Spanny

A very good looking matt olive paintwork too ..... but i eventually decided to fork a grand extra and get a second hand 2016 Silverback Spectre with air shock an tubeless .....and i still wonder if it’s the right decision ....

8x trail 5 available at Makro Alberton ..... M size only

It’s a second hand 2016 Silverback ....with air shock and tubeless

It is from a bike shop .... and bike has apparently also been serviced by them prior to sale (not that i would be able to tell if it was )

No answers .... newby wanting to make a good decision by tomorrow

Would a 2016 Silverback Spectre 29er tubeless and air shocks for R5,5k be a better buy than the Makro’dales ?

And the Cannondale Trail 5 was nowhere to be seen at Makro stores in the Rand today ....

Not knowing what a “straight steerer” is , is the fact that finding a decent replacement fork is a problem the only thing that is wrong with a straight steerer ? Having a thousand of these landing on our shores as we speak , maybe someone has the foresight to bring in a few replacement parts specifically designed to upgrade this bunch ....

Thanks for the suggestion on the Silverback , it seems like a decent option ...... not a lot of options in the 2nd hand market at that price that are not even older than the 2016 Cannondale , which would also mean outdated geometry etc , and used to boot .... please help !

Can i have some suggestions of what one can buy for R4,5k that is a better option than the Trail 5 ? i don’t see much retailing around that price range , or perhaps i don’t know where to look .