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black sam! black sam!

jip... I went for an Anthem but Sprada is a good option as well. OP looks interested in 650B though and Sprada only comes in 29er (I think...)

welcome! at that budget you are best off looking in the Classifieds - I see there are a lot of options in your price range at the moment for 26 and 29ers, DS and hardtail. I'm not going to deliberate which wheel is bets as I have fun on both... For your height you are probably looking at a Large but some frames could come in at a medium (depends on manufacturer). Go look/play around in a bike shop to see what feels right, as well as looks right (don't underestimate looks) and then look for something similar in the classifieds. Some LBS owners probably going to rip me apart now for making that comment...

questions asked on a different fred... there are a few going re this topic

Hey Anthony - what is the final dry film thickness or are there options to choose from?

okay, but will it be technical?!? jokes aside; thanks to guys like you that we get to have some fun from time to time, and ride something different from our usual training rides. thanks and keep up the good work!

good luck with the sale

I'm not going to beg to differ - I just flat out disagree. How did you pressurise a shock to double it's max? That means 600psi... and you still manage to bottom it out!? In the parking lot!? If you manage to do that then you should clearly not be looking at a 100mm travel bike. Second: not good for people over 85kg? I am 6'2" and 110kg - Anthem handles me quite well actually and the rear shock is not near maximum - sure I don't so DH kind of riding but some heavy trail and the occasional jump is very normal. Martin H and Canerat adequately addressed the other points of disagreement...

Don't know the difference but the Shimano Tech Docs site is pretty cool http://techdocs.shimano.com/techdocs/blevel.jsp;jsessionid=rQ7dT1TQ2GNZBrYJNqN7Kcdw1q2cws80fnpQLDGd7Ftn46GhQ2k2!-1855925006?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302051947&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=1408474395181679&bmUID=krKBs5u give it a try.

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hehehee.... also looks like my frustration made it onto the screen!

Good choice, welcome to the club and many happy kms! Now that you mention it - the bike is very quite - I also noticed it on my first ride yet never gave it another thought... any case; enjoy the bike! MY ENTER BUTTON IS NOT WORKING SO CANNOT START A NEW PARAGRAPH!!! MY EFREFERE MYE ENTMMM

wishing you many happy kms!

ah yes... I do love that section

or that she's a hubber...

get one of these and you can counter steer aaaaaallll day long

There are still a few stalls left, but not in the old usual spot! If you walk from The Zone past Anat on your right, turn right before going into the mall, 10 or 15 metres further and there are some stalls on the left. Ahmed the watchmaker sits there.

took me about 0.253 seconds that one

In Rosebank African craft market there is a really good watchmaker - think his name is Ahmed, but if you ask anyone for the watchmaker they'll point you to him. Even the jewellers in Rosebank Mall told me to go to him when I recently had to get the battery in my Seiko replaced. He's got a plethora of batteries...

did you mean to type that in comic sans?

should I post an answer with a disclaimer? I think it generally depends which sections you ride and at what time of day, but to be safe, and here is where my disclaimer comes in; no.

Love my Anthem... Can't say it's better than the Scott cause I haven't been on a Scott - just sharing my thoughts on the Giant. Anthem transformed my riding drastically in a very short period. It's not always about the bike, but sometimes it is about the bike... Looking at specs it's a difficult choice. My advice: go with your heart dude. Last thing you want to do is go for one and regret it every time you see the other.

Good job! I hope you put the geo cache back where you found it... or you can have a chuckle every time you ride past and notice would-be-treasure-hunters digging holes, climbing trees and ripping at vegetation.

Congrats Gregg!

yep, agree with you there. they should have a different category though for people that don't show - DNS (did not start/show). DNF's should really only be those that register a start through the scanning system but not a finish. To the OP: hope you get your time sorted!