Dusty

I personally would phone shop B. Chances are you are going to be purchasing a new bike/ having your old one repaired through them so don't feel bad!!

Sad individuals.

Alex is almost on schedule to break the 10 day barrier. Fascinating dot watch.

Has anyone ridden here since the proclaimed opening? My experience with the staff at Suikebosrand brings out the cynic in me.

You are correct it does involve literally watching a dot. I'm sure FC will publish a link before tomorrow when the first batch kicks off. It's normally on the MaProgress platform if I'm not mistaken. Edit: Here it is https://rasa20.maprogress.com/

This is a great ride to do non stop or break it into bite size chunks. All the info available on the webpage. http://heidelbay.blogspot.com/

This should be interesting to watch. A bit of rain forecast

Moving the goalposts again......

Richard Baxter the "Bike Fit GuY" has imported some 10mm extenders. He installed them on my wife's bike when she had a bike fit done with him. Quality product. Maybe contact him?

Just finished a short bikepacking trip to the far reaches of the Freestate.

Have you contacted Momsen on this? Would be interested to hear their response.

The Sishen to Saldahna Iron Ore Railway ride is iconic. +- 900km MTB or Gravel bike It is a bikepacking route, so sleeping kit etc needed. Needs to be done in the cooler months imo. As hard as you want to make it. Anywhere from 5 days to 10 days of riding.

That is an amazing photo!

I would wait for the Cotic

Looks like the sort of thing that could be 3d printed??

At your height, you will need to purchase a Large size frame. Bikes are about your height and generally not about your weight.

Is van Gaalens accessible for Gauteng riders in terms of provincial border crossings? I think it's in NW???

So this only happens in the small cogs and not when the chain is higher up?

I now have the 30 000mAH one (brick) and have had a 15 000mAH in the past and both switch off after about a minute. They are great and I charge them via dynamo to charge my Extreme battery, but they would not run the light in question.

I have one of these that I carry as a backup light on long bikepacking trips. Interestingly, some powerbanks run them and others don't. It is a bit of trial and error to find one that does the job. My wife has an Apple powerbank that definately works. My Romoss powerbank does not run it. Something to do with the allowed resistance apparently??? I would take it to a powerbank shop and try the various options out if I were you. They all work for about a minute and then some switch off, so when you test them, give it a couple of minutes each.

Some of your bigger bike shops will have Test Saddles. If you are in Gauteng, Solomons has quite a wide range. Use this facility. It's a whole lot cheaper in the long run as saddle fit and comfort is such a personal thing.

Chain stay is unusual

The Voile Straps revolutionised our bikepacking trips. Keeps everything in place with no slippage. I dare say they are our best piece of kit. Pricey, but last forever, and imo worth every cent.

If it's a hardtail, get a new bikeshop. It it is a full suspension bike they may mean a pivot service. The pivots are a servicable part of a full suspension bike and worth looking after.

Why not permatubes for a commuter?