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i think the question is which bearing are you referring to? there are several in the rear, the freehub body as well as the actual hub itself. also remember its alu so a bearing could quiet easily bend the alu without much force being applied. i noticed when i serviced mine and changed the bearings that i initially used too much grease so the freehub didn't spin and freely and sound as nice as i wanted it to, after removing most of the grease and only applying a small amount to lube the whole system it was like butter, did take a few rides for the bearings to run freely though

short answer is no it cannot be cut, not that i am aware of, the canister and mechanism wont allow for it. he can just extend the post to his full height he doesnt need to extend all the way. not ideal but a work around.

maybe its just your personality

hey guys, ok so i have had several conversations on the phone with swift and he has apologized profusely more times than i could possibly put on this page. no it doesn't excuse what happened nor does it make it right but from my side i do believe he will make a sincere effort to ensure himself and any staff that make use of the van will do so responsibly. while i stand by my original post i must give Mike kudos as it takes a big man to pick up the phone and admit he is wrong and apologize for his actions. he has stated he is sorry on the thread( even if it be badly worded). i think my little rant has opened his eyes and perhaps others that drive branded vehicles as well to the fact that everyone is watching. from my side i have put the issue to bed now. i dont think wishing his business and lively hood to fail etc is necessarily fair game though. as i say still stand by my post but give credit where its due mike did step up on the phone and admit fault.

i dont think gripshift is an option, if memory serves SRAM use a 1-1 ratio where shimano use 1-1.1. i have no idea what that means in reality but i suspect it is the distance each click moves the derailleur. there was a thread a few months ago about offsetting the shimano gears to work with SRAM shifters or something like that.

first you need to get the correct size wheels on your bikes awesome build well done, enjoy wherever you are going to be riding.

You could also use a pipe cutter, I bought a cheap one from builders to cut mine and it worked like a charm

You would think the driver would have been aware of that wouldn't you.

Rant on To the driver of the complete cyclist van ( dont know if it was a team van or just a company branded vehicle) that was sitting in the parking lot of sun city before the sun came up, I congratulate you for making it before so many others. I must however state my complete and utter disgust at how you managed to achieve that task. At roughly 5.20am you passed myself and several other motorists on the sun city road at what I can only guess to be 140odd km per hour, this based on the que of no less than 7 vehicles you overtook in a single passing move, traveling at 120km per hour. Not only speeding I might add but passing on a double solid white line. You my friend must have been so proud to sit in the dark waiting for the start when I suspect only a few minutes later than you pronounced your "win" myself and several others you passed arrived. I would have congratulated you in person but I thought it better not to call you all the 4 letter names I could think of describing genitalia in both english and afrikaans in front of my family and other riders waiting for their start times sharing your darkness. Feel free to contact me should you wish. Rant off

Sheesh, once again johan a very educated answer. I didnt know any of that. Bit nervouse of my ss build after reading that. Guess ill have to ride the hell out of it and see if it breaks

i have sandblasted several frames but i think you should be careful as to what your intended use of the frame will be, me i built single speed hardtail mountain bikes so wasnt really concerned about stressing the material and making the frame weaker. i dont see why taking the paint off with sand would weaken the frame but would be slightly nervous doing it to a jump bike for example. dont know if thats really a possibility but have heard talk around that kind of thing so was a little nervous at first but not not so much. the last frame i did i asked the guys to media blast rather than sand( apparently they use little plastic beads instead of sand) both worked just as well as far as i can tell but the media blast left a slightly smoother finish in the end which may or may not be beneficial. dont get me wrong i think only steevie wonder could really tell the difference but that was my perception anyway. i have a guy that i use if you want contact details let me know ill send on to you. they can also powder coat etc so a nice one stop shop for what i was trying to achieve.

hi Farly, i was in exactly the same position a a few years ago and feel your pain. what worked for me is taking a small step before jumping in, ill list my experiences and if they were good or bad and you can take form it what you like and what works fr you, if nothing does then thats also cool as i say this was my experience.i think i should point out that all my bikes have been 26" and have no hate as such for other wheel sizes but money and preference for me has dictated that i ride smaller wheels i always wanted to buy a MTB and had seen a few videos of guys doing crazy stuff( like red bull rampage) but had no clue as to the complexity of all the tech etc. i also had no idea of the differences between full sus hardtail etc, apart from the obvious stuff like a rear shock i had no idea if the ride was better, worse or indifferent apart from being softer on my bum.-GOOD i bought a R3500 giant hardtail with ok components, purely cause i didn't know if the sport was for me or not. i loved that bike and rode the crap out of it as often as i could( by that i mean sat and Sunday at northern farms and thats it).- GOOD i realized i loved cycling and bought( what for me was the most expensive toy i had ever owned) an 8k merida still a hardtail.- GOOD didnt upgrade this at all but did realize my ass and back got very sore on long rides so bought a second hand full sus frame and built across all the kit( didnt work out well as i also rode the crap out of it and realized i should be on an AM type rig due to me jumping etc and smashed the frame to bits.- BAD then spent some decent ash and bought a new merida 120, again loved the bike and rode it very hard with a few small upgrades like new bars etc.- GOOD my next 2 bikes have been the reason i live for the last 3 years and now i realise i am a cyclist not just a guy that plays on expensive toys occasionally.- GOOD cycling is more expensive than caviar, heroin or anything else you can imagine being really expensive or addictive.- EISH BAD i now have 7 bike and live by the formula that the perfect number of bikes to own is n+1. i think GOOD my wife however tends to disagree at times. i have kit that has cost a small fortune and battle scars that chicks "dig" from buying pieces of property all over our beautiful land( that means crashing in case you didn't realise.) that has been my experience and i know i could have done things differently and cheaper but hey hindsight is an exact science. would i change anything- no not likely. my advice is buy a cheap second hand bike that has disc brakes and see how you feel after a few weaks or months and then decide what direction you want to go in terms of cycling. ignore the wheel hype as far as possible and get a bike thats all. be it 26", 29" or even a 650b if you can find on in your budget. i was very lucky i sold my first bike for what i paid so for me i only gained from the experience. i am not saying all cheap bikes are good, not by a long shot, but if you stick to the bigger brands you should be ok. i do not profess to be wise or have all he answers but this worked for me and looking back i think i tackled the task in the most logical way with small steps building up to spending stupid money on my love of cycling.

