Recent content by SouthYarraSage

And... 20mm thru axle?

Are these guys still available? And are they boost or non-boost? (I assume non-boost, being 26" and all, but have to ask :-))

Still available?

I'd just add - get a proper chain guide with retention at the bottom as well as the top. Those light / cheap XC-style top-only guides suck ass, as my swollen and bloody knee will attest.

Love that there is enough room for a bottle cage in there. Kidding, kidding!

Oh, but don't forget the warranty support! That alone is worth the 50-100% markup on web prices... Seriously - and no flames please - I would consider dropping 2.5k or so on a really nice carbon wheelset. I've never understood quite why the idea receives the ridicule on line that it seems to...

For mine - and let me add, it's pure speculation - I wonder if he actually trains enough. Take a look at Gee, Minnaar, plenty of others - they look like athletes - low body fat etc. Sam looks like a regular bloke. Just sayin... BTW Andy - love the Avatar, my all-time fave.

You need Scratchy's book, you do. Check out a newsagent. From the observatory road, head up Lockwood Rd to the top of the hill, take the singletrack to the right, follow it around aways, down the hill, over some logs, hang a left, go along a bit and white tag is on your right just after the...

Damn. I hear those North Koreans love a bit of CNC bling...

Simply awesome. Sweet welding. How does it ride?

Personally, I fall into the category of aging wannabe downhiller without the skills, balls or time.

My eldest (6) has the E-350, non-team version. It's good. Still way overbuilt though, IMO. The question I'm now asking is: is the Redline Flight Micro (at nearly $1000) really worth it? It's 2kg lighter after all...

It's so muppets don't undo anything they shouldn't. Pretty crap idea. Make something idiotproof and someone just invents a better idiot.

Norm, great work. I know you guys have been on this one for a long time. Sandra and I hope to get back to Vic soon for a ride :) Best, Ben Connor

Go to New Zealand instead. Got mountains, yo.