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More than a month later. Still very happy with my GCN+ subscription; in fact now even happier.

Hi Hubbers, is there anybody in the Kloof area that is willing to accompany or guide a Vaalie from Kloof to the coast (probably north coast) on a road ride Saturday 24 April? I am staying close to the Fields Hill Shell on Pioneer Rd. I'd prefer if you are not a serial killer.

Consider the tyres from Decathlon. They have proven very durable on my son's bike, lots of grip and seem to roll well. Between him and his buddies they have not yet been able to destroy them. https://www.decathlon.co.za/p/8328431_all-terrain-7-mountain-bike-tyre-26x210.html Will get them again.

Very satisfied with my GCN+ Subscription.

Having owned a Pyga before and having ridden a friend's Stage while my OneTen was out of action and riding a Stage Max at Trailwolf, they will need to bring out a magic carpet to see my money again. A Pyga is not as magical as they are made out to be. Been there, done that, own three t-shirts, the cap and the coffee mug.

I want to echo that my experience with them was less than stellar. Use to own a OneTen and a massively vocal supporter of the bike and the brand. Can attest to getting 9 other riders onto Pyga products. When my OneTen gave issues, they were completely disinterested to even investigate the problem and provide me with advice on the problem. Easy solution, bought a BMC.

Chain tension/length on 12spd is critical if you want it to shift properly. SRAM drivetrains require less tension in the shifting cable than Shimano to work properly.

@ Cois, keep on, keeping on, and good on you for standing up to this recruiter. Many recruiters are a law upon themselves and have long forgotten or stopped caring about the fact the they deal with people, also humans like them with feelings and a lived reality. Clearly she cannot grasp the fact that unlike a flu or a headache you are going through something much more challenging with cancer, BUT the cancer does not make you incompetent. In fact, I think your cancer makes you even more bloody determined to beat every odd that you come across. I like recruiters and buyers equally.

Very nice indeed. Enjoy many safe km's on that beauty.

Assuming that includes pedals as per the picture? That is rather bulky. You can loose quite a measurable amount of weight by replacing seatpost, handlebars & a rim/wheel upgrade. If losing weight is important. It is a good looking bike.

Panic braking will discipline the unwary.....

11spd and 12spd is as similar as Gauteng and Western Cape, since OP resides in Hartenbos. Fitting a bike today with 11spd is settling for 3-5 year old technology. It would be like explaining to a buyer why the previous Hilux Vigo is much the same as the current Hilux Revo. Or Discovery 3 is very much like Discovery 5. Since OP is clearly a person that uses his equipment for a long time and is very good at maintenance, it makes sense to purchase current technology as it will be in service for a good number of years.

I cannot subscribe to the concept that overkill is not acceptable. Overkill and overdo should be the norm and the standard. Anything that is not overdone (except beef) is not done to a sufficient level. As stated previously, 4 piston cool. 6 pistons; when do we get them? 8 pistons should be mandatory.

I will have to concur..... (reluctantly) Have Eagle on one bike and it works like a Swiss clock, even after a couple of times where I completely ran out of talent like Vodacom Data it still works impeccably. And shifting is near silent. Recently added a new bike to the stable and fitted it with XTR M9001. It was a revelation, Eagle cannot compare in the immediate shift and the smooth shift at that. Having grown up with Donkey Kong and Atari, I have pretty fast fingers, so multiple up of down shifts are no real issue and was not the main reason. However, the overall performance of XTR is really next level, now I can actually feel the difference when riding the two groupsets back to back. The only question I have is if XTR will survive the next time I run out of talent?

If you read the test conducted by the Rockstars of Enduro Mag (shared twice already), they note a couple of critical points. The size of brake rotors, quality of friction material and bedding of brakes. I had 203mm rotors on my Pyga and was regularly taking loving abuse from fellow riders about the flying saucers or serving trays attached to my wheels. However, take into consideration that a 203mm rotor accounts for as much as 18-20% more braking power. Friction material is a critical factor and goes hand in hand with bedding of your brakes. How many times have you taken the time to really do a proper session to bed in the brakes with braking cycles? Again according to the gurus at Enduro the difference between properly bedded braked and non is as much as 60% performance increase. I can strongly recommend the brake pads from Trickstuff, they retail for around 20Euro a set (depending on brake), but you can compare them with boat anchors compared to most if not all OE pads. Brakes are not really fit and forget components, they also require maintenance, a good brake service takes time, but you cannot believe the increase in performance you have after you had disassembled everything and cleaned all the mud and crud out of the brake pistons to free them up again and remove as much foreign material that increases friction between the brake piston and the caliper body.