Dan Dob

Having moved to the UK last year (with a huge cycling community), I have really missed Bikehub classifieds and realise I really did not appreciate the huge service BikeHub offer . There is no similar online place here where you can buy 2nd hand from cyclists and so you have to deal with Facebook Marketplace with is generally a vomitfest. So I just want to say well done and thank you to Matt and the team for creating and keeping BikeHub alive!

Dave\'s piece of shit-classic! That thing is truly the perfect Cape Town Trail bike...

I've got 2x Camelbak Mules for sale (they are a bit bigger for all day affairs in the mountains and they need to go so am happy to let them bothe gor for the price of one (R1100) if anyone needs 2 . Check my classifeid account...

OK, I've just spoken to Frankie and she said I could post the results here for you (she thought that everyone had the results already, which you kind of do if you just use our App

Hi Guys, Not sure why you don't have the official results yet as I 've sent them to the organiser on Sunday evening already.

One thing that nobody has mentioned here. The expense of signage. It's probably the sole reason for inadequate route marking. After building a trail network (it aint cheap!). Adding signage into the mix afterwards is often a thought that hasn't crossed the landowners mind and the expense and effort in erecting signage and keeping it maintained is a big one!

I have a SL 70mm and a Normal 60mm in my garage .DM me

Nice! But I as good as these aggressive hardtails look, when they're made out of alu the ride from the rear end is just too harsh IMO. Make them out of steel with all the springiness and forgiveness to overcome what you're putting the front end through and I'll be their biggest fan (Same goes fro the Silverback Slade and the Commencel Meta Hardtail.)

Ah...That red KZN dirt ! Great stuff guys.Would love to come ride there again

My Mercer Gangly Gibbon! The perfect Cape Town trail bike with 140mm front and 120mm rear travel but I've overdorked it to 160mm/120mm at times. South Industries Wheels Lyne Components Bar, Stem and Dropper Csixx 28t chainring (and their rad topcap has been used as a custom chainguide. Maxxis Double Down Agressor 2.3 (28psi)on the back (with vittoria airliner insert) Assegai grip 2.5(23. 5psi) DVO Topaz shock at 160psi (no Tokens) with bladder at 190psi. Rebound 3 clicks from fastest. DVO Diamond fork at 90psi, Rebound 10 clicks from max. OTT 8 revolutions from min. SRAM code brakes and 11sp Drivetrain Two waterbottle cages Head angle of about 65.7 degrees, Reach 475mm Chain stays 430mm Seat angle around 73 degrees. This bike has taken me to many incredible trails and has given me so much happiness

Invested my money on a green one (the colour is sooooo good in real life) and I must say that it is so clever to be able to build the tool with the pieces YOU want. Also, building it up is like playing with lego again (I actually let my 6yr old daughter do it).The quality feels brilliant and sturdy and using it makes me happy. If it seems too much put in on your Christmas wishlist and get your family/spouse to buy it for you. Much better than getting 4 sh1$ gifts

Gotta add my Mercer Gangly Gibbon here! The perfect Cape Town trail bike IMO in its current guise(29r on South rims,140mm up front, 120mm in the rear, Lyne 170mm dropper and bars and stem). Two water bottles in main frame for epic rides (use pack and bottles for epic-er rides). This bike has got me through pretty much everything (trail rides, xc marathons, some of the toughest #enduros and even some big ass jumping)and only gets better with age! It weighs 15.2kg with heavy tyres and 14kg with light tyres (less than most alu trail bikes with similar build). Check out the funky DIY Csixx chainguide with my teeeny (fitted for TransProvence) 28t Chainring. Moto guards aren't my favourite look but they work so darn well on overgrown fynbos trails that I just live with the snarky comments DVO fork is super easy to travel adjust to 150 and 160mm.Best thing about it? I don't have to keep up with annual models and the depreciation that creates! Just a new paint job every now and again and it's re-born (maybe time for purple paint?)

Tx man. We looked into but coverage in some parts of the mountain can be a problem so we use radios and then whatsapp as a backup

Yeah, we get a bit defensive and angry cos we are so tired-we don't want to host races! We want to race races! But to do that we had to get this enduro thing off the ground (EWC has had 2 successful years of hosting races BTW). We are over the constructive criticism phase-we need solutions so if people can come to us with those rather than just the problems then that would be fantastic. looking forward to 2020 but don't expect any big changes. Just slow improvement and hopefully less grumpy organisers

We built our system primarily for the needs of EzelEnduro. You ain't getting no 12v batteries to the top of stage 4 and 5!