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Sorry, did you say FRONT freehub? I am now intrigued🧐

Ive been a long time enduro seal user. But since this My-cycle-life points thing nets you credit at cwc/cycle lab…ive been going there to fetch me some ‘free’ Stans every few months. Its all they have worth getting (except that expensive pink unicorn pee that is Muckoff) So this past weekend i was cruising along with a friend and we were discussing how long its actually been since our last punctures and whether it was actually needed to top up after that initial seal (gravity tyres dont see many holes). I recently fitted new tyres so i was 150ml in on both wheels. Well, Murphy was obviously hiding in the bushes…because i nice neat cut between the blocks meant it was now raining Stans sealant every rotation of the wheel. And thats as far as it went…stans all over my frame all the way down the trail. That watery crap takes forever to plug a hole. I wont be bartering for it again… i’ll go buy an enduro seal 5L instead.

To be fair, Theo would probably make the sharp end of the epic field, look similarly ‘silly’ down those trails. 😅 Most people, wouldn't even attempt the stuff these guys get up to most weekends, minaar included (he’s on video saying as much - at the hardline road gap…it’s an absolute chasm) i think when you are like these guys and actually closer to being a ‘pilot’ than a cyclist most weekends…its easy to make mere mortals look l like absolute peasants down a mildly techie trail thats actually so far below your pay grade…you can send it on a bmx while hardly touching the ground.

(sorry for the thread derail) Yea it is quite a mess i’m told. And cost the medical aid a good R300k…just so i can fulfil my dream of becoming the wolverine. No Adamantium available apparently so titanium had to do😅. I’m taking it super easy, and not taking any real risks. I’m literally just plonking along for my own mental health more than anything. I’m fully aware that there will be no riding in anger this side of 2025. I listen to my body first and foremost, and yes…it’s 100% not ready for me to be irresponsible yet. (Its been 12 weeks)

Huh? What? The only thing holding me back from sending all the lines at the moment is a totally useless/unstable shoulder🤣🤣. Docter told me 12 months….ive already gone down some blacks to try it out👀 (Luckily they dont know my strava handle) But in my current mildly disabled state I go down blue trails, hit the brakes hard and feel like i want to go over the bars because there is almost nothing to push against😅 look at this mess:

Still good to know that its as commonly available as a quick link or tyre lever though. You can even take one off another bike in a pinch. I hear what you are saying, but I always used to buy a backup hanger “just in case”. That anxiety is not a thing anymore😁

Yea, ive also had two bikes with UDH now and ive never had transmission. And i only buy bikes with UDH purely because you can walk into a cycle lab and get a ‘hanger’. No more proprietary frame specific hangers please. Probably not a thing yet in road biking😅.

i run mechanical stuff because it's just more reliable. I couldn't care less about charging anything on my bicycle. I want to ride it on a whim and put it away dirty. I guess UDH / direct mount ads to that reliability. So its now actually worth looking at for me. Although i also have no issues with my shimano mechanical stuff. I mean...once you set the limit screws and B tension you never really touch it again...plus, i literally don't care if i break a deraileur off during riding....they are so cheap (shimano). Thats the only drawback of all this UDH stuf....cost.I dont want to treat a dangling bit at the back of my bike like my suspension stantions. It WILL hit rocks.

I’ll admit they have my attention now. Although some of the initial reviews suggest the shifting ergonomics isn't perfect. Maybe you just need all those screws to get perfect shifting😅

To be honest, doesn't surprise me that anything on leatt gear would give one hives😅. They really use the cheapest of the cheap materials. Almost all my leatt gear has fallen apart just from washing. Once bought a R1k enduro jersey. It lasted one ride. Pulling apart at seams. Never again.

Tar in 45*C Paarl is liquid…and therefore lava…and untamed.

Yea that wording was chosen very carefully. ‘During the race’ is key imo. i trust what @DieselnDust has posted more than anything in that media briefing

Plus…Sein vang is maklik as als om jou plat is en jy kan 200km ver sien😅. Berge en koppies speel n rol, veral in daai paarl pizza oond.

Individual finish maybe? As in left team mate for dead😅

We (the ‘enduro bros’) got some airtime?! What is this madness? Really miffed i’ll be missing this one due to injury…again.🤦🏻‍♂️ good luck boys & girls! 5 stages at jonkers is no joke and Armageddon-crampy-jelly-leg-syndrome is a real thing! Whisper to your bikes - so they treat you well on the final two stages, because you’ll likely just be a passenger lol!