rob_mtb

oh ja, cool colour. nice job

haha, I reckon by now Akrigg's nads are cast iron

It's really doable if your name is Chris:

Why not have it powder coated. Many colours to choose from and the finish is strong and resistant. Most decent panelbeaters can help you out, and best of all your daughter can choose her colour, which will make the bike hers

Everybody knows that road cyclists are the toughest. Hands down. Close second to that would be the guys riding the Epic on 29ers. We all know it's harder to get off the mark on them.

this entire thread gets my vote for lamest thread of the year, and the OP gets my vote for biggest troll.

Wow, did people not go to school in this place? You should know if you used a figure of speech or not.

Well, I'd like World peace and a stamp with my face on it. Only the second part has come true thus far. Yes, I'm a roadie.

awwwwwww, feels like time for a group hug xx

naa, not insulted at all. I don't take anything online seriously in the least.

explain this?

thanks for editing my post by the way. Rather just delete the post than put word in my mouth next time.

a lot of peoples mothers would disagree with you there.

ok, so who's fault is it that you've not googled basic things like "best entry level mtb", or "what's a good mtb to buy as a beginner"? The interweb is your friend. What would I buy? Well, I wouldn't buy a dual suspension bike for anything under R10k, and that's stretching it. I'd save another R1,5k and buy a cheap, good hardtail like a Silverback. DO NOT buy bikes from sport shops or Makro. Go to a bike shop and go from there. Open your mouth and ask the salesman questions. That's how you learn, and you'll need to learn because knowing about bikes is part of riding them. Then, I'd also use google to look up terms like "oxymoron" before you just assume a person would insult you. Ok bye

Well, since most of us who take DH and freeride seriously train just as hard as a marathon rider, if not more, you can't define toughness by strength. The answer is easy, of course the freerider/DHer is tougher. Hands down. I'd like to see a lycra clad XC'er take on a road gap jump, or a 10 foot drop off. If you define toughness by being able to slog up a hill I'd wager that most DH'ers, if given the same carbon XC bike, will beat most. Unless of course you're also doing hard trail running, plyometrics, dedicated circuits, spinning as well as trail riding.