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Try East City Cycles. On their website they have Panaracer in 650b x 48c in stock https://eastcitycycles.com/products/panaracer-gravel-king-sk-brown-1?variant=33498736328835

Saved up for a couple of months for a bday gift from me to me Bought from a fellow hubber who was willing to hang on to it for me for a couple of months. 😊 SO grateful. Will be getting this in the week....

Condolences Reinet. May he rest in peace and may the Lord carry you through this time 🙌🥲

Anytime man The leather is good and comfy and eventually takes the shape of your behind over time and I wouldn't think twice to use it on a more retro build. But for a more modern machine with still the same comfort levels of the leather the all weather Cambium is by far my 1st choice.

No problem Different widths. The C15 is 140mm, C17 is 164mm and the C19 if I remember correctly is 184mm. The lower the number the narrower they get. They even come in carved variants but I personally dont like the carved ones....

Brooks Cambium C17. 4mm narrower than what you are looking for but think it would suffice. Most comfortable saddle I have ever used. Like fit and forget.

These should do the trick so most bike shops should be able to help you out.

Enquired locally with no reply from any supplier , not even from the local distributors. Got mine from bikecomponents.de as i had tyres on its way but you can get from Wolftooth direct in the States as well. Both option will be cheaper than local. They are even available on Amazon. Definitely worth getting for your intended use as they work brilliant.

I have a lever from a newer shape of Centaur shifters. Dont know if it will fit or work but you are wellcome to have it mahalla as i have no use for it. Im down in Cpt so you just need to cover the shipping to you.... ????

Lyk bef@k pellie. Many happy miles and smiles

Prolly around the R800 mark per tyre if not more... Who knows what the middleman will add.... However if you shop on Amazon where they are already available AND ship to SA they are around R500 per tyre. I added two to the cart yesterday just to check pricing and it came to just on R1500 all in for two tyres delivered to my door.

So in general everyone seems to be looking for a tad longer socks .... Before you know it this will be the "new" fashion fad in SA again HAHAHA ????

That is correct yes. The tanpan is a great little device. Fit and set gears and off you go. No mess no fuss.

I have fixed many cranks in the past. Some with great success still in use after years of use, some not so successful. All depends on the user or intended use. Can it be done? Most definitely! Would I recommend it, definitely not, Not worth the effort or possible injury afterwards should anything go wrong. Can it be shortened? Most definitely. Would i Recommend it, possibly... Would I do it? Hell no. Just for the sake of having carbon cranks absolutely not. Plenty of cheaper brand new options available in alu that is just as good.... If you absolutely must have it shortened speak to Greame Kidson @CarbonNinja He is the only one that I would recommend to shorten carbon cranks. I know he has shortened cranks successfully in the past ????

Here is what you need.... https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/road-bike-brakes/493159/trp-spyre Good looking bike ????

Anytime. Enjoy and if you need any advice feel free to ask. Always willing to assist where i can ????

Have seen the Supreme brand but have not used it. Dont know the other one at all. The etch primer when thinned and sprayed properly will appear almost transparent on the frame. In otherwords you shouldnt spray it like a normal primer to cover up the metal. It should basicically just do what the name says and that is to etch the metal. So 1 to 2 light fume coats on the job should be sufficient. Touch dry in about an hour and you can recoat in around 4hours. 2K Primers i use Glasurit 801-72 epoxy primer filler or another good one is PPG D8505 grey primer. Both these use hardener and should be mixed as previously mentioned 4:1 ratio. Enjoy

1k etch primers are k a k. Especially the crap you get in rattle cans. Its so thinned out and the chances of messing up your job is almost 99%. Get yourself something decent like Corrocoat 1 from Dulux. For spraying you need to thin with etch primer thinners otherwise it will just come out as cobwebs. Years ago when i used to spray aluminium trailers we used Corrocoat 2 which was a right pain in the ass to spray.... You couldnt spray it without a proper mask as the stench/chemicals was so bad you wanted to die... Imagine something close to mustard gas probably hahaha (Really good stuff but unfortunately or rather fortunately its not around anymore) Anyway after the etch primer 1 or 2 layers of a good quality 2k filler primer, dont spray this wet or shiny. Mix 4:1 for best results. Once dry, sand this primer smooth as you can get it without going through to metal again. Normally around 600grit wet. That should give you a good base to start the rest of your paintwork.

Leave as is... Rough and ready ????

Think you might need one of these. Other than that it should work just fine. **Similar available here http://summitbikes.co.za/index.php?id_product=871&controller=product **

Here you go Sir ????

Finally able to post something decent again here... This opportunity came along my way and I couldnt let it pass... Building it has been slow, really really slow both due to stock and budget but in the end it all came together from bits and bobs from here and there and without costing an arm and a leg and here I have a beaut of a ti monster.... This Litespeed started its life as a 26er Pisgah mtb but the geometry is just perfect to build a gravel bike / monstercross bike. So here it stands with some nice fat rubber in 27.5 x 2,2 for some lekker squish and fun times... I also have a set of 29er wheels with some 45c tires that fit equally well if the mood changes.... But the wheels currently fitted rolls pretty well so for now they will stay. The groupset consist of Dura Ace shifters, Xt RD with Tanpan and GRX crank. Brake calipers is some TRP mechanical units with compressionless housings that works surprizingly well. Havnt ridden or built with Shimano in many years but had to use what was available and that suits the flat wallet but im really stoked at the end result. The left shiter is currently not functional but contemplating hooking it up to a dropper post if and when I can find something in 27.2 so still might evolve a bit from where it is now....

1st bicycle related purchase in yonks.... Finally can finish my bike and get rolling again ????

To give you some hope.... Ordered some stuff from Germany and it was actually not that bad. 24days total transit time delivered to my door this afternoon via SAPO/EMS. They even drove with me to the nearest atm as i didnt have cash on hand to pay the fees. In total 16 days from online shop to JHB then 8 days from Jhb to my door in Cpt. ????