Captain Fastbastard Mayhem

Oh - btw - 29er frame must have minimum 130mm travel at the rear.

Going by another thread, I have Pixies going through me at the moment... Where is my mind.....

Just kidding. 29er frame. Depends. Max 25k depending on what I want and the other options, as well as what my budget allows and how "pretty" it is Endurance / Aero road frame - Far less, given the technological differences between road and MTB. Max 8k. Chinarello level stuff.

AKA - non tubeless tyre users, aka Ikon or Crossmark single ply users. Or - anyone not running tubeless tyres with a reasonable sidewall thickness... But yes, in the cape, you need tjoops if a cut is more than 3" long and you don't have a set of pre-cut tubeless patches and needle n thread (yes, you can sew a tyre back together if it's been slit, and there's a patch backing it up)

Okay - seeing as none of the "Oh Hairy's moaning - send him a man-bag" losers are capable of doing this themselves, here we go (all taken from this thread, and what Hairy has said so far) Hairy orders item off CWC Online. Selects "collect from store" as delivery option Requests in delivery notes that the item be collected from Green Point store Receives email stating that it is fine, collection at GP store can go ahead Goes to GP store, manager gives him words and refuses to help, possibly including insults and digs at Jerome's integrity and / or intelligence level Hairy leaves without item and serious gripe against management. Hairy posts to his online compadres in an attempt to offload some steam Carbon Kooi and PAK throw a hissy fit and drop some panties of their own (PAK - I see you edited one of your posts - cool - but just read and think next time, please...) I say again, Carbon Kooi, PAK and others - READ before you try to rip into someone. It really will get you to look like less of a douche when you actually try and attack someone for lacking "man marbles"

And yet you do not see the hypocrisy of your "opinion" given the initial post and it's content?

Those guys have balls I can only dream of. Wait. SMH. fail.

Or maybe his rant is of such a level to warrant a pre-emptive offload, to a bunch of mates (online admittedly) where he can offload his worries?

And? My point stands. Just wait. It's not impossible and should in fact be expected when he SAID that he wasn't able to post the full story as of yet

Did you not read? He will post more info when he is able to get in front of a keyboard. We don't know what he is doing at the moment and therefore have zero info on how his grammar etc is compromised. Besides. The fact that he apologized for the shocking grammar and told you that he is posting from a compromised position.

Jees dude. If you knew Hairy (which I'm sure you don't) you'd realise that for him to voice a complaint on a forum like this is very out if character. So. A word from the (not so) wise. Next time you try to attack someone, you'd better know who they are even of only from a "hub history" perspective.

Xcm then (xc marathon) vs Xco (xc Olympic)

Sweet. Then yeah, for tt setup is critical.

Absolutely, yes. Unless you're racing Xcm or Xco, then IMO you should be on a 120-150mm machine. Far more versatile and far stronger than an xc race bike.

Echoing Capricorn here, and to add a bit... The modern suspension & shock designs mean that the dreaded pedal "bob" of old is almost certainly gone in all but the monster 170 plus travel bikes, and in fact many of the bikes that have up to 170mm travel are built around durability and adaptability. In short - take a 150mm Giant Reign, or a 160mm Ibis Mojo HD (any modern bike in that category, actually) and you'll find that you can go all day in the saddle with ease, while at the same time having the perfect bike to back you up when things get squirly. So in short - yes. You can do a marathon on any of these beasts. According to the build you have, you may end up with a bike that is heavier than the equivalent mono-discipline XCM bike, but still comparable in weight to some entry level XCM bikes. The benefit, though, is that you'll be a LOT more comfortable in the saddle on all day efforts thanks to the slightly more upright position, and the more forgiving travel on the downs. Crow's old Mojo SLR, in fact, weighed in at approx 11.5kg - and that in full 150mm travel guise, and to be frank - that thing is blisteringly quick up the hills, and even faster down them. If you're looking at the 140-150mm travel 27.5 range, then there are literally LOADS of options. From the Pivot Mach 6 (drool) to the Giant Reign / Giant Trance SX (mega drool) and the Commencal Meta AM 650, Kona Abra Cadabra, Intense Tracer 275 and many more. As soon as you go there - it will literally change your view on MTB forever. You'll wonder why you didn't go there in the first place.

okay - firstly - which discipline? Road, or MTB? If MTB, is it XC or Marathon? If anything other than XC or Marathon racing / riding - don't bother. Ride what's comfortable, 'cos if you step into a bike fit session with a trail / AM bike and try to "fit" it, they will apply XC racing specifics to your trail bike, which could end up with a 100mm stem and a saddle setback of godknowswhat. If XC / Marathon / Road - go ahead. I've had good reports from the Ergofit guys, as well as the BG fit guys. I don't know of any proper guys in the Durban area, though... Good luck!

*used to look... All that pine is gone. All of it. The trail that was there is no longer, and the replacement trail isn't quite finished yet. We need to act fast though, and get the replacements going ASAP.

Yep. It are.

Every time I ride past that drop I get tears in my eyes... Was my favourite part of the trail. That drop into the road then on to Boomslang...

That's NOTHING compared to what was going on in my head when I was writing it (and now again, thanks

Thing is nsfw is highly subjective. I get tingly at the merest hint of an exposed ankle. Whereas you may need a little blue pill, a surgical implant AND a lifetime supply of bunnies to get you even half mast when confronted with Emma Watson, Salma Hayek, Donna (suits) Natalie Portman and Jessica Alba in a hot tub, naked, together, calling your name in their sultry tones

At the risk of pointing out the obvious - do it yourself. Easy. 28 and 36 on one side and 34 on the other, with the cluster tooth count inbetween. Divide chainring teeth by cluster teeth for each side and hey presto. Should literally take 2 minutes to do. If that.

THIS is what I want in Tokai. With more features. Unfortunately it's probably one of the only ways we'll get as much trail as we want in such a condensed area.

Hehe! You know I'm just green orange with envy...