Mtree Posted September 24, 2023 Share Just now, Jewbacca said: Your bikes are way too practical.... Sure with all the exotic bikes Morne has he could find one that is a bit more practical... Scary Rider 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewbacca Posted September 24, 2023 Share 30 minutes ago, Mtree said: Sure with all the exotic bikes Morne has he could find one that is a bit more practical... He needs to throw in a chopper or a kids bike or something. All these regular bikes...... pfffft Scary Rider, Mtree and MORNE 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted September 24, 2023 Share 6 hours ago, MORNE said: Why not?😅 im continuing my trend of either riding it on something new or different every year. SS or enduro rig this year☺️ Morne you reall should try it on an e-bike .... 🙈 To keep it interesting .... only use one off 500W.h battery ... 😋 Mtree, Scary Rider and Zebra 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORNE Posted September 24, 2023 Share 3 hours ago, ChrisF said: Morne you reall should try it on an e-bike .... 🙈 To keep it interesting .... only use one off 500W.h battery ... 😋 I literally sold my axs last week for mechanical shifting. Batteries on bicycles…No thanks😅 Edited September 24, 2023 by MORNE Scary Rider, ChrisF and Mtree 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORNE Posted September 24, 2023 Share 6 hours ago, Jewbacca said: He needs to throw in a chopper or a kids bike or something. All these regular bikes...... pfffft Ive done it on a size large 26’er? Technically that counts as a kids bike fir me?😜 Mtree and ChrisF 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtree Posted September 24, 2023 Share Just now, MORNE said: Ive done it on a size large 26’er? Technically that counts as a kids bike fir me?😜 So 2025 is on the vintage road bike then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORNE Posted September 24, 2023 Share 7 hours ago, Mtree said: Sure with all the exotic bikes Morne has he could find one that is a bit more practical... I should just fall less. I’ve found that i tend to build bikes if i cant ride them haha ChrisF and Mtree 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORNE Posted September 24, 2023 Share 4 minutes ago, Mtree said: So 2025 is on the vintage road bike then? Or the banshee🤷🏻♂️😊 ….or whatever I got up to by then? haha no, after my cotic comes back from mr Jared, im probably done for the foreseeable future - or I at least like to tell myself that. Edited September 24, 2023 by MORNE Mtree and ChrisF 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtree Posted September 24, 2023 Share 1 minute ago, MORNE said: Or the banshee🤷🏻♂️😊 Or a proper road bike for that sub 3:30... MORNE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peetwindhoek Posted September 24, 2023 Share 43 minutes ago, MORNE said: I literally sold my axs last week for mechanical shifting. Batteries on bicycles…No thanks😅 erm, wrong way around? First person that I know of that ditched AXS. The general feedback on it is that if you can afford it get it JM Rides Bikes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORNE Posted September 24, 2023 Share 2 hours ago, peetwindhoek said: erm, wrong way around? First person that I know of that ditched AXS. The general feedback on it is that if you can afford it get it Well now you do haha. And im sure im not the only one out there. I generally just do what I want and i dont self validate my purchases because the marketing tells me its supposed to be better. I use and make up my own mind how i feel about my things. I got AXS, used it for a full year, then put together another ‘budget’ SLX build recently and it was just a revelation to me how much i preferred the shift feel on that after riding the tv remote button for a year. The tactility and the mechanical feel just speaks to me in the same way a manual gearbox in a car does. I prefer it. Hey, I have indexed dura ace bar end shifters for my gravel bike🤷🏻♂️ the forceful snap/click they make is so satisfying. I never got on with how axs felt overall. It worked fine, I hated the shifter in particular, and they are waaaaay to sensitive to b-scew adjustment in my opinion, especially on longer travel (rear) bikes. im weird right? nah, i just know what i like. Edited September 24, 2023 by MORNE Johan A Marais, BuffsVintageBikes, Mtree and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johan A Marais Posted September 26, 2023 Share On 9/24/2023 at 8:38 PM, MORNE said: Well now you do haha. And im sure im not the only one out there. I generally just do what I want and i dont self validate my purchases because the marketing tells me its supposed to be better. I use and make up my own mind how i feel about my things. I got AXS, used it for a full year, then put together another ‘budget’ SLX build recently and it was just a revelation to me how much i preferred the shift feel on that after riding the tv remote button for a year. The tactility and the mechanical feel just speaks to me in the same way a manual gearbox in a car does. I prefer it. Hey, I have indexed dura ace bar end shifters for my gravel bike🤷🏻♂️ the forceful snap/click they make is so satisfying. I never got on with how axs felt overall. It worked fine, I hated the shifter in particular, and they are waaaaay to sensitive to b-scew adjustment in my opinion, especially on longer travel (rear) bikes. im weird right? nah, i just know what i like. I rather like this. When I start to consolidate my fleet (which is soon), I think I should also go this route with all my electronic gear bikes. My garage always looks like some major charging station, it is time to simplify... Edited September 26, 2023 by Johan A Marais MORNE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Wheel Base Posted October 4, 2023 Share Flights and accommodation booked and paid for today. Taking the whole family down for 10 days. Arrive on Friday the 8th and leave Sunday the 17th. My folks are driving down so they leave a day earlier so that we have my dad’s caravelle down there because as it is, a 10 day trip to Cape Town for 7 of us is pretty expensive and to hire a car that would take all of us is more than the accommodation. We staying at the waterfront from Friday till Monday so we close to the start and finish. Then from Monday till Sunday we staying at a place in gardens. Wanted to stay at a place called riviera by seapoint but we left it too late and the bigger units were fully booked. My BIL is doing epic so we will probably watch him start and then head to the airport from there. luckily my folks have paid for everything, otherwise this would not have been possible. Zebra, Scary Rider, The Ouzo and 7 others 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynskey Posted October 4, 2023 Share Any weather updates yet? Mtree, gerriemtb and RDK 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Wheel Base Posted October 4, 2023 Share 2 hours ago, Lynskey said: Any weather updates yet? There will be wind. ChrisF and Scary Rider 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtree Posted October 4, 2023 Share 48 minutes ago, Long Wheel Base said: There will be wind. So I shoudn't be riding 60mm deep sections, is what I'm hearing? Edited October 4, 2023 by Mtree Scary Rider and Lynskey 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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