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Looking at the pics, it looks extreme :o Anyways will still ride that trail.

 

We looking at being in Eden 10am tomorrow.

 

Thermo: Tokai is a great trail. Caters for most types of riders. D/ville area is probably Majik Forest, short steep climb, short trail down. But you can appaerntly do an 80k if you link various trails together. XC is NOT for me :) though

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Next weekend's race is the last in the current western cape Mongoose DH series

 

Paarl Taal Monument, 12 - 13 Sept 2010

Sat, 12 Sept: Practice 10h00 - 16h00

Sun, 13 Sept: Pre-race prac: 08h30 - 09h30

Race: 10h00 - end

Race format: time from best of 2 runs.

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interesting stats coming outta the World Champs in Canada:

First up, what are the riders at this year’s 2010 World Champs here at Mount St. Anne rocking for frames?

 

Trek 10%

Specialized 7%

Intense 6%

Giant 6%

Evil 6%

Yeti 6%

Santa Cruz 5%

Lapierre 5%

Transition 5%

Kona 4%

Scott USA 4%

Commencal 4%

Tomac 3%

Sunn 3%

Solid 3%

Rocky Mountain 3%

Norco 3%

Devinci 2%

Cove 2%

Masi 2%

Oxford 1%

Ancilotti 1%

Banshee 1%

KHS 1%

Bergamont 1%

GT 1%

Zenith 1%

Xprezo 1%

Ghost 1%

Corratec 1%

Mondraker 1%

 

Now that we know what frames most riders are on, what suspension is on their bikes to tame the trail?

 

Fox Racing Shox 43%

RockShox 43%

Marzocchi 11%

Manitou 2%

BOS 1%

 

What tires are riders relying on to keep them tracking on this fast course?

 

Maxxis 67%

Schwalbe 18%

Hutchinson 5%

Specialized 5%

Kenda 3%

Continental 1%

Gazzalodi 1%

 

What brand of brakes are riders using to wear out those tires with?

 

Shimano 47%

Avid 29%

Formula 15%

Hope 6%

Hayes 3%

 

In order to get up to speed, what shifter and rear derailleur combo are riders rocking?

 

Shimano 52%

SRAM 48%

 

Who is clipped in, who is running flats?

 

Clipped in 61%

Flats and 510s 39%

 

What helmets are riders choosing to protect their domes with?

 

TLD 38%

661 15%

THE 15%

Fox 7%

OGK 5%

Kali 3%

TSG 3%

Giro 3%

Urge 3%

Bell 3%

POC 3%

Thor 1%

Unknown 1%

 

Who is adding the extra security of a neck brace these days?

 

Brace on 38%

No Braces 62%

taken from pinkbike

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u riding today LDF? i might not make it out today. hoping this cold disappears like tonight still. Hot damn i've got to prac :(

 

anyways, check this for a slack head angle, and according to the photographer, it's still on the STEEP SETTING! WTF!?

 

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Good grief, those bearings and head tube must be armour re-enforced.

 

Went to watch race at Eden a while back, were you riding then Cap? Will be site seeing at Paarl as well. Not really ready for a race yet.

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stryder: u dont have to race to just ride the track. Just doing it alone adds heaps to your confidence. Small steps dude. small steps.

 

nope. I missed eden because I blew out my knee. It's not quite there yet, but getting better all the time. So I hope she will be at least 95% by next weekend.

 

for your weekend stoke, check the latest and last installment from the Coastal Crew: this is easily their best edit yet. Sick angles, brilliant soundtrack,riding that's totally off the wall.

 

Coastal Crew Ep 10: Time for a change

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This is what happend last saturday, first day on my bike.

So for tomorrow I'm running a Acera 8 speed with 9 speed jockey wheels on, till my CRC order comes in :)

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so your chain came off... <_<

 

:P cant see much in the pic. what happened, or will there be more pics showing the extreme brutality of your misfortune?

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did the incident damage any spokes? hope it didn't throw u OTB. I've had one of those due to a snapped chain. yummy <_<

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