MTBeer

Anyone want to see what this Silk Road race is about

that is awesome. I have seen the documentary on Youtube about the race. Looks bloody tough. Good luck

The person to ask would be Copperhead - the bikepacking guru of the Hub

that looks pretty decent

deep into Peaky Blinders at the moment. Really is very good and as someone else mentioned, the soundtrack is brilliant

you know what they say - "go to Bellville and CY"

never quite understood what a 'fast bike' is? The reason that bike is 'fast' is because it is being ridden by a superfit professional athlete.

it's not either/or. You should do both.

believe what you want. I use my dropper even when I have the misfortune of finding myself on a tar road descent. It make every corner just some much more comfortable.

to be fair most bumbling around is more rider than bike. a extra couple of mm isn't going to change that.

Hatherly 8th in XC. Not too shabby?

A normal 100mm / 120mm XC bike is more than capable of handling most trails in this country. So unless you are only going to be focused on Enduro type riding, get a 100mm or 120mm bike with decent components and definitely a dropper seat post.

Early morning on the way up to Conters mast

Just cruising around Stanford. Love this village.

Yup. 4 peeps = R380.00pp. Happy to pay that

Thanks for all the answers. I will advise him accordingly

mainly weight loss for health reasons

except this thing is not rigid. Has some sort of dodgy looking shock and fork

I was joking. I didn't really tell him that. Did you see the link to the bike he wanted to buy?

Agreed. In the words of Jacob Zuma, "TMNP will rule until Jesus comes"

Well he's not going to be ripping any double-black diamond stuff anytime soon. Just something to cruise around the burbs I assume. Budget would be around 7k

to answer point 1. that would require logic and this is a government department 2. see point 1 above 3. have you seen the fashion slaves on the Hub biaaatch about attaching bike boards to their precious bikes?

I have a guy who works for me who weighs 150kg - yes ONE FIFTY. He wants to buy a bike and is obviously worried about the bike carrying his weight. Any heavy okes out there have any advice to offer. He wanted to buy this bike. https://www.takealot.com/fat-bike-26-inch-21-speeds-black/PLID71382995 - I told him to rather take up running. Although this almost had me convinced - Specifications: Full Shocking proof Frame, Effectively offset shocks Soft and cushion, ensuring long-time riding comfortable wear-resistant,anti-skid tire Double disc brake sensitive and stable, Smooth flexible and precise

no they don't. there is a thing called freedom of choice