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Thank you for your immediate feedback. @thebob it is worse than that. It is the 2016 model which has a reach of 409 mm paired with an 80 mm stem. I totally hear you on the range in which the reach should be for a lad like me. @DieselnDust wrt build I am somewhere in the middle, about 80 kg at the moment. The bushings I know need to be replaced. The suspension was serviced about a year ago so maybe due. Thanks for the suggestion about going to the bike park and speaking to the people there. Can do that. I am not adverse to the idea of selling and upgrading to a large frame.

Hello everyone, I'm hoping to tap into some of the vast knowledge. After being off the bike for six weeks I recounted a 'problem/challenge' on my mountain bike. I am not sure if it is skills based or that am as fit as a marshmallow and hence my core is weak or my bike is the wrong size (too small). On climbing steep sections - we were doing the Newlands/Kirstenbosch loop - I would feel my front wheel try to lift and become very vague with ground. So I don't know if it is just a skill to try and move weight further forward to combat the rising front wheel - when I tried this I felt that I lost power to pedal. Maybe my set up is wrong - as in my saddle is maybe a little low, thus shifting weight backwards on the climbs. Maybe my bike is just the wrong size and so my weight is loaded incorrectly in different attitudes. For some context I bought the bike in 2019 before my first Trans Baviaans. I have subsequently ridden a second TB and W2W along with trails around Cape Town. I have not had back issues, but am definitely less confident than my friends on descending. It is a medium Rock Mountain Element and I am 183 cm in the vertical. At the time I was advised to get a medium and that this was a 'large' medium. Thoughts and feedback would be most appreciated.

What oil/royal blood does one run in a configuration like this?

I am trying to work out which square peg I should use for the round hole of indoor training. I have an older (2016) mountain bike (i.e. non-boost) and a set of rollers. I am ok using the MTB on the rollers, but neighbours have complained about the noise and the rollers are chewing through tyres. Options include finding a cheap wheelset to use with slicks on the rollers and keeping my current wheelset for MTB or building up a light weight wheelset for use on the mountain and keep the current wheelset for use with slicks or get a gravel bike for use on the rollers and potentially as a commuter bike. Otherwise I might be looking at this from the wrong end and rather to get a high quality wheel off trainer to use with the MTB.

Thank you everyone for your thoughts and feedback! It is most appreciated. You raise some great points, this has been a learning process. Thank you for being gracious and patient while people relearn lessons. I did not know that there was an RSA service agent and am most pleased to find out there is :-) Looking forward to seeing you all out on the trails!

Thanks guys. Ja the hangers are fine, That was replaced recently. The current dilemma relates to the suspension. The system uses patented Angular Bushing Concept pivots. My bushings are starting to wear and will need to be replaced. I have not yet be able to find someone in SA who might be able to fabricate replacements. Otherwise I might have to bite the bullet and order some directly from Rocky. So this is ultimately the conundrum. Fine, I can fix it this time, but what about the future. Will I be able to get spares? Would it be worthwhile looking at a bike that has spares or that does not rely on such custom parts?

My bike is a Rocky Mountain Element 970. I have nothing against RM or the bike.

Hello Hubbers, I'm messaging to see anyone has some advice and hear thoughts. I have a beautiful bike by a brand that does not have a South African agent. The suspension is in need of parts, which will be sorted. However, the question is more about the long term. Is it worth looking to replace my current ride with one that has a local importer? Making parts potentially easier to get a hold of. Thanks

Found a pair of sports glasses on the pedestrian path outside Newlands Forest last Saturday (15 October) at about 8 am. Please DM me if they are yours

Hello everyone, I have an 4cycle bike rack that is gathering dust in my garage. Unfortunately the car mount disappeared along with my car. If anyone can make use rack they are most welcome to it. The rack can hold three bikes. Cheers