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"Its a tough debate around tubeless. I agree with Matt that having tubes allows you to try heaps of tire combinations and change for various conditions. I did this for a couple of years. 45+ psi was needed to keep the pinch flats at bay, not a smooth…"

"Another vote for tubeless. I don't think the rims are tubeless ready but there are so many kits these days you should be able to find something."

"Thanks everyone. Had a great time. Nice to meet some new friendly mountain bikers and take in a few parts of bruce I hadn't seen before. Thanks for organising Nat."

"Yeah, i didn't think about it already rotating...that would signifcantly reduce the amount of effort to move the weight. So like a wheel the weight would be most noticable on either starting to pedal or acceleration. Go Nat. Clearly having a…"

"I'm sure it actually really complicated to work out exactly but by pushing down on one pedal you are lifting the weight of the other side up? Any with clipless pedals its even more complicated as your pulling as well. From my limited high…"

"Yeah. I remember reading about the weight of pedals for example....in an enduro you do say 80rpm. A pedal which is 50grams heavier would mean your lifting 0.05x80kgs per minute. Thats heaps over the course of an 8hr. Thats like 1920kgs if my…"

"If it helps I'm a super clyde....somewhere around 120kgs and 6'3. The biggest impact on my riding is training, or lack of. If i'm commuting most days and riding on the weekends regularly I ride faster. Pretty basic. When I…"

"Let us know how you get on with the warrantly claim. A lot of us buy frames thinking we are covered. I have not heard of how well giant do with these matters. I can speak highly of specialized who replaced a mates bike when the rear triangle cracked."

"Oh... If you go for RR I would recommend the snakeskin version. Im a big Clyde and have never torn a tyre or had a burp yet. Fingers crossed it stays that way"

"I'm hooked on Racing Ralph's front and rear on the 29er tubeless. I asked a few people on the berm who recommended them. They are expensive but worth the cost..  Another option is to go 2.25 nevegal on the front and 1.95 on the rear.…"

"Sounds great...I saw some photos of a race in canberra that looked the goods."

"There are some guys in the Vikings road club who are keen Crossers. There are always rumours about another race sometime like the one in 2011? at the Narrabundah Velodrome. If you wanted to find them or help organise a race here then I am happy to…"

"Awesome"

"Here's the news you've been waiting for (which has been leakier than the Federal Budget)For 2012, Cycling Australia has sanctioned a ‘Pilot National Series’ to test the landscape in terms of participation numbers, regulations…"

"I rode my trusty CADDX into work this morning. It might not be the most sort after bike but I love it. I have also noticed how much everyone seems to like their CX bikes. Its a MTBers sort of road bike. If you ride one its time to share some…"