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Thanks for the reply - the prior one to current ie 2020-2025. If I recall official clearance was 2.35 but will one squeeze in a 2.4? And I can’t get clarity on the rims as there are lots of different models it seems

Hi Team Can anyone confirm if 29 x 2.4 tires fit on a Drone Elite hardtail? And the ID on those Sun Ringle rims?

I’ve been down this road extensively - weight feeling too far forward when pedaling. Counterintuitively for me - has been more a factor of saddle too far forward and too short of a stem. Is the saddle pretty much in the middle of the rails - newer bikes have a steeper seat angle which can push you forward. Take note of the current saddle position and move it back by 10-15mm and see if it feels better / worse.

I’d avoid the first one personally (no shoulder on roads and not the best areas) but it’s one of the safer areas to ride in SA. Get out and explore - from Hilton towards Howick and out on the Karkloof Road is stunning. And as above re around Grace College - park at The Avenues Centre and seek out some singletrack. https://strava.app.link/on02RjxBB2b Gravel bike / MTB?

For this use case 11 speed is perfect as he shouldn’t run out of gears at the top end (fast) and the races are quite short. As mentioned way cheaper to maintain / replace, lighter etc too.

And Travis Stedman I see 👍

Marc Pritzen and Hayley Preen in the mix too 🤘

Jeez I love this sport. The way that it has of writing stories you’ll never forget.

Yoh. Cannot wait.

I saw that - not really April fools when it was posted on 30 March. Clickbait deluxe from the Tread crew.

Entered 🤘

Accommodation hopefully booked in Three Anchor Bay - thanks for the recommendations. Asking for a friend...does anyone ride the race route with a little detour to do the full Mast Climb in Tokai for fun? Not going to be fast on the MTB anyway so may as well do extra some cool stuff...my friend says 🤣

The two year old is currently one of those rare small creatures that DOESN'T sleep in the car so we're going to have to split the trip over three days to maintain sanity haha. Hopefully she changes by next year...

Thanks in advance - road tripping with little kids though the Karoo to arrive 2-3 days before so own car but it seems the main challenges of this race are surviving registration / expo, getting to your batch to start and not getting kamikazied by a rogue ebiker 🤣

Thanks for this - we’ll have a car likely so registration admin we’ll tie in with a Cable Car trip or Platteklip mission if I really want to murder the legs before the race 🤣 But yes that area sounds really good an the train ride vibes would be awesome I’m sure 🙏