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The bike that fits best! Reach, standing height etc. are most important. Components can be added when needed. The wrong fitting bike is an expensive lesson to learn.

Nail. Hammer. The fact that is selectively overlooked when comparing crime in SA to 1st world countries.

Howdy, Karkloof in the KZN Midlands is a great riding spot. Plenty trails through the forests and pretty well marked too.

We established, after the fact, that my Fiancèes Physiotherapist, at the time an anti COVID libtard, affected her after a torture session. Said physio was a super spreader and went on to infect family, friends and colleagues. Fiancèe recovered after a bout of persistent coughing and the usual fever, fatigue, loss of taste / smell etc. I ended up in Hospital for 6 days. Thankfully not ICU but in a secluded ward with a breathing support through my nostrils (not intubated or ventilator). This was mid November and I've just started getting back into the fitness routine. As they say...the struggle was real.

Ok, I'm not to concerned with weight and want avoid punctures...run Schwalbe Magic Mary 2.6 Soft upfront and Hans Dampf 2.35 rear for general riding. For shuttle days Magic Mary and Assegai. Problem with Schwalbe is that they're a bugger to get hold of. Maxxis DHF or Ardent and Aggressor combo can work (Exo / DD and all those acronyms)

Looked into this. It was more beneficial upgrading to bulkier tyres (with supportive side casing) instead of using wafer thin tyres plus an insert to protect the rim to get the same result.

"5 year crash replacement 5 year warranty" Pretty damn amazing! I can vouch for to JB03 hub - brilliant!

Anything other than "what do you mean?"

Nothing like asking a loud hub rider "how's the engagement on that hub?". Easiest way to tell apart a follower from a trail shredder

+1(000 000) for summit!

Just put an order in for these babies. Price and quality are sublime. The high engagement hub is brilliant and easy to maintain!

The problem with expensive gear is that they're destroyed, by a fall or snagged on thorn trees, just as easily as non-expensive gear. Regular scouring of the interwebs and lbs will land you some good kit at a better price. Just takes a little longer.

If the media circus, rightfully or wrongfully, is anything to go by then COVID 19 will have wiped out the planet by the end of the year.

More like "fly to the turd"

Don't confuse modulation with "squishy". Shimano don't modulate; they bite; from Saints to XTR.