thebob

Chain Reaction Cycles

They reviewed a Trail 429 recently. Same guy didn’t seem to think it was much of an issue. New Switchblade also didn’t elicit much of a Superboost put down

To be fair, the whole Bike Mag crew are a bunch of elitist creeps and Palmer is probably the worst of them, but the initial feedback is positive. I'm waiting for Pinkbike to put out a full review, hopefully Kazimer gets the job. Though, in reality most of us will never own an Evil, so it's more curiosity to see how the mainstream brands will react and how our bikes could evolve in the next few years

That looks very lekker!

New Evil Following! So much of want!

Assume this is on the XCO route, not the main trail?

There are some trails on the Bill Stewart reserve across from the Linksfield ridge. Couple nice downhills and a couple climbs to make you sweat

Ooooooh headshot! Loving the Trance for the time being. My frame of reference is limited, but it does everything I want it to. Climbs well and is a ripper on the downs

I did indeed. It was flying under my radar before that review, now it is top of the (N+1) list. Pity the Trance 29 was not in the test so I could see how it did against my current bike.

The new Phantom is calling my name

Renthal control goodness! Fractive tune and full service on my fork. Highly recommended! Cogent Industries will hook you up

I just want to add that after changing my GX chain at 0.5 wear for an X01 chain I am experiencing much smoother shifts both up and down my GX cassette

Made from similar stuff to the cycling ones. Vented ones also available

Go to your local motorcycle shop and pick up an MX style jersey

Bikenetwork.co.za has a good written review and YouTube video. Have a look

Probably the best trail in Gauteng that I have experienced

Buffel route at Buffelsdrift. Man it was warm!

Going to the carbon Merida will save a kilo just in terms of the frame, so still 14kg odd. The Spark will still be close to 14kg out the box. Unless you want to pay big ZARs and get something like a top spec Tallboy, Ripley or Trance 29 Advanced I don't think there is a cheap way to "fix" this and meet your requirements

What Eddy said, cycle it around 30% of travel 20 times every 50 PSI. If that doesn't work it needs some professional attention

Very naaaaice

Just ticked over 1500km and my GX Eagle chain is at 0.5. X01 chain on the way to replace it

Seems that for the steeps (of which there are basically vokol in Gauteng) the Optic is the bees knees. The Kona seems a bit more of a balanced bike. Like a slightly pumped up Trance 29

Love that Kona Process 134

Bell Sixer and Bell 4Forty are both highly recommended! Also, cleaning the helmet in the dishwasher does not seem like the smartest idea. The heat could be enough to damage the foam and the glue holding it together. Some warm water and mild detergent (shampoo for example) is recommended by helmet manufacturers and is how I have always done it

Select on sale at Evobikes now. Just saying