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8 minutes ago, MORNE said:thats why everyone needs a frame with sliding dropouts. when parts are too expensive and the going gets tough...make it (and yourself) more tougherer... and single speed it haha
haha...you can buy a rapide tigre frame and deore gears for the price of premium groupset
aaah no more gravel bikes pissing stans everywhere..😅
Yep those race kings are fast and last forever, on 30id rims they have nice grip on the front, second choice will be spez renegade control 2.25 T5 front and back and about R900 each
Always buy one size smaller frame, just get a longer stem, you never know when you have to pull a supertuck for the win and find out your ass doesnt fit between the toptube and the saddle...😅
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Hi, i had the same problem a couple of years ago with my reacto, the only solution was replacing rear brake, I just cant remeber the which brake had clearance and you have to get it from bike24, ended up buying a powertap wheel, do some googling, sorry thats all I got
My front tyre also got around 4500km, still some life left, rear got a sidewall cut after 200km, did not replace as they are too tight to fix alongside the road, a tube will never go in
On my way to bonniedale about 5km before there was a medical stop point. We stopped there , I needed something for the headache, they took a bit too long and I decided to head on and get something at bonniedale as my headache was only a problem on the downhills. Grabbed my bike and went downhill, after about 50m I looked down at my garmin only to realize its not my bike...hahaha, had to go back, we had quite a laugh about it
Yup, we didn't finish, stopped at bonniedale, it was just too hot to continue, it was 30 in the starting pen, max 48 in the kloof, no wind. People were laying next to the road not able to continue, lots pulled out at waterpoint 1 and 2 and bonniedale was about 60, congrats to the finishers, don't know how you did it
6 minutes ago, JJ said:Are we allowed to receive bottles from family at the spectator points?
Is spectators allowed at the waterpoint like pre covid. If your not a pro you can receive bottles anyware you like, and yes if there is spectators allowed you can get bottles from them at the points. If they are not allowed they can just hand it to you before the waterpoint in the road.
What worked for me and everybody is different,
32gi endure works well for zone1 and 2, kick start by taking in at least 30g of carbs in the first 20min to kick start the metabolism and then just sip on it while riding, after 6 monts you will be riding 4 hours with just 1 bottle and water and burning fat all the way.
yep its off like a prom dress...rode the poort last weekend and its in great shape, such a pity
where in SA can sidi's be purchased?
Isnt that a old 104bcd xt crank
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Bought lots off stuff from rapide, crank, chainrings, handlebars, tubeless road wheelset ...great products and speedy service..can't go wrong????????
yep...my LBS replaced my bearings on my powertap hub, nothing else you can do basically. If there were any faults on the hubs Bicycle power told me to get a new one anyway.
good luck or buy 4iiii or stages
I just put some rubber bands around my bottles, stop the rattles and keep the bottle in the cage on rough terain
Go for a bike fit, usually your left leg is bit shorter than the right, then it probably wont be an issue and my fitter agreed, i was going the same direction but got a powertap wheel for cheap
It was slippery as hell from we started climbing the KOM and the desent from there to bonidale was like soap. I had race kings front and back. haha...some adventure. Tried for sub 7 but the wind from bonidale was too strong. Ended up doing a 7:18. Just could not see anything anymore from the last waterpoint.
Looks like the rain is more in the afternoon, just going to have to ride harder and finish earlier.. Haha
Rapidé Tigre Hardtail Frame
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quick question to al the rapide riders, I am currently riding xc carbon hardtail which is on its last leg, been looking at the tigre frames, not racing anymore and not doing any events more then 100km. Just riding and having fun, xco's and stuff. Been enjoing the lightness of the carbon, will the extra 2kg on the steel frames be very much noticeable?