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Chadvdw67

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  1. FWIW, when I was still riding dirtbikes, I had a big fall one time that landed me up in hospital for a week with a severe concussion, the helmet didnt even have a scratch on it after the fall........
  2. Go for the TacX tyre, I initially had a Saris tyre, it was a fair bit cheaper, but it did not last long amd was loud, got the TacX tyre, made a HUGE difference to the sound level, and it lasted really well
  3. Sorry, forgot to send the pics of the Skitch racks, but they might not work with that lid thing you have on your bakkie
  4. Hey man, I have some Skitch racks that might work with that, let me know if you want to check
  5. Probably because you literally have pap in your wheel
  6. I never said that you cant find bargains..... Just made the point that it becomes much more difficult when you need to "battle" against people who spend a lot more time actively looking for bargains
  7. My 2 cents on this matter.... I think what most people are really annoyed at, is that these resellers/dealers sit on BikeHub ALL DAY and see every new add as it is posted, and fair game to them, they have to do that for their business, but most of us cant sit on the hub all day like that, and likely cant even respond immediately to the email notification when what they are looking for has been advertised, so you will almost never be able to get a good deal, I can 100% understand that frustration
  8. Does anybody here have any experience, or using Growatt inverters? Looking at getting a 5kw system installed with a Growatt inverter, just want to know if they are good quality and reliable? Also, I can choose between 4 x 250wh Gel batteries, or 1 x 5.1kwh lithium battery, which would be the better choice for the battery system?
  9. So, after my rant and disappointment in Bike Addict, I have to cone and say, I have placed another 2 orders with Bike Addict, both have been with Wayne, and his service has been excellent, granted the delivery time has not been the greatest, but I can live with that for the pricing they give, Wayne has been quick to reply to mails and keeps a person in the loop on what is happening. I will only deal directly with Wayne from now on when I need parts...
  10. Are you 100% sure about that? I always take the cheapest/free option, and it always comes with the courier, Skynet when they were being used, and DHL now
  11. This would be nice, I recently bought 2 pairs of their trail shorts, 1st I ordered the size I would normally, they were too small, so sent them back and got the next size up, should have gone 2 sizes up, they are still a little tight unfortunately, could have been avoided if I could have tried them on first, they are pretty nice shorts, just annoyed that the one pair has ready got a damaged pocket
  12. They dont get any hotter than camelbaks in my opinion, and they hold fit more firmly as madmarc says, but if you are worried about getting hot, try a Camelbak Repack, the hip pack, yoy definitely stay cooler wearing those compared to backpack style packs, and they are really comfortable
  13. You save a big chunk on the interest if you settle early....
  14. When I bought my bike, Yonda was by FAR the cheapest, like WWWAAAYYY cheaper than anyone else
  15. What I did was just get a set of budget clipless pedals, something like the Shimano M530 mentioned above, and a cheap pair of MTB cleat shoes, and give it a whirl. It is going to take a good few rides to get comfortable with the setup, but not too long, one thing I can advise, dont go out on your first couple rides and try ride as fast as you normally do, just go out and meander around, try forget what pedals you are riding, just ride casually, that helped me a LOT, when I first tried clipless, it was a nightmare, because I tried to go all in as fast as I would go with flats, it didnt end well, now I can ride almost as fast, and sometimes faster, terrain depending, on clipless as I do with flats, I still default to flats though, I like to try new things, flats give me the confidence to do that
  16. That bird hit me 2 times in one ride not so long ago...
  17. Happy ending at last, my parts all arrived today, FINALLY
  18. I would love to know And the plot deepens, Charl told me yesterday that my stuff was sent out on Monday, he FINALLY sent me a waybill number so I can now actually track my stuff, the parcel only got to the courier yesterday 🤬🤬 lying douchebag, so he promised me that I would have my stuff tomorrow, but phoning the courier myself, they cant even promise I will have my stuff tomorrow.... Bike-addict will not see my money again, they were a lot cheaper than competitors, but dealing with the lack of communication, Charl's lying to me about when the parcel went out and when it will be delivered, nope, I will rather pay the extra and get decent service....
  19. So the latest from Charl, after I had to phone them again, is that the parts were indeed shipped on Monday, but the courier company has been delayed because of load shedding 🙄 it should be with me tomorrow (Friday) but I wont be holding my breath on that promise
  20. I have no problem with them not having stock, on the initial quote, which came to me pretty quickly, they stated that they did not have 1 of the items in stock, and it would add 2-3days to the delivery time, that is perfectly fine in my opinion, it is when 2-3 days extra turns into 8-9 days that I get a but peeved, anyway, not much one can do now....
  21. Ya, in my experience this time around with them, I have to phone before Charl will reply to my email. Previously when I bought from them they were actually really good, responded and delivered the goods really quickly, this time has just been ridiculous, I dont think I will be supporting them again, not if this is the kind of service we can expect
  22. Also struggling with them at the moment, Charl to be precise, been waiting 2 weeks to for stuff, last they told me was that they were going to ship it on Monday, but still have not received anything.... The worst part is, I ordered some stuff from CRC the week AFTER I ordered from bike addict, and that is already with me and on my bike, yet I am still waiting for bike addict to ship my parts
  23. Wolwespruit is very well maintained, some of the flow lines are closed for renovation/upgrades, but most of the trails are open and flowing nicely Grootfontien is also in good condition and very little mud around
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