big_mtn

Thanks for sharing your efforts; win or fail. It's useful content and interesting.

I'm very curious to see he it turns out. Please do tell us how you get on, it's an interesting experiment. If it's a 6061 alloy, it's heat treated after welding. You'll have to avoid creating a stress riser I think.

So, what's the danger with wide bars on MTB's riding offroad trails, if any? Is this law restricted to public roads perhaps? Just curious.

Hi Chaps, I'm looking for a 29er trail bike, the choices are amazing. I'm considering a Camber, Stumpy, Fuel EX and JEFFSY, I like the Jeffsy and it offers fantastic value given the spec, but it doesn't appear to be very popular. Does anybody actually ride one on local Cape Town trails? This bike will be used on the local Table mountain and Constantia loops and primarily Tokai when it's back online. I'm wondering if it's just too much bike for Cape Town style single track and rocky bits. Is there any love for the Jeffsy in CT?

I too have a pair of the Freeride canvas (not the contacts) and when combined with my DMR V8 flat pedals, they're absolutely fantastic and really give me that locked on the pedals feeling. Shifting your foot position laterally is difficulty though because they really grip. The contact version is meant to get around this I think with the smoother surface where you're normally make contact with pedal. I seldom stand and hammer the pedals for long enough to feel that they're too flexible or inefficient when compared to hardsoled XC clipless style shoes. If I purchased again, I'd get the standard (non-contact) version again. The construction and quality looks good. I've only owned them for 3 months now. There are loads of reviews on net, overwhelmingly positive in general for fiveten shoes.

Excellent, congrats. Let us know how you get on with the M.

Thanks for the valuable input guys. This is definitely a trail use bike for me so the short stem wide bar cockpit is what I'm looking for. Barracuda, is the standover clearance on the large sufficient for you?

Hi all, I'm on the very cusp on the M and L Pyga oneten at 178cm tall ( longer torso shorter legs body type). I'm hoping to hear from other Pyga riders in a similar predicament whether the L frame with a short stem is a good solution. My current Niner RIP which is comfortable has a 608mm toptube with a 50mm stem with the seat shifted most of the way towards the rear. Any shorter a toptube and I get that over-the -handlbar feeling on rocky descents (Tokai etc.). Sitting on a bike in the store hasn't been much use. Anybody with the same problem?