JonoZA Posted January 16, 2018 Posted January 16, 2018 Perfect evening in The Cape for a ride at Meerendal Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk BenReaper, Andrew_Smith, Reme Le Hane and 3 others 6
Pikey Posted January 16, 2018 Posted January 16, 2018 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 . NotSoBigBen, the nerd, Hairy and 9 others 12
ChrisF Posted January 16, 2018 Posted January 16, 2018 Pikey get a 20'' with the best front shock possible. It REALLY helps them on trails with rocks and roots .... Pure Savage and Pikey 2
Pikey Posted January 16, 2018 Posted January 16, 2018 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 1
ChrisF Posted January 16, 2018 Posted January 16, 2018 (edited) 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 Reme Le Hane, BenReaper, DJR and 3 others 6
BenReaper Posted January 16, 2018 Posted January 16, 2018 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).jpgI 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. Sent from my S40 using Tapatalk Hairy, ChrisF, DJR and 2 others 5
Pikey Posted January 16, 2018 Posted January 16, 2018 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. Sent from my S40 using Tapatalki had the same thought regarding the tyres even on a suspension fork. Did it make enough difference to warrant the change ?
Pikey Posted January 16, 2018 Posted January 16, 2018 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 Posted January 16, 2018 Posted January 16, 2018 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. Sent from my S40 using Tapatalk Hairy, Rouxenator, Reme Le Hane and 2 others 5
Pure Savage Posted January 17, 2018 Posted January 17, 2018 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).jpgIf he had a road bike, he should be avoiding bumps
BSG Posted January 17, 2018 Posted January 17, 2018 (edited) This is what the weather in Groot Brak/Tergniet looks like. Windy, overcast and warm. Sent from my VTR-L09 using Tapatalk Edited January 17, 2018 by BSG Hairy, BenReaper, DJR and 3 others 6
BenReaper Posted January 17, 2018 Posted January 17, 2018 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] Sent from my S40 using Tapatalk Reme Le Hane, Lurch the stalker, Andrew_Smith and 2 others 5
Lurch the stalker Posted January 18, 2018 Posted January 18, 2018 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... Sent from my S40 using Tapatalk BenReaper 1
Duane_Bosch Posted January 18, 2018 Posted January 18, 2018 (edited) Glen Shuttles with the boys. Picture Credit Tom Rood. Edited January 18, 2018 by Duane_Bosch Lurch the stalker, DJR, Pikey and 6 others 9
DJR Posted January 18, 2018 Posted January 18, 2018 Glen Shuttles with the boys. Picture Credit Tom Rood.IMG-20180117-WA0024.jpgVery nice picture Duane
Duane_Bosch Posted January 18, 2018 Posted January 18, 2018 Very nice picture Duane Tom took it. I merely stole it and posted it here. hehe. I was there tho.
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