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  1. Rigardt@Scott
    If you schralp the berms you will get shamed on insta tsk tsk.
  2. Rigardt@Scott
    Banhoek are what I call "Hero" trails. Kinda like hero dirt - it makes you feel like a much better rider than you really are. The trails are very well built, so if you just carry speed you really don't have to do much with the jumps - you just sorta float over everything. Super fun trails, Wynand did do a great job!
  3. Rigardt@Scott
    Just carry a 27.5, fits in a 29" wheel. I used to have bikes with different wheel sizes and didn't feel like swopping out the tube in my backpack every time. Luckily tubes stretch.
  4. Rigardt@Scott
    For me the sweet spot is a max of 3 weeks after roasting. I don't claim to know a heck of alot about coffee, so that's just a preference thing for me. The Woolies at Waterstone has a roastery with a few beans to choose from, the Kenya AA Blue Mountain is my favaourite (this is not the prepackaged Woolies stuff). As for Merkava, ok in a pinch, but hell their coffee is burnt. Anyway, this all kinda points to the ridiculousness of putting a kg of coffee beans into a bag when people's taste / preference, and even coffee making equipment they have available to them varies so much. This lucky packet thing will fail in 6 months if they don't deliver at least what is promised (and even then it's a gamble).
  5. Rigardt@Scott
    WTF. I would not take the sachets and instant if soemone paid me to. And beans - great - but only if you have a grinder and machine, and even then I don't buy more than 500gr at a time otherwise it gets old before I can use it.
  6. Rigardt@Scott
    No. This network is only open for 2 races a year. Due to Covid last year the races were cancelled and they did an open weekend. It was awesome - these trails are something special. This will be the second such open weekend - I am going to be there again. Completely worth the drive for it. Personally I have no interest in doing the stage race or one day race - but I will be there for every one of these open weekends.
  7. Rigardt@Scott
    That is an IS adapter. That will not help you on the Farr frame at all. You need one of these: https://glorycycles.com/shimano-post-mount-caliper-to-flat-mount-frame-converter/ Dunno why Farrnus is recommending that?
  8. Rigardt@Scott
    Front brake is post mount. You will not find an adapter to get a flat mount brake to work with it unless you have it machined or if you import from the US at huge costs. You need a post mount caliper.
  9. Rigardt@Scott
    Problem is that the frame and fork have different mounts - flat and post. Road and gravel group sets are sold as a pair, mostly flat these days. You cannot mount a flat mount caliper to a post mount frame or fork (no adapters available that aren't custom made). So you have to buy a group set with post mount calipers and find an adapter to get the post mount caliper on the flat mount frame (hens teeth - possibly sell them with your frames). And like I mentioned, most gravel or road group sets are sold with flat mount calipers anyway, so finding a group set like that is a challenge to begin with.. So then you have to buy a separate post mount caliper - a bit annoying when you have just bought a new groups set. It slowed my build down massively, I know the same with other guys. The frame and fork needs to be the same standard, or at the very least include an adapter for the flat mount frame.
  10. Rigardt@Scott
    I went through the same exercise. I bought a flat mount groupo and 1 2nd hand mtb caliper. Worked a treat (all Shimano). I could not find an adapter anywhere. Actually still have the whole groupset in my spares bin.
  11. Rigardt@Scott
    No idea... all I know is his surname and speciality. I'll ask my wife tonight, she will know (just saying that feels wrong hahaha).
  12. Rigardt@Scott
    My wife had a prof at med school who was a urologist with the name Dr. Kok. Kinda feels like these guys just made the best of the names they were given.
  13. Rigardt@Scott
    You have yet to reach the best phase, non bean to cup machine
  14. Rigardt@Scott
    That's a shame. Buffelsdrift was my favourite spot when a lived in Pta - still actually ranks as one of my favourite trail centers. Hopefully this is an isolated incident.
  15. Rigardt@Scott
    Well I haven't been on a cruise...
  16. Rigardt@Scott
    25mm rims for 2.35" and under. If you are going to be using exclusively wider than 2.35" tyres then 30mm rims. In my experience, I'd rather have rims that are a bit too narrow than too wide. Running a narrower tyre on a wide rim squares them off, and if you run lower pressures you just end up damaging the rim. Your actual rim is also more exposed to rocks, etc on the trail ending up in scratches and dings. On the flip side of the coin I have had no issues with running a wide tyre on narrow rims (2.5" on 21mm rims). You can't run super low pressures, but it works. Obviously you want the ideal fit, but reality is your tyres will be changed many times on the same rim. So like many mentioned here, a 25mm rim will give you a bit more flexibility in tyre choice than a 30mm rim - especially when it comes to XC tyres. For reference, I use 32mm rims, but I only use wide tyres. There have been a few times when I wanted to use narrower tyres for a marathon type event where I couldn't because the rims are just too wide.
  17. Rigardt@Scott
    Topping up sealant takes 5mins a month, and cleaning out and completely refilling (even with cushcore) take 30mins at most every 3 months. Compared to the effort of flat tyres on every second ride with tubes I'd say tubeless save a hell of alot of effort. As for the cost, if you're not stuck on using Stans or Mucoff, it isn't that expensive either.... But anyway, will be interesting to see how far you get with the 200ml in your rear tyre. I prefer to not get to the point where I start getting punctures.
  18. Rigardt@Scott
    200ml for the lifetime of a tyre? You are expecting too much from your sealant or too little from your tyre. As a rule of thumb I top up tyres 50ml per month, take off and clean every 3 months and refill with 120ml per tyre. Most of the time when it comes to clean up it's very little left in the tyre. I ride between 8 and 13 hours a week.
  19. Rigardt@Scott
    Don't know about their grips and bars, but I love my SQLab saddle. Best I have ever used. And Mathias from GPM Sports was extremely helpful in getting me on the right model and size. If their saddles are anything to go by I would think their other products are also well designed.
  20. Rigardt@Scott
    Also had no issues with them. There are many tyres I would buy before an Ibex, but for what it is, the Ibex has a good balance between rolling resistance, grip, and durability.
  21. Rigardt@Scott
    Eden and GSpot came out unscathed, it did burn higher up though.
  22. Rigardt@Scott
    I know they cannot work around our schedule, but will happily swing a shovel and cut down some foliage over a few weekends instead of rides. I was planning on being in Jonkershoek on Saturday mornings for the foreseeable future anyway
  23. Rigardt@Scott
    Guys, money for the trail system is money for the trail system. Let's not stare a gift horse in the mouth. I'm no Spez fanboy, but I am a Jonkershoek fanboy. So anyone that is contributing towards these trails being fixed has my full support.
  24. Rigardt@Scott
    I will do, thanks! Fair warning, it will be a long time though - only 3000km in on an XO1 cassette, so that leaves at least 7000km putting me at mid 2022.... But who knows what happens. There may be an itch to scratch before it actually needs scratching.
  25. Rigardt@Scott
    Thanks! Seems like a worthwhile alternative to an XO1 or XX1 cassette. Will have a look when I need to replace mine.
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