Project RedWood: There's a monster in my house...

[Hairy]

William has an 08 red Shova ST hanging in the shop.

 

 

 

And if anyone is interested William Sure Knows how to build up a bike ... good bike shop that!

 

 

 

Hairy

[parabola]

where is this shop you speak of?

[Hairy]

where is this shop you speak of?

 

 

 

 

William Keith

 

 

 

Shop 8 B Oak Street

 

 

 

Somerset West, 7130

 

 

 

South Africa

 

 

 

Tel: +27 21 8510919

 

 

 

Fax: +27 21 8510922

 

 

 

email: william@williamsbikeshop.co.za

 

 

[whistler]

great bike shop yes. that red one hanging there some time now

[droo]

Well, got the test rides in this weekend, and this machine is quick and rock solid. Survived some iffy line choices and possibly the roughest (dumbest?) landing I've ever had the pleasure of attempting, and it never felt unmanageable. And it even climbs well, which helps even if it's not really the point...

 

 

[ark]

please excuse my ignorance as far as downhill goes, i am from jhb, no hills here, but is this bike of yours for downhill only ?

the set up looks pretty upright to me ?

 

[Iwan Kemp]

We feel your pain, man. Shova is a 140mm Trail / AM bike. Can do XC/Marathon, but that's not it's intended use.

[MoreTrails]

Dudes, thanks for the spin on Sunday - always good to chase a friendly mountain biker down the trail - MINTY where the pictures?

 

Anyways - anyone up for a saturday spin? Can't wait for the weekend already

 

[droo]

We feel your pain' date=' man. Shova is a 140mm Trail / AM bike. Can do XC/Marathon, but that's not it's intended use.[/quote']

 

I'm doing Knysna XC on it, I'll let you know how it goes... have a feeling it'll be worth it for the descents though

[Christopher Brunsdon]

 

William has an 08 red Shova ST hanging in the shop.

 

 

 

And if anyone is interested William Sure Knows how to build up a bike ... good bike shop that!

 

 

 

Hairy

 

Agree. Got my entry level MTB from them in March. Only place in Somerset West that actually gave me the right advice and sold me what I needed (even if old Ben did double my budget, but he convinced wife, so that was a plus).

 

[Iwan Kemp]

We feel your pain' date=' man. Shova is a 140mm Trail / AM bike. Can do XC/Marathon, but that's not it's intended use.[/quote']
I'm doing Knysna XC on it, I'll let you know how it goes... have a feeling it'll be worth it for the descents though

No reason not to, hey. I know of a couple of okes who race their Mbuzis.

[_im_from_earth]

 

I love the first pic.

 

 

 

I still want to know why why they mount the rear shock the way they do. Most other manufacturers mount it the other way around.

 

Two reasons:

 

1: Clearance' date=' mounted this way there is more clearance for a water bottle [which is pretty tight as it is']

 

2.) Believe it or not the lighter side of the shock is the aircan side as this is the side which holds the air spring. It makes more sense for this to be on the swingarm and doing all of the moving and shaking.

 

Note: You will see on the newer bikes that this has changed, this is mosty due to this very question