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  1. Baracuda
    It is a pity that there is not more opportunity to test ride bikes. I would sincerely like to know the difference between the above bike on gravel / corrugated Karoo roads and say a 29er Anthem with Ikon 2.1s. Similar looking suspension. If you put road bars on the Giant, would there be that much difference and why?
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    Who stocks them in Cape Town area? I bought 3 pairs of Adidas bibs 6-7 years ago when they stopped sponsoring Sky and their kit was on special. I still ride with them today. Hand wash and they fine with usage every week. I have gone through a number of other Pearl Izumi's etc, but the Adidas are still comfy and good.
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    To you too bru. A bit of a circular argument. I don't have an issue with fashionistas, just don't try get the rest of us to follow suit.
  4. Baracuda
    Exactly Google Merkx, La Mond, Pantani, really cycling legends, there is not an office sock in sight.
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    I find this all quite sad. That brawny South African men can be told to wear cheesy offices socks by some overseas marketing dept and they all blindly follow - "that's what the fashionistas say, so we got to do it". When did this happen? I suppose it is the new generation who get told what to wear by GQ etc. Blindly following what is 'in'. I also ride with ankle socks, the thick falke ones, I have for the last 15 years and will continue to do so. They comfortable and don't get full of grass seeds while mtbing. This colorful office sock vibe will pass. The marketing depts will have something different next year so they can sell you something new and these muppets without a backbone will follow..
  6. Baracuda
    There are obviously a few more differences . But to me the notion of spending R7200 on a cassette, on a wear and tear item, is insane. I just bought my girlfriend a nearly new Silverback Sola 1 for that price. A whole bike with full XT, Arch wheelset, decent fork....
  7. Baracuda
    I agree, I have gone from 2x10 to 1x11 (both top SRAM) and I find the 2x shifting easier, especially in up-down Cape conditions. When you get to the bottom the decent, it is quick to drop one ring upfront for the climb. Likewise, when going over the peak, it is just one quick shift onto the large chainring. Not up and down whole cassettes.
  8. Baracuda
    A bald eagle cassette costs double that of a XTR 2x10 cassette or the same as a full XT 2x10 drivetrain https://www.bike-discount.de/en/shop/mtb-group-sets-391/l-24
  9. Baracuda
    Hi Tom, My apologies. As mentioned I had a tough time with an Anthem. Similar in that it starting packing up after two rides, frame crack, then the BB had issues, then the ..... But very different, in that the previous owner told me he had bought it new and used it for 6 weeks to train for the Epic and then got a S-works - which he had there when I picked it up. When the nonsense started, I took it to Luke Rex who works on all my bikes and as I wheeled it in, he said "I know this bike, I serviced it on the last 2 Epics". The bike was 3 years old and had been ridden into the ground. My apologies once again.
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    I had the same happen to me a few years ago with a Giant Anthem. Two rides in I had issues with the frame. I took it back to the guy I bought it from and demanded my money back. The fault here does not lie with Pyga but with the guy who he bought it from. Very, very fishy that a second hand bike cracks in two places on the second ride.
  11. Baracuda
    I am not sure if it has been covered within these 222 pages, but a question for folks who have installed a 1x11 XT system on their 110's: are you happy with the system? Would you change anything? What size front chainring and cluster are you using? I am about to pull the trigger on a XT 8000 system, with a 11-42 cassette and 32 front. Some forums recon it is worth upgrading the shifter to XTR, but I don't believe it is worth an extra R1000. Thanks for any advice.
  12. Baracuda
    Where did you purchase the spider for 2x?
  13. Baracuda
    I have a 70mm stem already. Don't wanna go longer than that.
  14. Baracuda
    Thanks for all the advice from all of you. I have 760mm bars. I will try flipping the stem, dropping the stack and all in incremental steps. It is a 110 and I love it. It came with 2.35 Hans Damphs on it and while it can be a hack getting up hill, it is an absolute beast on single track and down hill. To help uphill I also changed the tires to a Saguaro / Barzo mix, but the XC tires limit its potential - a bit like surfing Pipeline on a boggie board. I have placed a Hans Damph back on the front and its fear nothing / War Rig mentality has come back.
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    I have a question on Pyga sizing as my bike feels 'short' and I am not sure if this is just the way it is supposed to be. I am 1.77m in height and are therefore on the boundary of a medium / large frame according to the guidance on the pyga webpage. I bought a Large frame and have a 70mm stem on it, but the reach still feels short and my upper body position seems very upright. I have gone through the ergo fit process, which recommends a reach of 70.7cm, which is 3 cm longer than the current distance between the saddle and the bars. The fitment guy recommended changing the stem to a 100mm or 110mm, but that will really change the handling and would be sacrilege on a pyga - sort of like the guy above wanting to drill holes in a Pyga frame to install a specialized twat box. The other option is to install a lean-back saddle post but I am loving the dropper post I have and one can't buy lean back dropper posts. Any advice? Should one just get used to the upright position? Install tri-bars....
  16. Baracuda
    Indeed, I think the marketing approach and soulless corporate nature of it grind many folks up the wrong way. If you can survive the amount of cheese in that video commentary, you should be able to survive the event.
  17. Baracuda
    On sponsored spokes. Same as the big knife or panga trick, but using spokes instead.
  18. Baracuda
    what tires is he using? Ardent Race on the back and then on the front?
  19. Baracuda
    I am the biggest advocate of the metric system, but in this context, imperial just sounds better. I would rather say "I have a 6 inch Pyga" than, "I have a hundred and forty three millimeter Pyga" Would love to see our head of state describing a downhill bike
  20. Baracuda
    He is still not near the level of cross training by some:
  21. Baracuda
    You could start a whole new thread on that - Name the ultimate Eric Celeb Team
  22. Baracuda
    If one has a look at the GCN tech shows on Youtube, most pros are going for 25 or larger now.
  23. Baracuda
    So one should prefer to believe a spreadsheet, rather than a scale that measures the actual bike? I used to have a Giant Alu 29er and when I did take off the heavy wheels and fork during maintenance, I was amazed by the weight of the frame.
  24. Baracuda
    Easy peezie. See http://www.mountainbike.nl/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=86764 Below 10kg, size large. Broader discussion here: http://weightweenies.starbike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=134978
  25. Baracuda
    I am still not sure why it is referred to as a fork, if it doesn't fork.
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