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  1. hansolo
    Apparently Germans trust/use their Postal system a lot more than we do. One of friends moved over there and they mailed him a OTP to register on his medica aid app, granted he did have the OTP within 24 hours.
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    Except now companies like Niner is putting front and rear suspension on them as well. It really feels like we are going around in circles. https://ninerbikes.com/products/mcr-9-rdo Sorry for derailing (pun intended) the original thread, I cant see non-indexed shifters making a big comeback for mainstream bikes soon.
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    It happens in other sports as well. https://www.runnersworld.com/races-places/a20851430/runner-says-4-others-bandited-with-her-number-at-boston/
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    Any recommendations for a tool roll? I want to take some bike tools along when I go away for a weekend but not necessarily take along a whole toolbox.
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    As per previous years, really nice event and a a proper day out. The changes to the 45 km route was really good and I'll be back again. Hopefully we can camp at Mouton farm underneath those Oak trees next to the dam one day without having to do The U.
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    I use Avenza Maps quite a bit for hiking. You can import GPX files and download good South African topo maps for free.
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    A Guerilla Gravity Trail Pistol frame could be an option as well, framesets seems to cost around R40k but I wonder how much shipping etc. will add. https://ridegg.com/products/trailpistol?option=Frameset+%26+Custom
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    I went from a 130 mm Fox 32 to a 140 mm PIke on my 29er and the difference in fork stiffness was very noticeable, especially on braking bumps etc. I am on the heavier side so this obviously has an influence.
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    Pyga Hyrax for the win! If it's SA built you are pretty much only looking at Mercer and Pyga, all the other bikes have local roots (FARR and Silverback as well) but they are built oversees. Morewood and Produx was also built locally.
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    Something like that (even just a floorpump) would be handy at most trailcenter parkings.
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    This is probably a bit easier way to do it... https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products/sikorsky-firehawk.html Massive respect to those pilots, I thinks it’s difficult enough flying a helicopter without smoke, heat and a 4000 kg pendulum hanging below.
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    It was just a matter of TIME before SRAM ventured into the pedal market...
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    It's a Novatec D772SB hub and the axle length measured 137 mm, I don't how how it ended up that way but the 5 mm spacer I printed did the job and a new axle is on the way.
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    Thanks Bobby Really good that you guys are responding to customers. I hope I can afford one of those Stumpjumpers when they land, definitely on my shortlist.
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    Thanks, that was a good place to start. The replacement wheel could be a 135x12 so a different endcap might be what is needed. I'm printing a few different spacers to try and will go measure the frame as well as hubs.
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    It's a 2015 Spark and by all accounts it seems to have a 142x12 axle. https://www.vitalmtb.com/product/guide/Bikes,3/Scott/Spark-910,15911
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    One of my friends wrecked their rear wheel and bought a replacement wheel. She has a previous generation Scott Spark and it looks like the axle on the Novatec hub is 3 mm too short, can this be possible and how do we fix this? Can I buy a longer endcap for a hub and would a washer work as an interim solution? I didn’t have a vernier to measure the actual axle, will go back to confirm.
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    Highlands Road could possibly work for you. It starts just after Peregrine Farm Stall (be sure to grab a pie and apple juice) and goes al the way to the R44 close to Arabella. It's a public road and some of it is gravel.
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    My suggestion would be start with a proper Jonkershoek ride and then go explore some of the other trails in our area. 1. Climb up with Irish, come down with Armageddon. 2. Take a left once you get to the bottom of Armageddon and ride the Circle Route to Bosluis, ride up Bosluis and hook a left to go up to the firehut, continue on the fireroad and take the first left to go up to Firehut to ride back down from there. 3. If you still have some legs left, climb back up with Irish, take a right when you get to the contour road and head up to the start of Red Phoenix to ride back down from there.
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    Really nice look and some inspiration. I might need to do the same, the replacement frame I received has really crap paint that will need to be removed.
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    That looks like Eselsfontein.
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    Good idea, will do.
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    Pretty please... https://www.easybike.co.za/garmin-fenix-6x-sapphire-carbon-gray-dlc-with-black-band.html
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    Reviving an old thread... A friend recently gave me a 705 that needed a new battery. I started looking into replacements and wasn't keen on importing a battery and going through all the hassles so I replaced the battery with similar item from Communica. We did have to do some soldering and figure out how the pins connect but it booted up. https://www.communica.co.za/products/li-poly-battery-3-7v-1100mah I might loose out on some battery life but at R160 and with a bit of work, I have a 705 running.
  25. hansolo
    That looks really good but it looks like you need a Fizik saddle. New EDC Lite from OneUp also looks like an elegant solution. https://www.oneupcomponents.com/products/edc-lite-tool
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