Mad Mule Cyclery Posted April 8, 2021 Share What other fork options are available for your frame? I'm thinking more along the lines of bikepacking Both forks are adventure forks, they have three pack accessory mounts, fender and racks mounts, internal dyno routing and drop-out chips for adjustable axle to crown and rake of the fork. Thug 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Mule Cyclery Posted April 8, 2021 Share This frame looks great! I see your previous post shows a belt drive. Is the chainstay splittable? On that note, thanks for nice long chainstays. I'm not a fan of my heel kicking my paniers. Heck thanks in general for a good looking local bike! Yes, chain stay is splitable. That frames will be available on special order only. We will also have on offer frames with couplings. They will also be available on special order. NickGM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Mule Cyclery Posted April 8, 2021 Share For those that don't know the two Sling frontmen, watch this: follow the links to parts 2 and 3. Adventure ride with bicycles is coming later this year tinmug 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted April 8, 2021 Share Good afternoon. Bicycle from that picture is our no.1 prototype. At the time picture was taken I was testing setup with a fork manufactured for us in Canada that wasn't able to accommodate tire size that frame is design for. I was using 27.5 x 2.2 tires and prototype no.1 was design to take 27.5 x 2.6 or 29 x 2.2. I have removed that fork and installed ENVE adventure fork instead, coz that fork is wide enough to accommodate tire sizes we wanted to test on the bike. This is how it looks today. 20210407_171231.jpgWell done sir, it's awesome to see local is lekker putting smart people and skills to use. Wish you all the best, and you know if you're looking for comments/opinons you're at the right place! Prince Albert Cycles and Mad Mule Cyclery 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MudLark Posted April 8, 2021 Share and you say this why? You've got to ride them to appreciate how bad they can be. The corrugations are extreme in a lot of places. For mile after mile. Without front suspension I doubt you'll be able to feel your hands after 30 minutes or so. Even on a dual sus MTB it can get pretty uncomfortable fairly quickly. The roads are so poor in many places, the farmers struggle even with 4wds. There's just no maintenance at all in some areas - and hasn't been for many years. Anyway, the Tagati is still a nice bike and certainly a great alternative to a gravel bike. splat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocknRolla Posted April 8, 2021 Share and you say this why? Because Titanium and Carbon rigid fork. MudLark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted April 8, 2021 Share the fundamental question..... can you pack 2 Takagi's in a SLING 2 for a dirty weekend away....??? back in the days before you could recce Freedom Challenge on google earth, Tim James (3x winner, and recently retired SAA pilot) would go do some rides on the trail by flying to spots with his bike as passenger, and then doing roundtrips or finding lifts back. always seemed that was the winning way to be an adventure cyclist Hairy and dirtypot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splat Posted April 8, 2021 Share Because Titanium and Carbon rigid fork. I wonder what these brands would say to that LitespeedMootsCurveLynskeyVan NicholasJ.GuillemSonderKnollyReilly CycleworksJ.LaverackKinesisEnigmaSalsa Prince Albert Cycles, BogusOne and Hairy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Sywurm Posted April 8, 2021 Share I think the only way to get good reviews on this bike is to get demo bikes out to all the Hubbers... Hairy and DJuice 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MudLark Posted April 8, 2021 Share Quite simply: We have never heard of the Eastern Cape, we don't care about the Eastern Cape and we do not design our bicycles for the Eastern Cape! I wonder what these brands would say to that LitespeedMootsCurveLynskeyVan NicholasJ.GuillemSonderKnollyReilly CycleworksJ.LaverackKinesisEnigmaSalsa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splat Posted April 8, 2021 Share Quite simply: We have never heard of the Eastern Cape, we don't care about the Eastern Cape and we do not design our bicycles for the Eastern Cape! OK. I don't have a gravel bike nor have I ridden in the EC, so have no experience on either topic. Is this more appropriate ? https://ninerbikes.com/products/mcr-9-rdo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted April 8, 2021 Share You've got to ride them to appreciate how bad they can be. The corrugations are extreme in a lot of places. For mile after mile. Without front suspension I doubt you'll be able to feel your hands after 30 minutes or so. Even on a dual sus MTB it can get pretty uncomfortable fairly quickly. The roads are so poor in many places, the farmers struggle even with 4wds. There's just no maintenance at all in some areas - and hasn't been for many years. Anyway, the Tagati is still a nice bike and certainly a great alternative to a gravel bike.Ah, now your comment is clearer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted April 8, 2021 Share As it turns out, the wife is the one pushing for it. She refuses to fly commercial with Covid... Her job requires her to understand more about it than the average Joe. And there are some places too far to always conveniently drive. The last few years we have done a couple of projects for clients in the Northern Cape, based in Cape Town. Sit in the boardroom till 9:30, warm up the motor, fly up, land on the farm before lunch and have ample time to get work done on that side. Granted, often we would fly up for 2 to 3 days. But have even left Stellenbosch airfield after 12:00, dropped off materials for the team. Two of us stayed their for work over the weekend, while the plane returned to Cape. The one farm is about three hours drive out of Upington ... does not leave a lot of time for working if you have to do a return trip. More and more people uses small planes for these commutes. It is a different way of thinking. But it makes sense in its own way ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocknRolla Posted April 8, 2021 Share I wonder what these brands would say to that LitespeedMootsCurveLynskeyVan NicholasJ.GuillemSonderKnollyReilly CycleworksJ.LaverackKinesisEnigmaSalsa I am not debating the fact that lots of manufacturers make bike frames out of titanium. It's from what I can gather (having not ridden one) not very compliant material when it comes to bike frames. (Much like carbon)Combined with as mudlark said terrible corrugations and roads, it is probably not the right tool for the job in EC. splat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave303e Posted April 8, 2021 Share You've got to ride them to appreciate how bad they can be. The corrugations are extreme in a lot of places. For mile after mile. Without front suspension I doubt you'll be able to feel your hands after 30 minutes or so. Even on a dual sus MTB it can get pretty uncomfortable fairly quickly. The roads are so poor in many places, the farmers struggle even with 4wds. There's just no maintenance at all in some areas - and hasn't been for many years. Anyway, the Tagati is still a nice bike and certainly a great alternative to a gravel bike. Okes do freedom challenge on rigid forks and I am pretty sure that involves going from one end of Eastern Cape to another. PhilipV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ichnusa Posted April 8, 2021 Share i was too scared to ask, so here's a 2nd hand one https://www.slingaircraft.com/aircraft/pre-owned/ Cheap! About 14 second hand S-Works! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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