SuperDooperSnooper Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 Good morning to all my fellow Hubbers! Recently I travelled inland to visit relatives where I spent some time in Gauteng and Mpumalanga. It was at the start of a long weekend so saw a lot of bikes on cars and my interest in the sport combined with natural curiosity made me pay some attention as to what kind of bikes were ferried around. I noticed something interesting about the mountain bikes strapped to cars: they were mostly hardtails! I think I only saw two full suspension bikes amongst the hundreds. Now I don't know whether it was just a coincidence or due to my fading eyesight, but it seemed as if there is a much bigger lean towards hardtails in that part of the country than what I am used to see in the Western Cape. Anyone ever noticed this? And if so what is the main reason for the difference in choice? I would like to maybe start a poll to see what types of mountain bikes are ridden/owned in which parts of the country. Maybe almost like an AA meeting: "Hi I'm from Cape Town and rise a full sus." Irrespective of brand, purely to look at different suspension setups for different geographical areas? BTW I'm not discriminating against Road bikes, I just don't know that much about them to notice these kind of obvious differences. I appreciate your comments.
KingTJ Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 Hi im from Durban, kzn, and have a 650B full suspension trail bike
KingTJ Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 Could it be that the highveld is flatter or less hilly than the Cape and Kzn?
Stretch Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 i think you just saw a very small sample - i know lots of okes up there with full suss anyway..pmb - full suss - 26"
Lurch the stalker Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 I'm from Gangsters Paradise, and I have full suspension 26".I see quite a mix of hardtail, full suspension, and even rigid fork.Whatever you have, love it, and ride the hell out of it.
igg Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 I'm in GP: full suss 29er XC. I only wanted one bike though, otherwise I'd have gone HT XC and dual suss trail bike. There's definitely more HTs here than anything else from what I've seen, but I think that's more a price point than anything else. Go chat to your LBS and ask them which they sell more of, I did and the difference was unexpectedly large (I think it was something in the region of 8 HT for every dual suss). This is not to say there's a shortage of dualies, full rigid, etc..
No Hare Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 my uninformed opinionYou can buy a lekker windgat HT for a fraction of a DS price. Here on the coast I ride a 26 HT on nice kronkel paaitjies were I stand on the peddles 70% of the time, no need for DS.
RockCoach Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 Gauteng: for the past 9 years I have ridden a 140mm travel dual sus more than any other bike. Most of the guys I ride with are the same. Bikes usually perched on roof rack or slung over the tailgate of a bakkie. I have 26" and 650B dual suspension trail bikes26" hardtail trail bike
Ed-Zulu Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 my uninformed opinionYou can buy a lekker windgat HT for a fraction of a DS price. Here on the coast I ride a 26 HT on nice kronkel paaitjies were I stand on the peddles 70% of the time, no need for DS. Hit the nail right on the head
Wayne Potgieter Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 I used to love HT's Now, i find i love the 650b 140mm travel dually the most. It makes me feel like chuck norris.
Lurch the stalker Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 It makes me feel like chuck norris.It makes you feel like you're 70+?
Wayne Potgieter Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 It makes you feel like you're 70+? And ginger.
Lurch the stalker Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 And ginger.So you ride it very gingerly..? (I know it was a bad pun, but I liked it)
Robbow Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 Karkloof/Howick I ride a 29r Full Suss (100mm) But there are an ever increasing number of 650b trail bikes appearing, suits the area.
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