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Buy a bike with a well known air fork, forget about the groupset SRAM vs Shimano. The fork is what set those bikes apart ito weight etc... I will look for a entry level bike that is kitted with a SR Suntour Air you can service the Suntour fork, look for a bike with a SR Suntour Raidon fork at least, not the AliExpress forks on some of the bikes mentioned above.

Any advice on a generic cassette that works 100% on SRAM 10-50 groupset? Looking at the KCNC 9-52 cassette, and have read that it is not working 100% with the older SRAM 10-50 groupset, or must it be used with the new SRAM Lunar 10-52 groupset? Any feedback on the issue... Anybody tried the E*thriteen G2 9-50 cassette? What about the SUNRACE XD 10-50 (SunRace CSMZ91X WT5 10-50t) as an option??

WHILE on the case with the GEORGE TRAILS Please read the following: 19 September 2019: Controlled fires planned for Garden Route Dam Area Please note the George Municipality Fire Department will be conducting controlled burns around the Garden Route Dam as part of fuel reduction and veld fire management activities ON FRIDAY 20 September 2019, as per the attached graphic BLOCK 1 & 2. These activities are weather and wind direction dependent and further updates will be put out tomorrow should there be any amendments. The George Municipality assures the public of its ongoing commitment to fire safety management and thank the affected public in advance for their patience during the controlled burn activities above their homes. Issued George Municipality

This article was published by the George Municipality George MunicipalityLike Page July 4DANGER ZONE - URGENT APPEAL TO STAY AWAY FROM DAM AREA Please note the Garden Route Dam and extended surrounding area is currently a no-go zone for safety reasons due to construction and alien vegetation clearing. This is an urgent appeal to all hikers, cyclists and other outdoor enthusiasts to stay clear of all plantation and forest terrain, tracks and roads south of the train tracks above the dam. The work site is much larger than just the area directly adjacent to the dam and is potentially extremely dangerous for people who are not meant to be there. Affected terrain: All terrain above the dam that is south of the train tracks, as well as all terrain east of Meyer Street at the Garden Route Dam entrance including MTO property and area west of NMU campus.Primary affected roads: Heavy vehicle activity on the public roads directly adjacent to the site, including the Meyer Street entrance to the dam and Madiba Drive between Meyer Street and a plantation access road in Madiba Drive (about halfway between Meyer and Nelson Mandela University George Campus). All road users are requested to take extreme care, to not speed or overtake in blind areas. Secondary affected roads: Heavy vehicles will be delivering materials to the site, which will have an impact on Knysna Road, Madiba Drive, Mission and Industrial Roads. Project duration: May 2019 to second quarter of 2020. In addition to heavy vehicles on winding plantation roads and major excavations at the dam wall and above the dam, clearing of alien vegetation right around the dam will mean the presence of dangerous equipment including woodchippers, chain saws and cutters – not to mention falling trees, snakes and other wildlife disturbed by the temporary commotion. Please do not be tempted to ignore signage because it looks like a site is not active. There is a lot that will be happening in areas that may not be obvious and visible, and areas where work is underway may be unstable and should not be entered just because workers or equipment do not seem to be around or are not visible. A special appeal is being made to cyclists to please find routes outside this area and to not take any chances. Heavy vehicles will be using almost all the plantation and forest roads that cyclists frequent. Cyclists speeding down mountain paths run the risk of encountering large vehicles on winding plantation roads and they may not be able to stop or get out of the way in time if they come upon a truck. The area is always considered a high-risk site 24 hours, seven days a week. Ongoing safety risk reviews will be carried out and areas will be opened to public access only if it is considered safe for general access. While every effort will be made to put up signage at as many points of access as possible, the area is not fenced, and the municipality will rely on citizens to help spread the word and to warn and discourage people from accessing the area. Ongoing messaging on several municipal communication channels will also take place.