i dare to say i dont think we can do much at all, the spruit is an open access Green belt, they theoretically have as much right to be there as you or i ( i assume, i dont know so please dont kill me if i am wrong).suspect we would have the same gripe as the walkers may have against us.

its possible but sounds a bit odd to me, have you adjusted the cleat tension? unlike the Crap brothers pedals the shimano SPD pedals have an adjustable screw that allows you the user to set how tight you want the cleat to be, this doesnt necessarily change the lateral play but if they are extremely loose this may have an effect on the lateral play.

Thats not really a fair comparison. Crc has economies of scale on thier side, a small little sa online shop doesnt make enough profit to cover those kind of expenses. bull****, the lbs is taking you for a ride, contact the agent directly or check with a different shop and confront y The owner of the offending shop. If you still have issues change shops and make it known exactly why.

i have the SB66 and it is awesome, i never really realized just how much until i rode a mates Bronsen. From a suspension perspective i cant say i pushed his bike as hard as i do mine but honestly felt the whole bike was uncomfortable compared to my Yeti( i know different wheel sizes etc but that was my experience). the yeti has a deceptively long top tube so the bike just feels open and free to ride. the bearings on my switch setup basically ceased solid at one point and the bike just felt dead on the trails( i think dirt etc managed to get into the system and i didnt service as i should have so the cease happened).the open system on the sb5c would avoid that i suspect, as the system is just 2 eccentric stanchions with bushings. these will need to be replaced i am sure as time goes on etc but at least there is no closed system for dirt etc to make a home in to the point of failure. i am very interested to see if they are going to push this system to a 160mm version.

sorry just saw this now. nope i dont think i would buy the 2.25, i like very wide rubber and am happy with the width i have i was just referring to the fact that they look very wide. i had MK2's before and the 2,4 was narrower by sight than the HD. they do seem wider than the bronsens but at 2.3 vs 2.35 i would expect that, perhaps not as much a it seems though.

somebody give that man a bells. stupid as *** but brave all the same

i think the answer lies in all of them, my general rule of thumb is go for more, in every situation more is better. 203mm rotors, do i need them, no not really but they look the business. 160mm travel do i use all of it( generally unless i run out of talent) no but it looks the business. big ass fat tires, really needed for what i do?( me i say yes but hey i may just be trying to convince myself)but they look the business. when sitting looking at my steed having coffee i have to suppress "wood" cause my bike looks the frikken busines.. thats about all that counts

read the OP's post that not at all what he said. yes there are 2 sides to every story but if the other side does not venture his version of events he is branded as a coward and likely to be tared as such for the rest of time on the HUB.

who remembers swap shop on the radio? stories being read over the air most nights of the week.

i have several patches inside my tires over the years, i use the normal glue pacth kit things. have even used a pnp cheap bike repair kit and even a small piece of cut tube glued in place before with zero issues. the pressure is pushing the patch onto the tire from the inside out, so i see the patch as being forced on. obviously wait for the glue to dry etc first but my point stands.

Eish not good to see on a Monday morning, sorry about your experience there Legs. personally i dont have tome for the strava idiots on the spruit, have seen too many chops trying to prove they have balls than i care to admit. the Spruit is a fun ride area that i personally think should be treated as such. if you want to train for your Epic/ sani/ etc etc thats fine but understand that other people make us of the same space as you and as its a free ride you have no rights over and above them. this goes for all traffic on the spruit, dog walkers etc as well( i know the leash issue is also a factor) but if you slow down for a dog pet it, have a laugh etc rather than being a dick the spruit will be a better place for it. thats just my 20 billion zim dollars worth anyway. right off to find my flame suit now.

just be careful setting it to the quickest setting there bud, last thing you want on the front of a mtb is a pogo stick thats going to throw you over the bars. personally i set it to its slowest and then back off in 1 click increments to find the fastest slow return( or slowest fast return) i can get, means the fork is absorbing the bumps as it should. ( its a little more complicated that that i know) drop me a pm if you need some help on the setup.

ah ok cool stuff, makes sense.