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  1. Kuys
    Hi Marc What is the typical life expectancy of rear hub bearings? (yeah, how long is piece of string....) Ive just had bearing failure on a OEM branded 370 hub after 1yr and about 200km (bike was used very little for very mellow riding). Bike shop from where I bought the bike just says sorry, this is normal wear and tear. I beg to disagree. The bearings on my own bike's 350 rear hub has over 14 000km and still going strong.
  2. Kuys
    Can definitely recommend Summer Place.
  3. Kuys
    Shimano all the way. You can normally get them for cheap. used them for my kids. But you can actually use pretty much any hydr disc brake. Just set the lewer as close as possible to the bar.
  4. Kuys
    Its actually Porte wheels https://www.rideporte.com/
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    Depends very much where you handlebars are in relationship to your saddle. I used to ride my handlebars quite a bit lower than saddle, even on Enduro bike, but has steadily increased height over the past few years, to the point where Im running 30mm riser bars and want the handlebars as high as possible. The low handlebars only help on long flat roads, so unless you do that often, just go as high as possible. Also try a cheap high rise bar first and test it before committing to a expensive bar. You can get very cost effective bars from Rapide.
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    Don forget tire tread pattern. Rear tire tread pattern makes a bigger difference than weight. Therefor I wish for a strong (read heavy) tire casing but with less aggressive knobs
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    Can you watch races on Eurosport and Disc+ on demand, or can you only watch live? ie can you start watching anytime during live feed and start watching from the start like on GCN+ and RedbullTV? Some of the " alternative" options Ive tried now you can only watch Eurosport, but only live, like DSTV
  8. Kuys
    I suggest rather stay away. Looks super dodge, check reviews on Hellopeter
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    Both my daughters were on Stans Crest Mk3 32 hole wheelsets, one had Hope hubs and the other with Shimano SLX hubs. Used light as possible spokes. Ended up way more expensive than I planned for but were worthwhile. And were very light. Reason for 32 holes was it was all that was in stock in 24" 24 hole hubs and rims are very scarce. Sold both wheelsets recently on the hub. I still have a set of 24" Maxxis 2.2 tires for sale though. As tires are another headache. I imported Schwalbe's, but again painfully expensive. Best bet for fork is old Fox 26" dropped down to 70-80mm travel with simple internal plastic spacers. Nothing comes close to it. Youre welcome to PM me for more details on the wheels.
  10. Kuys
    Shimano 10 spd for the win: You can easily get new Deore 10spd casette (11-42 or 46) and derailleur. This trick is to find a good old 10spd XTR shifter to pair it with. In run it on my normal bike and ebike. The difference in smooth shifting between SRAM Eagle and Shimano Deore very noticeable on ebike.....
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    PM send
  12. Kuys
    Dirk have you checked out the XCO provincial races? More technical, but much smaller field.
  13. Kuys
    My daughters aged 8 and 10 also did their first school race this past weekend in Gauteng. They were unseeded, so we tried to have them just behind the seeded riders and positioned at the outside and also outside of the first corner. The youngest still had someone stopping in front of her on the start, but at least no crashing. The older one had a good start on the outside. They now have good seedings for the next race. They need to learn to manage traffic during the rest of the race when catching slower riders. (and very few will make space for a faster rider coming through) It seems your on the right track, just keep at it, don't let him despair after one crash, or poor race. Important for the parents to not have high expectations or pressure on them. PS oldest also on a Rhyme 😉
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    My kids (7 and 9) have these cranks on their bikes in 140mm https://prevelo.com/products/heir-direct-mount-crank?variant=32105296167014 uses standard Shimano BB and has SRAM direct mnt interface so they can run 28t chainrings.
  15. Kuys
    Does anyone have information about Roodeplaat MTB Trails? Apparently is the old Buffelsdrift According to Gauteng cycling the 4th enduro provincial will be held there
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