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Agreed, when I bought mine early 2016 there wasn't much else available like it and I loved it right up to selling it July last year. However, bike geometry have moved on and these days something racy like an Epic has similar geo.
Clearly you're not afraid, but something as capable as a Status (or my Slash) will safely dance down sections that pushes a Camber to its limits.
Yeah I've seen it at enduro events, full face helmet hung over handlebar. Risk may be low pedaling up a hill at 8 km/h, but if you were to fall over for any reason it's still gonna hurt.
My only issue with the bike is the downward dog stem - my back would never handle that, otherwise it's rad!
Wouldn't actually have minded a brighter pink, and more of it. As many have said, his style of bike is as bold as his looks, and most of us envy his pair of legs.
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6 hours ago, Jewbacca said:Lifestyle, professional and practical choices......
Walk/ride to work. Walk to the beach to surf in winter. Ride from home to Tokai, run from home up the mountains. Road ride from home.
Walk to the shops unless big shop, then drive 3km to big shop.
The wife spends 600zar a month on Petrol getting to and from work in a tiny 900cc Volkswagen Up.
I spend a bit more than my tank of Diesel every 6 weeks in Summer as I drive to Noordhoek/the reserve to surf.
Otherwise work, play, hobbies, schools are all within comfortable walking distance from us. It came at cost and sacrifice, but the best decision we ever made.
Jeez, I wish I could get to work for R 600. I commute between Pta and Jhb daily and almost R4k will flow through my Up's tank between that and weekend trips, FML.
Hey, are you sure the stem should take 35mm bars, as 35mm bars are used in trail and enduro where short stems are the norm? I have never seen 35mm stems that long.
13 hours ago, BuffsVintageBikes said:This purchase was more out of necessity rather than choice after I cracked my Anthem's frame but I'm rather pleased with my decision.
You chose well!!
Yeah price per km is insane, but I definitely enjoy the little mileage I will get out of my Butcher a hell of a lot more than the mileage on my car's tyres
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My car is a high mileage commuter that gets driven on less than perfect roads so I fit cheapy tyres to it. They're about R250-300 less per tyre than what I run on mtb, that just sounds so wrong.
That tells me you should rather be running a 34T, whether it be a round or an oval one!
Geez that's a tricky one. I'm 1.72 and fit well on a medium but at 1.58 a medium is most likely way too big, especially with trailbikes these days having longer reach.
As it is 150mm travel bikes are pretty rare, and expensive. I'd love to swop my Camber for something with that kinda travel too, but the finances say no.
Good luck
Sorry Ruben, but what you are looking for is pretty rare.
I'm guessing you want a dual suspension bike, and the size you're looking for is mostly ridden by primary school kids who generally ride hardtails, although I saw a kid on a sick dual suspension Santa Cruz at the last enduro.
How tall are you, are you sure you need such a small bike, will a medium not work, as they are far easier to find?
Have ordered from him twice and also received great service every time. Definitely highly recommended.
Maybe it's just me, but I love the look of the Abus Gamechanger, R 3700 at CycleLab or on Takelot.
I have really liked the 3 Garmin FR35's we have had, but unfortunately none of them lasted much more than a year and a half or so before the processors just quit and they couldn't be repaired.
I would suggest going for one of the newer versions as some suggested.
Received my order of courage, plus some extras from Lyne
Got myself a Kickr Core plus these hugely comfortable Spez baggies that fit my current Humpty Dumpty frame plus a Butcher and Eliminator, love the skinwalls.
Waiting on a few more goodies to come during the week.
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It's been a pretty good week so far, pedals, dropper and shoes
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My question exactly.
Weight, favorite trail and riding style are good starting points on doing setup. Your weight will determine a starting point for air pressure, while your favorite trail and riding style will determine whether to add or potentially remove air from that starting point before you start playing with the fork and shock's rebound settings, plus the Brain Fade comes into play as well. No shop or person will be able to just tune the setup for you, there's lots of fiddling involved which you will need to do over time while riding with a shock pump at hand.
What is your goal with setting up your bike, and how does it currently feel to you? Is it too harsh, or does it buttom-out? Have you played around with any of the settings yet?
There's a medium listed for R35k
https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/dual-suspension-bikes/450611/scott-spark-940
Worth it to upgrade from my old base Spez Camber to new base Epic Evo?
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The Epic Evo would be a great upgrade.
I had a 2016 Camber Comp and while I loved it, the geo was a little old fashioned. The Epic will not only be lighter and faster, but more capable due to it's slacker head tube angle.
Over time you can upgrade the parts you don't like.