camelman

Schutterend! !

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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

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

This reminds me. I have been offered a test ride on one. I need to contact the guy again.

Ride it like you stole it......

Jeepers. I thought I had long legs. Is that an XL?

Skenk jou dropper vir my. Ek is nie tegnies goed genoeg nie . Jy kan vir my die dropper bring as jy volgende jaar kom kuier. Dan gaan ry ons in die sneeu.

Lekker man. Ek wil ook 'n vettie hê, maar Canyon sê dis eers volgende jaar beskikbaar.

My favorite and not afraid to show it. At least I know what I am riding for.

Hi Shamus I have an idea for a competion that you can run this month and it wont cost you an arm or a leg. With MOvember here and Tom Ritchey being the "King of Snor", I suggest you run a competition. At the end of November, whoever sports the best Tom Ritchey snor wins a Ritchey WCS handlebar (you know handlebar moustache, catch my drift). You pick the top 3 and the hubbers pick the winner. The handlebar can be road or mountain, whatever the winner prefers. And if the winner can prove his name is Tom(highly unlikely) he gets a matching stem aluminium stem. This won't cost you an arm and a leg and will be a really fun competition for the hub. Now all we need is for the Sherrif to endorse this and for Rouxtjie to drop his trade agreement to 500 posts and a snor to deal with him and it will be a winner.

Review: Instict Rally edition and Thunderbolt Ek wil nou nie ou koeie uit die sloot grawe nie, but I had the oppurtunity to ride an Altitude Rally edition on Saturday and the missus rode the Thunderbolt. http://www.bikes.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/models/thunderbolt_750.jpg?itok=qCY7-zyz Let start with the Thunderbolt. Let's start off and make one thing clear the missus loves her Epic, for every day XC and light trail riding. She also has a Genius 720 for the Alpine stuff, so this bike fits right in the middle. She loved this bike, even without it's brain set up and forget suspension she loved it. It climbs almost as well and descends much better than the her Epic. In her words, if she could have one bike and one bike only, the Thunderbolt would be it. I would tend to agree. For South African conditions this bike is ideal. With a 120mm of suspension and slacker geometry it is the ideal bike for everyone that does not pretend to be a Sauser or Schurter. The slacker geo will instantly give you more confidence on the downhills and the smaller wheels will make it much more fun. And yes the bike was fun, much more fun than a 29r can every be in her words. So there in short a review from a non riders's perspective. I think she would have given the bike an 7/10, but a better component spec could bring it up to 8.5. http://www.bikes.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/models/altitude_790_msl.jpg?itok=j0Tqsdwc Now for the big boy. Rocky Mountain Instinct MSL Rally Edition. I was super excited to ride this bike, even though it was a large and I ride XL. So excited that I forgot to tell the mechanic I ride my brakes moto style till I was a few kilometers away. Then it was too late. Bike had a proper Fox Float X shock and a solid Fox 36 Fork. Leaving the shop on the paved road was OK. Never having ridden anything with a 160mm in front, the front end felt tall, but I just had to balance myself well in order for the front wheel to stay planted on the steep uphills. Having an XL frame with an extra 25mm of top tube will help,as well as adjusting the geometry with the little chip around the shock. Anyway you cannot fault this bike during climbing. It really did not feel like a bike with 160/150mm of suspension. Then again it was no XC racer either. I managed to clear some rather techy steep uphill sections very easily. I have only lately managed to start clearing it on my hardtail, but it takes a lot of horses, lungs and a good line. With the Altitude I picked my line and went and was very surprised making it with the tall front end. This bike really climbs well. While I am not a huge fan of the FSR/Horst link suspension (Specialized issues) and have usually not found it stiff enough for my liking, I can honestly say that I did not notice any flex in the rear stays when pedaling hard out the saddle. The back end was very stiff, even with a 150mm suspension. I did not have the time to tune the suspension either with the high and low speed compression either, but suffice to say it is plush but not soggy and never did I manage to use all the suspension(you cannot really try to hard knowing the brakes are the wrong way around). The Fox 36 is a really great. I have had my issues with Fox forks but this fork really is the bussiness. 20mm Thru axle and 36mm stanchions make it super stiff and all those adjustment knobs were the bees knees. It is not a set and forget fork however. It does not have a "flick of the lever" lockout so you really have to wind the knob in when you go up to make the fork hard, but this fork eats all you can throw at it on the way down. As this is my first time ever on a 650b/27.5 from 29r's I was super excited to try out the big hype. Moving down from a 29" Stumpjumper I though it would not roll as well or be thrown around the rocks garden a bit. Not at all. The only thing I noticed was how it easy it is to lift the front wheel up and over obstacles and how easy the bike was to handle in the tight and twisty stuff. Something that my Stumpy was not that great with. I am sold on 650B wheels for trailriding and for every day riding. Would I go race a marathon on 650b, maybe. Would I fit it on my do it all bike, a resounding yes. In the end this bike is a true enduro/all mountain bike. It is not a coffin you need to drag uphill and only live for the downs. You can really earn your decent by riding all the way up and then bombing down. As a true blue enduro race bike I would give it a 9/10. As an all round trail/AM bike it gets an 7.5. If I could change the fork and the shock to a unit with a lever that locks out easily and keep the same spec level, then it would also get a 9/10. If I had the money the Altitude 799 MSL would be my pick for an all day big mountain ride. http://www.bikes.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/models/altitude_799_msl.jpg?itok=OE02zr3k With my 29r Stumpy FSR sold this week, I am going to put my money down on a Yeti SB6C frame, but if this was not my pick, the RM Altitude would be in top spot.

+1 on this one. Check the fox website for the recalls. Some forks have been recalled for CSU replacement due to an issue with the steerertube and crown bonding, or something like that. Had my CSU replaced by Fox. Just something to check. It may or may not be.

Ja it is expensive, but exclusive. That price is for the model with the Enve Wheels which I think is a bit mal. Frame only and build it your way

There is one in black for you too

Dis mooier as al die ander goed waaroor julle stry. Splinternuut, Yeti AS-Rc

I fit an angled headset and a set of ZTR Archex hoops on my similar Giant and it transformed the bike. I made the head angle 1 degree slacker, and in hindsight should have gone 1.5 to make it 70 degree. On the other hand of you are itching for a new bike, go buy a Cannondale and enjoy it.