Where has your bike taken you today?

[JonoZA]

Perfect evening in The Cape for a ride at Meerendal

 

 

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[Pikey]

7km ride with the wee Bens,followed by a well deserved ice cream & cool drink.

Got to get my son a bigger bike ,those little 16” wheels get hooked up on every rock. He must of fell 6 times at least ????

 

And still wanted more .

[ChrisF]

Pikey get a 20'' with the best front shock possible.

 

It REALLY helps them on trails with rocks and roots ....

[Pikey]

Pikey get a 20'' with the best front shock possible.

 

It REALLY helps them on trails with rocks and roots ....

Am thinking of getting my daughter a 24 and respraying his sisters 20 inch . I am not sure he is quite tall enough to touch the ground just yet but he can ride it. He’s only 6 and not a tall 6 at that.

 

Might just give it a try in the next few weeks Chris & see how he handles it.

[ChrisF]

Maritz was a tall 6, and still I had to jimmy the seat mounting to get it low enough for him.

 

THIS is what the rigid bike does -

 

 

small "bump" in the road and the front wheel lifts clear of the ground.  Imagine he had to steer at this point .... no wonder they keep on falling on the rigid setup.

 

 

With the Momsen he has a "nice" front suspension (it feels better than most of the others in this size).  Going up the same "bump" you can see how the suspension works -

 

note the air gap above the brakes -

 

and now compressed as he goes up the "bump" -

 

 

he is just so much more comfortable on the trails with this bike !    

 

now even doing single tracks -

 

Edited January 16, 2018 by ChrisF

[BenReaper]

Maritz was a tall 6, and still I had to jimmy the seat mounting to get it low enough for him.

 

THIS is what the rigid bike does -

 

Shocks-10 (Large).jpg

 

small "bump" in the road and the front wheel lifts clear of the ground. Imagine he had to steer at this point .... no wonder they keep on falling on the rigid setup.

 

 

With the Momsen he has a "nice" front suspension (it feels better than most of the others in this size). Going up the same "bump" you can see how the suspension works -

 

note the air gap above the brakes -

Shocks-11 - Copy.jpg

 

and now compressed as he goes up the "bump" -

Shocks-12 (Large).jpg

 

 

he is just so much more comfortable on the trails with this bike ! [emoji106]

 

now even doing single tracks -

 

M-3 (Large).jpg

I got my boy a cheaper Avalanche 20" and modified it a bit to make the ride easier and smoother.

It being a single speed I saw he was struggling a bit with the high gearing so I popped a smaller chain ring on the front.

To solve the issue of the harsh ride I wasn't about to fork out alot for suspension so I found some nice and wide 2.5 x 20" tyres at my Lbs which we can run at lower pressures to soften it up.

 

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[Pikey]

I got my boy a cheaper Avalanche 20" and modified it a bit to make the ride easier and smoother.

It being a single speed I saw he was struggling a bit with the high gearing so I popped a smaller chain ring on the front.

To solve the issue of the harsh ride I wasn't about to fork out alot for suspension so I found some nice and wide 2.5 x 20" tyres at my Lbs which we can run at lower pressures to soften it up.

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i had the same thought regarding the tyres even on a suspension fork. Did it make enough difference to warrant the change ?

[Pikey]

Maritz was a tall 6, and still I had to jimmy the seat mounting to get it low enough for him.

 

THIS is what the rigid bike does -

 

Shocks-10 (Large).jpg

 

small "bump" in the road and the front wheel lifts clear of the ground.  Imagine he had to steer at this point .... no wonder they keep on falling on the rigid setup.

 

 

With the Momsen he has a "nice" front suspension (it feels better than most of the others in this size).  Going up the same "bump" you can see how the suspension works -

 

note the air gap above the brakes -

Shocks-11 - Copy.jpg

 

and now compressed as he goes up the "bump" -

Shocks-12 (Large).jpg

 

 

he is just so much more comfortable on the trails with this bike !    

 

now even doing single tracks -

 

M-3 (Large).jpg

Both there current bikes have suspension forks on. The little 16 munga is a quite a decent little bike. But as BR said the ss makes them suffer on the climbs . I do like the momsens . Any idea of cost for a 20 & 24” ?

[BenReaper]

i had the same thought regarding the tyres even on a suspension fork. Did it make enough difference to warrant the change ?

Yes it did, it works much like a normal rigid bike would on plus tyres.

At the weight of a 6 year old you can run tyre pressures inder 1bar.

You can see how fat the tyre looks next to my Saguaro 2.25.

 

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[Pure Savage]

Maritz was a tall 6, and still I had to jimmy the seat mounting to get it low enough for him.

 

THIS is what the rigid bike does -

 

Shocks-10 (Large).jpg

 

small "bump" in the road and the front wheel lifts clear of the ground.  Imagine he had to steer at this point .... no wonder they keep on falling on the rigid setup.

 

 

With the Momsen he has a "nice" front suspension (it feels better than most of the others in this size).  Going up the same "bump" you can see how the suspension works -

 

note the air gap above the brakes -

Shocks-11 - Copy.jpg

 

and now compressed as he goes up the "bump" -

Shocks-12 (Large).jpg

 

 

he is just so much more comfortable on the trails with this bike !    

 

now even doing single tracks -

 

M-3 (Large).jpg

If he had a road bike, he should be avoiding bumps

[BSG]

This is what the weather in Groot Brak/Tergniet looks like. Windy, overcast and warm.

 

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Edited January 17, 2018 by BSG

[BenReaper]

Had another nice ride with some good company again this evening.

Rode up to a local cycling landmark called "die kruis", this involves quite a lot of climbing that some might enjoy more than others. [emoji6]

 

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[Lurch the stalker]

Had another nice ride with some good company again this evening.

Rode up to a local cycling landmark called "die kruis", this involves quite a lot of climbing that some might enjoy more than others. [emoji6] might make some cross to climb so much...

 

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[Duane_Bosch]

Glen Shuttles with the boys. Picture Credit Tom Rood.

Edited January 18, 2018 by Duane_Bosch

[DJR]

Glen Shuttles with the boys. Picture Credit Tom Rood.

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Very nice picture Duane

[Duane_Bosch]

Very nice picture Duane

Tom took it. I merely stole it and posted it here. hehe. I was there tho.