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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.

Decided upon Easton ARC 27's. I did not know they make 28h rims. Have RaceFace ARC 30's on my 27.5 and they have proven to be very durable.

I completely disagree with such a swooping statement. Most major and reputable bike brands are manufactured in Taiwan. Which is of course is a politically debatable answer. According to China, Taiwan is part of China, and according to Taiwan, they are not China.

@OP, really great when you can identify the trigger and get to know how to manage it.

Available as a rim only, I do not want replace hubs.

Chinese and descent; how does that go in one sentence? It is like Chinese and quality, kind of mutually exclusive?

Advice please, want to upgrade the DT Swiss Spline X1700 rims, however, keeping the hubs with straight pull spokes. Would like them to be 27mm or wider ID rims. Important to be tough rims. Locally I’ve seen only cSixx and Lyne offer 28h hole hoops.

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.

Unfortunately I did, and their Sales Manager basically gave me the biggest ignore of my life. Luckily with my insurance the frame was paid out.

Very nice indeed, just make sure about the warranty.

My pride and joy. Cannot post the bike on a couch pic, I had to sell the couch to buy the fork.

Welcome to the Hub Abel. Where are you located? What size frame? I’d add the Scott Spark to your list.

Ideally you want to feel comfortable on the bike after (during) a ride, depending on fitness it is not a bad idea to put in a 20-25min ride at 90% of threshold. It works like running shoes, you need to analyze when your muscles are fatigued. If someone wants to do your bikefit when you are relaxed, you better know you are going to be uncomfortable when you get tired. There are a couple of tricks to determine basic frame fit because the wrong frame size cannot be remedied by a professional fitter. You typically do not want to go and extend the bars by 50mm, or do a longer stem by another 40mm. By these extremes you start to play around with the handling character of the bike. Also, if you need a setback post, the bike is too small. Have the saddle mounted centrally on the rails, and saddle height adjusted so that your most extended leg has an approx 12Deg bend at the knee. When sitting on the bike with roughly a 12Degree bend in the most extended leg (feet parallel to the ground), extend your arms in front of you chest, keeping a very relaxed position without stretching your arms at all. Now start to lean (bend) forward into your riding position, and then you ideally want the grips to meet the middle of hour palms. You’ll immediately recognize a frame with insufficient reach or too much. You should at any time (when safe) lift yourself into a seated position without having to assist by pushing with your hands back into the upright position.

You are in Pretoria, go to Trailwolf. They always have demos availability of the range, and you can ride them. Had a Pyga, converted many others to Pyga, now I just sit and watch from the side. They are lovely, ride really nice but will not buy one again. When I had issues with mine, there was zero interest from Pyga to assist. I cannot for one moment criticize the product, I however need a brand to stand by their products.

I do agree, riding the bike is most critical, and do ride at least more than 1 size. The problem with sizing guides are that they do not consider body types, weight, arm length/leg length ratio. Then there are also slight differences between brands. I know I am comfortable on a Medium Trek, but feel like dying on a medium Cannondale or Spez, for both of them I need to ride a large. You are talking Joburg2C, that will require many, many hours of long training sessions. Comfort & efficiency will be critical. Consider a bike that can carry 2 bottles in the frame so that hydration does not become an issue. I believed that 2 bottles in the frame was just a marketing gimmick, until you have that ability you do not really appreciate the added distance you get without hydration anxiety. It is almost like range anxiety for eBikes.

@ 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.

I test rode both earlier this year. The Race was a bit too extreme to my liking, although extremely efficient. If I was to park a Momsen in my collection, it would be the Trail, due to the 120mm fork.

The Pro Koryak. Easily available through any Shimano Dealer.

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.