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  1. NicoBoshoff
    About that seatpost height...
  2. NicoBoshoff
    No man.
  3. NicoBoshoff
    It's called Late Harvest. Then working back towards PAARL is Klippies and Coke, Richelieu, Antonio's and Needles
  4. NicoBoshoff
    Droppers are convenient. Clutch RD's keep you safe. But yes, Droppers have revolutionised AM riding indeed.
  5. NicoBoshoff
    Bennet is going to install proper drainage on the race line and where the other lines clearly suffer (although the race line is the only one with massive drainage problems). All the lines will also be cleaned again i.e. overgrowth etc. I've instructed him not to build on the race line because I've gotten too much grief from racers about touching that track, so he'll just ensure there aren't ruts that develop where they obviously shouldn't e.g. in the run in to the road gap. The bottom berms will also obviously be patched up. Then the other lines will have old features rebuilt and fixed - the road gap on the middle line, the big catch berm following the ski jump, the double next to the race line (for practising gap jumps). If there's some time left on his contract he will re-open the old line that had the little step up onto the granite rock. Even if just to open it for future building endeavours. There's a lot of bushwhacking to be done.
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    Don't worry, we're busy with plans to make 160mm travel worth it in Paarl Some old big features are going to make a comeback soon. Plus I see Picardie now has a nice XCO loop / in progress with some nasty drops and off camber corners and steeps (and by I see I mean I accidently dropped in and rode it...)
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    I've spent some time now on a 2012 Trance X whilst waiting for my fork issues to be remedied. Few comments on the #enduro driven bike advancements since then: - Bikes now aren't (in my opinion) more fun; - Geometry changes to slacker and lower have opened up technical riding to more people I reckon (i.e. they've made riding your bike a bit less hairy) - The most important technological advancements in the last 3 years have to be clutch derailleurs and n/w chainrings; - MOAR Suspension travel is a bit overrated, in South Africa at least.
  8. NicoBoshoff
    BTW, any clue what those hipster "Handgemaakde" rims cost?
  9. NicoBoshoff
    Hahahahahahahahahaha...you're funny.
  10. NicoBoshoff
    Must say that Kona 153 for R48k on Diald is bloody lekker value. Bit portly, but it's a lot of bike. Anyways, I may have an alternative solution to my problem which will see me on the Stumpy a bit longer and then save for the inevitable old stock bargain when 2017 ranges launch and people get gut punched by the ZAR
  11. NicoBoshoff
    Yeah of course an option, but that limits me to 29'er and I'm on the verge of taking a shotgun to my X-fusion fork, so it'd have to be frame and fork, which is a lot already.
  12. NicoBoshoff
    I'd keep my current XT brakes and drive train. Stumpy's Revelation is a turnoff tbh.
  13. NicoBoshoff
    Ja those are options if available. Just starting my research.
  14. NicoBoshoff
    Myles, what Reign did you end up getting? Seeing as everything is f***ed of late, I reckon Giant is the only viable option when it comes to new bikes. Barely. Waiting on prices for Trance and Reign and have an affordable option on a new 2015 Trance Advanced 2, but I don't want to rush. The Reign does however tickle my fancy as a "one bike" bike with which I can race the odd Enduro Class DH and Enduro's and even take to Europe (in 2050 when the ZAR settles down).
  15. NicoBoshoff
    Go home, you're drunk.
  16. NicoBoshoff
    Little mini-goggles or hashtags...
  17. NicoBoshoff
    There once was a time when R25k would have opened a magical wonderland of second hand options to you. Only once though. And it was a very long time ago.
  18. NicoBoshoff
    Quite a lot of fiddling with that new steed Mr. Dobinson...
  19. NicoBoshoff
    Such a hot bike. Pity the frame alone is more than what I'd ever be willing to pay for a full bike.
  20. NicoBoshoff
    Jis, maar di's darem nie mooi nie...
  21. NicoBoshoff
    Well, at $27 the shifter is hardly where you'll be saving a ton (I estimate a R200 - R300 saving, which is probably not worth the hassle vs getting a new, warranteed part and selling your old bit for a hundy).
  22. NicoBoshoff
    If only they had lighter, more expensive options. Alas...
  23. NicoBoshoff
    Nobody wants / needs lawyers Maybe time to retrain as a plumber.
  24. NicoBoshoff
    Oh look, a penny!
  25. NicoBoshoff
    Ja look, I'll gladly ride a bike with deore drivetrain and a cheapish wheelset if they can just get the suspension right. A Pike RC or new 34. Imagine they partner with Rapidé for components and rims...
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