Stavros94

Hey guys and girls. was chatting to a guy who I usto work with a while back and that he had finally saved enough to buy a old bike to commute to work unfortunately it was stolen from him recently so he’s back to walking a good 15km to work in the mornings. does anyone have a bike that I could buy for him ? It can’t be anything fancy as I’m Afraid it may get stolen. anyway just thought I’d put it out here I will check FB market place though . have a lakker eve

@mountainfunpost a picture if possible ?

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They are absolutely amazing ! Mine is in a little surgery at the moment ! Force components arriving this week ! bought mine in bits so trying to pice all the original parts as I go ! what number is yours mines 73 ? I will post pics of mine at the end of the week when it’s a little more together again !

Recently built one wondering if there are any others about ?

If you are not keen on spending a lot get a garmin forunner 35 or 45 .... 35 cheap as chips and does what you are wanting

My favourite online store !

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Good day ! I am in need of a sram force rear mech 11 speed with a long cage or medium cage on it. Who do I contact for spares ? there are two on the hub but both short . any leads to who I may be able to get one though would be a big help regards

I must say I haven’t had this problem nearly as much as with Facebook market place I literally would rather throw stuff away than list it on there ???? I make the adds 1st line “if the add is up the item is available “ 1min later “is this available” ffs. with bike hub I usually check the buyers rating regardless of what 1st message he has sent me if decent I reply even to a “is this available “ sometimes it works out sometimes I waste 10seconds replying which isn’t the end of the world I guess. personally if I see something I like I always try write a nice formal custom response to the add so that the Person I am potentially going to do business with can tell that I am a legitimate buyer.

So I just stumbled across this thread ... busy gathering parts for a 26er build drop bar etc ... keep coming short on the frame part would like something with abit of “cool” factor and I guess steel preferably. Large to extra large open to buying a complete old 26er too . let me know via pm or reply here I’ll drop in and check it ???? some seriously cool bikes on here I must say ! Appreciate the help !

Hi ladies and gentlemen! im looking for a 26er HT FRAME. old school maybe even steel cause that’s cool ! For a build I’m gathering parts for. wanting to make a little video YouTube the build and post on the forum happy to pay cash dolla regarss

Is it at all possible to take a Middle Age DH bike and make it not so crap at going uphill ?... maybe uphill is too much .. small incline and flats? That better ? ???? so recently discovered some new logging contours and tracks near my place .. took the gravel bike ???? bit rough for it to put it plainly.. had a think about a trail /enduro bike ???? way too much mandalas for a weekend toy. then I thought DH bikes are cheap... but they can’t climb but surely that can be changed ? different gearing ? lock out on the rear shock ? weight isn’t really an issue for me as I’m no racer just looking for something to mess around on the logging tracks and trails. **** idea ? I do love a challenge .. plus DH bikes look sick.. so that’s at least 20 points Already ?????

Hey I’m keen on the bits ? Can I pm you ?

help I need adapters FLAT to POST 160mm from 140mm rear ! willing to trade some stuffs ! Or pay you in ???? ???? ???? So.. I’m building a bike.. one of a few ... and it came with disk brake adapters .. flat mount to post .. however they are both 140mm and they are both fronts . and I have a 160mm disk on the front and a rear.. my bike has a front and back ???????? Appreciate it!

Right so some feed back. Headed home today from a work trip stopped at a small bike shop and got a kit. For the price I figured it worth a shot. Valves sealant and tape. came home followed some of the tips mentioned also cleaned everything with rubbing alcohol before applying tape etc . bobs your uncle they hold air ! My 1st tubeless conversion done ✅ and I didn’t even have to swear during the process! I appreciate all the advice and talk around this topic going to let them sit over night rotate them every so often and ride them in a day or so. thanks all

Thanks for the tips ! And reassurance that it’s possible! I didn’t bother going to get stuff to do it today weather is far to crappy and probably won’t ride till the weekend again. now my next question are the conversion kits worth anything ? I see ryder (or whatever it’s called ) stans also about twice the price ... is it twice the quality or am I paying for the name. or do I go buy x2 valves, 1 bottle of sealant and some gorilla tape at the hardware. going on a work trip tomorrow heading home on Saturday morning so I’ll probably stop off somewhere then and grab it. ????

I have some tubeless tyres in a box of bike bits here that I’ll try with. Alrighty thanks gents, I’ll go grab a kit Tomorrow and see what I come up with will report back. Will be in my gravel bike not road

They are on my gravel bike 700c

Got these wheels in a bundle deal of parts a while ago they have giant hubs so I’m assuming they are giant rims also but zero branding they look very stock though can they be made tubeless? took some pics there is a little lip on the inside section but is that what I need ? thanks in advance for the advice !

Right so INSTANT reply from Wayne. He unfortunately can’t do a built bike due to not having any components due to this shortage ! Can however supply a frame and I build. I guess what I’ll have to look at now is what would cost for a groupo forks and wheels and weigh that up against the cost of the trek I love the build process so that’s no issue it’s just weather or not I can find parts and at what cost.

Email send let’s see

And Craig throws a spanner in the works with this one ???????? how do I get hold of him ? Definitely an Avenue worth checking out before I pull the trigger thanks Craig

Thanks guys. Appreciate all the feedback im pretty keen to go new for once I actually can’t recall when last I bought something bicycle related that was new. Always building bikes up with bits and pieces that others have had the chance to damage 1st ???? I think it’s my turn. I know this marlin isn’t the highest spec bike but I think it will do what I need it to ! As I’m not use to riding super high spec bikes anyway. I will see if there is a dealer close by to me here in knysna and go see one in the flesh. And take it from there! And it seems upgradable so once bits wear out I’ll just replace with higher spec stuff

Looked at all of those last night I guess the issue is the budget I have. I’m going to go and see one in real life maybe take it for a spin and see how it feels. Dropper is a must ! chisel is rad but out of budget for now unfortunately. and there isn’t a huge difference in spec between the x caliber and Marlin if I compare the two.