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RIP youngblood :-(

glad I'm not the only one...

I wonder if they are still around..

Ditto and don't forget DA HUB...

Great .. I'll definitely look into this.. Tx

Thanks Tankman...I have some cover from Liberty life...just gotta make sure on that waiting period... Any other companies you can recommend....

This is all very interesting.. but what happens if I am injured and can't work for the next six weeks...I am a self employed tour guide... What type of insurance can I get to cover loss of income for that short period like that ??

More or less the same price an components...carbon as well... Tough choice... I'll go with the Giant tho..looks good..

Out of curiosity , what does the cannondale and giant tcr retail for...?

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If Cannondale's claim is correct ..ie 1150g for a size 56 and stiffer than some of the "elite " carbon frames, then I will go with the CAAD10... What groupset will you be running with it ? I have neither but I will go with the Dale....

kewl man...many happy miles...

That good hey..now what to do ...what to do...always been a shimano fan..also due to upgrade...

Hartseer..baie... hartseer..

anything ????

RIP fellow rider..

There will always be the consumer that prefer going to the LBS and ' kick the tires' so to speak , negotiating for better price by quoting online prices..hell I am one of them...I like the back and forth negotiation .. Now comes the interesting part..I am self employed and 60 % of my clients come via my website... and the only reason they search the net is for a better price than what their travel agent can offer them , and I can afford to give that to them as there is no middle man to add his mark up....

Agent I'll bring the unleaded,,the other lead we'll use to cap his ass.. lets go bro .. how soon can you be in Durb's..

Come out Preston....whoever and wherever you are... PAPA wag vir jouuuuuuuuu........

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http://www.reference...Stores-Ltd.html South Africa's Retail Revolutionary in 1967" Raymond Ackerman was born in 1931 into one of South Africa's leading retailing families--father Gus Ackerman had founded the Ackermans department store chain in 1916. Raymond Ackerman studied commerce at the University of Cape Town under noted economist W.H. Hutt. Hutt's ideas, particularly his philosophy of "customer sovereignty," were to have a lasting impact on the young Ackerman. Having graduated from University, Ackerman went to work for his father's business as a trainee manager in 1951. Ackerman's first position with his father's company, however, was as a store greeter. In this way Ackerman's father hoped to instill the importance of politeness for the store's customers, while also helping Ackerman overcome his shyness. Ackerman later worked for two years in the company's distribution warehouse" Maybe there was a conspiracy amongst the old guys on how to snare the customers....

The less stock , the less the overheads, the less the interest lost on capital invested .. maybe a reflection of the current economic situation.. In these recessionary times all businesses should train the front-line staff to be more customer friendly , have proper sales skill and engage the customer on his needs and address it adequately. I have found that business is all about relationships and not always about price. IMO this is what is lacking when entering a LBS or any other shop etc.. Somewhere I heard the Raymond Ackerman's first job in his dads store was to greet the customers as they walked, he did this for six months.. Something our current Business owners can learn from..

About time.. strange tho , so many regular guys reckon it works...I guess if you paid a couple of hundred rand , you gonna convince yourself it works..

I had the same problem.. turns out the shoes were to narrow, take out the inner sole and put your foot on it to check for size..I changed my shoes for a broader make and problem solved..