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Must be because the goodie bags world wide are getting smaller

I usually find they dish those treats out at the bottom of Jan Smuts. I mean, really! There? I'd prefer the top of jan smuts thanks

Yip. Major title sponsors, tv rights, probably a bar in prize money etc vs a little 10km road foot race. Surely

Comment: A family member is running the 10km Hollywood Bets race out of Wanderers on saturday morning. In the entry for R260, including a temporary race license, is a goodie bag. Inside said goodie bag (material sling type bag) is a Tshirt, Hat, pair of socks (same quality as Versus), a buff and a bunch of coupons to a herd of restaurants offering discounts and savings more than the cost of the entry. Ok, the shirts and hat are pornstar purple which I dont need to wear, but as for the rest of the goodies... well done to those organisers. I'll collect my ridethehood bag tomorrow and feed the trolls here later

Im leaving bryanston at 05h15 if you want to offload him at my place. I plan to be at the venue by 6 ready to go ride and return later. Welcome to drop me a pm

Tech trails and small jumps.... then this will be a better buy for you: https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/dual-suspension-bikes/767241/pre-owned-canyon-torque-l-bm10069-2018 Im not far from them and happy to go take more photos for you

Lots of smiles and a distinct lack of mud when i popped in to fetch some riders. I think the riders had a great time Just one rant about the car guard who took it upon himself to create a traffic jam at the exit, by insisting people turn their car off and back on again. It sure helped when people started giving him the mutters and just drove off anyway

Ive been down this road, and going the HT route first, with upgrades as you go on, is costly. By the time you've been through 2 frames and upgrades you've spent a fair amount of dosh that could have bought you a dual suspention the first time round. The same for buying good bibs... buy good and right the first time Consider this: get a dual for you and an HT for mrs. When you upgrade the components on the dual you swap them over onto the HT. Win for both of you There are plenty of good deals for your budget of 20 to 25k in dual suspension bikes (ally or carbon, dont be shy for either): https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/c/dual-suspension-bikes?maximum_price=25000&meta_size[is_multi_select]=true&meta_size[value]=L&meta_wheel_size[is_multi_select]=true&meta_wheel_size[value]=29" A good 27.5" wheel size for Mrs will work nicely on a M size frame. For mommy: https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/c/hardtail-mountain-bikes?maximum_price=15000&meta_size[is_multi_select]=true&meta_size[value]=M&meta_wheel_size[is_multi_select]=true&meta_wheel_size[value]=29"%2C27.5" Stay away from the retail store brands (avalance, Marin etc) and you'll be fine with which ever you decide to go for. If it has Shimano components this will be better at mid level range and cheaper than Sram to replace. If money allows, get a 1x12, or if not, then a 2x11 which you can change to a 1x11 easily enough and be happy for years (and cheaper than 12 speed). And if someone only bleats about how good a Scotty (or whatever brand it is), then they've probably never riden any other brand and should perhaps stick to knitting #bringbacktheclassifiedcomments 😏

Coming from the MX world, and you're already getting the itch to do some tech trails, you'll quickly learn to hate a hard tail. if you're only going to do the open road and basic trails type stuff then you'll enjoy the HT with an added dropper In your budget you can get a good 2nd hand 29" dual suspension bike with mid range components on it. You can upgrade as you go along but one of the first investments you'll be making is a dropper post. If mrs isnt going to do anything tech, then a hard tail will be fine. You can always put wider tyres to run a lower pressure which will help on the corrgated and bumpy roads, albeit at a harder grind to move the bike along at a nice pace. Swings and round abouts

Its the same route

Its post mount on the front end. On the rear it looks like a 200mm will fit too as there is no pivot to get in the way of the rotor With the amount of kinetic energy I generate, thanks to gravity, I will need bigger rotors .... 😏

@droo Speaking of upgrades, is it possible to upsize the rotors on a gravel bike? I run the GRX BR-RX400 calipers on 160mm rotors on a Revolt Advanced 2 frame. Any reason why I cant upsize the rotors to 180mm front and rear? (with the additional brackets for the calipers of course)

Im all for bigger rotors Upsize the rotors to 203/180mm - you'll have to get a new mounting bracket for the front caliper to get the position correct to the rotor. Then, use the existing front 180 bracket for the rear. Get new OEM brake pads (Shimano) on the new rotors. Set them nicely and you'll stop on a dime Im not sure where you are based, but chat to @droo or one of the other LBS guys and get some parts. It'll take you all of 10min to do the changes and a butt size cheaper than a new set of brakes altogether

Look see here: https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/hardtail-mountain-bikes/759102/rapide-tigre-hardtail-for-sale-or-swap

Why am i not surprised? Still doesnt change the fact that he's a real piece of ****