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30 minutes ago, splat said:

Are there any Redshift ShockStop stems floating around ?
I am (tentatively) looking for a 90mm

 

 

5 minutes ago, Nico van Loggerenberg said:

you and me both brother

There were one or two over the past months that “expired” in classifieds on here for around 2-2.4k. Maybe google “shockstop stem bikehub” to get the expired ads come up and contact those guys and hear if they sold them. I bought some brakes of someone a while back that also had one for sale. 
 

https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/stems/517203/redshift-shockstop-suspension-stem-90mm

here’s one of those. Its not the guy i got some brakes from, he also had a 90mm. Mine had to be 100mm so bought it new. 

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On 3/27/2022 at 10:07 PM, iammjcooke@gmail.com said:

Howzit All. Super inspiring thread!

I have a Cannondale Topstone 2 that I bought last year. Took off the 2X Tiagra and put on a 1X GRX600 and changed the seat post and seat. I have two sets of wheels one running 32 Specialised Roubaix tubeless tyres for road riding and the other the Goodyear Ultimate Connector 40mm tubeless. 
I have the same 11-40 Slx cassette on both wheel sets and running a 40T in front. 

Been riding road a fair amount recently and I do seem to run out of top end gears on the fast flat sections.

Usual riding gravel is out on Winelands Cycling club routes and around Somerset West/Paarl and wanting to expand to go into the Overberg  

Took the bike on some single track in Jonkershoek and joined a mtb ride over the mountain above Simonstown and  it handles fantastically. 
 

On gravel and road super comfortable. 
 

I’ve had my eye on the Cannondale Supersox Evo SE, but then I take this one out for a ride and I think to myself why so I want to change?? 
 

anyway, thanks for the inspiration! 
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Also had this bike.  AMAZING ride and I miss the bike very much.

 

 

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37 minutes ago, Spinnekop said:

Also had this bike.  AMAZING ride and I miss the bike very much.

 

 

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It’s a great ride! What made you sell yours?

grass greener on the other side - I’m struggling with that too!

looks like this was a lekker setup! What handlebars are those?

 

 

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19 minutes ago, Scalpel said:

Grass is always greener on the other side!! ;)

 

 

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Ah I’m looking at that one too! Was at Cannondale yesterday  

so which is better?

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3 hours ago, iammjcooke@gmail.com said:

It’s a great ride! What made you sell yours?

grass greener on the other side - I’m struggling with that too!

looks like this was a lekker setup! What handlebars are those?

 

 

As Scalpel correctly pointed out.  Green is the new thing.  

 

I wonder if I sell it one day if I can say it is in "mint condition"?

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33 minutes ago, iammjcooke@gmail.com said:

Ah I’m looking at that one too! Was at Cannondale yesterday  

so which is better?

You know the answer.  😉😁
 

Bars are the Ritchy WCS alu bars.  Very comfy.

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4 minutes ago, Chadvdw67 said:

I miss my Topstone very much, was an amazing bike to ride 😪

Will have to hang on to mine then! 🤩

but that means no new bike 😭

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1 minute ago, iammjcooke@gmail.com said:

Will have to hang on to mine then! 🤩

but that means no new bike 😭

Unless you are buying another Topstone, just keep it 🤣 I sold mine to buy a house, should have kept the bike...... 

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32 minutes ago, sendit said:

Here's my work in progress - got the frame from a fellow hubber and have cobbled some bits and pieces together to get it rolling.

It was originally built for bikepacking but Ive yet to do a trip on it...

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Looks like a fun ride

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On 3/30/2022 at 5:29 PM, splat said:

Are there any Redshift ShockStop stems floating around ?
I am (tentatively) looking for a 90mm

 

I have 1 available

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