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Pro's of changing Less noise (MUCH less) MTB tire won't wear (Knobblies take a heavy beating on an IDT) You won't have pieces of rubber lying around (depends on tread) Con's Will have to swop tire or have second rear wheel MTB slicks are quite cheap in comparison to normal MTB tires. If you'd like a quote drop us a call.

You'd have to first say what bike it is for.

Not sure what it says, but we would suggest you get in touch with Crow. He has an Anthem X 29er he does demo rides on so will be able to help you there. He's also been riding 26ers and 29ers back to back to front to over the top for the last 6 months and have a very broad knowledge base. After that drop us a line for the best price on a bike in Cape Town.

There are some very good vids on www.youtube.com. The Bikeradar and RockShox tech ones are very good and easy to understand.

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Just to let you guys know that we'll be at the expo today and probably tomorrow as well. For pics and updates you can follow us Twitter: cycle_factory https://twitter.com/#!/Cycle_Factory Facebook: Cycle Factory http://www.facebook.com/pages/cycle-factory/136327639726142 We'll also post some pics in this thread over the next couple of days.

We've been 'aving it! At Cycle Factory we have a Anthem 29er available for demo rides. I agree that you need more than one spin around the block to get used to the bike and you certainly need to make sure the bike is properly setup before you do. Ride before you buy is a great initiative, but most of the time people just jump on the bikes on off they go. To make sure you get the most smiles for your miles one of our sales team members will join you on the trail of your choice and can either ride another bike while you ride the demo bike or for better comparison and back-to-back sections ride yours. This way you can hop over to your own bike to confirm what you feel. For most bikes this does the trick. But going from 26 to 29 you really do need more than one ride to adjust your riding style in terms of how you turn, how to hit an apex, when to lift the front wheel and the likes. The Crow has been doing almost all our 29er rides for a couple of months now and he keeps stressing how one ride simply won't do it. Spend some time in the shop yesterday to make sure our sales team understand the differences in setup of a 29er vs 26er as well. Stuff like this helps a lot and it all adds up to a much better chance to get you on the right bike. So if you're in CT, give Jacques a call and arrange a test ride today! (Unfortunately only a Med available) On the subject of WHY DON'T MORE SHOPS / BRANDS DO THIS: Unfortunately a couple of cowboys have soiling it for you guys over and above the fact that it's an expensive exercise. We've changed our approach by trying to get our sales and workshop team on various bikes for own use and then use those for customers to try out. Not always the right size in the brand or bike you want to try, but it's a start and we have to do something from our side to get the wheels rolling.

It's a pleasure. Thanks for taking the time to post your positive feedback on The Hub.

You KNOW you want to... SC TRC Review "I really like this bike and if you prefer a flickable, jump worthy, technical rock strewn trail eatin’, singletrack trail rompin’, able and stable descender that definitely favors more fun on the downhills, small jumps and log drops vs. all day cross country, long steady mountain climb epics, then the Blur TRc is the bike for you." :thumbup:

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Congratulations.

Will do in most cases. Lots to consider and possible too complex to post here as there are lots of settings and adjustments that are dependent on each other. Best will be to pop in to your LBS ( would offer to do it for free, but you're a bit far!) and have a set up done. Race snakes are not so keen to let go of their trusted cockpit set up so it's a tough swallow to drop stem length and gain some width in the bars, but that's where most of the fine tuning is at. BUT, again, it depends on a lot of other factors.

A saddle that's too high CAN cause muscle pain. Why did you raise it to begin with?

Man, am I glad we get to live and ride down here...

And? What will it be?

7 Reasons why 29ers are finding a home on the shore

26 vs 29 is track / trail / terrain specific. To ride one trail then make a conclusive statement is a bit quick on the draw. To quote Wade Simmons " 29ers might not be the future, but they are one way of getting there."

Thanks to all who came through to support us on Saturday. Was great to meet some "hubbers" too. We still have some sale stock left like the Merida posted above.

Quick update from our side: We have the 2011 Carbon Merida 120 4000-D knocked down to R29,000!That's a saving of close to R7k on one of the best trail / XC bikes out there. http://www.merida.com.au/images/2011-bikes/mtb-full-suspension/one-twenty-series/one-twenty-carbon-4000-d.jpg One-Twenty Carbon 4000 D Specifications Size: 18 / Medium Frame: One-Twenty Carbon-D EG C-link Colour UD Carbon/Blue Fork: Rock Shox SID 120 RLT 15mm Dual Air Shock: Fox RP2 BV D/Train: Full SRAM XO 3 X 10 Wheelset:DT Swiss Tyres: Schwalbe Rocket Ron 2.25 Evolution H-Bar: FSA SLK Stem: FSA SLK Seatpost:FSA SLK SB20 31.6 Saddle: Selle Italia SL XC M TOTAL BIKE WEIGHT (KG) 11.00

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Not possible what you ask, but you do get the Reverb in two lenghts 380mm and 420mm. You also get a 100mm drop Reverb now for guys who don't want the full 5" or with frames that do not have a straight ST.