jimmy hardtail

I've just ordered the durolux boost 29er fork. Will let you know how it goes

The map is wrong. There is dh2, dh1, dh0 and another one above. The gravel roads are drawn in incorrectly

So for us poor non members, where and when will you guys be letting us know the future plans? And can we please have another build day to finish what we started....

So how was the agm ?

Was gonna post stuff. Just dont care now

The first e bike world champs is in 2 weeks time. Keen to see the track that they have built. I'm thinking dh track in reverse

7pm at tokai library. I too am not a member as far as I can remember but I have been involved in a fair few build days etc. So I want to come and hear what is going to be said. Even if I cant vote on anything. I understand the whole membership thing but I was caught a bit off guard when I saw that the meeting was for paid members only. If I had a spare 300 bucks I would join but payday is only next week

True. No one ever built a trail with a keyboard

Where has the tokai forum gone? Was there this morning. Did the agm fight get out of hand....

I'm bringing popcorn to the AGM. Although I'm not sure if I ever joined tokaimtb actually. Can't remember now....

I have resprayed several of my bikes over the years. Steel is the easiest to do as the paint adheres better than to ally. Strip back to bare metal with paint stripper and scrapers. This is the hardest part. Then wash it thoroughly otherwise bits of paint stripper left in cable guides etc will cause issues. Sand the whole frame smooth with water paper. Wipe down with acetone rag then primer. 1 spray can will do a hardtail frame. Let it dry for 24 hours then a can of colour. Then after 24 hours either gloss clear coat or more colour. That's the fun bit, masking up and doing designs/ patterns etc. But if you are just doing 1 colour then 1 can primer, 2 cans colour, 1 can clear coat and the paint stripper/ sand paper etc should cost 400 to 500 bucks. And remember, the quality of the finish totally depends on the care you put in to the prep work

Well tomorrow is gonna be a cracker

This still on?

I guess everyone's spots are secrets....

11 speed xt rear derailleur, nx shifter and sun race 11_46 cassette. No issues at all and plenty of gear range

Round 1 of the wp dh is this coming weekend in Paarl. I believe Chris Nixon is involved again which can only be a good thing

Any trail that can be ridden can be ridden on a hardtail if set up right. Wont be as fast or as comfortable but its possible

180mm on a hardtail is a lot to handle. I've run 170mm on mine before. The problem is braking causes the front to dive and steepens up the head angle. Also you can go flying into rough stuff cos you have control at the front, but your feet get absolutely hammered and fly off the pedals. When you land a drop of any kind the front compresses but the back stays up so it pitches you forward which is also awkward. So basically you have to really hang off the back of a bike like this, which makes cornering difficult cos all your weight is at the back. So the front slides around, and kind of negates having all that travel in the first place

I've been tinkering with geometry and sizing for a while. My goal is a 29er with a 170 to 180 fork and 160 or more rear. Basically as close to DH as I can go but still able to climb without being impossibly awkward. But actually there is no one bike that can do it all. Enduro style riding, slog up climbs and race down is one thing, but if you want to ride more varied trails it's not so good. So really you can have a race bike or a fun bike. It's very hard to get one to do both

Maxxis high rollers 26x2.5!!!

So I came here to read all about nuschool slack geometry. Exactly 2 posts about it then 12 pages of tyre wars!! Gotta love the hub. Speaking of geometry, I just built the worlds longest slackest dh bike. 62 degree head angle, 550 reach,1370 wheelbase. As soon as I can get it up tokai I will let y'all know if it's super sick or super stupid. I'm hoping sick....

This thread....

I'm really tall so after 25 years of 26ers my first 29er was the first bike that fitted me properly. It's a double xl but still. Like a glove

26 can be fast. But 29ers are fastest. Why else would all the world cup dh guys be going to the big wheels? And as the geometry keeps getting better they are more fun to ride as well. Can actually smash corners properly now!