Tony datoy

Mike's Pass Giants Castle Game Reserve, met up with the organizers of the X-Burg Challenge after the ride for a beer.

I can second this, had a frame replaced, no questions asked.

My Lapierre Edge+ 327

Now we are talking ebike https://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/311452-1500w-72v-electric-bike-scooter-conversion-kit/ Maybe I should fit this to my Levo? (tongue and cheek) Turbo boost for the next race

It all depends on your age, weight and fitness level. My friend weighs 45kgs and she flys uphill on her pedelec, whereas it takes me much longer to get my 110kgs there. Basic physics.

I've just sold my Pyga and I've still got my hardtail in the garage. The Levo is great fun and it's what I choose to ride.

After migrating from a Pyga OneTen to a Turbo Levo FSR 6 Fattie earlier this year I have been shown the middle finger more times than I care, which I don’t. When people say ebike, they usually mean Pedelec. There are technical and legal differences between a pedelec and an ebike. Pedelecs (pedal electric cycles) are cycles that assist the rider’s pedaling effort with a battery/ electric motor delivering up to 250 watts assisted power at a speed of up to 25 km/h. There are many other different types of electric bikes with different ways of activating the electric assist and they all fall outside of the definition of a pedelec. Pedelec’s are designed to augment human power and not replace it. Assistance only comes on when you pedal and it makes pedaling easier. Assistance automatically turns off when you stop pedaling; there is simply no throttle present. These amazing bicycles use pedal assist which runs in the background delivering smooth assistance whilst cycling with the option of a little boost to get up a steep section of trail where challenged individuals would normally have to get off and push. This can be seen to be advantageous to the other cyclists as it mitigates bottlenecks. You can adjust the level of assistance from no assistance to a great deal of assistance so don’t take it for granted that everyone on a pedelec is at full boost all the time; I spend most of the time at 20% which basically compensates for the additional weight. At a certain speed assistance is cut out; 25 km/h is the limit. Most bicycle riders can reach speed higher than 25 km/h for a limited time without much effort. The same people who pioneered mountain-biking in South Africa are now in their 50s and 60s, and we still like to ride our bikes. Pedelecs allows us to continue to do something that we’ve always loved to do despite the physical challenges that come with age; something that younger folks are not going to get. My pedelec will extend my mountain biking by another 15 years. In my opinion the limited speed and power of pedelecs makes them okay to use on trails with other cyclists, however I do not agree with mixing then up with other cyclists in races unless they are grouped in a different class without interfering with the other cyclists on the race day.

I was an ebike sceptic until Greg Minnar Cycles lent me a Levo for a weekend. Bike charged, I headed for the trails at first light on Saturday morning with a friend who already owned a Levo. What a blast, we rode every trail the bike park had to offer. Two weeks later, I bought two Levo's; now my wife and I get to ride together at the same pace. We're not in it to win it, we're not competing against fellow cyclists, we're just enjoying the great outdoors together. If we're courteous to one another and we allow fellow cyclists who are trying to get KOM to pass, there is no reason that we can't enjoy the trails together. Ironically I have a few KOM's in the ebike category on Strava already. In all honesty I haven't ridden my Pyga since getting a Levo, overall a Levo is a blast, it's just so much fun getting to the to of a mountain now. If you can't afford a Levo, don't take one for a ride.

I've got a 140 Pike on my Oneten and its awesome. You'll be A for Away with a Yari 140

Mine is a 2015, the hole is 3-4mm.

My Oneten frame has a hole at the bottom.

29x2.35 Magic Mary on a Spank Oozy 295

I'd rather pay a premium to use DHL than dealing with the SAPO. All of my past orders via DHL, 3-4 days max.

Give Janos or Naas a call, it's a possibility they never received your email or it was nuked. Janos has always gone out of his way with my orders. He has sent me stuff overnight at no cost to me when an order has gone astray. They have even upgraded parts at no cost due to stock shortages.

Janos does it again! Ordered a tyre booster just after 2pm yesterday, delivered to my door in Durban before noon today, exceptional service well done Evobikes.