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[LazyTrailRider]

21 minutes ago, swingTOpeddle said:

480kWh battery power

Typo I assume?

[ChrisF]

20 minutes ago, swingTOpeddle said:

Finished our solar installation this week. 
being on three phase it was a mission to get the everything on. Never again will I miss a 5am workout. 

16kW SunSynk Hybrid Inverter 

480kWh battery power

20 x 545 watt panels

 

That is a PROPER system.

 

 

Batteries ... possibly 48kW.h ?  

[swingTOpeddle]

15 minutes ago, LazyTrailRider said:

Typo I assume?

It’s 8.2kWh (160Ah) x 3 batteries. Confusion set in. 

Edited August 13, 2022 by swingTOpeddle

[The Ouzo]

I committed a cardinal sin, I purchased an item from Cajees today. 
 

they were however the cheapest.  
 

Picked up a pair of D’Arcs Eclipse photochromatics. 
 

Ticked the boxes,

Photochromatic

bigger than my previous pair

in budget 

 

[The Ouzo]

13 hours ago, ouzo said:

I committed a cardinal sin, I purchased an item from Cajees today. 
 

they were however the cheapest.  
 

Picked up a pair of D’Arcs Eclipse photochromatics. 
 

Ticked the boxes,

Photochromatic

bigger than my previous pair

in budget 

 

First ride with them this morning.

1. Face coverage. - I think the perfect amount, big enough to keep the wind out of the eyes in all cycling positions and small enough to allow enough air to cool the face. (I sweat a heck of alot so need as much cooling as possible)

2. Visibility - With no frame visibility out the top is excellent, my eye does however occasionally pick up the bit where it connects to the arms, but that is only under extreme left/right angles.

Also my old Rudy Projects were not optically 100% and would give me additional out of focus vision. I always just accepted this as my eyes are already bad, and the additional did not impare thing to much, but these D'Arcs are optically correct and its great.

3. Fit - The nose piece is not adjustable, but it fits my nose perfectly. Its also slightly spaced away from the lenses which means my sweaty eyebrows dont touch.

The glasses are much lighter than the RPs so I dont even feel them on me.

The arms are however slightly longer, whilst they fit comfortably with my helmet on I do need to put them on a little more carefully.

 

So far so good. The real test will be wearing them in the heat climbing a mountain.

[samson99]

Got myself a new steed. No couch picture as we are renting (and furniture was included). 😁

Absolutely love the bike. Only hit the trails twice so far but loving it.

[MORNE]

👀

I mean….It was just loitering about in classifieds….

 

[crasher]

Taking delivery of my Blur yesterday 

[Stretched@Birth]

26 minutes ago, BaGearA said:

Picked up this the other day , longer airspring and carbon wheels incoming

 

Probably will go single speed once I've worn the drivetrain out , 11spd is getting to scarce

Nice, I test rode one of those a long time ago at a Trek test day, just wanted to put it on the back wheel all the time.  Apparently it doesn't do well as an SS though, something about flex of the chainstay, which doesn't make much sense to me, as it should then flex with gears too.  Maybe just Google it though.

[TyronLab]

34 minutes ago, BaGearA said:

Picked up this the other day , longer airspring and carbon wheels incoming

 

Probably will go single speed once I've worn the drivetrain out , 11spd is getting to scarce

Had one of those and it was an absolute hoot on trails. Running 17/21 PSI F/R you could point it down pretty much anything and just hold on. It'd monster truck over/through some really chunky/sloppy stuff with nary a hint of an issue. 

Beware of 3" tyre availability though, hen's teeth. Those Bontragers roll well but are very prone to punctures, and if you throw a set of more reasonable 2.5/2.6in treads on the stock 46mm ID rims they're squarer than an electrical engineering banquet. 

Enjoy!

 

[Steady Spin]

21 hours ago, BaGearA said:

Picked up this the other day , longer airspring and carbon wheels incoming

 

Probably will go single speed once I've worn the drivetrain out , 11spd is getting to scarce

What is this beauty? 

[nick_the_wheelbuilder]

May I brag on behalf of my customers?

A stunning matching road and MTB wheel set - not for the same guy though.

DT Swiss 350 hubs, bladed spokes and Nextie carbon rims.
The pics speak for themselves.

MTB 1360g set

 

[Jewbacca]

6 minutes ago, BaGearA said:

Stache 9.7 , no longer available in SA and only warranty frames are still being manufactured 

I wanted to get my hands on a Medium carbon Stache for ages.

130mm SS with 2.8 tires. 

I managed to get my ROS9 back so the itch was never scratched.

ENJOY!

[MORNE]

On 8/30/2022 at 3:47 PM, MORNE said:

👀

I mean….It was just loitering about in classifieds….

 

So here it is…borderline a midlife crises purchase, the ‘biggest’ bike i’ve ever owned. It caught my eye months ago when it first got listed on here and nobody ‘wanted’ it.
Its MY size you see.

to paraphrase @Jewbacca, its rad and jizz worthy for sure…now i just need to learn to use it to at least 50% its capability haha. 

Cotic Rocket Max gen3 XL

Fox factory x2 

Lyrik ultimate 160mm

GX Axs/X01 groupset

Bikeyoke Revive dropper

Hope fortus 30 wheelset

formula Cura brakeset

WheelsMfg dub bb

some other bits and bobs that came with it.

 

#AllTheGearAndNoClue 

#FokJouEkDoenWatEkWil 

🤣
 

Edited September 6, 2022 by MORNE

[DJuice]

5 minutes ago, MORNE said:

So here it is…borderline a midlife crises purchase, the ‘biggest’ bike i’ve ever owned. It caught my eye months ago when it first got listed on here and nobody ‘wanted’ it.
Its MY size you see.

to paraphrase @Jewbacca, its rad and jizz worthy for sure…now i just need to learn to use it to at least 50% its capability haha. 

Cotic Rocket Max gen3 XL

Fox factor x2 

Lyrik ultimate 160mm

GX Axs/X01 groupset

Bikeyoke Revive dropper

Hope fortus 30 wheelset

formula Cura brakeset

WheelsMfg dub bb

some other bits and bobs that came with it.

 

#AllTheGearAndNoClue 

#FokJouEkDoenWatEkWil 

🤣
 

Wow, stunner!!!

Sure you will manage, from the little I know, you just point and hold on.

Enjoy your bike, next pic getting some air.

 

[MORNE]

PS: also one of these to go with that monster bike for the little one to ride shotgun every now and then.

 

Edited September 7, 2022 by MORNE