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Hi guys I want to get one of those padded bakkie tail gate flap things to mount 3, max 4 bikes. It seems your just place your bike over the edge and it parks there. Some people tied them down as well. I see a large variety online, bike addict. The island style one looks good to me, for the price, even titan racing, scott, what is the big difference between these? For short distances, i guess you just place your bikes over and they dont move, i guess on long trips you would want to strap them down?

Still on the hunt for something special. My wife spotted the white 2024 Alu frame, cypher dash. This one: https://bike-addict.co.za/collections/dual-suspensions/products/titan-cypher-rs-dash-2024?_pos=21&_fid=ffa309a3f&_ss=c How are the parts on this, the fork. I know most of you said rather take an alu frame with better parts instead of a carbon frame with judy silver etc.....I do agree with you there. So question, how is the fork and parts on this dash 2024? It would be cool if a bike shop could change the parts, basically the Limited edition parts on a white frame - that would be super cool. Titan, is this possible, pretty please 🙏 I know each model has plenty differences, wheels, tyres, all of that makes a big difference to the total weight. Thanx for all the advise so far gents.

Thanx Titan man. I think i will hunt around for a small with the DT Swiss parts, like others mentioned. I will update soon.

I also like a dropper, dont think she ever used hers, but i hear what you saying. Thanx.

I was looking at those dt swiss options, some are just above budget, 50k, but there are so many models, variants, i have no clue which is the best option. But then again, the more expensive the better perhaps?

Hi guys, need advise. My wife used to ride an old carbon scott spark rc700, small size, think it weighed like 11kg. She wants to start riding again. I have a budget of 30k to 40k. I first started looking at second hand. She likes sparks, trek, for 40k you can get something decent, but its around 5 years old. I then started looking at Titan, as she likes the black / dark look. There are so many options on various selling websites that i have no idea which bike would be the best value for money for a Titan dual suspension, small size. We ride long gravel, lots of uphill's, a bit of technical, so an XC bike, don't need more than 100mm travel. Which titan is the best bang, lightest, best components, for my budget.

Thanx Shaper, good info this, will relay to him.

Hi guys I was planning on buying my son an entry now for a few weeks, as it aint cheap, but just got a notification its sold out [Mossel Bay] What are the chances they release more, or people cant make it, cancel........is it just a waiting game now, maybe we lucky, how does it work?

Hi Bond, what do you think of the special below? https://www.easybike.co.za/tacx-flux-s-smart-trainer.html I would still need to buy a 105 cassette and a thru axle for the sl6 tarmac.

Hi guys I actually started another thread a while back. Allota.... [Danger Powers] People gave me great advise. Long story short, this is for my son, he has a spez tarmac sl6, 105 cassette, 11 speed. I tried out a wheel on trainer today, it was not great, very bouncy and no real connectivity. Its a unit which sold for 6k, selling for 4k, but i think its time, you buy once, cry once, budget is 13k, and i would like whoever i buy from, to do the Payflex, just so it eases the purchase pain. I could also do the Discovery card / bank thing, probably at Sportsmans. I dont have miles built up, so lets forget about the 15th of each month..... I have Googles my eyes out, Elite, Wahoo, Tacx, on some threads on this forum they mention, dont use small gears, all gears, might have to adjust derailleur, i dont want to do that, and i will tell my mini me to just use some of the gears. Who has crazy deals on now, should i look for something which has a cassette? I see 105 Shimano cassettes are under a grand. Are there cool bundle deals where you get a heart rate strap with. For context, he trains hard, he has my old Huawei gt 3 watch, which actually works like a bomb and lasts 2 weeks per charge, shows him all his stats, but i guess it wont really help with any of the smart trainers? The space we have for him to start this is upstairs, all alone, there is a tv there, i guess i can get a mega long hdmi cable and hook that up to his laptop, i3 ssd, should be fine. But which would you choose, a wahoo core, get 15% discount and sportsmans, or an Elite, maybe find with a cassette, or any other make? Would be nice to get something which has the front wheel riser block thing and maybe other stuff included. Thanx in advance guys!

What exactly happened, how?

What were you selling, price? Why not use Bikehub Pay?

Thanx for the detailed information Marc!

Thanx Chris, will check that out. I see Sportsmans has the kickr for R12999, i think i can get the wellness discount, would this be a good start point into smart trainers? Its nota cheap 'entry level' but like i said, i would rather buy once and maybe i can use it as well.

Hi everyone, I have no idea what to look for. 😕 My 19 year old son has got bitten by the road bike badly, however, training at night, with lights, is freaking me out. Spending bucks on a gym with crap what bikes which don't work, bad saddle set ups, doesn't help either. I would like to get him a smart trainer. I don't even know what to look for second hand, what is good, what should i stay away from. I see a few on market place, bike hub, ranging from 8k up to 16k. I don't want to make a mistake, like i always say, BUY ONCE, CRY ONCE. Do most of these have all the sensors, like whats and so on? He has a Huawei gt3 watch, that's all, and when he is on the bike it works just fine. I would like the same data on the smart trainer, if not more. So guys, what should i look at, where are the specials, or point me in the direction of a good second hand deal. PS, he has a spez sl6 tarmac 11 speed, will probably train mostly on that. Another PS, do all of these smart trainers connect to a normal tv, so you can do the swift thing, or are there monthly subs a person must pay depending on which brand or make you opt for? If i can find a deal online and it has PayFlex or similar, i will maybe look at that, pay it off over 4 months.