stefmeister Posted October 12, 2018 Posted October 12, 2018 Basically you could buy the bike and upgrade the fork and parts plus wheels and not exceed R12k total spend. Then you’ll have a fantastic bike for a bargainWhat fork? It’s a straight steerer head tube (although it looks tapered) and there aren’t many forks to choose from. Those headsets with the outboard bottom cups that will allow you to run a tapered steerer also don’t come cheap. I went through that same exercise before. Ended up buying a spez epic.
GrahamS2 Posted October 12, 2018 Posted October 12, 2018 What fork? It’s a straight steerer head tube (although it looks tapered) and there aren’t many forks to choose from. Those headsets with the outboard bottom cups that will allow you to run a tapered steerer also don’t come cheap.I went through that same exercise before. Ended up buying a spez epic.Pick one
PeterF Posted October 12, 2018 Posted October 12, 2018 Pick oneLol, the cheapest one costs more than the bike and thats before vat and duties.
Dadbod Racing Posted October 12, 2018 Posted October 12, 2018 Does any of you know where a small is available? If you have time go to your nearest Makro, find the most enthusiastic sport department sales staff engage in some small talk and then ask them to check their systems to find you a small. It's important to remain calm as you might have to suggest what their next step should be if they really want to give you a good customer experience.... Good luck.... HuckNorris, peetwindhoek, Allrounder and 2 others 5
DieselnDust Posted October 12, 2018 Posted October 12, 2018 What fork? It’s a straight steerer head tube (although it looks tapered) and there aren’t many forks to choose from. Those headsets with the outboard bottom cups that will allow you to run a tapered steerer also don’t come cheap.I went through that same exercise before. Ended up buying a spez epic. Was in Bridge Cycles in Diep River the other day and they had a few straight steerer 29er forks in stock. And they were going cheap and negotiable nickc 1
GrahamS2 Posted October 12, 2018 Posted October 12, 2018 Lol, the cheapest one costs more than the bike and thats before vat and duties.LOL indeed. Remind me how R2600 is more than R4500?And price is not the point being discussed. The availability of 29er straight steerer forks was. DieselnDust and peetwindhoek 2
MORNE Posted October 12, 2018 Posted October 12, 2018 (edited) LOL indeed. Remind me how R2600 is more than R4500?And price is not the point being discussed. The availability of 29er straight steerer forks was.also, not to mention "Lefty for all" conversions also come in 1/-1/8 straight...I actually have a mint 2012 carbon PBR lefty XL that would go nicely with one of these. It is currently in 26" guise but easy to set it up for 650b or 29" by just adding a spacer inside. Sometimes these are the benefits of being 'special needs'(..not having a crown and only one arm) . Edited October 12, 2018 by morneS555 nickc, GrahamS2 and DieselnDust 3
DieselnDust Posted October 12, 2018 Posted October 12, 2018 LOL indeed. Remind me how R2600 is more than R4500?And price is not the point being discussed. The availability of 29er straight steerer forks was. Go easy on him, he owns a Specialised nickc and Traveler 2
PeterF Posted October 12, 2018 Posted October 12, 2018 Go easy on him, he owns a SpecialisedActually own several different brands, none of which is a Specialized. Love to know where you get such a favourable exchange rate though.
bertusras Posted October 12, 2018 Posted October 12, 2018 Actually own several different brands, none of which is a Specialized. Love to know where you get such a favourable exchange rate though. Your settings don't allow you to see the RockShox forks due to them not shipping to SA.
PeterF Posted October 12, 2018 Posted October 12, 2018 Your settings don't allow you to see the RockShox forks due to them not shipping to SA. Not really relevent if you can't order them.....
GrahamS2 Posted October 12, 2018 Posted October 12, 2018 Actually own several different brands, none of which is a Specialized. Love to know where you get such a favourable exchange rate though.You're right, that 6 should have been an 8. R2800, not R2600 DieselnDust 1
Fleming Posted October 12, 2018 Posted October 12, 2018 Friend of mine bought a trail 5 and asked me to assemble it. I couldnt get the right pedal to go in and eventually discovered that it was threaded for a left pedal even though the axle was stamped RH. Could even screw it into the left crank. Other than this small problem the bike is fantastic for the price.
MORNE Posted October 13, 2018 Posted October 13, 2018 (edited) went to Makro milnerton to get a trail 5 for wifey. they didnt have stock so we phoned all the rest and only Cape Gate had stock left. they had 4. in the time it took us to drive there from milnerton...there was only one left. awesome bike for the money btw. the 7 has n nice color scheme but generic components for stem/seatposts etc from what i saw quickly. the 5 has cannondale branded C4 parts on most of those and obviously the shimano and tekro ones for the rest. bargain of the year. edit: oh and forgot to mention the 5 also comes with a sunrace cassette Edited October 13, 2018 by morneS555 DieselnDust and LeoKnight 2
LeoKnight Posted October 13, 2018 Posted October 13, 2018 went to Makro milnerton to get a trail 5 for wifey. they didnt have stock so we phoned all the rest and only Cape Gate had stock left. they had 4. in the time it took us to drive there from milnerton...there was only one left. awesome bike for the money btw. the 7 has n nice color scheme but generic components for stem/seatposts etc from what i saw quickly. the 5 has cannondale branded C4 parts on most of those and obviously the shimano and tekro ones for the rest. bargain of the year.Glad you got there in time, Was there yesterday and saw the four boxes and wondered how long they would last. Lets hope this is not the last of the bikes they will be bringing. But this morning at the STBB I was REALLY tempted to ask the one guy on a Dale (actually a lefty), at which Makro did he pick that one up. But I knew he was going to drop me around the first corner so decided to keep my mouth shut nickc, RocknRolla, Christian van Zyl and 3 others 6
Tabula Rasa Posted October 14, 2018 Posted October 14, 2018 Anyone who has bought the Trail 5 and tested it proper care to report back? Build quality? shifting precision? What would you improve/upgrade?
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