[BLACK FRIDAY 2023]

We have a Summersale till end November on Kalas Premium Sportswear, everything in stock on our webstore less 40%.

https://customwear.co.za/

Promo Coupon - KALASSUMMERSALE23

We will also be clearing stock from our workshop, if you keen to see a list of the items send me a message or email ruan@africanmtbteam.com

[Power meter on MTB?]

13 hours ago, Jacques Joubert WC said:

Any thoughts on the Sigeyi power meters?

Have a look on www.sigeyi.co.za.

The are supported locally with 2 year warranty, they are used by two professional MTB teams (PYGA Euro Steel & Insect Science)

They are reliable, lightweight and also gives you duel-sided power measurement.

[[Event] Load SA Cup Series XCO #1 (Subaru Cape Town WC XCO Series #2)]

Some action shots from our team at the race:

 

 

[Your Enduro ride]

And so another build starts...

 

 

 

 

[Rocky Mountain Demo Day - Pretoria]

Tool-Up Cycles will be running a Rocky Mountain Demo Day at Wolwespruit Trail Park on 13&14 September. :clap:

 

A range of Rocky Mountain bikes will be available to test ride for riders to feel the true meaning behind a well designed dual suspension, and their amazing trail bikes. Please contact us to book out bikes to ensure we have sizing and the bike available.

 

Facebook event link - https://www.facebook...4089119/?ref=22

 

ruan@tool-upcycles.co.za

andre@tool-upcycles.co.za

 

www.wolwespruit.co.za

www.bikes.com

[Where has your bike taken you today?]

details on the bike pllleeeeeeaaaaasssssseeee

 

just fit mountainbike wheels to a road frame ?

 

Jip Surly Cross Check cyclocross frameset, fatties fit fine they say...

 

Ultegra tubeless road wheelset

Spez fastrack 2.0 front (fits perfectly)

Kenda Kozmik 2.0 rear (Looking for a 1.8 as that would work better)

38t NW raceface ring

11-36 cassette

Ultegra 10spd sti's

Saint 9spd Short cage rear der.

Salsa bars

Avid shorty canti brakes

[Where has your bike taken you today?]

Lovely morning to ride to work..

 

[Would you buy a set of these?]

http://www.kcnc.com..../mtbbrakes2.htm

 

Lightless? HAHAHA

 

[Tool-Up Cycles - Centurion/Midstream - RAVE]

You got offered beer?!? Hmmm... I think we should meet up sometime. Not so much for the blackmail for free servicing arrangement... but... Blackmailing for free beer which in turn will lead to more pictures and then some more blackmailing and beer and so on and so on....

 

Jip and you owe Andre beer for that Lezyne bracket

 

I like how you think!

 

Here's a pre-blackmail pic…

 

Not saying who is who in this pic, but apparently the dude in the middle is a well-known cyclist…

 

Pre-blackmail?! No need for that, just drop in and the fridge will help you.

 

Epic evening that, if I recall correctly we where father and son at some stage..

 

[Tool Up Cycles - Awesome Service]

Ruan is one of the nicest people I have met in the bike industry!

 

haha.. was good catching up in Maritzburg. Crazy times!!!

[BB30 & Shimano XT Hollow Tech II Crank]

You get two different types of "BB30" frames,

 

1. Pressfit BB30

(This type of frame uses a plastic cup with 2 BB30 bearings inside and this whole thing presses into the frame) pic below.

 

For this type of frame you can get a Sram BSA adapter to run a normal threaded Sram gxp BB or a shimano hollowtech BB as shown below,

 

You also get a Raceface Pressfit 30 to X-type adapter to run raceface or shimano hollowtech cranks

 

http://www.raceface.com/components/bottom-brackets/bottom-brackets/pfbb30-x-type-adapter/

 

 

2. BB30 only (No pressfit before the name)

(This is where the bearings fit straight into the frame) as show below,

 

For this type of frame you get a different type of adapter called a BB30 to X-type adapter to run raceface or shimano hollowtech cranks

 

http://www.raceface.com/components/bottom-brackets/bottom-brackets/bb30-x-type-adapter/

[Mankele Avalanche (trail riding]

Can't wait for the weekend to arrive!

 

Yeah, hope those Formulas work leke, you gonna need it this weekend!!!

 

maybe I should make that Flatline a "demo" bike

[Mankele Avalanche (trail riding]

Cannot wait for this event!!!

 

I'm gonna party like a rock star, hit a bunch of single tracks

Wake up late in a tented room

Throw my bike down the mountain, smoke a bunch of lycra pants

Anything to get my mind on dirt.

Find a telephone pole to wrap around my bike,

And party like a rock star.

[Midstream Estates]

Yeah Tool-Up cycles is a leke place

[2013 Freedom Challenge Updates]

Thanks again tubed! l love this thread...

 

My money is on Christo "the dark horse" van den Heever...

 

Found a cool file containing all the info and race times etc, cool to see the Rate of Travel % of each rider...

 

https://www.dropbox....ogress2013.xlsx

[2013 Freedom Challenge Updates]

 

 

 

 

Awesome thread!!!

 

@TUBED Do you perhaps have a link to the place where I can trace some riders? Was on it once but struggling to find it again on the site..

[Your Enduro ride]

Yeah they nice. I got a element and mate of mine got a slayer. Very nice!

 

We must do a Rocky Mountain Ride... Heard rumors of the cablecar in harties putting on bike hooks?!

[Your Enduro ride]

Rockyruan, do you work for hullabaloo??

 

Nope. I love their brands though...

[Your Enduro ride]

Here is my setup...

 

Rocky Mountain Element 50

 

Waiting for :X-Fusion velvet 650b 140-160mm fork, csix chainguide (for1x10setup), dropper seatpost and proper tyres.

 

5" travel F&R

Raceface turbine 70mm stem

Raceface SixC Carbon DH bar 785mm

Raceface turbine crank

Arch EX 650b rims

10mm Zee thru axle rear

 

[RIP Burry Stander]

I am shaking as I sit here!!! Sad sad day....

 

RIP brother...

[Stolen Rocky Mountain 29er]

Ya its *** but one of those things I suppose... Not a nice way to end a super holiday though!

 

Parts came of a Silverback Vida 1 and I put the wheels on at a later stage.

[Stolen Rocky Mountain 29er]

My Rocky Mountain Soul 29er was stolen last night in Somerset West. Cottage Garden, Somerset Street.

 

Full XT group, fox fork and syncros wheels.

 

One of a kind as I custom built it with those parts, I cannot post a pic from my phone but can I perhaps email it to someone and they can add it?

 

My email is ruan.lochner@gmail.com

[Bicycle Safety Facebook group.]

Im not on facebook but my Rocky Mountain Soul 29er was stolen last night in Somerset West. Full XT group, fox fork and syncros wheels. Can anybody perhaps post it there for me?

[Which 29er to buy??????]

http://www.bikes.com/

 

Nuff said...

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