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Titan hades SE 20.

Isopropyl is readily available at hardware shops. I buy a big can of wurth disc brake cleaner. Also doubles as a flame thrower for those knopiespinnekop corner nests in my garage. (metal door and brick surfaces only.). Cleaning pots and pans of wax is best done at 100deg celcius with the addition of sunlight liquid. Make wax slabs/discs first to save on candles for round two.

Literally remove your chain and dunk in heated molten candle wax. Penetrates the rollers etc. Apparently works well. Remember to discard the molten dirty wax in hot liquid form down the kitchen sink. This is important.

That's it!

Not sure if mine is Gen 2. Currently riding 38t on it though. No issues. (I have the orange/blue/grey str frame.)

I like that LOOK hardtail frame. The fork is interesting enough. Whish they made it Clydesdale rated. Not a bad fork for commuter/light gravel.

This week feels promising!

Think nic or someone from the hub did a review on the trail version a few years back. Some drawbacks. Some strengths. No deal breakers.

Everytime I watch Cape Epic I'm pleasantly surprised about their ability represent both the male and female racing in such a way that one doesn't detract from the other. This year the ladies racing had been so intense to watch. Daai Amy is hardcore.

Pretty cool bike then. If I was lighter I'd love to try those lauf forks. The frame is a real eye-catcher.

I think it's fair use of the forum to come ask public opinion on value. Whish we stil had ad comments. I wouldn't buy a carbon HT second hand for various reasons. Some anecdotally supported. But if light stiff hardtail for munga/k2c/361 etc is what you're looking for. 35k isn't bad all in. Given the components and frame are in good condition.

Pretty nice hardtail. R35K is within the ballpark

Not a bad price for an e-bike with a solid warrantee. Any issues in the interim? Spec wise etc? Keep us posted.

Yup. Have the 11-50 deore groupo on my otherwise premium bike at the moment. Maybe non cable derailer for me one day.

All I read was even cheaper 1x11 components in the near future. I\'m more than happy to scavenge perfectly working parts off those who want to ride the \"best\".

Honestly. Id only consider an ebike for commuting if I was staying more than 30km from work, Even then I'd probably see it as free training hours. I commute 15kmx2 daily. Usually don't arrive too sweaty at work. The last bit of the route I put in minimal effort and use it as a cool down period. If it is hot and humid and I arrive drenched, I just use a basin-wetcloth-bodywash-wetcloth-drytowel-roll-on technique. Fresher than before the ride. Takes 5-10min. Sub 10km commutes are almost always faster than traffic anyways. Make sure your bike is tubeless and insured. Carry lekker pepper spray on your shoulder strap. If it rains a little, get fenders and a jacket/backpack cover. Otherwise catch a lift/uber.

Such a lekker ride. Weather was too perfect. Enjoyed the cool ocean breeze. Met and chatted to plenty of people along the way. The chirpiest were the tandem people. Keen to get my wife to ride along one day. One thing that did annoy me: 99% of the ebikers were courteous in not riding too differently when the group was chilling on the up hills at sub ebike limiter speeds.... Then out of nowhere! A chump or chumpette would shout "ON YOUR RIGHT!!!" coming past an already congested climb road and expecting everyone to just respect the lithium king. Definitely embarrassed the ebikers chilling with us in the bunch. We'd invariably catch them on the flats and downs, then again later... the same person.. ."ON YOUR RIGHT!!" causing the whole group to swerve/re-adjust again. It's fine if you are unseeded and putting in actual inspirational blood and sweat effort under your own power. At least you'd think twice about rushing a group and losing all that effort for nothing if we don't move in time. You're not proving anything by rushing groups on climbs with your ebike. If anything, you're just missing out the amazing scenery and annoying the sh#t out of us ATP fueled mortals. Besides that minor recurrent annoyance. It was a superb 11/10 spectacular day. Have the jersey tan and post argus downness to show for it.

Oof. Was about to contact them re- some of their helmets... Now I'm not so sure. Keep us posted.

@Furbzyou raise an excellent point here. You may be utterly and completely outwitted/overpowered despite your most vigilant/prepared attempts. I guess one has to be aware that these guys may want to use what you have on you... On you. And those "smart triggers" never really demonstrated reliability. Sigh. Complete compliance is certainly wise in a case like that. Thanks for sharing and sorry that you had to experience that.

