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

Very satisfied with my GCN+ Subscription.

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.

Panic braking will discipline the unwary.....

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.

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.

It is not worth doing anything if you don’t overdo it.... wish someone made 6 pot brakes.

Certainly worth considering.

My favourite Shimano brakes I've had on a bike was the SLX M675. They were awesome. Replaced them with Formula R1, and that was not the best call. Those Formula's ran way to close to the rotor and were always making a noise after the first couple of meters riding in the dust. They braked really well, but wished that I could back them away from the rotors just a bit more. I'll swop my M8000's for a set of Cura's in the blink of an eye.

Glad you did check on that Beta Blocker, that can be a terrible experience if taken in too high a dose. And you definitely do not need anything to add to what is already challenging to the extreme. Thinking of you and your family going through this very testing time. Get well.

Have XT M8000's on my bike, not particularly happy with them. They work, and you eventually stop, but only eventually. Have had them bled, serviced, blessed, cursed and many other things in order to get them to be better. Fitted Jagwire performance pads (the red ones), and they do brake a bit sooner now, bit still need to plan your braking well in advance. Compared to my Magura MT5's with Trickstuff Pads.... well there is no comparison. https://enduro-mtb.com/en/best-mtb-disc-brake-can-buy/

2 bottles fitted on a BMC Fourstroke with the Lyne setup. Very happy.

Awesome Hubbers!! The funds are coming in; you never seize to amaze and impress.

Thanks for the link, will visit and make a contribution.

Cois, you are in my thoughts and prayers. Have seen my sister, father and grandmother go through the same. Their prognosis was really bad, but they pulled through. May you experience complete healing.

There is actually a massive range of other cassette options. https://singletrackworld.com/2019/04/12-huge-cassettes-for-1x-drivetrains-that-arent-shimano-or-sram/

If I was to choose an alternative cassette, it would be Leonardi Factory General Lee 9-48. Looking forward to reviews on the KCNC cassette.

I am a complete Fabric Scoop fan, have tried a number of very nice saddles. But the Fabric serves me best - as all know when it works well you do not change. Was lucky to have tested the Spez Power and Ride Farr, finding them comfortable. Then saw that Ryder has a similar wide shorty saddle. Has anybody had experience with the Ryder Force saddle? https://www.rydercycling.co.za/ryder-products/saddles/swift-2-0-saddle-324-detail Thought it could be an interesting option for riders on a budget.

Touching on an old Point. I am not a Garmin user, and will not be a Garmin user. I want to use the equipment that suits my needs - So it is a Suunto. Therefore, if you use Garmin reading further about my frustration is pointless. Every now and again, Discovery breaks their own system and then they do not recognize speed data, or power data, time data, or HR data. And then it is the one excuse after the next until they manage to fix it a month or so later. While this is going on the call centre agents are relatively pro-active to try and sell me the benefits of Garmin and if I was using a Garmin device I will not be experiencing this issue. We know that Discovery works on the model of disruption and their whole business model is based upon behavioral manipulation. Do they use their position of power to not just disrupt our behavior, but are they not also being anti-competitive by 'forcing' their customers to all use Garmin product?

I've experienced a frustrating issue with Vitality points and none of the "specialists" at Vitality seems to get the problem I've been trying to explain that Vitality does not register Indoor Cycling on Suunto to allocate points. Nearly half of the call centre agents explain to me that I have to understand that Discovery only accepts data from a select list of fitness equipment, and then tell me that Suunto is one of them (and I am using Suunto). Using a Suunto Spartan, all sport modes will earn you the 300 points or 450 points (elite fitness) for >80% HR over 30 minutes; except for Indoor Cycling. I am using a Power Meter, HR meter & Cadence Sensor - But Vitality sees the training file as "unconfirmed", because according to their system I edit the file after training, which I do not need to do. I have now mailed them .3dp files, .fit files and .tcx files, but they just do not get the problem. So now, I use my Ambit to record the training as Circuit Training, sync the Ambit to earn my Vitality points and then Sync the Spartan as Indoor Cycling to get the info into Movescount and Training Peaks. Any thoughts?

Learnt that lesson with about my first purchase ever on the Hub.

Think you are fair in what you say, some products are really worth what you are advertising it for, it might just not be what anybody is willing to pay for it. I advertised my Pyga on the Hub in January, and I believed the price was extremely fair at the time, particularly the quality of the components on the bike as well as the general condition. I had to stick to my guns. The eventual seller low balled me a couple of times over e-mail. Eventually he came to look at the bike, when he saw it he actually apologized and paid me my asking price with a massive smile on his face. Different experience. I had a couple of brand new Renthal bars in the Classifieds; and the price was exactly what I paid for them as I brought them from the UK at R1.1k each. With not a single enquiry after 2 weeks, I pulled the advert and sold them out of hand - and got a slightly better price for each.

My bad, just showed how cloudy, biased and uninformed my judgement really is. It is either a trick bike, or an e-bike. Think I am straying off topic again...