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Straight answers about bikes, brakes and kit — written in the shop in Hout Bay, with the numbers checked against what the manufacturers actually publish.

Mountain bikes at floor level in the Hout Bay Cycle Co showroom, forks and disc rotors in view, with the headline Disc brake pads: which ones fit — and resin or metal?

Your caliper decides the shape — the compound is the bit you choose. SRAM's and Shimano's own fitment charts, wear limits and bed-in procedure, and what actually suits...

18 Aug 202612 min read Read

Orbea Oiz M10 AXS and M30 side by side on a Cape Peninsula trail, with the headline Orbea Oiz M10 vs M30: what R54,000 actually buys you

Both bikes use the same OMR carbon frame and the same 120 mm of travel. So the R54,000 between them is entirely components — here's where it goes,...

14 Aug 20267 min read Read

Disc brake pads: which ones fit — and resin or metal?

Orbea Oiz M10 vs M30: what R54,000 actually buys you