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How old is she? We started early at around 18-20months, thats we really needed a low bike

They look really tall and short and have no foot rest

Most important is saddle height off the ground. Lowest I could find was the Strider, it was a great little starter balance bike. Very light weight and low. No brakes was never an issue as my kids hands were too small to pull brake levers anyway. Foot rests are important, as they progress they can put feet on there and stand up Pneumatic tyres not that critical, unless you do a lot of offroad riding. We eventually progressed to the Spaz balance bike, also a good option

Ive been running Cushcore for 3 years now, but only in rear tyre. Here in Gauteng if you ride hard at places like Buffelsdrift I cannot get away without it. Unless I go full DH casing. But in Cape you can probably get away with decent strong tires like Maxxis Agressor/DHRII etc for rear (I dont have recent experience with Schwalbe) They difficult to install/remove, but once you mastered the trick its not too bad I find they dont work as well on 35mm inner rim, in terms of adding support to tire during cornering and even against pinch flatting. On 30mm rim it works great. On my main wheel set I use it with 2.5 Maxxis Aggressor on 35mm 650 b rim. around 22-23 psii On other wheelset use it with 2.4 Maxxis Ikon on 30mm 29 er rim. around 26 psi The Ikon is much lighter and faster rolling tire, but with the Cushcore you can push it way harder through rocks and berms than it was ever intended to. Mass of Ikon + Cuscore = beafier tire only like DHRII EXO Plus I havent had any issues with sealant, but you do need special valve Advantage of Cuscore is also if you do get flat, you can still ride back home

https://sa.pygamountainbikes.com/ New website up and running

https://southindustries.cc/faqs/ Definitely manufactured in SA #handgemaak

Coming from the DT Swiss rep...

Ive got the popcorn out...

Awesome initiative! I'm running on DT Swiss 350 hubs with XM481 rim front and XM521 rear, so far been bomb proof combination

I would love to see a light weight dual crown fork. I used to ride a DC RS Judy in 1999/2000. Never had any issues with turning circle. the mass difference between a Fox 38 or Zeb and the latest Boxxer is not that much There is only so much you can get out of single crown fork, but there's definitely scope to make current DC forks lighter

How good is Robbie?

Cogent Industries in Pretoria is local agent for Ohlins. So they should be able to service for you

Cogent Industries in Pretoria is local agent for Ohlins. So they should be able to service for you

Im riding a aluminium Slakline, awesome bike. Youre welcome to message me directly with any specific questions. If you want to up your skills and terrain you ride, I would definitely recommend something like the Hyrax instead of a beefed up XC bike. The slacker geometry and longer travel definitely helps to progress you riding to higher technical levels.

Yes, you can. They've been available to public since end 2019. Talk to your local Pyga dealer I have aluminium Slackline serial nr 2. The awesomest bike ...

Very happy, highly recommended

Definitely made locally, by BST https://blackstonetek.com/ You'd be hard pressed to find a better carbon manufacturer. But ja to charge >R70 k it will have to be something special

Why?

I would normally browse just the entire MTB classifieds section with all its internal categories shown, looking for bargains for things I dont need Now you need to decide what sub categorie to browse before deciding mtb or road ect. I really miss that option, as far that I now just dont browse the classifieds anymore Otherwise its all good for me

If planning to ride hard on 120mm in Gauteng, I recommned Cushcore or similar on the back. I ride a 120mm Camber with Ikon 2.35 + Cushcore in rear and DHRII 2.4 without Cushcore up front. Without the Cushcore the rear tire does not last one ride at Buffelsdrift.

I ride a 650b Slakline converted to 160mm 29" front vs standard 170mm 650B front Front is still 20mm higher due to bigger wheel. Ride 2.4 Maxxis in front and 2.6 Maxxis in rear. Works for me, though if bike was standard full 29er I would have stuck with that. It does make BB higher than I want and seat angle more slack and reach shorter, which is not great for climbing. But the feel of the 29er front gives me confidence. You do have to ride it more from the front though, head angle is measured as just less than 64deg. I did test ride it in this specific configuration before I bought it, may not work with very bike, especially of seat angle is already slack and reach short. But the standard Slakline had decently steep seat angle and sufficient reach.

Anyone running a coil spring on a Slakline out there?

Hope

Ja if its R9k per rim, then Id rather go for Enve's, if its R9k per set, then it starts getting competitive. But then it also depends on your definition of a "set", is that two rims only or complete build with hubs. If its complete build with hubs, then they definitely have my attention..

Aah, thanks! Now you talking! Will definitely be on my short list for next bike!