[Boost Chainring 3mm or 6mm?]

Both Copperhead and Dirtypot are right. 3mm offset for a boost bike but be sure to check if your chain is long enough to accommodate the bigger chainring

[Full suspension XC bike]

My personal opinion is to go for either the Scott or the Giant.

 

Giant: Better suspension, Carbon Wheels

Scott: 3 point remote lockout, we know the frame is good thanks to Nino.

 

I’ve got the Anthem, my brother has the Scott and we’re both very happy.

Happy choosing

[Do eBikes belong on the mountain?]

Never before seen image of an ebike start group

[What I've learned from the Stolen Bikes page]

When I stop at a coffee shop on a road ride, it gives me piece of mind to loosen the front skewer on my road bike. That way if someone tries to move the bike, the front wheel will fall out and most times they won't know how to put it back before someone notices something is up. 

[Bikehub Intermediary for Cape Town Purchases]

I personally think it could be a great idea.

The problem would be...what you would charge for your service?

 

If you get the runaround from a fraudster or end up wasting a lot of your time

the prospective client might not want to pay for your hard work if it came to nought.

 

As I live in Durban and it would seem that most sales originate in the Cape or Gauteng

I often forgo a good purchase due to hassle factor of not being able to suss out the goods.

 

Your idea has merit but might suffer if the goods are low priced and the charge for your service might not make the transaction feasible.

 

Good luck with your idea and I might give you a shout if any good items come up for sale in the Cape.

 

Thanks for the advice, you've made some very good points in saying it wouldn't be feasible for the lower priced items and that I might get sent on a wild goose chase to no avail. For the lower priced items, I think it would only be feasible if the item for sale in Cape Town was significantly cheaper than it would be in your respective city. With regards to running around to know avail, I think there is always a chance of being scammed so I'd rather the outcome be me going to a Postnet and no one shows up as apposed to someone being scammed out of thousands of rand. Hopefully enough other people use the service to cover the costs of if this does indeed happen.

[Bikehub Intermediary for Cape Town Purchases]

Hi all,

 

So I had an idea and I just wanted to run it by my fellow Hubbers to see your thoughts. Here it goes 

 

I am quite active on the marketplace, looking for nice little upgrades for my bike as well as selling off any items I don't use anymore. I've noticed that I tend to look for more local listings as the whole process of the sale is easier and the chance of getting scammed goes down significantly. I know that the Hub is a lot safer than other online sites with a rating system in place but there is always that element of doubt with unrated sellers, especially with a sport as expensive as cycling   So I thought, there must be some sort of service that can protect us in the case of an inter-provincial sale.. Turns out there isn't much.

 

I have heard of a "vault" on Gumtree that holds the money while the product is being shipped, but to my knowledge there isn't something like this on the Hub. 

 

Anyway so considering I am still a student and that my riding doesn't take up all my free time, I figured why not do the run around for people wanting to buy cycling related products in Cape Town. I would essentially meet up with the seller, check that the product is as described in the listing, accompany them to the postal service and just make sure that the item is posted to the buyer.

 

I tend to get overexcited with new projects so I have already uploaded an advert in classifieds under - "entries and services" - "other". The fee would be mostly for petrol with a little bit added to help maintain my cheeky "I think my bike deserves an upgrade" lifestyle 

 

Let me know your thoughts or if you have any advice.

 

Thanks a million 

[Tygerberg MTB Trails]

I would be happy to do so, but first, I need to sort the dog out. No biting allowed. If that means I end the dog, then so be it. Then, if the owner is around, he better start running.

 

After my incident on the way to Simonsberg in May, I got attacked by a sheep dog belonging to a farm labourer. The dog ripped a 12cm gash into my lower leg, almost to the bone. And then I had to stand there and get demoerin with the owner who was reluctant to assist me. He eventually relented after I threatened him with poverty beyond his level of comprehension after I sue his ass.

 

Then in August, coming down the back of Devon Valley road I got assailed by another aggro mutt. This time I evaded getting bitten, but that made me resolute to rather steer directly for the dog with intent to end it, rather than evade it. I have figured that in trying to get away, the dog gets the advantage, and I get bitten.

 

No more.

I see dog, I end dog.

Steering directly at an 80kg pit bull might switch up your who ends who theory

[Giant Durbanville - Ridiculously good service]

I have to jump in on this as well, Giant durbanville really has got a good thing going! They recently helped me with a bike sale, looking my bike over and sending it off to a lady in Bloemfontein. Big ups to Leon and his team.

[2 Cyclist died in a hit and run accident on the 04/09/2018]

RIP and strongs to the families