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camelman

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  1. Schutterend! !
  2. Just remember that usually you lose some tuneability with the TALAS as the spacers cannot be inserted in the air chamber due to the Talas mechanism. If Fox managed to incorporate the spacers in the TALAS version you have a winner on your hands. Iwan?
  3. Man, what is it with all the aggression. I fail to see how you will "rip up the trail"and do 5m gap jumps on a 25kg bike. So relax untie your panties and let live a little. These bikes are great for older people or physically challenged people and assists them to get out there and enjoy nature too. No self respecting trail shredder will buy one, it is just too heavy. Me for one would love to go riding in the forest with my parents on one of these. Gives them an opportunity to do what I do and see what I see.
  4. What's available from the shop in Switzerland. 11-40 casette, double chainring, shifters, derailleur. Coming July/August. Single chainring and 11-42. Saw the release dates for various parts somewhere on the web. They are getting released in drips and drabs.
  5. Do yourself a huge favor and spend R2000 and install a 1-1.5degree angle set to slacken that head angle. Then see that bike do what it is supposed to be doing it the box. Climb like a mountain goat and descend like a demon.
  6. Sticks like nothing else in the dry. Does get a bit slippery when wet or sweaty, especially with bare hands. Have it in white and for some reason the dirt collects around the edges of the tape where the one piece of tape overlaps the other. Definitely expensive, but worth the money for the comfort and the extra grip in the dry. I also have big hands, so the little bit of extra thickness that the 3.2mm tape adds to the stock bar is very welcome.
  7. Looks so different with all the trees that were cut down. Have not been there since December as we moved and Blauen is a bit closer, you local here?
  8. To many "I"s and "me"s in this thread to read through all this crap. There is no way any one can plan for all the fires and road closures that have cropped up. So put your big boy pants on, stop crying about nothing and for one day get on your bike and enjoy riding it instead of making everything a race, heaven forbid you might enjoy it. And while you are at it, try to show your appreciation for the folks trying to save the peninsula from burning down. There are bigger issues at stake here than your sub 3, 4 or 5 hour Argus.
  9. Nothing to get super excited about, but picked up this puppy on Friday. My commuter aka touring bike. It is a Tour de Suisse and I could choose the color and decals which makes it a bit more special. Some of the specs: Shimano Alfine dynamo hub hub up front Shimano Alfine 8 speed IGH in the back Shimano Alfine disc brakes Gates carbon belt drive Some strong rims Some fancy light that has a daytime run light Racktime carrier with a built in light, so neither I or the other idiots with bikes can break it. Ortlieb downtown bag(was a Xmas present from the missus) Now just awaiting my USB headset cap called The Plug III then I can charge my phone or other USB devices when riding.
  10. Is that because on the snow Epic you require some technical skills and the Cape Epic not? Dunno what it is with Saffas, myself included. If you don't throw up or ride till you fall off your bike it's not really riding, we should learn to enjoy riding and not make everything a race or a " KAMP STAALDRAAD". The snow Epic and fatbikes for that matter to me is about having fun on your bike. And BTW if event was held 2 weeks ago when it was -5 to -10 with half a meter of powder snow it would have been tough.
  11. This is was my second choice(the steel one), but alas I could not find XL frames on their site. Did I miss something? The QR rear also put me off slightly, although it's not that big a deal
  12. OK. Going to pull the trigger on this baby. Build would look similar. Black Pike 150mm Solo Air/160mm Dual air up front. Flow EX's with HD hubs. XT 1x10 with XT trail brakes. Thomson or KS LEV seatpost with a butchered XT front shifter. Cockpit to be determined and tires most likely a Magic Mary front and a Hans Dampf in the back, both in SG casing. Now lets hold thumbs, they might have one green XL coming in on the 20th of December and that will be mine http://www.production-privee.com/Files/42527/Img/20/SHANGREENACCEUIL980.jpg
  13. This reminds me. I have been offered a test ride on one. I need to contact the guy again.
  14. Ride it like you stole it......
  15. Jeepers. I thought I had long legs. Is that an XL?
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