matthew king's Page

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"i have a Garmin 500 with cadence but not HRM im happy with it mostly  easy enough to read the screen and the buttons work fine and the mapping program for the home computer  works well  the one thing i dont like is the…"

"im keen to attend ----will it still go ahead if there is only 2 of us signed up ? "

"Given a healthy bank account I would strip the bike down and give it a custom paint job so the bike looks like no one elses. And toss the forks out and with adapters you can as far as I know put a Cannendale Leffty carbon fork on it. Very light and…"

"My five cents worth Welcome to the dirty side of life ! You say your new to mtb but are you new to riding ? Pimp your ride ! What I would do first is go and get yourself a number of diferant tires for diferant track conditions -- make sure you have…"

"We had a great weekend ---three teams on the track for the whole 24, nobody had any mechanical s, only one puncture and no injuries ---that's a winner in my books"

"How good was the 2012 Mont! It was only my 2nd 24hr event (after last year's Scott 24hr at Stromlo) and I thought it was fantastic. The course had obviously taken a hit with all the rain, but held up really well. Did anyone notice the waterbed…"

"Its amazing how good lights are at the momemnt. You don't need to spend a fortune either. I am a massive fan of the helmet and bar light combo.   I also think that some of the top notch lights are so powerful that you don't need to…"

"Lights     we have 3 teams in this year and most of us have Ay Ups ----they might not be the highest output  brand on the market but for the price they are  great and as most of us have them we can back each other up…"

"Ive got one word for you Kimmie  hydration hydration hydration     and the amount depends on the individual  --- im a big fat bastard and sweat alot and last year i did the first lap and consumed    a 1.5 l camel back…"

"I find the eating stragery changes depending on how many are in your group. I have done 2 person team once which ended in disaster, with an hour to force food down between laps. We didn't intend on going all night but bonking at 9pm on my 4th…"