[@Jewbacca`s Munga 2024 Challenge / Fundraising for SPCA]

24 minutes ago, Jewbacca said:

Hey Chad

Sorry, I have been struggling with a few things this year which has taken my focus away from the early campaign.

I did ride The Swartberg Gran Fondo and the Gallows on the BMX in my jorts, so the physical side is on track for where we are in the year.

I will update with some pictures and a link to the whole shpeel ASAP.

It is definitely still on, I have just had to focus on some things close to home which have been somewhat consuming and also taken away a lot of my confidence.

I've noticed that ant sort of 'back me' or social media/attention thing is hugely reliant on confidence. 

The thought of selling myself or my actions as a 'brand' that people would like to support is currently scary and intimidating and difficult to imagine, but I am busy sorting that out.

Thank you so much for your interest, it certainly is a good positive jolt in the right direction.

We are all on your side, rooting for you!

 

I really just want to see what contraption you have been riding 🤣

[@Jewbacca`s Munga 2024 Challenge / Fundraising for SPCA]

Any more info on the progression of this? Or some bike pics?

[The Salvage Thread]

Hey guys, does anybody have or know where I can find a Shimano Ispec EV shifter mount?

[The "I need something you might throw away" thread]

Does anybody have or maybe know where I can get Shimano Ispec EV shifter mount?

[MTB Brake hose]

2 hours ago, Martin PJ said:

Formula is brake fluid, so probably Shimano won't work (mineral oil).

Try Avid which is also brake fluid, if the size is the same.

Formula Cura and Cura 4 brakes are mineral oil, not DOT fluid 

[MTB weight obsession - unnecessary?]

2 hours ago, JayLow said:

Agree, if you arrive at a XCO event with a Enduro bike you will (probably) get smoked. You may be in with a chance if your bike is within 2kgs and you had a good sleep...

Willie van Eck won the MP XC series on a Pyga Slakline, 160/170 Enduro bike, and then also wins the MP Enduro series riding the Slakline with a 36T chainring 🫠

[94.7 50km mnt bike race]

4 minutes ago, Sandro said:

I must say I was quite surprised by how many riders last year battled with very basic obstacles, maybe they should enforce the seeding rather. Bottlenecks were ridiculous in the heat.

Fair enough, there is a really shocking lack of basic skills out there

[94.7 50km mnt bike race]

12 minutes ago, Sandro said:

As already mentioned, rather do the 25 km first. You need to have a seeding for longer rides to do the 50 km anyway else you won't be able to enter. Maybe try some of the other rides like the Trailseeker series first to get first hand experience of the rides. Most importantly, have fun.

I entered the 55km 947 MTB race with zero seeding or any longer "recorded" rides, you just get a crappy starting time

 

In my personal opinion, the 55km is not technical at all, but, the distance is a real challenge to finish, especially as a new rider

[Let's see your Titan Racing bikes]

29 minutes ago, Titan Racing Bikes said:

That's not right! How tall are you?

183cm with 82cm inseam

[Let's see your Titan Racing bikes]

@Titan Racing Bikesplease can you confirm something for me, I am considering getting a Stryker, but on your website there are 2 size guides under the stryker, one says the Large will be to small, the other is spot on for me, how do I know which guide is correct? Screen shot off your site is attached 

 

 

[HUB Member for 3hrs - wants to buy my bike!?]

6 minutes ago, Shebeen said:

https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/bike-hub-pay

 

You're going to have to explain that bit in bold to me.

If you are selling something, and I want to buy over BikeHub pay, we are in different provinces, we agree on amount yada yada, you send me the parts, but I "don't recieve" them, I tell BikeHub I never recieved th bits, you have no actual proof if I recieved them or not, the signed courier waybill means someone got it, not necessarily me.

 

Yes some couriers you need a pin to recieve the goods, or PostNet you need your ID, but I regularly get stuff from couriers without needing any proof of ID, Scammers can take advantage of those situations 

[HUB Member for 3hrs - wants to buy my bike!?]

Bikehub pay is safer for a buyer than it is for a seller, sellers can still be scmmed with bikehub pay

[Need to increase diameter of stem]

The stems hole is smaller than the steerer tube diameter, how on earth is a bush going to solve this guys problem? 

