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  1. The blurb is actually restrained and to the point. Nothing like the stuff Specialized puts out which must take a piece of the authors dignity and soul with it.
  2. The brain was a XC specific solution (and fair to say a proven one) that somehow found it's way onto the marathon scene. I imagine in a XC race it's helpfull not to deal with locking out or forgetting to unlock. For a marathon you can decide this is a long hill and have the smoother suspension going down.
  3. That is a very sensible decision made all the more sensible by not being boring. I had a rare limited edition Ford Sierra 3.0i RS as my uncle was a clay modeler working at the factory. Now none of the other students thought the car was special but every painter in town was in awe and wanted to buy it from me.
  4. I sommer feel like taking a leave day at work today to go and test that bailing twine vacuum bag move. Sounds like a brilliant idea.
  5. There was a guy in my first year who had a Ford Fairlane. Coolest car in res by a mile.
  6. When so much power is currently coming from burning diesel, the daytime only isn't a drawback. Eskom can save the diesel for the evenings.
  7. I don't really understand the appeal of the top of the range models. The ~R80k models also have carbon wheels, AXS, SID etc. It is really are getting into marginal gains territory that will make close to zero difference in the experience. And the bike industry will find a way to make both obsolete in 3 years.
  8. A gravel bike is something I've looked at on and off as the thing to get me into cycle again after a few years off as my girls are moving into the toddler stage. I don't feel the road is safe anymore and technical MTB isn't really for me. A voice in the back of my head always said this isn't going to work for my area (Rural Karoo). Then I read the Rhino Run articles here and I realized what would work for me. Benkenstein was running 29 x 2.4s and Zeinab said: The main thing I would change would be to use wider tyres. I had never really ridden gravel before the event so I assumed 48mm tyres would be enough. If I could go back I would use the biggest tyre I could get my hands on. So if I ever get a gravel a bike I will skip the 'current' gravel tyres and go straight to something like the Curve Big Kev.
  9. But as rightly pointed out you need to put the same tyres on both before you even know the difference. That is why Giant etc don't publish weights.
  10. What I find interesting is how the Hub had me spending my time researching a tool with zero relevance to me. I have a 1 year old and a 3 year old keeping me busy, my chain will last longer than twitter.
  11. This doesn't have to be personal. Measuring inside to inside is making assumptions about the roller diameter. With some 12 speed chains where the roller diameter jumps to 7.9mm from the usual 7.65mm it's a problem. Even Park Tool say you must use the CC-4 for chains with a larger roller.
  12. Thanks, I'm going to test those. The solar panel would be a logical addition but it will get stolen before it get's a chance to prove itself. Makes me upset just typing that.
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