Riaan H

The Epic Evo would be a great upgrade. I had a 2016 Camber Comp and while I loved it, the geo was a little old fashioned. The Epic will not only be lighter and faster, but more capable due to it's slacker head tube angle. Over time you can upgrade the parts you don't like.

Agreed, when I bought mine early 2016 there wasn't much else available like it and I loved it right up to selling it July last year. However, bike geometry have moved on and these days something racy like an Epic has similar geo. Clearly you're not afraid, but something as capable as a Status (or my Slash) will safely dance down sections that pushes a Camber to its limits.

Well said Morne - they become easier the faster you go right....but to go faster is not easy. I'm no faster on my enduro bike, I just ride more obstacles than I used to while I work on my (lack of) bravery.

Yeah I've seen it at enduro events, full face helmet hung over handlebar. Risk may be low pedaling up a hill at 8 km/h, but if you were to fall over for any reason it's still gonna hurt.

My only issue with the bike is the downward dog stem - my back would never handle that, otherwise it's rad! Wouldn't actually have minded a brighter pink, and more of it. As many have said, his style of bike is as bold as his looks, and most of us envy his pair of legs.

Yesterday was new bike day for me, although I committed the cardinal sin of not taking a couch pic as required, which is my bad. Trek Slash 8, plus Leatt MTB 4.0 helmet and Velocity 6.5 Iriz goggles.

Jeez, I wish I could get to work for R 600. I commute between Pta and Jhb daily and almost R4k will flow through my Up's tank between that and weekend trips, FML.

Hey, are you sure the stem should take 35mm bars, as 35mm bars are used in trail and enduro where short stems are the norm? I have never seen 35mm stems that long.

You chose well!!

Yeah price per km is insane, but I definitely enjoy the little mileage I will get out of my Butcher a hell of a lot more than the mileage on my car's tyres

My car is a high mileage commuter that gets driven on less than perfect roads so I fit cheapy tyres to it. They're about R250-300 less per tyre than what I run on mtb, that just sounds so wrong.

That tells me you should rather be running a 34T, whether it be a round or an oval one!

Geez that's a tricky one. I'm 1.72 and fit well on a medium but at 1.58 a medium is most likely way too big, especially with trailbikes these days having longer reach. As it is 150mm travel bikes are pretty rare, and expensive. I'd love to swop my Camber for something with that kinda travel too, but the finances say no. Good luck

Sorry Ruben, but what you are looking for is pretty rare. I'm guessing you want a dual suspension bike, and the size you're looking for is mostly ridden by primary school kids who generally ride hardtails, although I saw a kid on a sick dual suspension Santa Cruz at the last enduro. How tall are you, are you sure you need such a small bike, will a medium not work, as they are far easier to find?

Was also very happy with CycleDelics work, and she's in your area, so you can even visit and chat in person, while taking a look at her work