Rolf Hansen

I visit Red Barn and Wolwespruit frequently. Both very safe. Both trails in great condition. Neither really have any mud at the moment but that can change in a day.

Looks like a Taisheng High-Tech Materials frame to me: http://www.tsc-bike.com/products/show.php?id=20 If so it was probably sold by KEAN or similar in SA if I had to guess.

I have to agree with Theo here. My MTB suffers when I take it out on the trails. Riding it on a trainer would be like a walk in the park for the bike.

Agreed.

I recently bought a Lazer Coyote. I think it sits well "over" the head.

I think I will have to take it off your hands and use it as my primary machine. My 140mm Manitou 34 with red decals should go perfectly with it. 🤩

I have used Sellotape Auto Trim Repair tape in the past when I had to put a vehicle's emblem back on. My mother-in-law now drives the car and the emblem is still perfectly attached around 8 years later.

Kings Kloof will give you some serious climbing training but does get quite technical.

I have ordered from them twice and in both cases I had the same experience. Top notch service!

A bit of an off-topic but my name is Rolf. Simple one would think. I mean it only has one vowel in it, no real way to get it wrong, right? I have been and am still being called Roelf, Ralph, Roedolph and Rolfe way more times than my actual name and often by people who have known me for years. I am at a point where it does not bother me in the least. I used to correct people but now I go by whatever they want to call me 🤣 Peace out Brêndan!

That bike has clearly not had an easy life.

Can I ask if you have washed/cleaned the helmet?

And now for some matching grips 😉

It needs a set of gum grips but aside from that it is potentially the most beautiful MTB in existence.

I understand. This is also how I know the fixes don't work. 😁

I gave up on the fixes. There are too many friction areas in the design.

I replaced the RevoShift on my sons bike with a Sunrace 7 Speed shiter. Was R210 if I recall. You can buy a MicroShift from Decathlon for R170 - https://www.decathlon.co.za/transmission/311712-11045-7-speed-derailleur-shifter.html?utm_source=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.decathlon.co.za%2F&utm_medium=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.decathlon.co.za%2F&utm_campaign=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.decathlon.co.za%2F&sfdr_ptcid=35079_617_671137679&sfdr_hash=1fd9418eef4fcbe91bc74121f255b46c&gclid=CjwKCAiA6Y2QBhAtEiwAGHybPXT03pn7kae8wcTn2htjE3P8pToA7okYIl4US9DGdgPMdq2UxqSpLhoCE0YQAvD_BwE#/9274-demodelundefined-8555779/155-demodelsize-254no_size

My wife used it for about 15 seconds before I went to buy a trainer tyre. The noise is insane.

Don't know about the others but Hakahana closed some time ago.

I could not disagree more on buying 2nd hand.

Yep, Iron Throne is the only one that comes to mind.

I use their bladder only in my own backpack. Works great and for R200 you really cannot go wrong. https://www.decathlon.co.za/sport-trail-mtb-water-bag-adult/184912-2852-2l-hydration-bladder.html#/demodelundefined-8399482/demodelsize-254no_size?queryID=79faf61e4a567946920462d85cab0c9e&objectID=2365645

So many of the kids bikes come with the Shimano Gripshift. I cannot even change the damn gears easily with those. I think there was an oversupply of these as no adults wanted them on their bikes anymore. This is the 26" that I built for my youngest - XS Pacific GTR frame. The Reba fork, American Classic Wheels and Avid brakes are my old components.

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My sons are both of relative small stature but around average height. My 12yo has a Small 26" My 9yo has a XS 26" but ladies frame as the step-over height is a bit of an issue on most older 26" frames with dated geometry. When my 9yo had a 24" he struggled keeping up but since I built him the 26" he has no problem. I have found that on most of the 24" bikes, my son had a Titan Hades 24D, the parts weigh just shy of a metric tonne. His new, much larger bike is much lighter as the frame is lighter and I could fit a much nicer(ligter) fork and wheels.