Grease_Monkey

The Hanger Bike Co (but I am biased)

You will need an XL as well. Anyone taller than 1.88 will not fit on a L as seatpost can’t extend far enough. And in SA tall guys are not uncommon. Just my immediate friends and family are 6x XL, 1x L (me), and 1x M

Haha not even a joke. I replaced 4 bikes (XC, trail hardtail, gravel, and enduro) with a mid travel trail bike because to me that is the perfect one bike to do anything from bikepacking to XC to Enduro. Luckily we are all different

Yup, no longer in SA. Ride Concepts is a good alternative.

Funny, here I thought I had a perfect do it all bike in a 140/160mm trail bike.

I have stock… Drop me a PM with your details and I will give you a call in the morning to get a tyre to you.

Looks like you didn’t find many

I’ve got a mate (I’ll concede a bit of a freak of nature) who is 1.90m, and hovers around 90kg. He has won a Berg and Bush and Wines to Whales (the non pro events), got a 3rd overall at the 36One in 2018, and two top 50 Epic finishes. He is an ex crossfitter, he is a big guy (no fat), and has no interest in losing any muscle because as soon as he does he loses power (of which he outs out a freakish amount). There are exceptions to every rule, but I guess what I am trying to say is that not everyone wants to be all skin and bone. But anyway, this thread was about the effect carbon wheels will have on his climbing speed, not his body weight.

Ja, if you don't have grip with those tyres, you are not going to have grip with anything. Like mentioned, check pressure, suspension setup, etc etc.

It’s a trail bike, you can do what you want to it, it’s not going to keep up with XC bikes all other factors remaining the same. Either ride it and enjoy it as a trail bike, and accept it’s not an XC bike, or sell it and get an XC bike. A 14kg XC bike is still going to climb faster than a 13kg trail bike. It’s not about the weight, it’s about the geometry. Obviously there are exceptions - trail bikes that climb dam well and XC bikes that don’t, but apply the old “horses for courses” saying here and save yourself some money and wasted effort. PS: Carbon wheels are nice, but they are not as life changing as some make them out to be. I am riding a very expensive and light carbon wheelset on my bike, and although it’s nice, there is no way I can honestly say it’s actually given me a fraction out of what they cost. Carbon wheels like most other pikey bits on your bike should only be justified by how much you want it, not by how much “gain” it is going to give you.

Yes, I recently went from XO1 Mechanical Eagle to GX AXS, I am very happy with it.

Pleasure Hairy, always lekker to meet hubbers out in the real world.

Is it a Maxxis Minion DHR or DHF that you are referring to? Because that does not automatically make it a DH tyre…. Look at the casing, is it EXO, EXO+, or DH? Only a DH casing makes it a DH tyre. A Minion DHR or DHF just refers to the tread pattern, and that makes for a really nice general trail riding tyre. On an ebike I would not use anything less than an Exo+ casing, but I would also not use a DH casing - that is a bit excessive and heavy.

He is just mistaken then. We don’t have dates on when they are arriving in SA yet, will know on Monday. But it won’t be before August at the earliest.

Nice on the road, but on an mtb everything flies out over the first rock garden.

Fair enough, I missed that.

Should be fine. The previous gen Epic evo was just an epic with a 20mm longer fork.

I recently had something come into SA with DHL. Also hit SA shores in 5 days or so, then took another 4 months before arriving at my local post office, where I had to stand in the queue for 2 hours to get it. Never again....

I hate to be the one to break it you, but brain and plush are not really used in the same sentence. That’s the main criticism against any suspension with brain. It’s essentially a inertia valve that requires a knock before “giving”. if you want plush, get rid of the brain ????

Ja, that’s a BS story. The only part that is specific is the frame. And a simple “I know a warranty issue on the frame will take months” disclaimer should cover that. If I was you I’d look at the Santa Cruz High Ball.

Dunno about that. I would argue Minaar’s achievements outshine Nino’s. Nino is great, but he still hasn’t matched Absalon’s win record. Greg on the other hand still holds the most wins, most podiums, and over a much longer period of time beating the best of the best in the last 4 or 5 generations of riders. And based on last year’s results he is not slowing down any time soon. Nino may still equal and overtake Absalon’s record this year, but I don’t think he will ever be as dominant as Greg. Hard to compare apples with pears though...

What do you mean no back up parts? Besides for the frame everything else is no different than any other bike....

I can’t make suggestions on suitable bike but I can tell you a 54cm is too big for you. I am 1.78m and a 54cm is my size...

I heard about this on the news on KFM this morning. The sad part is they are just referred to as cyclists - and we all get bundled together. Dicks

Yesterday I posted 8 items for sale on the classifieds here. 5 of those 8 have sold at my asking price already - which was not stupidly low, but I didn't overvalue my items either. Second hand market it pumping at the moment....