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It's not touching.... I'd ride it

Have a friend in need of a Shimano XT, rear hub axle, Non-boost, 12mm through axle Hub. His hub axle snapped, Shimano doesn't have parts, and his budget is very limited. Other options if anyone has an affordable complete rear wheel or just a hub 29in - Non boost - 12mm through axle - Shimano HG drive - 32H (in case of hub only)

Some solid features there for a home machine. PID and pressure gauge as standard, both feature would go well on a Silvia or Gaggia. Larger boiler too is good as well as a thermoblock for steam, which is where the Gaggia could perform better. Looks solid. Give it a go and let us know....

Or go for the Gaggia with a Rocky grinder. Fair number of similar combos on the second hand market

Sorry you had to go through this and loose your bike too. This is the exact hot spot that flares up every 2-3 years. Normally a couple incidences, then they increase patrols and security, that goes away, everyone forgets and goes back to normal, only for it to flare up again in the exact same spot. Unfortunately it's a blind corner, with short burst up hill, and an escape for the perps down to hospital bend

Pick'nPay sells their home brand Sunsure SPF50 I'm a ginger... this is the only thing I use. Whether I'm cycle or kite surfing, doesn't run into the eyes, isn't oily and I can spend 2 hrs plus on the water without reapplying. Bonus is it's cheaper then most others and even comes in a 450ml bottle 😂

Looks like cable actuated discs brakes as stock, and 3x8 which is pretty bomb proof. A good service should have you up and running again. If you want an upgrade after that, maybe look for some hydraulic disc brakes, even Shimano MT200 series and a 1x10 conversion. Shimano makes an affordable 11-46T cassette in 10 speed.

What year? Maybe post a couple pics

Lekker, drop me a Pm an we can make plans

Small frame road bike and fork, not sure on exactly how small, as nothing is marked on the frame. Collection in CT Southern Suburbs. Also have a vintage aluminium bonded Bridgestone frame in a medium size. Will take pics when the last of my bits are off. Just needs a helicoil for the hanger

As mentioned above. BB52 is designed for a completely different crank system. Different BB is not really an upgrade, so if your BB needs replacing, as the bearings do go, replace it with another square taper and reuse the cranks. If your bike has loose bearings for the BB, try find a cartridge style square taper to replace it with. Either way you will need a couple special tools to remove the cranks and another for the BB

Bezzera BZ99 Year later and finally got the time to get her running! Bought as a non runner in pieces! I'll eventually get the pile of parts that was once an Oscar and donor running too. Bezzera HX steams like a dragon compared to my Gaggia classic. Need to relearn my technique, milk gets hot before a good foams has built up, even with 2 of the steam holes plugged.

Southern Suburbs side of the mountain is ok too do solo.

Tokai is right there, otherwise the Constantia Greenbelts to the top of Southern Cross Drive, linking up to Constantia Nek into Kirstenbosch upper contour and across to Newlands Forest. Fairly well sign posted once you are on the trails. From there you can even carry on to Rhodes Memorial

Is it possible on the messenger to have "Enter" add a new line below in text rather then it activating the "Send" button? I inevitably land up sending 3 different messages in the PM instead of one, every time I hit enter key.

Looking for a Boost spacing, front disc hub, 32 hole,15mm TA....

Just ordered one of these. Very interestes to see quality etc. Got a good selection of all the right sizes. I work on a lot of Reverbs and then do my own shocks and forks where I can. Only have a 10mm clamp, so this will let me work with C1 Reverbs 7.5mm or the 9 and 9.5mm on Fox Shocks

Bike addict has CSixx Cinch 32T chainrings for R790, for RaceFace cranks. But yes the shimano crank should work as a straight fit

I'd avoid the aluminium ones with pressed fittings. https://share.temu.com/x0EZnhtDy9A I bought this one and the quality is really, really good. Solid, welded and no slop at all.

Get the bike shop to put a tool on it, quick and accuarate. Some brands don't straighten well and snap instead. But most bike shops should have a replacement available or will be able to source one. Take the old one along and they can match it.

That's a serious lot of bike for the money! Otherwise look around for a Giant Trance second hand. Some good deals around and a great allrounder

Hasn't had much use with my contact work schedule, but mostly used it as a driver so far, which is does an amazing job, both with large fasteners into timber and just making melamine boxes. As a wrench, experience is limited, though I couldn't help myself when removing the wheel nuts on my last car job. Will admit I used a breaker bar to crack the nuts and do final torque but did a quick job of popping the nuts off and on.

Some good options there @RobertWhitehead if you want to go all in with something full suspension from the start or @Jensie is also a nice simple hardtail, with half decent brakes and good looking general condition if you want to try things out. Will hold the value and could always sell it for the same if you decide to go all in with the sport / hobby @RobertWhitehead I managed to get a good deal on a well specced Silverback which I did a nice rebuild upgrade on

Just been through the search for a Small frame MTB for my wife recently. I'd suggest if looking at a Small frame, look at 27.5 over 29 inch wheel, make sure you test ride it first. We had a small frame 29 before and the wheel size was too large design of the bike, if you turned too tightly the front wheel would touch the tip of your toes! Just something to keep in mind. It wasn't serious, or a problem most of the the time, but did irritate my wife and affect confidence. (Nothing wrong with a 26 inch bike) Bonus things to look for: Air fork (smoother action and lighter weight) 10 Speed or more on the rear cassette (makes upgrading easier and cheaper long term if you want to go with 1 ring up front one day, Shimano make nice cheap 11-46T cassettes) (I actually considered the Giant that MORNE posted above. The Silverback also looks nice if you can stretch the budget, or get a discount, but do check the front wheel clearance on the 29 Silverback)

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