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Neran

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  1. Thanks Jimmy, Let me place an ad and c what happens. Regards
  2. Greetings All, I have Marchozzi JRT Bomber fork for sale. However I'm unsure of the price I can ask for or technical details of the fork. Hopefully someone can shed some light. I got the fork with a 2nd hand bike (Giant VT2) I bought last year (Being a newbie I did not ask the seller for any details). From what I can gather of the net it is DH fork (around 2004/2005) Oil & Spring damping. It has a 180mm steerer (1 and 1/8). What will be a fair price to ask? Regards Neran
  3. That will be great for the durbs guys, keep us posted. Regards Neran, durbs
  4. Hi, The intention was to convert a QR XT wheelset (M775) to a 15mm thru axle, like the XT (M778). So what happens if a M778 hub fails, is there no replacement. Are these hubs not interchangeable. I'm a newbie, so just trying to figure these things out. Regards
  5. Hi Guys, I have been looking at the CRC website and they only offer 32 hole or 36 hole 15mm front hubs. Which hub is used for a 24 spoke, 15MM tru axle wheel. Is there a 24 hole hub or am I missing something here. Thanks In advance Regards Neran
  6. Hi Guys, I'm gutted if this is true. I "bought" the Mavic wheelset and did an EFT on Friday......I have'nt heard from Luke Scott from yesterday (Tuesday). I only communicated via e-mail railed69@live.com manager@globalro3.co.za He said he was from Estcourt and he indicated he rides a cannondale Scapel. I normally only buy from seasoned hubbers, but being new to the hub myself and felt that someone has to start somewhere...Is this a lesson or what.
  7. Greetings All, Just like to share my experience of installing a tapered (1.125 inch to 1.5inch) suspension fork on a standard (1.125inch) “zero-stack” head-tube. Being rather new to MTbiking I purchased a tapered fork from CRC without realising my bike (Giant trance X1:2010) has a standard head-tube. After receiving the new gear I eagerly visited two “reputable” bike shops in Durban to do the install. The first shop said it can’t work and they seemed pleased that I had messed up by not purchasing from a “real” bike shop as they put it. The second shop was at least polite but they told me it couldn’t work and said I should return it or try to sell it. Posts on this forum also seemed to confirm this. I was about to return it to CRC, at a substantial cost, but decided to do some re-search on the net. I came across the Cane-Creek XX44 traditional Headset (Bottom half), that they claimed allowed one to install a tapered fork on a Standard “zero-Stack” head-tube. Not wanting to trust my “technical” know-how on head-sets, I approached a third bike shop in Pinetown. They look at the stuff I got from the internet and made some calls to their suppliers. They confirmed it would work however they needed a couple of weeks to source the XX44. Luckily a relative was coming over from the States so I asked them to purchase the XX44 from Cane-creek. The tapered fork is now installed on my bike. The XX44 adds a few mm to the head-tube height but nothing really noticeable. The added benefits of a lighter, true-axle, 120mm, (and cheaper fork) far out-weights any down-side in my opinion. Also, most bike manufactures seem to be going with tapered head-tube designs on their latest bikes so maybe the tapered fork will more technology resilient. Hope you find this post useful Regards Neran
  8. Greetings All, Will the XTR M966 dual shifter/brakes work with Haynes Disc brakes without any complications. Regards Neran
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