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I also have the Vye trail shorts, great fit & a local SA business too.

It's not on the ZA giant website, maybe its coming?

Hasn't that got longer? 135/150? not sure if the shorter travel trance still exists? When most manufacturers are making a trailversion of their XC racers you'd thought Giant would maker a version with more than a 10mm increase front & rear.

Giant are off-trend, still no "down country" version. where's the 110mm rear & 120mm front version?

I fixed my rim which a spoke had pulled with prattley steel putty. It lasted quite a while (it was on a 26er Stans Flow rim). Have moved onto a 29er now so can't tell you how long it lasted as the bike is now hanging in the garage semi-retired. But was used for at least 6 months and still going strong.

???? got it.

Living the simple good life. The story was shot a year ago in the depths of COVID, no events where happening etc, so was never meant to be upbeat.

Thanks Danger. The full set of images is here http://dwaynesenior.com/albums/SA6xNb/a-lockdown-story

someone getting tired of pinch flats? ????

I'm not overly fond of the Barzo on the rear, very thin sidewalls and you need to run higher pressure. mines full of holes, plugs and always loses pressure & sealant evrey ride.

Comment of the week?

I'm aware they're not the Cape Cobra versions, just wondered how much better the Cobra versions are? I've always ran Maxxis EXO casings in the past and they've been tough.

What's a good tough, aggressive XC rear tyre for South African conditions? My Titan Cypher (120mm) came with Vittoria Barzo's, but they're not the tougher Cape Cobra edition. I've had so many punctures in it, thrown tubes in it after the sealant couldn't fill the holes, then pinch flatted the tubes also. Needs to be able to handle rocks (Tokai killed it). Are the Cape Cobra a lot better? Maxxis Ikon? Needs to be reasonably fast rolling, but not racing snake slick & thin.

It is on the Canadian site, doesn't show up if you have the region set as south africa.

I fully agree. No remote lockouts and for the alloy 120mm cypher, something like marzocchi Z2, Pike select, Fox 34, etc.