News bot Posted May 27, 2016 Share Trek has expanded one of the world’s most popular trail bike lines with the introduction of the Fuel EX 27.5 Plus. The popularity of mid-fat tires has shown riders how a little extra tire volume can yield a lot more traction and a lot more fun. Now the benefits of wider tires are being combined with full-suspension capability in the all-new Fuel EX 27.5 Plus.Click here to view the article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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shaper Posted May 27, 2016 Share If only I had R83k lying around..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whattingh Posted May 27, 2016 Share thank you very much ex-change rate. It savesme from buy another bike Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptor-22 Posted May 27, 2016 Share Trek, spaz and cannondale seem to be pricing themselves into the stratosphere these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheJ Posted May 27, 2016 Share Or, buy a set of AM Classic Wide Lightening wheels, just about giving you Plus width tyres - for under R10k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjeckboek Posted May 27, 2016 Share WoW This will be one kick a$$ fun bike to ride !!!! Really nice !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohs Posted May 27, 2016 Share The Bastard child of Moondraker and Pyga....I'll adopt it!! TLetlhatlhe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandonF_ Posted May 27, 2016 Share MM....was nog nooit so MM nie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FCH Posted May 27, 2016 Share All fine and well blaming the useless Rand; but bike companies are busy taking the ..ss , seriously these bikes cost more than motorbikes now. My mates in US are choking at new bike prices, they earn in $. Paying 80k for XT equiped bike. NGUTF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Dean Posted May 28, 2016 Share That 9.8 is a thing of beauty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyluis Posted May 28, 2016 Share Such a pity the ZAR is messing this up for us. Looks like a fun bike to shred!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headshot Posted May 30, 2016 Share Good fun but my feeling is this can never be your one and only bike. If you buy a mid range ali version it will weigh a tonne. Put on decent strong tyres - if they ever become available - and it will weigh a tonne more. Don't do that and you are far more at risk of side wall tears that a tube and sealant wont fix. Rather run wide rims and 2.4 tyres on a normal bike. I'll change my mind when DH and enduro racers start running plus size... Edited May 30, 2016 by Headshot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odinson Posted May 30, 2016 Share Good fun but my feeling is this can never be your one and only bike. If you buy a mid range ali version it will weigh a tonne. Put on decent strong tyres - if they ever become available - and it will weigh a tonne more. Don't do that and you are far more at risk of side wall tears that a tube and sealant wont fix. Rather run wide rims and 2.4 tyres on a normal bike. I'll change my mind when DH and enduro racers start running plus size... Never going to happen. Maybe only as a publicity stunt. There's talk that the best compromise might be 2.5" (or thereabouts) tyres on wide (30-40mm internal width) rims. Maxxis is already making wide rim specific tyres. Headshot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JXV Posted May 30, 2016 Share I think 27.5 plus will be great for the Kzn coastal guys who ride and train in the sandy trails of local plantations and sugar cane fields. Reckon it would handle wet beach sand at low tide quite well too. Gonna get horribly heavy in mud.... Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicoBoshoff Posted May 30, 2016 Share As soon as the rubber on my new bike goes, I'm fitting some 2.4's on to see what all this wider blah-blah is about. Have 30mm rims now, but with the stock OEM 2.3's on atm. As for 27.5+? If I wanted a bouncy castle I'd phone a kids party planner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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