The_Boarder

Initially It was to be a one off, But during the rework of the original Kwela that became the bike in the pictures, Richard decided that maybe we should do a few more. Currently (13:00 18 July 2012) there are 2 Mediums and one small at Morewoods Factory. We did not have any large frames in stock at the time but will hopefully be able to do a large soon. The chances are that the 5 we did, may be 5 of a kind, or possibly we may do a few more after the word gets out. We will weigh up the demand before making it a production bike. The BB shell is designed to fit a standard Niner EBB, available through any bike shop thats deals with Coolheat, or online from Niner direct or fleabay. Drop me a PM if you want details.

Hi, Finally i have got around to posting my new Singlespeed baby, boy do I love this bike. I am fortunate enough to have a few Morewoods to choose from, but If I had to decide on just one to keep it would be this one most definately. I will try get a nice outdoor shot soon and edit this post. The Cogs and Chainrings are all 7075 and "homemade"

I am currently running THUG's Lefty and project 321 front hub, laced to new ZTR ArchEX 29" hoops with DT Supercomp Spokes. Running same in the rear with a Hope PRO II Evo hub. For the cost its a super strong wheelset (I weigh 94Kg'a and like to get a bit of air and fast bumpy downhill sections). They may weigh slightly more than the Crests but the new Arch EX is lighter and stiffer than the old Arch, Best value for money I came across while trying to decide what to do for a wheelset for my 29er.

Eish, Divie and I ride there on a wed evening and ran into the same guys with the dog 2 weeks in a row and managed to miss them altogether this past Wed. The first encounter ended up like a JoBerg highway in rush hour with cyclists exiting left and right into the trees to avoid the collie that was allowed to roam free. We were all very lucky on that occasion as there were 5 of us peddaling our asses off through Cat Tail (bottom of Shaya Moya down section, right before river) which is a very fast flowing section, could have been a pile of Morewoods and flesh if we'd not run off the trail into the bush. The one lady responded by saying we should have bells so they could hear us I mean "Really !!"

Bos, The Frame Fork and Oro's were payment for some contracting I did for Morewood mid '07 to mid '08, mainly writing CNC programmes for the new Mbuzi, Makulu, as well as the yet un-named xc/marathon bike (Aug Bicycling) Also a bit of a redo on the programmes for the shova dropouts and swingarms. I then did some further work for them and had a repeat of the same deal and built up a Shova in pink for my wife. The rest of the build cost about R18,500. but I purchased over the course of the contract so it was a bit at a time, really did my homework and priced everything local and CRC and purchased accordingly so managed to save a fair amount by shopping smart - the spreadsheets got really large . The Pink one is Specced full XT with LX wheelset K18's and Rockshox Revelation 140-100 RTWD. I have fitted the Pinky with some 50/50's due to us having had a son in Dec '08 and my wife not doing too much riding. I now use it to ride around our estate with my 4 year old daughter and generally mucking about.The_Boarder2009-08-21 06:00:10

Blockhouse, Morewood sponsored bikes to an epic team last year, cant remember who but they had a daily blog going, and really enjoyed the bikes. Update: Found the site - http://epic-adventure.co.za/index.htmlThe_Boarder2009-08-21 05:50:18

Added a bit more detail to spec sheet. Although this is intended to be an AM/trail bike, with this spec it is very much a race capable beast as well as not flinching in any hairy descents the organisers might throw in the mix. 3 foot drops are hardly felt and the steering is so good that you can pick your way through any sections you cant ride over and thats not much. All i can say is "Thanks Pat, I love my bike, I love my wifes pink one too. Nice working for you guys, anything else....give me a call and we can talk about my next bike " After all the time I spent at the factory and seeing just how much passion is put into these bikes I believe mine will be with me long past my two hip replacements and colostomy bag.... The_Boarder2009-08-21 04:11:26

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2008 Morewood Shova ST - XTR XC Build. Frame Number "Billy CNC" (real one off custom) SDG I-Fly C SaddleSDG I-Beam SeatpostXTR PD-M970 SGS Rear MechXT M760 Front MechXTR FC-M960 Crankset - With Middleburn Slickshift Hardcoat ringsXTR PD-M975 Front HubXTR PD-M975 Rear HubXTR PD-M970 PedalsXTR SM-RT97L (203 Dia) DiscXTR SM-RT97M (180 Dia) DiscXTR SL-M970 Rapid Fire ShiftersXTR Cable setHG-93 ChainXT M760 11-34 9spd CassetteMavic XM 819 Disc RimsFox RP23 Rear ShockFox 32 Talas RLC ForkEaston Vice AM StemEaston EA70 Riser Bars (31.8 x 1.5")Formula Oro K24 Front BrakeFormula Oro K24 Rear BrakeSpokes (DT Competition 2.0 - 1.8 Black)Nipples (DT Brass Pro-lock Black)Kenda Nevegal USTHope Seat ClampODI Ruffian Lock On GripsFSA Orbit Xtreme HeadsetWeight as above 12.43Kg's (park tool scale) The_Boarder2009-08-21 04:08:15