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Forza sell them in packs of 5

No trouble at all Dave 👍

Guess what "I have for you..." Its a 142 x 12mm shaft which came off a FH M8010 part (XT 11sp hub). This is brand new I also have the old 11speed XT hub body too, but this is stuffed and needs a rebuild if you want to try mate the 2 parts together You can pm me - its your for mahala or a pay it forward sometime to someone else

Willing buyer = Willing seller As noble as it is to encourage buyers to hand over goods, you're better of farting in the bath and hiding the fact that you're proud of the bubbles

Whats the logo on the headtube?

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He gave me the impression that he has frames/parts which have been bought back by the insurance company, and hes selling these parts off to people on behalf of the insurance crowd

He also used to flog Fox shocks dirt cheap too. I nearly fell for a transaction with him a few months ago but walked away. The MO at the time was also stripped down insurance claim parts

Pick a budget. Then keep 5k of that budget for helmet, gloves, bibs, bottles, socks, pump, plugs, etc. Shoes and spd pedals you can get later. Buy decent bibs to start with otherwise you'll buy cheap now and better quality all too soon. Then go shop for the best bang for your buck. You're on the right track with your shopping, but know that you will at some stage upgrade to a dual suspension bike... If you buy new or 2nd hand from a dealer, 9/10 times they upcharge you to go tubeless. If you buy from a private seller, 9/10 its already tubeless... With the size and weight you mention you might want to try an xl frame just in case Have a blast, its the most important thing. Know you wont win races on your first outing or even make the top of the climb, but persistence and training pays off Oh, and greet roadies with enthusiasm when they come past, its the best thing ever 😉

3x7 means 3 gears upfront and 7 at the back. Sure, sounds great at 21 different gears to use, but it aint. Its super old school tech a 2x10 or 2x11 is a better spread across the ratio range compared to a 3x7 (ie: ratio for climbing gears) A 1x11 or a 1x12 system is best ratio range, and far less maintenance with no front derailing system A x7, x9, x10 and x11 usually have the same wheel width on the back so your options to upgrade the x7 to a x11 later is there, albeit at a cost to change the rear hub freebody

I'll take a flyer on the bearings for the pivots, dropper and perhaps, the skewers, maybe the hubs too. Dont get me wrong, I think the Trek top fuel is a great bike. It has a specific place in the sun like every other. To me the Spez has more sun shining on it

You're welcome @Keane - Keep my 10% sale commission for the SPCA in cape town please 🤘

You'll need a good trail helmet too. Not the cheapie lids you get for R800 a pop. When you're having an extended dirt nap because you decided to Liverpool kiss a tree, you'll quickly forget the brand of entry level bike you were recently sitting on

Spez - The epic evo comp is the best all rounder you can get for our local conditions and the fact that every true red blooded south african wants to have a one-stop-shop-bike-for-all-occasions Both OEM's will make your eyes water at service time if you take it to them, but to me the Specialized has less proprietary parts which allows you to change/service things yourself more so than a Trek.

Doesn't Keane have QR straight steerer rigids, non boost? I'm sure I looked their parts up when I wanted to convert my old ride

The epic evo is a great bike. If you have the spare beer coupons to upgrade then do it. Move the slx 4 pot to the epic and if possible, slap a RS sid 120mm onto the front. If i recall the epic evo is standard with slx drive train which, to me, is an upgrade to the gx. Get rid of the manic x-fusion dropper and replace with another brand that is easier and more cost effective to service - like a Lyne v2 (I've made t-shirts and busy editting the video... 🤬) Now you have a proper ride that'll go and take you everywhere

Spez has a special on their 2.3 ground controls at the moment (not the T7 casing)

Get a dropper And remove the dork disc

They're norrmally supplied with a new cassette. I needed a new one recently and got a replacement sans cost from one of the local cycle lab workshops. Call your lbs and ask

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