vertical doesn't matter....it has ABSOLUTELY NO baring on the performance of the suspension system. The suspension performance is determined by the shock rate. The rate is determined by the position of the pivot points of the linkage/swingarm/chainstays in relation to the shock's direction of movement. Therefor, by tweaking the position of the pivots in relation to the shock, you can achieve the same/similar performance on vastly different frame architectures, irrespective of the orientation of the shock itself. WRT to weight distribution, the differences here are barely worth noting, espcially on lightweight XC bikes. Perhaps more so on FR/DH bikes which tend to have heavy coil shocks and large linkages. Even then, the bikes are much heavier overall so again the difference in feel/performance would be negligible

That would be my lounge btw....I'm in need of a 44 or 42 chainring, 144BCD i.o.w. a Campy inner ring, for the above mentioned Stronglight crank

My man....I'm sitting with this Carlton and two other fixie frames. If I come home with another one I'm going to be starting a 'The boss is upset with me' thread as well

Ok....here's a pic of the OTHER Carlton. I still need to organise wheels. It's currently fitted with Joytech singlespeed hubs(riding it suicide-fixed) laced to Alex rims(these are for sale if anyone's interested). I've gotten a late 70/early80s Dura Ace high flange flip-flop hub. Now need to find a matching front one(mission!) and plan to build them into Velocity Deep Vs....not very original I know, but it looks so damn hot! Crankset is the Zeus Pista that was on the chrome Carlton but going to switch to an old Stronglight 106 because it's easier to find a smaller ring. The Zeus has a totally unique BCD and a 49/18 ratio is not a usable gear when you live at the top of Kloof st!

Spoke to the owner of the Carlton today. Says he's decided to hang on to it for now. You're welcome to chat to him if you want. He has a few other track/fixie frames hanging about. Olaf at Crosstown Cycles - 021-761-0112

Picked this up last week. I ask because I don't think it's the original name or paintjob. Can't find ANYTHING online. It has some interesting details, like the two seatstays that run into a monostay tube and the seat tube that extends above the toptube. Also, the sizing is interesting....seattube c-c is 51, but c-t is 58 with the toptube being 58 c-c. Seems long and low, maybe intended for pursuit/TT type riding? I dunno....not too clued up, as you might've guessed. It's built with Columbus SLX tubing. Anyway...have a look and tell me what you think. Thanks

Crow....that pic has just reminded me to post this one. Pulled off a friend's FB page yesterday with the intention to post it here but forgot

Will try Du Toit, allthough have not always heard great things about him Para, Nat who was the framebuilderguy at Crosstown(which is in Kenilworth btw) has gone back to Europe

I need to have some work done on a steel frame. It's not much...just some brazing on a dropout. Can anyone recommend someone in the Cape who can do this? Might be better if it is someone with experience working on bicycles since it's not really a damaged frame, but rather one that was never completed. As such, one rear dropout was positioned on the chainstay but never fully brazed on it or the seatstay. As a result some positioning/alignment might be required. I was thinking maybe Francois du Toit? Anyone else you know of? Thanks

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