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That looks flipping awesome

Can you start riding within the green corridor(Ntilda,D'aria or Bloemendal) or can these trails only be accessed from Majik Forest or Hillcrest? To add, I am a member of TygerbergMTB Club.

A friend who is an architect gets to play with lego all day sometimes, she posted this yesterday.

This thread needs a poll

I have the Pacestar 3 Evo snakeskin 2.25. I love it for a front tyre, great in wet & dry conditions, awesome grip I highly recommend it. Got the same on both my bikes for a front tyre, hardtail & full sus I will probably look at changing too a 2.35 upfront and then move the 2.25 to the rear.

Jeepers, I know ef all, I even I knew that

You been in outer space or something?

So best bet is to go shopping at CRC I gather, anyone planning an order soonish?

+1 to that. All the trails in KZN are faster and smoother. I'll be able to give a better idea after I ride Jozi trails in December, but so far out of KXN & Western Cape, KZN is miles ahead(that's cause they so fast)

What weight are you ?

I'm 81kg on a bad day, normally about 79kg, what would you recommend? Then to go back to the tyres and conclude. So I should look at either a NN, RR, Ardent or mountain king at the back, and to run with a 2.35. Which of the above rolls faster and I'm also keen to not have a fat donkey of a tyre that I have to push around as well.

Are these suggestions for a rear tyre? I like the Nobby Nic up front, I run the same combo on both my bikes, but am only looking at a better suited rear tyre. Also without getting lynched, what pressures do you run front & back for CT trail conditions?

This is for a 26' wheel I forgot to add, are they readily available in SA or CT as least? What tyre width would you suggest as well? Any other suggestions I can try out?

While on the subject. Any suggestions for a better suited tyre for Cape Town trail conditions. I'm currently running a 2.35 Nobby Nic up front and a Conti Race King 2.1 at the back. With the trails down here I feel the back wanting to wash out a lot, so it's more a new back tyre then front. I usually ride the Durbanville Trails and Tokai on occasion. I'm looking for something fairly fast rolling but also something that grips a bit better. Should I be playing with my tyre pressures a bit more? Thanks for the help.

Any suggestions for a better suited tyre for Cape Town trail conditions. I'm currently running a 2.35 Nobby Nic up front and a Conti Race King 2.1 at the back. With the trails down here I feel the back wanting to wash out a lot, so it's more a new back tyre then front. I usually ride the Durbanville Trails and Tokai on occasion. I'm looking for something fairly fast rolling but also something that grips a bit better. Thanks for the help.

The guy that delivers our post wears a helmut Not sure if its an "official" PO helmut though.

Nah, not ready for that madness yet, next year only.

It will have to wait till next weekend then, up in Jozi this weekend, road riding is normally confined to the weekdays and MTB one day a week and all weekend, although I have been doing a short spin on the road in the morning and then a MTB in the arvo lately. Need to be really fit for the holidays in December. Thanks for the info though.

Nope, just not sure , I've heard you can and you can't, so not sure what the official stance is? Now that I've got a road bike I'm keen to cycle over it.

Are you allowed to cycle over Chapmans Peak?

Welcome back my good man

Where for R400, been quoted nothing less then R550 for 1 bike, R800 for two.

Read through this thread, https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/132306-carbon-mtb-road-shoes/ & https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/130277-jhb-bike-shops-to-visit/ I've done most of the JHB shops now. Northcliff gets my vote, although they didn't have much stock when I went. Best bet is to call all the stores mentioned first.

The bike took me to Contermans today and had a run in with two big black nasty looking snakes. The first one was sunning itself across the single track, no where to go , so I started to throw some stones at it to see if it was alive, after throwing about 5/6 stones and one a direct shot, it still hadn't moved. So I took the decision to go past it but as I got closer about a metre away the thing suddenly moved, reared up and slithered of into the bush. To say I crapped myself and squealed like a girl would be an understatement. ,

This has become a very popular tattoo choice nowadays, I love the owl pic