I was gonna complement your mk2 gti cause i had 2 myself but your attitude sucks. If you only want to ride natural single track then no maintenance is needed. Ride up the old dh track if you can. Thats natural. Ride down it too if you know how. Never had a stock bike from a lbs .
The shocks these days are pretty good , air or coil. Air shocks one big problem was that as you use them they heat up, increasing the air pressure and giving a stiffer ride as you go faster. Not ideal. But rockshox seem to have got a cure for that and all the others will follow on. Look how many top dh racers go air these days. Although i think that a good coil is still best even if it weighs a few more grams. Hey we arent roadies after all
You weigh over 110 kg? So do I . Thats why I have a coil spring shock. But i think it will depend on rider style, the kind of shock etc. Although you can blow up a coil shock pretty easily if you are stupid about it.
I have a similar fork that i bought new for R3500 in 2006. It cant be worth much now. Maybe a grand or less depending on the condition of the seals and internals.
Dude , if you are really keen to learn then get a spade, find some vacant land hidden away somewhere and build a jump. It doesnt matter if its 2 feet high and 3 feet long . Then jump it . When you have it nailed then add some more dirt. Then add a second jump . And so on. This is by far the best way to learn because you are building on a solid foundation ( the jump and the learning). The saying goes" the best builders become the best riders" . And its true. Thats how we all started. Well most anyway.
Well seeing as how sunday ride is now a build day I will be riding on friday. The boss is away so i will be leaving work at 12 . Daneger , see you up there around 4? Anyone else keen look out for the tall guy on the white hardtail with dh forks.
See you at the gate 8 30. Need to be home by 1 pm though. I see the weather is looking good for the weekend too. What about tools ? Bring your own spades etc I assume?
780 mm boo bars. 60 mm stem. Hard tail single speed. 170 mm fork. And it goes down hill like a rocket. Jumps like a startled rabbit. And climbs like am amputee. Ha ha, seriously though the wide bars help a lot. But I did hit a fallen tree on fairy garden on sunday. Nearly broke my finger.
The constantia jumps are locked with chains on the jumps. Dont know the locals at all . As for directions, its tricky to explain. I found then by chance. There are secret jumps all over cape town. Just look for places that seem likely and poke around. Or go to g spot . Its rad!
As for other jumps, there are trails in constantia that are massive as well as the legendary cammos in lakeside. I first rode cammos in 1995 and they are still there! Huge though. Further south there are smaller trails in Sun Valley . As well as a secret dh / jump track on black hill that i might share one day when it is finished!
Keep your weight over the front more so that the back end drifts out before the front tire loses grip. If you can do that well then you can corner fast on most tires. Try maxxis ardent super tacky on the front. Ridiculous grip but they only last a few months and then all the knobs fall off. The price of speed. . .
