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Offering a local warranty on a parallel import does not then by default mean you're the distributor. Parallel importing means you're importing a product without the consent or knowledge of the intellectual property owner, local warranty has no bearing on the outcome of this.

I run a sizeable distribution company, we're official distributors for all of our products bar one which we parallel import, we offer a local warranty on these goods and I'm pretty sure this is a requirement in terms of the CPA but could be wrong, either way I feel it the right thing to do (offer local warranty) Return shipping is almost never feasible particularly on something sizeable like a frameset, customs vat / duties on this sort of thing as an individual also gets complicated. In most cases even if we still have a warranty with the vendor its often cheaper for us to write the item off and just replace the faulty unit at our own cost. The other consideration is that a return of this nature would most likely be weeks possibly even months. I personally wouldn't buy a bike if warranty is not local regardless of the savings.

The internals are identical between the Vector and the Rally pedals, you can actually order only the Rally pedal casings from Garmin (although they don't have stock) and switch them between the Vector and Rally, its not a huge undertaking taking about 30 minutes I guess but not something you want to be doing on a weekly basis, perhaps if you're changing bikes on a seasonal basis it could be an option. I've had the dual Vectors from when they were launched in SA and they were bad, battery didn't last, power data not accurate, right pedal power would go AWOL etc... got a brand new replacement pair from Garmin which had the new battery doors and post a couple of firmware updates all of the problems were gone and data is very accurate and battery life is great now. Just got the Rally MTB SPD pedals and did my first ride today on them, power data seemed optimistic but did have a calibration issue before the ride so hopeful that its short lived. I'll try do a comparison between my Vectors and Kickr at some point this week. Overall I think the Garmin pedal power meters have come a long way.....

I was listening to this on the way home yesterday and I had a good chuckle, he's actually got a pretty good sense of humor, I liked him for a nano second yesterday

What he said!

One of comments on the bottom of the website.... "My cousin Dai O Rhea wants to know what time is Cancellara aiming for" Man thats funny

Yeah I suppose, they seem to be nice quality so I'll probably take the plunge and get one.

I'm looking to get my youngster a Kiddimoto helmet, I've found them on a local website www.kiddimoto.co.za but their range is limited and shipping a bit steep, anyone know where else I can get one from locally without importing direct?

I've ridden a few of the aftermarket jockey wheels (Aest, KCNC) and haven't had any issues, their build quality in my opinion is actually better. Each to their own I guess.

I see price has changed again, maybe directly linked to the R/$ ROE

I was thinking the same thing..... Big gap on that distance over a class rider.

That could work out nicely.

This is actually a pretty cool idea, would be awesome if we could put a hub hillclimb challenge together. My vote would be for cobbles in Linksfield, nice and steep in parts with some technical parts, you'd need to get buy in from the residents though.

Nicely done, there were quiet a few, I'll do the next one on the SS.

The question is, did you do it on your singlespeed?