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8 hours ago, dave303e said:If you know how to do it yourself, made in workshop in Randburg is an easy win. You pay for a day in the workshop and just do it yourself on their lathe. It is worth knowing about, everything from panel saws to cnc routers, mills, lathes, welders etc...
Do they have anything like that in Cape Town?
13 hours ago, betaboy said:Because… they want you in there “groove” 🤭 it’s all part of the hook, line and sinker concept.
They couldn't possibly be that short sighted, it's a bizarre choice, the 1/4" HEX standard is so common it makes zero sense to use a proprietary or non-standard size. But whatever the case is it reduces the functionality and long term usefulness of the tool, which is sad because it is otherwise a really clever little tool.
I got a Groove Tool Pro recently only to discover they use non-standard size hex bits, ¼” (6.35mm) hex drive is the standard and theirs are all 6mm. Now I can't customise the bits I carry by taking some of my own, for instance a bog standard Philips PH2 which should have been included in the first place or a bigger flat or whatever the need is.
Why would they feel the need to re-invent the wheel and make a daft decision like this??!
He's even promoting the fact that you can do a chargeback on payments, that being said knowing how this guy works this is just to lull people into a sense of security but he'll convince people to pay via eft or will delay things until you go past the 120 day window to initiate a chargeback with your bank.
https://africranks.com/2022/08/17/safe-booking-guarantee/
"So what is the Africranks Safe Booking Guarantee? Simply put, it is our promise to you that your deposit is safe, and your reservation will be honoured regardless of any outside influence, govermenent restrictions or any other situation that may arise. If we are unable to honour your reservation we guarantee a full refund, as per our terms and conditions. Furthermore, all payments for online bookings are handled by secure card transaction, providing further peace of mind, as all transactions are guaranteed via the online transaction policies of your card issuer, ensuring your deposit is secure, even in the event of bankruptcy of the operator. For more information on this click here"
This guy is still "selling" trips and I'm assuming catching new victims regularly???!
https://africranks.com/product-category/scheduled-departures/
2 hours ago, Fred van Vlaanderen said:Is the following KMC link compatible with SRAM GX Eagle 12 speed? I've tried to search and can't seem to find an answer. It does however look different comparing to the SRAM link on my chain.
It looks like a road link to me. If it is, I'm assuming it won't work. Any advice welcome, please.
https://www.takealot.com/kmc-chain-link-12-speed-gold-2-card/PLID73147265
It should work considering the chain pin width and link length has to be the same seeing they are both specc'd as 12 speed parts and likewise there's no material difference I am aware of between chains branded road or mtb. I've used KMC links on many different chain brands incl Shitmano directional chains. The packaging pic on that Takealot listing does also state "Compatibility : KMC & SRAM 12 speed chains" so I think you'll be good but maybe someone else can chime in to confirm that 100%.
2 minutes ago, Milosh said:I have a bike box for you, ( Cardboard disposable ) in HB
Pack it up and get a courier to collect
HB meaning Hout Bay?
How easy is it to get the bike packed in a box, how much tearing down and bubblewrap do you need to do?
Does anyone have any ideas?
There must be lots of bike in Cape Town for the tour that need to get back to the hinterland!
What's the easiest way to get a bike from Cape Town to JHB and what's the approx cost?
If I recall correctly some bike shops offer this service?
A guy wants to buy my bike and it'll need to get from me in Cape Town to him in JHB, I can't do it myself so I need to find someone that can do it.
12 hours ago, NC_lurker said:Not quite sure what you mean by coaster hub, but you can get a 20T freewheel sprocket from Rook:
A coaster hub is a pedal brake hub, those BMX style screw on sprockets won't work unfortunately.
42 minutes ago, Jewbacca said:Would you not need a larger sprocket on the back if you are looking for a smaller chainring?
BMX direct usually have BMX stuff hidden away that isn't advertised. Call them. You might get lucky
Yes! Thanks I have corrected my post.
I'll give them a try, seems there are also 2 thickness standards for chainrings for BMX one piece cranks, 1/8" or 3/32" .. the joys of the endlesssly changing bicycle standards 
I'm looking for a chainring for the old school bmx style one piece cranks on my Schwin cruiser if anyone has.
Something smaller than the 44T I currently have which is a real bastard to pedal and no bike shops have anything other than a 44T. Alternatively a larger sprocket for the coaster hub, current is 18t but I'm assuming finding a larger one than that will be a true needle in a haystack.
