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On the wife's , she prefers it like that. The Silverback, remember that time when you first got into a car that had electric windows, and you press the button to open and close the windows until someone tells you to "cut it out" I was told to quit playing with the remote dropper post at the lowest position

Both me and the wide are super excited, we got our bikes this morning. Already took them for a spin. I now realize how unfit I am. Extremely happy with the Silverback. I researched a little bit more and this ticks all the boxes of what makes a good beginner bike. Tubeless ReadyAir ShocksNot sure what you call the gear setup but it only has a single gear in the front and a couple at the back. So much easier!Clamping stem29er WheelsRemote Dropper PostHydraulic brakesI'm 1.8m tall and fits perfectly except for my arms which are a bit long, but the guy swapped out the stem for a longer one. For free! This is an M size bike. Gear shifts are smooth, and peddling is amazing, super quiet. The drivetrain feels super direct. The wife settled for a Titan Calypso Nova, I like the squareness of the frame. Does not have all the goodies that's on the silverback but she zoomed in on this one from the the start guess that's all that matters for now.

Ohhh and I forgot to add, thanks for all the responses and friendly assistance so far.

I think I made up my mind. And its going to be hard to convince me otherwise! :-) The silverback Stratos AL3. Its Beautiful! I just need to figure out if its worth paying for the AL3 or the AL5 (Lesser) Are the added components on the AL3 worth it. ??? So far I only see good remarks around the SB Stratos not too many reviews, guess its still a bit new.

The sad hard fact is, unless I settle for makro bicycles , There is literally nothing decent you can buy for 5K. Looks like I will have the finance the latter.

Thanks, Looks like a nice bike. So say i wanted to spend 8 to 10K on a bicycle , which one would you buy. Bear in mind my limit was 5K a bicycle, Cannot be a cent over 10K.

Hi. Noob here. :-) Both me and my wife is looking at getting a bicycle to ride around the neighborhood. So yesterday we popped by a couple of shops to look at bicycles. Games, Pic n Pay and a few other retail stores (Yes i know its probably the worst place you can look for bicycles). At games I saw a 29Inch Raleigh for 5K Looks decent. Reading up some local reviews were all super negative though. Some of the reasons were because they don't come with shamano gears , the jockey is part of the frame ect ect. Which is strange because I have never seen a Raleigh that do not come with Shamano gears and the jockeys is replaceable ect ect. Even when I was a kid i had one and they had Shamano gears. So whats your take on these bikes? I have a 5K budget per bike. Which other brands can I look at that will give best value for money ? Something funny After visiting the retail stores yesterday I also visited CycleLab in Lynwood. When I walked in IT WAS BICYCLE HEAVEN! And the prices were ridiculous! R2950.00 for a momosen and R3000.00 for some of the other bikes like a TREK ect ect Both me and my wife's eye pupils turned into little bicycle shapes.Until I noticed the tag says p/m for 36 months :-) I couldn't find a single bike below 10K. I Honestly cannot spend more than 5K on a bike. So which other brands are worth looking at. ? I guess seeing It will be used to ride around the neighborhood I may as well just buy anything I can find ?