Me rida my bicycle Posted October 9, 2018 Share easy build? dont the shop put it together if you ask them too?The bike is a bargain but asking a Makro worker to put it together would be a massive no no not if you want to survive your first ride! Dadbod Racing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeverNotRolling Posted October 9, 2018 Share Anybody know why there is virtually no info about the makro Trail 5 29er online? The official 2016 Trail 5 seems to be a 27.5 only. Was there an update down the line for a specific market perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted October 9, 2018 Share Anybody know why there is virtually no info about the makro Trail 5 29er online? The official 2016 Trail 5 seems to be a 27.5 only. Was there an update down the line for a specific market perhaps? Cos it's called the Trail 29 5 as per the cannondale spec sheet. https://www.mbr.co.uk/reviews/hardtail/cannondale-trail-29-5-review Edited October 9, 2018 by Cptmayhem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ratchet road Posted October 9, 2018 Share Does anyone have pictures of the bike?? Still haven't seen any pics on the thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaco Steyn Posted October 9, 2018 Share Does anyone have pictures of the bike?? Still haven't seen any pics on the thread?Look at post #318 on page 20 of this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spanny Posted October 10, 2018 Share A very good looking matt olive paintwork too ..... but i eventually decided to fork a grand extra and get a second hand 2016 Silverback Spectre with air shock an tubeless .....and i still wonder if it’s the right decision .... Allrounder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoBigBen Posted October 10, 2018 Share A very good looking matt olive paintwork too ..... but i eventually decided to fork a grand extra and get a second hand 2016 Silverback Spectre with air shock an tubeless .....and i still wonder if it’s the right decision ....Stop wondering and just go out and ride it [emoji41] DieselnDust, nathrix, shaper and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickc Posted October 10, 2018 Share Does anyone have pictures of the bike?? Still haven't seen any pics on the thread? My Trail 5 stays in the box till Christmas for my daughter. But when I pulled it out the box quickly to have a look it was a very nice grey and blue colour combination. nathrix, Pure Savage, Traveler and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEd Posted October 10, 2018 Share A very good looking matt olive paintwork too ..... but i eventually decided to fork a grand extra and get a second hand 2016 Silverback Spectre with air shock an tubeless .....and i still wonder if it’s the right decision .... Don't stress it! Silverbacks are great. Reliable and fun. And even a mediocre air sprung fork will pretty much always be better than a coil sprung fork. If it's a 2016 model Spectra and has an air sprung fork, then I assume it's a Spectra Comp, which will most definitely have better components than the "Makrodales". Ride and enjoy! Pure Savage 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePubSA Posted October 10, 2018 Share 200 bucks more for a dual lieghdale' https://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/329389-dual-suspension-mtb-29%E2%80%9D/ Edited October 10, 2018 by ThePubSA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickc Posted October 10, 2018 Share 200 bucks more for a dual lieghdale' https://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/329389-dual-suspension-mtb-29%E2%80%9D/ Have ridden them both plenty - will take the Dale - Frame far superior to anything Raleigh could produce. Easier to just upgrade the components. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadbod Racing Posted October 10, 2018 Share The bike is a bargain but asking a Makro worker to put it together would be a massive no no not if you want to survive your first ride! Very true, my FIL let my wife know that Makro Ottery had stock. he then asked the staff to assemble the bike while I went home to fetch the bike carrier ( don't worry it will take us 15 mins..... ) and when we got there he was still busy assembling the bike. I didn't want to break the enthusiastic sales staffs spirits so I helped him put the bike together for my wife and then finished it off yesterday at home, correcting what Mr Makro thought he was supposed to do. As many people on this thread are saying it's alot of bike for the money. My wife doesn't need much and she's very happy with it. Massive upgrade on the 26er Mongoose she bought many moons ago. She also has the Olive colour in Medium. Me rida my bicycle, shaper and nickc 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePubSA Posted October 10, 2018 Share Have ridden them both plenty - will take the Dale - Frame far superior to anything Raleigh could produce. Easier to just upgrade the components.not a chance dual over ht .... that makro looks brazed ? raleigh made some good frames ( not saying that budget dual is good frame obviously its as good as its price) id take the dual .. and its easier if u have the parts , always more costly to upgrade . anyways just giving people who dont have a bike options .. other then the makro .. u dont have to raleigh for the dales cred it is what it is budget with a name .. and dales have always cracked . Edited October 10, 2018 by ThePubSA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePubSA Posted October 10, 2018 Share this is dirt cheap .. even if 26 https://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/329419-giant-anthem-26inch/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allrounder Posted October 11, 2018 Share So one of the ballies bought a bike. Took me about 30mins to assemble and he is very impressed. Weight listed on the box is 14,3kg. I am however impressed by the look and feel. Visually it is very nice and lots of attention went into the build. The welding is smoothed out and the mat finish is nice. nickc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allrounder Posted October 11, 2018 Share Does any of you know where a small is available? Edited October 11, 2018 by Allrounder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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