I had a dig on Google and it seems modern BMX 3 piece cranks still use cup and cone and will work and Truvativ sells an American-to-Euro BMX Adapter that means I could use any BSA thread MTB crank, getting that in South Africa might not be too easy though but it's on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/Truvativ-00-6415-027-000-American-To-Euro-Bmx-Adapter/dp/B000VT550K
40 minutes ago, droo said:If there were no threads, how would the BB stay in? And how would you adjust a cup and cone system?
Take the thing out, you'll find the threads.
I took the crank out to check the bearings/regrease it and it's old school tech, looks like an old one piece BMX crank from the 80's - the cone nut tightens onto the one side of the crank and that's where you set the preload. Like I mentioned in the op these Schwin cruisers use bottom of the barrel parts.
45 minutes ago, droo said:BMX pedals will probably fit. Standard pedal threads are 9/16", but BMX threads are 1/2".
Otherwise any cranks should fit - if the BB is square taper just get a set of cheap and cheerful square taper cranks and off you go. You say the BB has no threads, so I'm guessing it's a 1 piece - if this is the case you'll need to bin (or donate) the cranks and BB and replace the whole lot.
The 68mm BB shell should be a 1.37" BSA thread which will fit any English threaded BB, so you'll be able to fit whatever cranks you like - as long as the chainline is correct.
Ok that would explain the weird pedal thread size, do modern BMX cranks still use 1/2" threads?
The existing BB is unfortunately cup and cone with no threads that I can see, could the cups possibly be screwed in?
I was hoping to chuck on a MTB crank, you can get decent ones in the classifieds 2hnd for around R500 and then I can use all my existing chainrings and pedals but without threads on the BB even octolink probably won't work. Are there any options to convert a thread-less BB to threaded, something like those BB30 adaptors to allow threaded GXP or Shimano BB's
I recently got a Schwin Cruiser, with a coaster hub/pedal brake, so simple so much fun for cruising around.
But unfortunately the build quality is 100% Pnp special level, absolute garbage spec parts and poor build quality on the frame, sad but there doesn't seem to be much else to choose from in the Cruiser segment. Anyway the cranks use some weird small thread spec for the pedals so none of my normal pedals will fit or anything decent for that matter.
My question is what cranks can be fitted to these frames that use normal pedal threads?
The BB is cup and cone and the shell is 68mm wide, ideally I'd like to use a Shimano Hollowtech MTB crank but the BB has no threads so probably not possible. I'm assuming something like old cup and cone MTB or BMX cranks will be a straight fit?
It's a bike like this:
1 hour ago, dasilvarsa said:I'm not a Scientist but 125 ml is recommended by Enduro Seal.
After Six months it was Dry like a Bone.
I can get 30Km/Hr on a Long Flat Section of Track and More on Downhills.
Ok that would explain the 250ml bottles they sell, to do 2 wheels
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4 hours ago, dasilvarsa said:How much do you ride ?
Me 2022 Activities234 Distance6,414.9 km Elev Gain33,901 m
I'm getting 5K on Back Tyre and 15K+ on Front (Maxxis Ardent Race).
I top up Enduro every 6 Months but gooi in 125ml in each.
(half bottle in front the other half at the back)
Isn't putting that much going to overly add rotational weight, which is where weight has the most negative affect on a bike in terms of energy expended to get it to move?
13 minutes ago, DieselnDust said:Pretty much personal preference hence no guidance. I use 100ml per tyre in. 29x2.4 tyre.
tol up is about 60ml per month in summer.clean out at every 3-4month or when tyres are done which usually within that window
Is that for Ryder or Enduro Seal?
Does anyone know how many ml's you need per MTB wheel with Enduro Seal?
For some reason they don't state that basic fact anywhere obvious on their website, weird.
And while I'm asking how many ml's does Ryder sealant require per wheel?
Maybe best to sell it as is/for spares at this point and get a Lyne because without much local support on the Lev it's pretty much dead in the water. A new cartridge for a Lyne is R700 and service kit R400 so apart from some lube and a bit of time that's probably all you need to outlay to rebuild one every few years.
Stolen: Specialized Turbo Levo (orange) - without battery 2016 (Western Cape)
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You see stolen stuff on FB marketplace all the time, it's always so plainly obvious, the price, the location , the ad wording. It sucks that people can sell like that with impunity on FB, reporting the ads does nothing and they can delete the ad without leaving a trace