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makro sells scales

Damn ok, trying to make this double miles day work for me

Is it possible to buy/convert cash in your discovery transaction account to discovery miles?

A happy Friday thread! Well done @117 💪

Firstly, awesome that you are taking your son mountain biking! When my boy started on trails which wasn’t too long ago, we did fairy garden going up and then back down. It’s a nice manageable distance from one of the parking options depending on his fitness, arboretum (not sure if you’re allowed to park there but people do), picnic site or bootlegger area. Riding fairy garden gets him on to real trails and will give him a sense of accomplishment. He’s riding on the real mountain where his dad rides! I also found being encouraging and not in a rush to be somewhere afterwards helped everybody have a fun time 😄 You can take the lets just go a bit further approach or ok you’re feeling tired let’s ride back down we can go a bit further next time. Kids have right of way on the trails, everyone who comes across us is super encouraging and patient, it’s a cool vibe.

If you know this fact, surely you know the speed limit law. This thread feels slightly trollish 😉

Ah ok, makes sense.

If you insured an ebike under all risk and the motor or electronics developed issues, would this be covered?

Yes. Source: National Road Traffic Act 93 of 1996

well that's one way to get me to click on the article 😄 The beauty of "gravel" is that it varies from tarred roads to single track where you question whether you should be walking or not.

I opened a discovery bank account to access a travel benefit. On the phone I was told the R20 per month account gives you access to benefits and not the free account. I don't want to use the account for anything other than miles d day and travel discount. Is this correct or can I use the free account?

Pretty much this ☝️ If you're buying a bike do your homework. Even if its from a shop. The sales guy might not know better, or worse, know but lie to make the sale. Surely this happens? It can legit be confusing, the new Tarmac is a 2024 model, that you can buy in 2023, 2024 and probably still in 2025. In an ideal world seller should say something like 2024 model purchased in 2023 or whichever way it happened. If it matters to you and you want to be absolutely sure what you're buying, ask for a pic of the serial number and contact manufacturer.

That’s great to know. So contact Assos in Switzerland seems to be the way to go here.

I did get in contact with the retailer who contacted Assos South Africa. As the damage was clearly due to my error and not a defect they offered me a 10% discount. My mom stitched it up and did a wonderful job. Thanks mom! 😄

Nextie makes a 36 inch rim https://www.nextie.com/unicorn-wheels Pinkbike interview with Trek from 2020 about 36 inch https://www.pinkbike.com/news/interview-treks-travis-brown-on-experimenting-with-32-and-36-wheels.html The question and answer that caught my eye

haha the last 2 comments are exactly what was said when the news of 29 inch trickled through

There’s someone on the hub that has quite a bit, not sure what his username is, pm your number, I’ll send it to him.

How did you find this! 🤯

Their new big.nine hardtail looks really nice

I know there's always that one guy so sorry for this... If I had R17k to spend on a wheelset for a rim brake bike I'd sell the bike, add cash from the sale to the 17k and get a disc brake bike. This is coming from someone who feels going to carbon wheels was the single biggest upgrade I made to my road bike. The reason I think it felt like such a big improvement was the ability to go wider tyres with lower pressure, something that might not be possible on a rim brake set up. For reference I'm on 40mm rims, 24mm internal width, 30mm tubeless tyres which inflate to 33mm.

Slight delrailment… What prep do you guys do when popping on a new chain? With Shimano I’d wipe off the shipping grease. I used to fully degrease but I read that it’s better to keep the original lube in the rollers. Any different prep from Shimano and sram?

Same here, this thread had me checking my deore chain and it needs swapping out. Picked up an x01 this morning. Hoping I’m not going to miss the hyperglide smoothness. Let’s see

I agree with Bob, there’s something about well made local products. Shameless plug.. For a well priced option, I’ve got some new Nextie rims listed on the classifieds, they’re really good and at a super price 😉

was the first thing I thought when I saw it 😆

Pinkbike called, they'd like their comment back 😄