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Drpain

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  1. The specs for those of you who wanted to know: Tektro Draco - Disk brakes. Suntour 011 Series XCR - Fork (Remote Lockout) Shimano VIAM - Hubs Alivio Octalink - Crank Alivio shifters and derailers
  2. I am quite happy to report that the bike is in fact made by Merida He says they don't have a site yet and to be honest I don't really care. As for the gear it has 27 Speed Shimano Alivio shifters which is more then adequate for me right now, and I will ride them till they need replacing. All the other bikes in the price class has exactly the same Alivio shifters, only when the bike become more expensive do you get Deore and XT parts. I will post all the gear tonight.
  3. Thanks guys, makes me feel a bit better. I mailed cycle factory and asked for the manufacturer's website, hopefully they will get back to me. Even though it might not be on the net this is the latest model from Titan and they are 5 models in, so I am not really worried. All the gear on the bike is exactly the same as the other bikes in it's class, but in some instances better. It's all Shimano so I am sure I wont struggle to replace something in the event it breaks. I will write all the components down and post so you guys can see. I took it for a hour ride this morning and I love how it rides. The last bike I rode was a BMX about four 5 years ago and coming back I pondered over the thought of riding no hands, I was surprised at how stable it was and I could do it effortlessly. Tomorrow I am gonna go hit some dirt with my sis and we will see how it keeps up with her Merida. Have a good weekend all!
  4. Eish I hope I didn't make a mistake. I went to Cycle Factory today ready to test ride and buy a bike so, I asked opinions again and they saddled me up on two bikes after narrowing down gear. The Giant Revel 0 (Which I favoured) and The Titan Elite. I could not tel a noticeable difference between the two bikes, but I liked the Titan more. Looks and ride. So I ended up buying the Titan Elite. I was happy with my buy until I tried to open their website for some pictures only to find that I can't find one. Does anyone know what their website is? That said I am not worried about my purchase, it has allot of good gear on it and in most cases better gear then the other bikes in that price range. Two things in particular stand out. A Shimano spline crank, I don't know the exact name and the remote shock lockout which is only available on bike for R1000 - R1500 more.
  5. Thanks guys, you have given me even more to think about. I am split with this decision. There are so many good bikes on the market for the range and they all more or less come with the same gear. I think I will have to go ride all of then to make my decision.
  6. Hey all, thanks for all the replies. I thought of buying a bike second hand, but then you never know what it has been through. Sadly I don't really have friends in the know to take with when shopping second hand. I basically will be using the bike for both on and off road, I would like to go cycle on all the farm roads here on the Stellenbosch and Durbanville Hills wine estates. So it will most likely just be dirt and gravel roads. I might start doing some easy down-hills etc, but that will come with time. Saw quite a few of you recommending the GT Avalanche so I think I will go test ride that first as a yard stick. You guys mind telling me what bike you currently riding or have some experiences to share? Thanks, Rudi
  7. LOL I was just looking at GT's site and it looks like the one I saw today GT Site. If you don't mind me asking how was the bike in general? Does it have adequate equipment on it? The shock in particular. Thanks for the reply.
  8. Today after work I went down to Chris Willemse Cycles here in Cape Town and it was much of a muchness. They mostly stock Scott, Merida and GT. In my case the sales rep presented me with the entry level GT and recommended it as a good value for money bike. Anyone have some thoughts? Which bike you are currently riding and your experiences with it both good and bad??
  9. Hi all, I have been looking at countless pc screens of information about buying a mountain bike provided by good old mr Google. But what google doesn't tell me is how they are to live with and looking at the sheets of information doesn't mean anything to me as a noobie. Right, so I am looking at a entry level Mountain Bike for between R4000 and R5000. I went into CycleFactory and spoke to one of the gents there and they suggested the Giant Revel 0 as a good all round compromise of performance to price. I will primarily be using the bike to cycle to and on some farm roads for fitness. And later on some adventure tracks at our local nature reserves. What I would like to know is what is your experiences with a Giant if you have one, and are there better riding alternatives for around the same price? Giant Revel 0
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