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  1. I saw an aluminium one on Facebook Marketplace (Cape Town) that has Zipp carbon wheels, going for R 5000.00. Given the price for such a spec, it seems...stolen.
  2. The current steel road bike runs a 7 speed cassette on its old wheels. The new wheels I am considering have a 10 speed shimano hub. Will the cassette fit onto the new wheels? Thank you.
  3. I have a single-speed bicycle that I love very much. However, I have noticed that the flange nuts on the horizontal dropouts might be eating away at the frame. Can I use track-bike nuts instead? It is an irrational fear of mine that the rear wheels will slip out of the horizontal dropouts during a descent. Furthermore, I am having trouble acquiring these. I can't seem to find any online. Do you think that a local bike store would have these? Please recommend where I can purchase them.
  4. Maybe Nino (N1N0 ?!?!) will trade in his new Scott Spark (Bold Cycle ?!?!) for one of these machines?
  5. These tyres sound amazing. Sounds like something they stole from Space X or NASA. The frame is also "shocking" proof for those that fancy riding in areas littered with live electric wires or that enjoy afternoon rides in lightning storms.
  6. What are your thoughts on this new bike brand? I came across it via one of the Bike-hub side-panel adverts. I was not quite aware that there might exist a demand for such bikes...does there though? Check out the link: https://bike.sunamite.co.za/ More specifically: https://bike.sunamite.co.za/shop/product/fatbike-26-21-speeds-black-10#attr= P.S. they claim the bikes to weigh in at 16 kg. However, having briefly taken a Fat Cat Rapid Comp (a re branded Mongoose Dolomite) which weighed in at 27 kg I am sceptical about this figure.
  7. Its one of those flip hubs where you can out a fixed track cog on the one side and a freewheel cog on the other. In very rare cases, I have seen 22 teeth be the largest.
  8. Thank you very much for all the replies. It is much appreciated. I think the general consensus is that a 20-46 gear setup for a road bike should be adequate in dealing with road climbs. So I am going to definitely try out the bike as is once the brakes get put on. Hopefully, I can provide feedback from there on and determine if a smaller gear is perhaps required. It would seem like road bikes are very efficient compared to mountain bikes.
  9. Hello I have recently purchased a single speed road bike. It needs a front and rear brake installed so I have not taken it for a spin yet. Furthermore, I have never actually tried riding a road bike as I have always used a mountain bike on the roads. So I would like to take this opportunity to discuss the gearing ratio. I have a 20-34 on my mountain bike but I am not sure if things are very different when it comes to a road bike. I mostly ride from Gordons Bay to Betty's Bay (see https://www.strava.com/routes/2128040) as well as up to Steebras Dam (see https://www.strava.com/segments/up-steenbras-8728665). The road bike currently has a 20-46 ratio. I personally think that this ratio is too big. However, it is only speculation. Please recommend a gear ratio that you think would work. I would like to maintain cadence between 65 and 115 rpm. I prefer higher cadence over slower (I think that is a general consensus though). I will have to change the chain-ring as rear free-hubs seem to only go up to 20 teeth. The road bike uses a 110 bcd five bolt crank. I have seen these on Amazon (see https://www.amazon.com/Origin8-BMX-Singlespeed-Fixie-Chainring/dp/B003J7ZP9W/ref=pd_ybh_a_3?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=WXTHEMHNPHP9AW2GQ6X7). There is not perhaps chainrings that I can pruchase locally as Amazon shipping takes long with COVID etc. Thank you for your time.
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