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Big fan of Titan bikes and the reasonable prices on offer. Thinking of their hardtail converting it to a gravel bike due to great pricing. Do wish the welds were generally a little smoother though. At least the junction between seat tube and top tube is super flush unlike my Trek Fuel EX where the welding is hideous.

Indeed a 'hardtale' to hear 🤪

I only criticised the trail riding, I’m an entitled to my opinion am I not? Am I not able to express myself on the Bikehub? It’s called open honest expression. Greyton is a great village, I shouldn’t need to express endless positives to appease guilt! You have taken my comment way too personally my friend.

I’ve lived in Greyton for over four years but frankly it’s made me far less of a mountain biker after a couple of years riding the trails (all of them). Most are not technically challenging at all. The only route worth mentioning in the Bakenskop black route that is tough and technical running along narrow ridges and rock drops. And in Winter these trails are destroyed by erosion, mud and a lot of slop. We’re relocating back to Cape Town early next year where I’ll ride daily my favourite trails again: Tokai and Constantia Nek to Newlands - and Boyes Drive has decent singletrack on both sides too.

Mountain biking is an expensive sport. End of.

Just buy second hand and don't pay exorbitant prices for new. End of.

Told him to f##c off this AM

Xtr shifter worked fine with xt rear mech? One doesn’t have to have an xtr mech?

Thales for feedback. ‘Massive’ seems to tell a story.

Yes, full shimano. Slx der, slx cranks, xt shifter

Send the XTR shifter must have an XTR der?! Mine is SLX and I’ll not change. Stuck with XT?

Ok so ran XG Eagle 12 for a couple of years, I dragged to an XO1 shifter that was beautiful, very crisp, not much force required, nothing ‘abrasive’ in feel. Be bike build when Shimano for price of parts down the line. The inevitable cassette replacement. I fitted XT shifter and have adjusted the barrel and cable tension to get the optimal up and down shifts, but I find it isn’t as smooth as z I’d have liked, notchy when tuned right. So GX was bushing, X01 utilised a bearing and hence the difference in feel. Does XT and XTR have the same differences? Would I get a cleaner, lighter, less clicky, notchy shift especially from the downshift? Any advise appreciated!

Sweet! Def's the way to go if you're picky!!

I used to through about 110mm shock travel on the blue snake trail routes, I'm sure more on the black if you're riding it like you should! This bike has the 'switch infinity' suspension which gives you more than the 100mm should. 100mm fork is pretty limiting, and also the fork tune is generally firm Vs plush on those forks.

Thanks bud, it'll be a 5 year relationship where she won't let me down