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Try Ruan Chamberlain at a-type grafix. Great products - will design what you need. Based in Stikland, Cape Town. ruan@a-type.co.za

Give keanbikes a go as well - got my GX cassette (10-50) for under 4k quite recently...

Have done a fair bit of riding there over the years and also no issues. Some lovely scenery! Enjoy!

Alternatively http://ocorner.co.za seems to offer most services the full oakley site offers. They may also be able to assist.

Pienk is pienk, maar ‘n Grizl is ‘n Grizl 😜🤣

Give Kean Bikes a go as well - the do rigid carbon forks as well. Presume they will do boost and non-boost

Well, for what it’s worth… I’m using a rapide hanger extender to fit a 11-46T 10spd cassette with my GRX RD-RX400 rear derrailleur (34T max) and it works smoothly. 🤘

This is a great outing!

The heart attacks were almost real.. hahahaha

I'm can comfortably fit 38c Maxxis Ramblers on my Scott Speedster 30 (2020). Which year model is yours? Are the wheels 135mm QR or 142 through axle at the back? I presume the former if the tire clearance is what you have (newer models are factory specced with 45c tyres). And have a chat to Rapide - they build some decent wheels at sensible prices!

Just a fantastic opportunity to support an amazing cause! Let's get behind Tienie and raise some funds - think we are aiming north of 50K to top last year? LET'S DO THIS!! 🦾

What an amazing journey! Legend! 🤘

South Industries are local as well... There's also Kean Bikes that do carbon imports. Have seen them advertising carbon wheelsets on the Hub. Enjoy the shopping!

Give A-Type Grafix a try. Had an original batch made by bicistickers.com - very good quality, but about R15/sticker. Then had A-Type do the same thing for the same price, but got about 200 stickers in stead of 12.... Give Ruan Chamberlain a shout at ruan@a-type.co.za - they will do pretty much anything you need! Cheers, Christo

Hi Guys, Some background... My scott spark rc 900 comp 2020 has syncros silverton 2.5 wheels fitted with a standard HG/shimano freebody. I would presume that the hubs are some form of DT Swiss (3 pawl) as per the post above. The end caps however do not just pop off (as one can see in the dt swiss tutorials on youtube) - they require a 11mm hex to remove. If I wanted to move to an XD drive, would the standard 3 pawl xd driver with through axel end cap (as sold by bike-addict or cyclelab) be sufficient? Or is there a different solution to this? Thanks! Christo

Dropped @gemmerbalat the Worcester shuttle a little while ago. He’s good to go! Let’s do this!

Last trip down Ouberg in May - with @gemmerbal. Was interesting..... Fortunately light enough to mostly see where you're going. Nice and fresh -6 degrees just to make it fun... hahaha

T-minus 2 days! Good luck guys and girls!

Look, not riding this monster… but Ouberg is a serious concern - particularly if it’s dark. Horrible road surface and dangerous drops both sides at times. Might be worth your while to tackle that in daylight 😬

This is such a boost! Fantastic!

Jou knieë gaan nie die Dakar maak op 50 nie.. haahahahaha 😛

I think the point is still that most amateurs do this because the can. Not for podiums or prize money. If you want to do it and can afford it.. Ride away!

I think this is exactly the point. You do this sort of race because you can. You challenge yourself. you race yourself. Entry fees/prize money are not really part of that equation. Yes it's expensive, but so is a holiday in Europe. Or going to run the Ultra Trail Mont Blanc as an amateur. Most of us reading this an commenting are (I presume...) amateur athletes, so podiums are not really in the equation. So whether it's the skiing holiday in Switzerland or the Karoo... Just depends what floats your boat... or bike!

Taking the R43 towards Bains there is a wide shoulder all the way. There's reasonable traffic, but the other routes there have little or no shoulder. Never had any safety issues myself. From Worcester to Villiersdorp on the R43 there's little to no shoulder with plenty traffic. Did parts of it before and it's hair raising... Worcester-Wolseley-Wellington and back to Worcester via Bains may be an option. Enjoy!

Hi @gemmerbal and @ChrisF As far as trails go, I'm not aware of anything starting around the Rietdakkie. Some very good riding in that area, but mostly with organised events. (Wolseley MTB festival is on the 29th of October btw...) If you venture into the Slanghoek valley there's some good stuff at the Slanghoek Cellar. Don't bother with Du Toitskloof's trails, tbh. De Wet cellar has some nice trails too. Plenty of gravel around between Worcester, McGregor, Robertson and Montagu as well if that's your fancy. Check out Komoot! The whole of Worcester has plenty of marked (via Worcester Wheelers) and unmarked trails. All is pretty much natural dirt/farm road, etc with very little to no formally built trails. The terrain is harsh with plenty of shale rock - buggers up tires! Cheers, Christo