[Sram GX / XO1 / XX1 12 Speed mileage]

1 minute ago, Jbr said:

mmmh only the upper pulleys

Ding ding ding.... you're welcome 😜

[Sram GX / XO1 / XX1 12 Speed mileage]

18 hours ago, Jbr said:

The caps that cover the bearings on the pulley wheels are all the same, both on the garbaruk and on the gx axs stock cage, maybe on the older mechanical derailleurs there was one a bit deeper, but not on mine

Sorry to be that guy, but did you check all four of the washers/spacers? 

[The New Skyrim - Titan Racing’s biggest, meanest, and raddest bike reborn]

3 minutes ago, MORNE said:

 

Is that a new farm gate?

[The New Skyrim - Titan Racing’s biggest, meanest, and raddest bike reborn]

Really nice looking bike, but I would prefer to have mechanical GX and Code RSC brakes on the Elite model, and maybe a 200mm rotor up front, doing that they could even drop the price a little, brakes and suspension are far more important than drivetrain on this kind of bike, in my opinion atleast

[Rockshocks fork oil]

2 hours ago, droo said:

The VI of the Maxima stuff that RS uses is double that of the Motul fork oil, how much of a difference that makes will depend on how hard you're pushing the fork. The VI400 is higher than the Maxima, but they don't make it anymore so it'll only work if you can find some old stock somewhere.

Viscosities are all close enough as makes no difference.

Ok thanks, looks like I will just have to swallow my pride and go for the Motorex then, it is very close to Maxima plush, slightly better in fact, and much MUCH cheaper 

 

Also, after having read through this thread, I am quite pleased to see that slideway oil can be used for the lowers, now when my fox gold is done, I can just pinch some slideway oil from work 🤣🤣🤣

[Rockshocks fork oil]

5 minutes ago, thebob said:

Lots of good feedback in other forums from suspension techs for the Motorex 2,5wt fork oil:

RACING FORK OIL 2,5W - BIKE LINE | MOTOREX

Ya, but that is KTM oil, and well, need I say more 🤣🤣

[Rockshocks fork oil]

1 minute ago, DieselnDust said:

What fork is it?

is it still under warranty?

Its a 2021 Rockshox Lyrik select+, dont think it has any warranty anymore 

[Rockshocks fork oil]

Question for @drooand @DieselnDust

 

I want to do a damper service on my fork, and I am just wondering what damper fluid would be best? Is a normal fork damper fluid ie Motul factory line 2.5w fork oil a better choice than say Motul High VI 400 shock oil? And what is the reasoning? 

[Trek Roscoe - Raw and Polish]

Slight thread jack, anyone know what to use to remove powder coating?

[Introduce yourself]

22 hours ago, Bichael Dewing said:

I’m the good looking one, obviously.. 🙄

🤣🤣🤣

When did dogs learn to type????😬

[The hub we’ve all been waiting…. KOM.]

1 hour ago, DieselnDust said:

Shimano? Highly unlikely I’ll go that way unless desperate. SRAM rumoured to be introducing a mechanical Transmission later this year to address cost concerns. The American and European markets new bike sales have slowed dramatically and China is going to be a very competitive market going forward.

So just a direct mount derailleur surely? Doesnt the T Type only really work as AXS because with the electronic shifting they can "time" the shifts to be at the perfect spot? That isn't possible with a mechanical system

[..don’t bother us, we closed.]

2 hours ago, WT said:

With the distributors I think the general idea is you are not really supposed to. 

Idea is to take it back to where you bought it. The store should then sort it out with CCS. That way CCS knows they actually supplied the product in the first place.

Imagine having to handle a warranty claim for a product that you never distributed in the first place (and so we got the geo locked distributor monopoly which is a whole other topic for another day😅).

All of this is just conjecture on my part. 

Happy to to be corrected if I am wrong😁

I will try that as well, although, I did actually open my eyes and looked properly on their website last night, and found both an email and a phone number 🤣 so sent an email, I bought the pack from Takealot, so I thought going straight to CCS will be easier, will have to try both avenues...