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R7k reserves it another R7k on delivery in 2023. Thx

Duane don't do it, hold out for that R7k S works. You can have mine in 7 years for that price...

Someone who has been doing the weekly rewards thing please answer this: Will my weekly target get inflated infinitely until I basically spend my whole life exercising to get a free smoothie? Mine has gone from a ridonculous 300 to 900 and if it goes beyond that my wife will kill me because that's more than three rides a week. :-)

Nope, Snake. Can't fault it so far. Sides feels as strong/stiff as the DHR's.

I had a another ride on the RR yesterday. It confirmed what I initially thought. I think it has lost a little air but despite this it still rolled well if a bit more noisily I think its casing is a bit softer than say a MM and it probably needs to run at a slightly higher pressure than I am used to. Still no noticeable side wall flex however.

Yep, all comments on tyre experience should be read as applying to the riders local conditions. I have no doubt the RR is terrible in KZN clay like mud. Its not meant for that.In fact most tyres battle I imagine. Its perfect for dry dusty (note: not thick KZN dust :-) ), stony Cape Town trails though.

As the PB review says, you do need to run a big grippy front tyre to make up for the lack of braking grip out back when it gets steeper. As I said I've only had one ride and it felt fast and as grippy or more so than a DHR. Cornering grip is the most important thing for me and it has large side knobs which must make it as good as many other tyres in that department. We shall see.

I am sure its not ideal, which is why I said for long distance Xc type races on your enduro bike, i.e. not gravity events or general trail riding.

Stuck my 26er Rock Razor on my enduro this weekend. Not the easiest to inflate tubleless on my trusty Flow rim but a small blast of co2 sorted it out. The beads popped in noisily when pumped and it has held air perfectly. The reviews of this tyres are not wrong. I have ridden a Hans Damps and Minion DHR 2 at the back in the last 3 months. The RR was noticeably faster rolling. On my short loop my average speed was higher than normal despite not exerting myself and the bike simply felt easier to pedal. May well be some placebo effect but I think it was mild. On the DH stuff the tyre was predictable and the fast and I had no issues with the rear end grip in corners. Its as good and probably better than a worn out DHR 2 with soft rubber in both cornering and rolling resistance and much better than the HD. No strange squirming or sliding - if it did move a bit under cornering it was very slight and entirely confidence inspiring. I am thinking that one of these on the front would be a great tyre to use on a trail or enduro bike if you end up doing a longish race or ride - like the Esels 3 day stage race...

Rode a Jeffsy AL very briefly. It does the job, both up and down. Even set up wrongly for me I felt reasonably at home straight off a 26er. A bike is a bike, it seems :-)

Aaah no - thought I saw a smoke plume while driving Ou Kaaps yesterday but it was hard to tell. Sounds like arson - again. That Botmanskop area is very easy to access from multiple points - great for us, but also good for the criminal scum...

Rode the Bains Black route last weekend. There were multiple places where the badly managed plantation trees had fallen over, several blocking the trails. We did tell the peeps at the coffee shop and presumably the organizers have taken a chainsaw or two up there to clear the tracks. The 65 looks like a tough event.

So many comments and disappointment at the website - you okes must be desperate to love yer bums. Long time.

My wife commutes and rides off road on the 26er version. We recently replaced the front tyre after 3 years. The old one is still good as a spare.

Try a Spaz Ground Control. Wear well on tar and have decent side knobs.

I misread and thought that someone had built a 100 mile TRACK through the Cedarberg. Now that would be awesome. 160km on gravel roads, not so much. IMO.

As I understand it, the K Bosch route is a reality already i.e agreed to if not signposted yet. Not sure about Newlands forest yet. So good to be able to ride away from the noisy smelly vehicles...

An interesting experience this weekend. My wife's trusty Zula runs a Truvativ crank and gpx BB. It was making odd noises and sure enough the left side bearing was poked. I went in search of a fresh BB on Saturday afternoon. The pricing is pretty uniform - R700.00 which is significantly more than the Shimano version. i queried the pricing at the shop as I'd heard that prices were coming down. Only the chains I was told - because SRAM want people to change their chains more often. Out of the goodness of their hearts? Or to stop customers complaining when they have to change a very expensive cassette because they didn't put a fresh chain on every three months? That said, only some SRAM chains are cheaper and if you shop around, Shimano chains are not that much more. When I go 11 speed it will be the new 11-46 Shimano XT - I think Shimano did the whole thing right. No expensive drivers and the cassette's are not stupidly expensive. A bigger front ring solves the top end speed problem too.

Yes, its taken years but its here at last. It still leaves us with Tokai closed and TMNP still not prepared to plow money back into the trails. The fight continues...

Does it mean mere mortals will now have to pay more and battle to get an entry a la Epic?

The MM is not designed for hard pack hence the slippage on said surface. It is however a brilliant on everything else and perfectly usable on hard pack. When it slides it grips again quickly. How we perceive a Tyre's performance is very much about what we are used to riding just before and our expectations for the new beast. I used to be a fan of the HD that Hairy is running. It was an eyeopener when i first tried it on the front and did an enduro. My previous tyre was a Spaz Ground Control and the new tyre was so much better. It was fat and grippy. As I used it more however, I discovered its limitations which are in hindsight far greater than a Maxxis DHR or MM. I did however think it would be okay at the back. Its not IMO. especially if you are used to a DHR ( a totally worn out one at that) at the back. The side knobs on the HD simply do not grip - they fold over and the tyre feels as if it is rolling on marbles or the side wall is folding over, which it wasn't. I popped the w@nked out DHR back on and went for a JH ride. Back to normal grip at the back i.e it only gives when abused horribly - eg rear brake applied too far into a slithery corner. Otherwise it just grips on those worn out but still serviceable side knobs. I have never had a tyre that still works so well when so worn out as the DHR. It doesnt even leak air yet.

When does this event end - seems like the endless stage race. We now onto the W2W Trundle or something...

That sounds better. How much is this supreme piece of marathon hardware?

I agree - a fork lockout is one of the most useless features on a bike. Unless you spend the entire time pedaling uphill while standing. Its far more useful to have a fork that sinks into and uses its travel when it really gets steep allowing you to keep front end traction. The only time I have ever used the lockout on my bike is on tar. So not very often at all...