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Awesome. Well done everyone! I will definitely join some of the Afri Ski events next year!

I am glad you also love yours, I am a die hard fan now. I agree the bike requires a bit more effort to get the front up, but that central position is responsible for the excellent handling. It definitely feels like you are riding in the bike and not on it. I do feel like my bb height raised a bit with the bigger wheels, so I might change to the low setting. I first want to test the bike on one of our most rocky local trails, the slightly higher bb might be a blessing. Cheers Edit: Oh and the wider rims are one of the best upgrades I have ever made. I also had 21mm internal rims before.

Yo Hairy Thanks man, how are you liking yours? The most noticeable difference between my Stumpy and the Spitty was how the Spitty loves to corner. It just loves to lean and rip. Now with my new wheels, I cannot get the bike to slide like it did previously. Now I experience serious g-forces when cornering. Sometimes I feel like I am going to pass out, like what happens to astronauts in a centrifuge.

I converted from 26" to 650B last week. I bought a pair of e*13 trs+ rims from The Trailhead, with 28mm internal width. I paired the rims with a Vigilante 2.3 up front and Trail Boss 2.4 Tough casing in the rear. The tires were quite a biatch to get on the rims and the Trail Boss with the Tough casing was very difficult to seat with a floor pump, but I managed. The combination is great, I rode a 50kms race on Saturday to test them out and was fully amazed. Rollover was great, rolling resistance acceptable, grip was insane, wider rims providing much more support, and with the lower pressures much more forgiving. Thanks to The Trailhead for the bitchin' rims and Dubbelbuys for the sweet deal on the tires (I haven't even paid him yet).

Hi Fleming I have a Sunrace 11-42, 10 speed cassette and use it with a SRAM X9 medium cage mech. It works flawlessly, and the quality is very good. Do not worry it will work with you SRAM/Shimano mech, it may just need a bit of tuning to get it perfect.

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I like that Firebird very much.........I like bikes with the word "fire" in the name......don't know why.

Hot Dang! That black n blue looks super hot. Banshees just look so purposeful, you know they want to go flat out. No bullsh!t.....

I only found this thread today, so here is my contribution.

I am glad to hear that! My Gf and I will be staying near Sedgefield for 10 days in December. I chose this area to be close to GRTP, I have to experience it! Can't wait!

This is pretty bloody special, check out the video in the article!!!!!! http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p6pb13616313/p5pb13616313.jpg http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p6pb13616330/p5pb13616330.jpg http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p6pb13616358/p5pb13616358.jpg http://www.pinkbike.com/news/trail-hunter-jamaica-2016.html

I had to get some new goodies for my Spitty and her "proprietary everything" e*13 crankset. Got everything from bikecomponents.de for less than all the other big online stores. Arrived within a week or so..... Hopefully no more chain drops....... Stoked

This is seriously insane! I love it!!! GRTP FTW!!!

Dang expensive plumbing, but I get what you're saying.

Hehehe I kinda like the industrial look........

3D printed titanium and carbon......... http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p5pb13539325/p5pb13539325.jpg http://www.pinkbike.com/news/robot-bike-co-r160-first-look-2016.html and not even that expensive.

Thanks Uni I would like to add some stoke

Uuuhmmm............yeah..... Ri-fckin-DONK!

Hehehe I am sure there would have been, I totally missed out on looking for bonsai material. There are an abundance of rare and exotic trees to be found. Next time I will defs poach some seeds.

We spent 5 days in the New England/Wartrail area, truly soul cleansing experience. We even found this Banshee in the wild, what a specimen.... Me with the Banshee tamed enough to ride, we had the best time.... Magical snow on Saturday My love of my life crossing a beautiful bridge My body is at work today, but my mind is still free in the highlands.........

Thanx Uni, I wish I could ride this weekend but I am as sick as a dawg. Happy trails all the healthy Hubbers!

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I can help you test those babies in the dry rocky Free State so that you have a good comprehensive review to report. I will organise the collection, no worries.