chris_w_65

Niner is sweet :clap:

Not sure where you get 2.5x more from. My 2011 Silverback 26" HT with SLX was R10100.00 after discount My 2012 Scott 29" HT with SLX was R13350.00 after discount and including upgrading the Deore crank to SLX That is only 1.3x more and I am sure some of that is because it is a Scott and not a Silverback

Any item is only worth what the market is willing to pay. You will never have the correct answer till someone takes out their wallet and hands you a bunch of R100.00 notes

Thursday would be better for me but I will see how I feel Wednesday. I am keen to ride my new mtb

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You can buy Rydon for around R800.00 from ASG, just wait for the weekend auction. I got a set for R801.00, arrived next day with a free T-shirt :clap:

http://www.silverbacklab.com/web_gallery/alpine2.htm

Probably the Alpine 1 or the Alpine 2

Having to train on a crap bike takes the fun out of riding Yes, it will make you stronger though

This is the one, I think it is Sigmatel

Get the new and improved heart rate strap, it is a copy of the Polar strap

I used a generic Dongle (Sigma I think) that I probably had lying around for 10 years. Polar tells you that you have to use theirs but they are wrong.

This is not a dongle I think you need a dongle, it does not have to be the Polar one though.

Anyone keen on a Thursday afternoon ride from Fratelli? I am looking for a group slower than the Eyecandy Express

It is hard to believe it is the same wheelbase and your shoe wouldn't touch. How did they manage to squeeze an extra 3 inches inside the wheelbase?

They are now a global company and cater for different markets. I went and bought a 2012 Scott, Silverback couldn't give me pricing (they can't even tell me what the prices will be like compared to 2011)and who knows when the 2012 stock will arrive. They normally mess that up too and don't bring in enough stock. I had a 2011 Spectra and was keen to replace it with another Silverback but they need to sort themselves out, there are already a lot of 2012 bikes in the shops.

Thule SA must be getting at least a 20% discount. Take off the UK VAT and the discount then add the 20% duty and the VAT and they land the towbar for just under R2K and then sell it for R5350.00

As far as I know it is a vehicle accessory at 20% duty + VAT Even if I pay the UK and the SA VAT it will only cost R3010.00 Thule SA is ripping us off, they don't pay the UK VAT and they obviously get their stock cheaper than it is available online

I never thought of that, thanks. Pity I will have to pay VAT twice whichever way I get the item here. I think it will still be quite a big saving though, Thule SA want R5350.00 for a towbar, I can buy it online for 220 pounds. I see all their products are at least 100% more expensive here I am not sure what the reason is that they won't ship to me from the UK, maybe Thule won't allow it, if they did then Thule SA would go out of business very quickly

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R11500.00 sounds more like it

What do they retail for?

Lucky you, I was hoping... :clap:

Nice bike and nice spec. Did you win it by completing a survey online?

I need to buy something from the UK but they won't ship to SA. Any hubbers out there do freight forwarding or know who does?