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#1 Bikeman

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Posted 10 September 2012 - 02:11

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Op die oomlik ry ek met Softtail , ek wil dalk weer terug gaan na hardtail.

Is dit `n goeie besluit , ek het baie probleme met die Softail , ek is moeg van die kraak geluide.

Dit pla baie !!!!!

#2 Joe_Cogs

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Posted 10 September 2012 - 02:19

View PostBikeman, on 10 September 2012 - 02:11 , said:

Verskoon my Afrikaans

Op die oomlik ry ek met Softtail , ek wil dalk weer terug gaan na hardtail.

Is dit `n goeie besluit , ek het baie probleme met die Softail , ek is moeg van die kraak geluide.

Dit pla baie !!!!!


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I have a hard tail. It's tough on long races, but you get use to it. You have a lot more power I think with a hard tail and they are easier to control.

Each to their own though.

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#3 CAAD4

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Posted 10 September 2012 - 02:21

Miskien is jou pivot bearings in hulle mo#r in?
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#4 BergTrol

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Posted 10 September 2012 - 02:22

29er of 26er? As dit 26er is dan definitief nee, as dit 29er is miskien ja.

Duallies is nie veronderstel om kraak geluide te maak nie.

Wat is vir jou balangrik:

Dually sterkpunte:
- gemak
- aftraant
- lekker in singletrack

Hardtail sterkpunte:
- klim
- staan en trap / acceleration

PS: Softtail en dually is nie dieselfde ding nie.

#5 FLYIT

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Posted 10 September 2012 - 09:40

hardtail all the way.
more responsive
climbs better
less maintenance
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#6 Baster Brak

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Posted 10 September 2012 - 09:56

It depends on your age and what you wantbto achieve, if you are a 23 yr old racing snake hoping to win races, Carbon HT is the way to go, if you are a 40yr old beer gusling toppie, wanting to ride socially with his mates then aluminuim dual sus is the only real option, and then it might actually you own body that you hear cracking and creeking when riding
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Posted 10 September 2012 - 09:58

Ek het so drie maande gelede van n DS bike na n HT gegaan. Ek mis die DS net partykeer by die downhills met baie klippe en so aan. Maar ek spandeer meer tyd met lang opdraendes en 'erger' climbs in races as downhills, so ek verkies die HT. En dis bietjie minder onderhoud ja. Maar hoe die HT klim en die gevoel daarvan is moer lekker...ek voel soos n racing snake, al is ek skaars n weekend 'warrior'.

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Posted 10 September 2012 - 10:03

Ideal would be to have both, 27.5/29er dually and 29er carbon hardtail, and then also have a 3rd trailbike 27.5er with 130mm front and rear. That is all you need unless you want to do downhill.

#9 Bikeman

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Posted 11 September 2012 - 08:22

Dankie almal , ek dink ek moet cheap frame koop , en kyk hoe voel ek daaroor.

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Posted 11 September 2012 - 08:36

View PostBerg Bok, on 10 September 2012 - 10:03 , said:

Ideal would be to have both, 27.5/29er dually and 29er carbon hardtail, and then also have a 3rd trailbike 27.5er with 130mm front and rear. That is all you need unless you want to do downhill.
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Posted 11 September 2012 - 08:43

View PostCAAD4, on 10 September 2012 - 02:21 , said:

Miskien is jou pivot bearings in hulle mo#r in?

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