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Wow. Thanks so much for all the suggestions. Love this community. While not exactly my question, do appreciate the opinion from @boxerulez. I'm very, very skeptical myself, but so desperate for a solution at this point, that I'm considering it. Went to a few physios, but no joy. Not only that, but received such contradictory advice from the folks whose CV's suggested they are the best in the business. As en example- one told me to ONLY stretch one side to fix the asymmetry. Another told me to ALWAYS stretch both sides and the correction will come. One said to focus on weight training, such as deadlifts, the next told my deadlifts will exacerbate my problems and that they should specifically be avoided. Both of these were leaders in the field and have worked with national teams. So I'm banging my head in frustration at this point. Perhaps to rephrase the question- has anyone every experience such asymmetries and discomfort on the bike and what has worked or not worked? Look forward to your insights!

Hi Hubbers, Looking to see if anyone has some good experience with a medical professional in Gauteng who has helped with alignments issues on the bike. Not a bike fitter, but someone who can work on the body itself. I've been struggling to get symmetrical and comfortable on the bike, and somehow always feel "twisted", for the lack of a better term. Somehow feels like I can't reach both hoods equally and as if my legs are not doing the same thing. I've been to a physio before, but did not get any improvements after doing the work. I have a suspicion that you need someone with a better understanding of the human-bike interface. Any one else struggle to feel like their sitting straight on the bike, or am I indeed uniquely screwed up here? Thanks for the recommendations!

A bit late now, but could I please ask for your recommendation? I am in Pretoria, and have been looking for someone knowledgeable for the longest time!

Most likely, yes. At least form my experience, I have the exact same size in MTB, road, TT and gravel.

Looks like SK's for the win. Will pick up a set and give some feedback on how thy held up. Thanks guys

Thanks for the input!

Thanks for the valuable insights. Reliability is the name of the game, I agree. What did you end up switching to?

I am taking on the Cross Cape route on my Specialized Diverge gravel bike soon. The tyre choice is between the 38mm Panaracer Gravelking SK (small knobs) or the regular Gravelking (light file tread). I am not very familiar with the route, but suspect the faster rolling, regular GK will be the better weapon, considering we probably don't have too many hectic switchback descents in our part of the world. Also, I know some long sections will just be tarmac. Am I being a naïve moron? Any hubbers with some experience with these tyres and the area? Are the regular GK untameable on the dirt? I am a bit of a roadie, and would hate to drag any unnecessary tread along if not necessary. I'm a bit hasty like that. Looking forward to the discussion!

Thanks for the comment. I must admit, I haven't put a ton of miles on them yet. Planning a big week of bikepacking next week, so might be worth doing some more research first. Anyone else having puncture issues?

Rolling some on my Diverge. Roll incredibly well on the road, and the volume mean you can throw a lot of horror at them on the gravel. Cannot fault them thus farr

Rode into Klapperkop on Sunday afternoon, only to be met by a speeding car with four people. They were desperately shouting for help as all their phones had been stolen. One lady had a bloody face, one had been stabbed and the two guys were just beaten. So yes, this happened at around noon, so after dark is not the only issue. Let's rather just stay out of there. It's not worth our lives Stay safe guys

Nice! Good luck guys

"Any amount of doubt in your coach will nullify any potential benefit." Is that not a very bold thing to say?

I am a road triathlete looking to expand to some offroad races with a budget of R10 000. I am currently deciding between a Merida Big Nine TFS900 or the specialised carve comp 29er (these are a little over 10k though). Which do you think will be the superior bike to race on, in terms of quality, durability and just speed. thanks for your help!