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Hey everyone, I'm fairly new to the cycling scene. I recently had my raleigh nomad 90 mtb stolen and I'm looking to upgrade and replace it. Is the Merida Matts TFS 500 a decent entry level bike? It's going for about 4k. Unsure what year this model is. I have another post up about other bikes that I've seen online but I thought I'd message about the Merida separately as no one has responded to those. Thanks in advance.

Hi all, I have probably been watching this community (the cycling community as a whole in CPT) for a year now. I would love to become apart of it and make new friends. Can’t imagine a better hobby/lifestyle to pick up. I am tired of vicariously living through all of the super cool instagram posts. I don’t have a bike and when I went to a bike shop there was a bike for me, a liv avail (48), but it was so expensive. Where do I go to meet people, make friends, grow into this community? I am in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town. Basically cycling utopia. How can I get into this without a bike? Where do you all meet up? Can I rent a bike and join a ride? Thank you!! - From a 27 year old wanting so desperately to go zoomies and make new friends x

Hi bikehub community. I've checked a few articles here and been impressed with the attitude of the members who are clearly very experienced cyclists. Something that can quickly put a noob (like me) off is some condescending chatter. So onto my queries. I have an AXIS A70 (2017 model) and just bought my wife the AXIS A70 (latest model). Mine is actually a 27.5", which I was quite surprised to find out later, since it was sold to me as a 29er -- lack of experience and know-how was on my part, but I made sure that I got a 29er for my wife. Mine is an XL frame (I'm 6.2") and my wife's is a medium frame. We've had bike fit done and setup and everything. I must say my bike feels better than it ever has. BUT... I've realised than even after riding a lot of bicycles in my schooling years, I'm actually a complete noob on cycling and know-how. I've heard that the A70 is a good entry, to intermediate bike. What are worthwhile upgrades that I could do to both bikes that could help us get to being able to ride 20km+ (I'd say 80% road). As I understand, you'd definitely need to look at the gears? Please any guidance and tips are welcome. I've always loved cycling, but I must say I've never really got into it and now that I want to get into it, the "upgrade" bug is starting to bite but I don't want to waste money etc. the goal is to get to 10km, then 20km and be able to do a 90min - 2hr ride without a problem. That's all from me for now! Thanks for the assistance 😊