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Not strictly a 'buy' but has to be added as one of the only cycling related presents that non cycling relo's buy you that you don't try to donate to the local boy scouts or the salvos. Not specialized TWAT but his takes the prize as inspired present and damn useful, so much so I've added a bottle cage on my trail bike and that is a first... not that I use the cage for a bottle but at this rate i'll have no need for my back pack (if they work out where to stash the folding shovel)! http://factoryjackson.com/2016/12/21/topeak-ninja-hidden-tools-first-look/ http://lumberjac.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Topeak-Ninja-Series-Tool-Set-LumberJac.jpg

www.on-one.co.uk - they had some weird set of sales that ran from Black Friday to... well it's still going on. The finoboci (?) sale I couldn't get a handle on as prices changes daily but when I checked the site one day there was a lot of very good parts going very cheap for about 6 hours so I bought. That Dee Dar steel frame was less than £100 and the finishing kit was going for nothing. Wish I'd bought more to be honest but with Rands you just question everything. I had my eye on a huber of options while I was in the uK but then a death in the family took my focus else where and when that was dealt with I just bought what was going as I was there and came back.

Will give a rundown as soon as I've got it dialed in and rolling as well as a little build diary.

Theres not too much about there on them as the local agents are pretty anonymous but you can get spares and Stoke know how to service and look after them and that's all I was worried about. This is a fairly details thread. Just not here. http://forums.mtbr.com/shocks-suspension/manitou-mattoc-899836-44.html

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NBR but alot of this... all bought and paid for now trying to rid it off my body!

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This frame.... to match a random 140 Mattoc purchase and then GX groupo from various sources in the UK (thanks ebay and gumtree UK). Full build? about the R7250 mark from purchase to build with full set and ready for some steel, hooligan, fun! Big thanks to Black Friday! PS: if you're keen to run SA down and it's 'issues' then go spend a month in the UK. That place is properly angry as hell, super regulated and f*uking themselves badly. Yes wages are good, security is good-ish, prices of everything are through the roof, schools are 'interesting', you're told what to do all day and when, travel in London is insane (£55 a day for a train, no seat, an armpit for a view for hours of travel, delays and often having to wait 3 underground trains before you can get on on if they haven't randomly shut whole stations due to the amount of people trying to get trains), the ability not to see the sky for a week plus (just different colours of grey cloud). I've said it before and I'll say it again the grass is greener for alot of people but over the Brexit issue, insane amounts of people, a government trying to squeeze the middle class to death please be thankful and don't be that next moaning guy. Find the positivles. At least for a week or so because I've never been happier or more content to be here and more solid in my choice to be in SA since landing back. Well done SA, it's not as bad as they say! You're good. http://factoryjackson.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/On-One-Deedar-1-of-20-2000x1333.jpg

The Wild Ride West: Dream Adventures in the Pacific West Coast - Video - Pinkbike http://www.pinkbike.com/news/giromagny-dream-adventures-pacific-west-coast-video-2016.html via @pinkbike Couldn't get the embedded link but makes me want to book a ticket.

opps.. dubbel post.

CRC pre Black Friday specials... week 2. Which was up for a while and now has disappeared...

They are... am also sizing up the Mattoc for R3k! My mum was looking for a present for a decent xmas pressie to bring over that wasn't a BBC DVD.

Had to stop my self from picking up that exact same helmet! Still might go back and get it... @ R500 it seems like a no brainer! So to stop myself I upped my sock game and got yet more gloves. Gloves are 'disposable' right?

My purchase today? A new chain to replace the one that shat it'a self into a million pieces all over farmer robs land just as I got to the mast making the return home a mix of interesting downhills and long walks.

I've been sitting waiting for that image to load for about 5 minutes wanting to see what the set up was before I realized it wasn't a crappy connection you'd blurred it on purpose! Durrh.

Ohhh.... must almost be season. Any one know what quota is this year and when they will be opening up the dates?

R3k and the bottom part fell off like that? I'd send it back.

These charges can also get quite 'fluid' if you're shipping via normal post. I've been nailed for crazy fees on parts that are free of extras because the person assessing has marked a bike part down as a car part. I tend to ship via Aramex, DHL or the old friend n family courier service. (Ps if Lexx is listening, I don't.. honestly).

and while we're at it and Chain reaction have started their crazy pre black Friday nonsense every Thursday... odd i know. A couple of funky western ridin' shirts to go with my new giddy up suspension! 3 ordered @ £14 a pop (74% off) with free delivery. Gold. Now all in need is that IXS trail helmet and I should be good for a week or so!

New Pike for new Transition.... only fair.

Hey guys, just a bit off topic. Anyone know the yellow 140 Pyga riding guy in CT named Francois (?). Works in construction, lives in town / Tamboerskloof and drives a Hilux double cab with w/alu canopy? Rides Conties and the the Tygerburg trails alot. Had a conversation with him at conties last week about another type of bike and didn't take his number off him. Cheers for any direction / contact or just ask him to fire me a PM.