MORNE

Still building it….see post above lol. but saw a frame at the @droo’s and (see second to last post above) instant gratification called🤣 but my reasons are sound (i tell myself). I mean N+1 and all, but also…most of tygerberg is pretty boring on a 160mm shredsled. So a trail hardtail firs the bill perfectly.

You say farm gate, I say adult size. Hey my steel sled looks nothing like a farm gate, neither does my new hardtail👀

Ok ok…ill post one Ive paid R50k for a used bike without wheels haha🤷🏻‍♂️ but it’s not a cookie cutter bike you can just walk into any bike shop to buy and it was roughly 50% cheaper than what it would have cost to build myself. I don't own ‘mass produced’ bikes. so i was happy buying it. It was available and it tickled my interest, pressed my buttons, got the juices flowing and i was willing to spend the money to get it. And I love it. It really is that simple.

I have a 900mm one that lives in my cars boot and it will cut most things without even trying. I offer a wheel clamping removal services around the offices where i work. They only clamped my car once….👀

@Matt and co obviously enjoying this one enough to let it go to friday haha. Honestly surprised it got this far. These lot have been at it the whole day and it took all my willpower not to participate - but then i also like to watch the world burn so theres that haha

Hi, my name is Morné… And i’m here to get this thread locked. Like with the red kind 😅

Unpopular opinion: I lock my bikes to the rack and the towbar using cable locks…but i’ve made the decision that anyone attempting to take it off while im stood at a light has chosen to proceed through life maimed. Im willing to sacrifice my bike and damage the car to teach them a lesson😅

If you already own a bike you like and it fits well, take this measurement and then go do the same with the new bike. All my bikes are within a few mm using this method. (Centre BB to the imaginary line between your grips) you’ll know instantly if a bike is too big this way. https://www.leelikesbikes.com/rad-bike-setup.html

Maybe just that upper bit up to where it turns into the forest by Spar…but Majik is not for bikes anymore in my opinion. Hasn't been for a while. Not worth collecting a dog….or worse…a toddler in the forest on the way down. A few years back when there was an uneasiness about the vagrants living inside there, it was a lot quieter. These days it’s a premium spot for taking pictures with the family, hiking with small kids, locals walking dogs. Im surprised they even still allow mtb’s there….that DA ward counsellor hates cyclists and that park is her pet project.

So…….. this is obviously a bike problem. ….as in you lot need louder hubs😅 also…there are few things as nerve wrecking as feeling like you are going pretty fast….just for a young Shreddy McShredface to come up behind you ringing his bell haha.

Ive was always been under the impression that irish at jonkers was dual purpose. I always expect there to be hikers on it…in both directions. It’s uphill for mtb’s only so nobody is flying up there, and nobody is allowed to ride down it…and it is not that narrow really. After dislocating my shoulder on Armageddon 5 and having to hike a bike down from there, I know for a fact that Irish has signs that say ‘no horse riding’ but nothing about hikers, you become acutely aware of where you can and cant walk when you are trying to make your way down that mountain as easy and fast as possible I hiked down irish and i was glad a nurse on her way up found me haha.

Unless you run your brakes the wrong way around… 😁

You didn't read all my posts i think. I ride clipped in too, and have done for many years…enough to know that I like 5* float more than 4* and that i like to run a spd pedal all the way open vs other brands turned in halway…and that ryder brand cleats feel just as good as shimano ones, and that Look ones are too floaty for my liking…and that I dont like the vague feel of a crankbrothers cleat, or that my Hope trail ones annoy me when they get muddy…to the point i want to bin them. i just prefer riding certain terrain on flat pedals. usually the same terrain that requires a knee guard if you value your knee caps and are pushing 40 haha. They are a horses for courses kind a thing for me.

I think he might be referring to the fact that more and more trails/enduro’s and what-nots only go down half the time and are a bit ‘xc’ in that you’ll do some ascending on the way down as well, you know…. use the full range of your cassette lol. I think the modern trail builder partial to ebikes could 100% forget that some of us are still on ‘Amish’ bicycles. It certainly makes their lives easier. Banhoek is not one though… you can gooi an Aaron Gwin and go down chainless for that matter. it is a bit ‘flowey’ but it rides awesome and is probably one of the best maintained around.

The state of my shins will give Freddy Kruger wet dreams… My last strike resulted in 12 stiches haha

Shutup…that paradox v3 is mine🤣

I also ride both. Blue, red trails are leka with clips…also climbing. Jonkers, or even conties upper i just feel more confy in platforms. Maybe it’s because i feel LESS connected to the bike and thus safer when it gets really rough. At jonkers I found that with clips…if you lose your momentum even once on a techy part and have to unclip…it is so so so difficult getting back in for various reasons. (for me at least). My PB’s at jonkers are all with flats….even though i cant jump fir sh!t in them. Something about “heals down” just works there for me even though I dont feel as glued to the bike. As already mentioned by others, the shoe-pedal interface is everything with flat pedals. There are combo’s that will give you less movement than the float on a cleat due to all the grip. This is also all preference. Some people like a concave pedal (eg. DMR vault), some a convex one(eg. One up), some like tuning grip by adding/removing pins, others buy less grippy shoes. it’s kinda like knowing what release tention you like in you clipless pedals, what float you like in your cleat, what stiffness you want in your shoes. Lastly, just a word of warning…the entry fee to riding flats is payable in blood, literally😅 id advise to go buy some cheap shin guards for the first few tries if you’ve never tried a shin destroyer. They are blood thirsty animals.

The more recent Rich Energy scandal and how it was literally exposed by a bunch of F1 forumers collectively digging for dirt is the stuff movie directors’ fantasies.

Edited the topic with new info for you lot. Also, there is a webpage now, or has been for a while….who knows, atleast we found it🤷🏻‍♂️ (Thank you to the organisers for doing a good job with events thus far, but you can 100% work on getting the word out a bit more, that will aid the goal of growing the class too imo) For now, we’ll help.😅 https://wcenduro.co.za/#enduroevents

It is a boat anker for sure. But I also enjoy the illusion of security it provides haha. Predictable through a range of movement for an avarage plonker like me. Doesn't have that 2.5 DHF death gap once you hit a certain lean angle. I know the sendy guys can basically ride on the side knobs with their bikes virtually horizontal to the floor….but i cant. When im horizontal to the floor on a bike….it usually coincides with pain, blood and wincing.

it doesn't have to be dry, just not a monsoon. finally maybe a reason to invest in a set of mud specific black things 😄

Screw that, ill be there🤣 edit: ANOTHER entry bought and paid for. You better get yourself another one @BikeGenie😅

Yes. Tweed blazers and leather bags also don't like excess water.😁