ChrisF Posted September 27, 2019 Share I'm hoping that all the "your eyes will open" "it all makes sense" analogies are true. trust me on ONE thing .... GET A FAN !! Looking at my trail times .... I am starting this summer with BETTER times than what I had before the winter ! (okay, that was before losing 2 weeks of saddle time due to the flu...) PS - also the perfect way to get on the bike after the flu. YOU determine your intensity, while monitoring your hart rate. And you are home if you have to bail out mid-ride ..... Edited September 27, 2019 by ChrisF Duane_Bosch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane_Bosch Posted September 28, 2019 Share trust me on ONE thing .... GET A FAN !! Looking at my trail times .... I am starting this summer with BETTER times than what I had before the winter ! (okay, that was before losing 2 weeks of saddle time due to the flu...) PS - also the perfect way to get on the bike after the flu. YOU determine your intensity, while monitoring your hart rate. And you are home if you have to bail out mid-ride ..... noted. I've been spinning through the winter and that's already made a huge difference. This will be to add a little more. I'm not obsessed. Edited September 28, 2019 by Duane_Bosch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie NL Posted September 28, 2019 Share SNAP!!!! I just bought that exact same bike. Arrived here about 2 weeks ago Haven't had much chance to ride it though unfortunately because I was doing a bike tour through the Klein Karoo on my other MTB for the last week.Hard life you've got Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Be4dawn Posted September 28, 2019 Share So after 3 years on my Silverback spectra comp, I decided to spoil myself with this Edited September 28, 2019 by Be4dawn MTB Cruiser, Dexter-morgan, Mongoose! and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jehosefat Posted September 30, 2019 Share Hard life you've got It's tough but someone has got to do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wannabe Posted September 30, 2019 Share A few more pieces to finish my budget Gravel Bike build. Mongooser, Andrew_Smith, Mongoose! and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter-morgan Posted September 30, 2019 Share IMG_5383.jpgSo after 3 years on my Silverback spectra comp, I decided to spoil myself with this What an upgrade. Be4dawn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awesme Posted September 30, 2019 Share Get a TrainerRoad membership with it, you won't regret, value for money, return on time spend on it you can't beat. G noted. I've been spinning through the winter and that's already made a huge difference. This will be to add a little more. I'm not obsessed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Knoetze (sk27) Posted September 30, 2019 Share A few more pieces to finish my budget Gravel Bike build. Rapide.jpg I am very keen to see what you build, are building, and the total cost please..... Wannabe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wannabe Posted October 1, 2019 Share Steven. I'm using my old HT frame, and things I had laying around.Only new items on the bike is the tires, cassette, rear derailer, chainring, chain, and a few other bobs and bits. Bike was sprayed with rattle cans. Mating my old 10spd 105 Shifters to a 9spd Shimano rear derailer, running a 36x11-32 ratio. Only going to be using bike on gravel roads and for training on road when the roads are wet, in order to spare my two "decent" bikes from unnecessary wear and tear. Progress so far, should be able to button it up during the week. Still needs cables, pedals and maybe a new BB. (old one is gritty, but will see if I can clean it out) Steerer to be cut and new spacers fitted. Mongoose!, Andrew_Smith and Long Wheel Base 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Knoetze (sk27) Posted October 1, 2019 Share Steven. I'm using my old HT frame, and things I had laying around.Only new items on the bike is the tires, cassette, rear derailer, chainring, chain, and a few other bobs and bits. Bike was sprayed with rattle cans. Mating my old 10spd 105 Shifters to a 9spd Shimano rear derailer, running a 36x11-32 ratio. Only going to be using bike on gravel roads and for training on road when the roads are wet, in order to spare my two "decent" bikes from unnecessary wear and tear. Progress so far, should be able to button it up during the week. Still needs cables, pedals and maybe a new BB. (old one is gritty, but will see if I can clean it out) Steerer to be cut and new spacers fitted. gravelbike1.jpg gravelbike2.jpg Nice, what frame did you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wannabe Posted October 1, 2019 Share Nice, what frame did you use? It was branded OTEC here in ZA, but is actually a Haibike frame.Alu, quite light and very sturdy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOCO4360 Posted October 1, 2019 Share Got myself this sweet Lyne 30mm Riser bar and 50mm stem as a birthday gift.. Super stoked seeing as I was the first dude to buy the new riser. Dexter-morgan, Wannabe, Hairy and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riaan H Posted October 2, 2019 Share The emminent release of the Fenix 6 means I could get a 5 on the cheap to replace my dead ForeRunner 35. Don't get me wrong, the 6 is amazing and all, but R7k was a lot easier to "justify" spending than R13k would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Knoetze (sk27) Posted October 2, 2019 Share The emminent release of the Fenix 6 means I could get a 5 on the cheap to replace my dead ForeRunner 35. Don't get me wrong, the 6 is amazing and all, but R7k was a lot easier to "justify" spending than R13k would be. I agree, yet there are still people advertising Fenix 5's for R8k plus.Market for 5's is disappearing quickly. See they are on sale pretty much everywhere.Same will happen to GoPr's with the launch of the new 8 I reckon. Will be a fair amount of bargains soon:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter-morgan Posted October 2, 2019 Share I agree, yet there are still people advertising Fenix 5's for R8k plus.Market for 5's is disappearing quickly. See they are on sale pretty much everywhere.Same will happen to GoPr's with the launch of the new 8 I reckon. Will be a fair amount of bargains soon:)wait for Black Friday Steven Knoetze (sk27) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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