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I agree, 3d printed mounts tend to fatigue over time from the constant road chatter and taking bigger hits (potholes). This seems to be the consensus from most of the guys I’ve spoken to who have tried them. I am also a fan of 3d printing, it certainly has its place.

The Specialized SWAT mounts are finished! These Garmin Varia mounts are CNC machined and anodised in Cape Town. They are supplied with a durable injection moulded insert. Feel free to DM me if you would like to order one.

🤯impressive! Don't you ever get sick?

This is probably the reason: The weekly maximum goal for at-risk members with certain chronic conditions, health concerns during pregnancy, or members aged 65+ with risk factors is 600 points.

The male garmin under the out front mount is tapped with the same thread and spacing that the female Garmin at the top uses, longer screws sandwich it together. The reason for using the male garmin is to have the same interface as the standard garmin out front mount which was on the Mtb.

very cool, I run pretty much that exact set up on my bike, but a machined version. It's so convenient being able to swap the light between bikes (which is why I did it). When I was prototyping this a couple of years back I also found the 3d printed ears would fatigue over time. Here's a little video, definitely some room for a bit of refinement on the "go pro"side... WhatsApp Video 2023-10-19 at 12.58.24_f1c3c33b.mp4

Forget the mounts, your bikes 😍 Thanks for the great pics!

Thanks! What saddle have you got? Feel free to dm me

Just finished the prototypes 🔥 Hoping to get a few made up next week

Made these Garmin Varia mounts for @Furbz these are for a Bontrager saddle and screw directly into the Bontrager mounting holes. The man was adamant they should be anodized black and what a good decision! Hot off the CNC machine...

I'm pretty sure I saw the missing swingarm in another lot. Maybe Mr front triangle and Mrs swingarm can get together and make something. The thing with these frames though is that they were stripped for a reason. Even if you fork out the +- R15k for the infinity switch and other hardware that's needed for the SB115, will there still be something else wrong? I had a look at that SB115, it has no serial numbers and was resprayed and not very well resprayed, after the respray it had been ridden for a bit and then stripped. Why?

high roller's come in 2.3 and seem to be available locally I used to run the originals front and rear back in the day, loved them

Geez that's some commitment! Another option might be bike 24 with aramex https://www.bike24.com/p2397417.html also going to be a bit pricey though

just did the specialized find in store thing for the slaughter (29x2.3) and action cycles in PE came up and for R300! might be the last one in SA

Is it this one? https://wheelsmfg.com/derailleur-hangers/manufacturers/raleigh/derailleur-hanger-42.html Switchback Sports are the distributor for Wheels Mfg. Your LBS should be able to order for you

I got it from them directly. Pop them a message or give them a call 🤙

I fully agree. Hopefully we’ll see some nice deals here for us hubbers

And so the reselling begins.. https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/helmets/674231/new-met-idolo-helmet-m-5259

I've been using Enduro Seal's new hot wax. So far I'm impressed. This is my first experience with hot wax so unfortunately don't have anything to compare it to.

Check out zero friction cycling's site, the best info you can find on waxing https://zerofrictioncycling.com.au/ For chain prep... https://zerofrictioncycling.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Chain-prep-Guide-Concise-v2.pdf

@Alouette3 I have one of those yellow feva seats that you’re welcome to have. Pop me a dm if interested, I’m in Tokai. It has gone through 2 kids so looking quite tired. Still usable though.

https://youtu.be/c44uT0m3aho?si=UtHQbz5YJXRn5Xmf

Maybe feed this back to the Ass Magician. I know I always appreciate direct customer feedback whether positive or not.

I did the steam wand upgrade on my gaggia. Much nicer. Got it from theespressoshop.co.uk it’s basically the rancilio Silvia wand

I can't imagine someone buying this bike is too fussed about weight