RobynE 🚵‍♀️

What area are you in, Johan, or is the coaching done remotely?

Hey Ben, do you remember what fork this was or what it came from? I am looking for the same type, for our Team RR tandem project.

I am looking for a chromoly steel straight steerer v-brake fork that will take 38mm tyres, for our “Team RR” (mother and daughter) Peugeot tandem gravel project. If anyone has one in the basement or attic!

Yeah that can vary hugely. My 2013 Giant XTC is a M and our 2021 Trek X-Caliber is an M, and my kiddo’s Titan Plus+ is an M. They are absolutely worlds apart to ride. The Giant and Trek are fitted to me but where the Giant feels like I’m “in” the bike the Trek feels like I’m “on” the bike. That’s just the geometry with the Trek being slacker and boost. Kinda like an AWD versus 4x2. The Giant is the AWD 😁 and is definitely my favourite though the Trek is a great bike, very rideable, and modern.

There’s been a number of suspicious people contacting me about a fork I have for sale. Scammers definitely won’t be using BHP. Then there’s people (genuine buyers and sellers) who just want a quick transaction and will assume the risk. I think if you’re an instant gratification person you’ll be less likely to choose BHP especially if you’re local to the other party.

I dunno - they seem to have been big dudes and maybe got tired of looking at each other’s 🍑! My kiddo already told me yesterday that she’s tired of looking at mine 😂

I reckon I’ve got maaaaaybe 5mm to play with currently at the front, maybe a touch more at the back - but 30mm will be a lot better than 25 😦 I reckon 😂 Bit tricky to get the vernier in but here’s the best I can do. Reading up last night it seems people go for something like Specialized Roubaix or an urban commuter style tyre, for tandem use on gravel on 18mm internal diameter rims. Bearing in mind that yes, this will be a temporary situation as long term the goal will be discs front and back (back will require an adapter attached to the drop out - I saw some online) and probably 650b wheels to run bigger tyres at lower pressures. Loooong term plan 😊

So here is my foray into a Monstercross tandem for my kiddo and I to do Race2, 947, Crater Cruise, etc. Picked it up at Cash Converters for R2900 and got a free pug cushion and cooldrink lol. Everything works. Wheels are 700c Jetset with 48 spokes. Brakes are Tektro. Drivetrain is Sora 2x9. &nbsp Bike feels solid and decent! Needs a clean but she rolls, she shifts and she stops. Anyone have any idea what size tyres I’ll be able to run? - tubeless - not 💯 sure of rim ID but I’m going to guess 18mm, with enough clearance in the current fork which seems to be original? Do I do tubeless with air liner, or slime tubes? Bearing in mind I will ultimately change it up to a different fork, 1x drivetrain, disc brakes, flat bar bike, bit by bit as finances allow - but I would like to do the Race2 recce ride this Saturday so need to get tyres that will do the job in the interim (along with putting a shorter stem, new brake pads and a couple of other tweaks). It says Peugeot Pro on the frame but I think the model was actually called the Peugeot Competition. @NotSoBigBen I’m giving you a hopeful look.

I enjoyed watching that a lot, but probably would have scrolled out of it if you hadn’t asked us to look. Not because it was boring (it wasn’t) but it’s long. So, as stated above, plus: I would show that this trail is in South Africa and indicate it on a world map and that this isn’t a trail covered by snow for half of a year - I would do this in writing, not spoken; Overlay with music except for when there’s laughing and whooping Emphasis on the smiles and high-fives Show a send and fail of the ride Sadly our Saffa accents are not well understood by many, and some people even think we’re speaking another language or heaven forbid think that we’re Australian, and you may lose foreign views.

Seconding this advice. I bought two bikes from Robert and he does all our upgrades as well even on bikes not built by him. Top guy. Last time I saw him he had a Momsen carbon hardtail frame as well as a Fondriest carbon dual sus frame, both of which could possibly be your dream bike. A bottle of milk weighs more than those frames and he could kit you out proper for your money. He stands by his builds and you won’t go wrong. My personal bike from Robert is a circa 2013 Giant XTC hardtail and I absolutely adore it. And I can ride it across rivers or carry it. At 947 MTB I carried it on my left shoulder and my kids bike (26er made lighter by Robert) on my right shoulder up a horrible muddy single track 😁

Heading home from an ice cream ride with my kiddo

There’s the pretty much exact same one for sale on the hub for R2000. Knowing what I know now (having first forayed into v-brake, rigid bikes when returning to cycling following my daughter around the block on her BMX) there is no benefit to fixing up an old bike from a reliability and enjoyment perspective and putting good money after bad, when you can get a great modern bike second hand that stops and goes when you need it and doesn’t ask questions and you can still follow your kid around the block. But maybe that’s just my opinion 🤷‍♀️

Pogi takes it an easy 1min25 ahead of Ciccione and Healy

While Eugene is right on the relatively low cost of potentially fixing it yourself, most folks simply aren’t able to. If you filter a Bike Hub Marketplace search (Mountain bike) between 2K and 4K you get three pages of ads; some bikes even have Mavic wheels and SLX groupsets, most have Maxxis tyres, etc.

New wheels will set you back a minimum of 2k including tyres (the tyres may look fine, but they won’t be). Fixing the drivetrain probably another 2k. The brakes will need new cables and pads and will probably still not stop very well, but let’s call it 1k. Fork is not serviceable so if you get a new one it will be at least 1k and it will be old or ***. So you’re already at 5k and that’s assuming the hub and freebody and BB/crank are still fine which they’re probably not. It’s definitely not worth fixing and you’ll be much better off buying a second hand bike that has disc brakes etc.