The bad smell is caused by mold/bacteria breaking down dead skin/sweat/skin oils. The moist environment creates a lovely habitat for them. You can't change the fact that your shoes will contain the ingredients for this. You can however eradicate the bugs from time to time. I use rubbing alcohol with hibitane (pink alcohol hand sanitiser used in hospitals.). When my commuter shoes start giving that pong, I take out the insoles, flip the tongue outward and spray the shoe/insole thoroughly and leave it to dry. Note, some alcohols may weaken the glue in your shoes. So keep that in mind. You only want the solution to penetrate the superficial shoe/tongue liner.

@Shebeen Jip. I'm up to date and very sure of my draw and shot placement. Spend time at the range regularly working with from compromised scenarios etc. Had I been less prepared I would have potentially escalated the situation. On this particular day I just didn't feel like lethal force was necessary. He was always a bike length from me (what I used to create space). My main question was what everyone's tactics were between complete surrender and lethal force. From what @Jewbaccawrote I drew the most value. Answers 1-3 is to pacify the situation and hand over the belongings. Once your life becomes in danger... Best be able to protect oneself. In this case I think pepper spray fits the bill nicely for up close and personal. Open carry viable. Creates a gap to run/ride for the hills. Certainly not trying to apply evolutionary pressure to bike jacker armament evolution by protecting myself. I don't buy into that theory anyways. It's not like they have done form of bikejacker hivemind. Contrary to that theory, do we really want to be seen as the Mr D of vulnerable victims? Maybe if every few cyclist were able to deliver some horrible retort, we'd become less desirable targets? Anyways. In summary. Wees wakker. Ry regte plekke. Pepper spray op jou skouer. Gee die bike as hy met 'n mes/gun/vrinne vra. Goeie korttermyn all risk insurance. Leer om te hardloop met cleats aan. Don't count on cops/security guards and other civilians. Jy is op jou eie vir daai 10-30s.

Haha! Novel use of ChatGPT for sure! Not a bad answer at all. I opted for the Byrna as it is one that doesn't require two hands to start shooting. I carry it in a chest pack (cerberus tac) with the one size zipped down for right hand access. Loaded with nylon and pepper alternating. Have commuted now a few times without drawing any attention and its a neat way to keep my phone close by. The Tippman Tipx is too big and heavy. The Umarex HDR/HDP require a firm tap on the base to puncture the C02. The rest are rather expensive. Have a look on dye-hard website. It certainly wont replace a real firearm, but from what I've seen in the area, anything more than an mild inconvenience for these attackers who want to make a quick buck without a scene is enough of a deterrent. Once he/they realize its an overpowered BB pistol you need to be GONE...or armed with something more substantial. I'll choose the "GONE" route as I'm too pretty and soft for prison. For close-up surprises like this one, I now have Sabre Red pepper spray (flip top version) velcro'd to left backpack strap. Anyways. Bike shopping. Looking forward to reading everyone's "paraat" ideas.

Reviving an old thread. The other day, as some of you may know, I was bike-jacked at knife point (insured bike). From the moment the guy appeared to be up to no good to the point at which I could have reacted was about 3s. I have a decent first shot on target time when I carry (standing-appendix carry). That being said. So many factors come to mind in odd situations like this. Mainly the attackers intent (theft primarily), the backstop (traffic/civilians) and legal repercussions (likely jail time if I could not prove my life was in danger or I injured anyone in the process). Reaction time more like 5s then. I feel having a situation ender (firearm) readily available is important in situations where we are met with dangerous assailants. I just feel that there should be something in between "f#**#f" and ruining two people's lives. Thats why I am opting for a less lethal (pepper/nylon ball launcher) option as my primary response from now on. For when I'm not convinced I'm getting stabbed/chopped or have some distance. That being said, is giving the bike away and not escalating the situation not a better approach in general? I'd like to hear from you all what your approach is to the armed robber. Note, not panga swinging cray-cray man. That's obvious. Do you, like myself, completely appease his majesty, or do you have a few tricks up your sleeve to increase chances of bike retention at the potential cost of escalating the situation? Yours truly. A guy second guessing giving his bike away.

Stolen: Silverback Siablo 2019 When: 10/02/2023Where: Klipkop, Cape Town, Western CapeRapide handlebar and saddle.Get further details about the incident in the Stolen Bikes section.

Get some of the basic lake model shoes. You won't go back.