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You could perhaps look at this below, small, carbon. She might be a medium frame size though, not sure.
Pile it on guys!
I'm going with Kernal Sanders with a drumstick in the bedroom.
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Aaah, okay, didnt know that, thanx.
I agree with everyone, what Nino did was hectic. Piddy did not seem great the whole race. When it comes to the sprint on the tar, at the end, everyone who was second waited and then sprinted to take the win. Element of surprise. Getting back to the previous short track, to me that track suites hard tails, wonder why anyone did not opt for that.
How did Mariska and Candice do?
2 minutes ago, DJuice said:
Flip thats light for a dual. Wonder if those wheels are much lighter than normal carbon ones. What a machine!
Hope you did not get the free entry from Taun B 😲😁 Besides that, have a blast.
55 minutes ago, Bjorn881 said:I ended up purchasing a pair of the Leatt 3.0 as well and I share the same sentiments as you! Within months my soles started disintegrating! This is how they currently look!
Are these the fives or leatts in the pic, that's scary
1 hour ago, Adr!@n said:I previously had a pair of Five Ten Freeriders and recently bought a pair of the Leatts. The Five Tens were a very different kind of grip, they stick like as if you had out double-sided tape on the pedal - insane amount of grip. But you can't move your foot after you put it down.
The Leatts have a very different feeling. They aren't as sticky, but they provide something that lots of flat pedal shoes don't have ... just a bit of float. You can adjust your feet ever so slightly. Feels a lot like riding in a pair of Vans. The fit is slightly narrower than my Five Tens, but still great. Roomier than most shoes.
I'm not sure that I'll buy another pair, but they work great. It looks like Spez are really getting the formula right and I'd buy the Rime flat shoes if they were locally available.
Edit: the Five Tens aren't really more durable in my opinion. It seemed like they were getting hammered real early, but it sort of levels out.
This is good feedback. I am on my second set of five tens, maybe i should call them seven elevens -eish, lets start a new brand guys, or even Seven Twenty. 😲 I actually think i know why my fives dont last that long, the sole is too soft, too grippy. I can feel some or certain pins basically coming thru, pressing on pressure points. One day when i have budget i will also look at the 2fo's.
I had Garmins for ages, wife as well, moved to Huawei watch 42mm and 46mm long ago. 2 Weeks battery life, watches even speak to us. Ultra high def screen, i got the gt3, with vitality rewards, end up paying under 2k i think. No brainer but all to themselves.
14 hours ago, ChrisF said:
I had a pair of Bontrager shoes for flat pedals.
HARD soles .... my feet kept on sliding in the pins while riding the berms ...
Think I did 3 rides with it. It was downright SCARY.
6 000km later very happy with 2FO
EDIT - this was in 2017/18 ..... the new Bontrager shoes will probably be totally different
Hi Chris, this is valuable input. Like i said, my five ten freeriders soles feel to soft. Yes, plenty of grip but to be honest, i want to move my feet around a small bit every now and then. I also feel that harder soles lets a person put down power better, basically the same as carbon clip shoes, the stiffer the better they always say. But if you say thay way to slippery then that worries me a bit. Also, so many peeps rave about the 2fo, they really seem to have a winner. Wonder how the 2fo compares to leatt as well, or if someone changed from those to 2fo? Also, are your 2fo soles still as stiff as they were since new or did they get a bit softer?
Thanx Steady, will def size up if i pull the trigger.
So, Just found this link, nice read, so seems nice rigid sole, less grippy, which i prefer to be honest. I like moving my feet around.
https://www.outdoorgearlab.com/reviews/biking/mountain-bike-flat-shoes/bontrager-flatline
Hi guys
Has anyone switched to the Bontragger flat shoes, either coming from five tens or leatt's? I saw them now, touched and feel, sole seems nice and stiff. Good looking, built, it seems? Priced at R2 500, which seems fair.
What options are out there if you looking at a 2.3 mtb tyre, fast rolling, decent grip on drym hard pack. It seems vitoria and maxis are only 2.35 and not 2.3? Spez maybe, but then its over a grand a tyre?
We used to import for over 12 years. Gazebo frames, flag poles, that kind of stuff. Now we buy local. Local is around 50% more but we always have stock. What i cant get my head around is WHY, why did covid cause price increases for so many goods. I can understand the knock on effects at first, but its been years now. Something does not make sense.
Getting back to MTB's. It really is a massive problem. Not long ago you could get a decent carbon dual sus for 50k, now you looking at a newish aluminium. Everything nowadays which is second hand, in mint condition, is probably worth double, whether its your 4 year old double cab, or your mtb, scary stuff.
Back in the day, i think before lock down, i still had my silverback super speed ht carbon. I chucked on icons, 2.35 front and back, i had on 2.25 cross marks. First reaction was, why do they feel flat all the time 😄 But man, how plush on rocky downhills, felt as if i had a dual sus. I did however notice a bit of tyre skwerm going round corners fast on tar, as if they not pumped hard enough, but it was just how it was. I ended up getting another bike and it now has 2.25's on, when they done i will go up to 2.3 or 2.35. I must say, on the thicker icons i felt slower on uphill's, but maybe it was just my imagination, as if i had more resistance. But on the flip side, the grip was better, so a win for wider in my opinion.
Hi Pedal, thanx for your 'review' 😁 This helps allot.
Out of interest, anyone using a garmin venu 2 as a dedicated watch for tracking your rides. If so, quality of screen, battery, accuracy of heart rate, issues?
Hi Nico, reason i ask. I am old school, still running 2.25 front and rear, cause my brain and my legs say my rolling resistance is better 😁 Wy wife has Barzo's, cape cobra i think, 2.2 i think, her tyres look wider than mine 🤨 I once fitted icons front and rear, 2.35, man o man, feels like you riding on a cushion, but [might just be me] on the uphills i found i was doing more work to do the same speed as my good old faithfull 2.25 cross marks. But i must say, i am now at a stage where i want to go a tad bit wider, so either 2.3 or max 2.35. As long as rolling res is the same or better then its a win win.
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How did our locals do though, i think i saw Phillip came in the top 10, Trsitan? I might be wrong ..