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Steady Spin

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  1. A quiet bike is a fast bike 😂 I’d be less worried if I didn’t feel the click. Previous creak was my seat rails. Carbon can squeal like a stuck pig.
  2. As much as I love the Stumpjumper I think it is overkill for 90% of what Gauteng offers in terms if trails. The Epic Evo is more than capable for all the trails you mentioned and more.
  3. At this point i’m considering a tear down & rebuild service.
  4. Good to know. I’m switching to XD freehub. Tired of the lack of cassette options and endless damage to the splines on HG bodies.
  5. The disaster that is a Sunrace 12spd. I thought along the same lines. I’m not 100% sure if it is across the whole range of gears either. I did inspect the cassette for loose rivets when i serviced the freehub. Nothing obvious
  6. Next on the list
  7. I’m about to start blaming my knees.
  8. Will swop the pedals from the IDT on tomorrow and test. If it is indeed that then OneUp is getting a shoebox full of my dog’s finest. Will be the second set failing in less than a year. And I thought Crankbrothers made bad pedals.
  9. As long as it is another Evil
  10. Threaded BB though.
  11. Didn’t feel like creating a new thread Same problem. Started on Monday. Couple of muddy rides and a couple of bike washes and now I have a click I cant find. It appears at random. Click on right and left of bike can be heard from the BB area. Normally about 10km into a ride If I pedal backwards and then continue pedaling or stop and start again the noise is gone. I can feel the click through my feet. What I’ve done so far - new bb (threaded) - rear hub bearings replaced - pedals serviced (flats) - new chainring - new chain - freehub / prawl service carried out - cassette removed, cleaned, and reinstalled with thin layer of grease Next to check would be seat and seatpost but I doubt I would feel it in the pedals. Will swop out pedals for my next ride to narrow it down even further. I have had creaking in the left pedal a few times and a regrease of the axle takes it away for a while. Help!
  12. This works extremely well. About 5000km on the Sunrace cassette and 3000 on the XTR derailleur. Shifting like butter and no skipping under hard pushes. Even sorted out that one gear that I could never get 100% quiet. XX1 chain and GX chainring
  13. Ill post a thread.
  14. The annual maintenance that grinds my gears. Hope to see 5000km+ on this chain.
  15. I’ll organise a group buy in Jan. Need a new freehub body first.
  16. Wish I knew about this
  17. OEM vs retail packaging? I have some XTR chains here that came in only plastic packets. No branded packaging Where did you order from?
  18. Agree. The “I hate strava but I have to tell someone” crowd For me it is an extremely valuable training tool.
  19. I enjoy stats. Strava just combined it all into a single fun report. Nothing wrong with that. I’m 200km short of my 3000km goal for the year and 10 days in which to do it. Considering my level of fitness… this is going to be a huge task.
  20. I’d stay away from any outfit that doesn’t keep stock.
  21. Bike theft is rampant in Holland. That one caught me off guard.
  22. Not at all. I carry a bit or weight in the boep area and pack has a pump, tools, car keys, 1.5l of water and my phone in it. It sits well on my lower back and moves less than what my full pack did.
  23. I've been using the Repack for just over a year now. Plenty of space. Great buy with the excellent Camelbak bladder and valve. Evoc is nice but just too big so sit comfortably. The bladder and valve is good but the magnet system they use to hold the hose is utter ****. Almost lost it twice now and causes the hose to come loose in rough terrain.
  24. Still through my broker under my household cover. Full comprehensive cover. Bike worth R180k insured for around R450 a month for both.
  25. Get him a preloaded debit card. Tape it to his existing bike and wrap the whole bike up. That is a present! He can buy new, or upgrade his existing bike
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