Shebeen

Imagine the guys at Grandstand are trolling him? Just took his money and he rocks up to the registration and they tell him he's not on the list. If I was one of the many, many people still owed money by this guy, then I'd kick up a fuss that he's now doing this very premium race and can no longer claim poverty. What he is done is bad for the industry and this is a public way to bring that all to a head. *Then again, maybe his lucky partner fronted up the cash and the mighty B has promised his share of the ticket for the past 6 months already, but you know "things have happened".

het Chris al gery?

awesome. I don't think anyone confuses these two, where they overlap is probably a varying perspective. bikehub had a reputation for being quite a wild place at times, okes from COFBA would gang up and try give you your opinion. That was kind of stamped out about a decade ago.

A lot of online discussion has moved to whatsapp. Which is not as powerful as a forum, especially for longer running discussions but for many it is just a convenience thing. (does my trail running group need to debate headlamps, AGAIN?!)

Better tell the crowd at the Tuks high performance centre to move to the coast then! Jokes aside, welcome to any better logistical plans if he only hits half his fundraising budget.

tell us more. Pretty sure I'm blocked on his socials since I got some pretend lawyer letters.

so you're saying you were the "Darren" Luke needs? let's workshop this one quickly. UCI XCO calendar https://ucimtbworldseries.com/news/whoop-uci-mountain-bike-world-series-2025-calendar-unveiled 2 x brazil in early april (stay in ZA before and return then) 3x Czech=>Austria=>Italy 20 May:22 June (pick any of those countries and find a base and travel to the other 2) And 9Jul (travel to this one) Fra 21 Aug WORLD CHAMPS Sui 10-14 Sep Sui 18 Sep USA/CAN 3-12 Oct (fly in from Europe so here's my answer: stay in ZA and fly in fly out to brazil. go to Livigno Italy in mid May and base yourself there for 3 months, travelling to Czech/Aus. down the road to Val di sole. travel to Andorra for that one.. leave for Fra/Alps and do that world cup and WChamps and Sui WC - mid august -mid sept for 1 month fly to the states for 3 weeks, doing 2 world cups. Come back to ZA Total - 5 months on the road. Why Livigno? It's sort of close to the first 3 in Europe and has some tax free status on goods so is relatively cheap cost of living.

Bikemarket will make an offer of R15k on that Venge to balance the universe out. Limited time, one time only! They will also pay CASH.

Yeah I got that. Complaining about people hiding behind pseudonyms whilst hiding behind a pseudonym is textbook hypocrisy. Sure you are a business, but we all know that cycling has a long history of characters as the face of their businesses. An LBS is more than just a place for a transaction, it's where a community of like minded enthusiasts gather. The bricks and mortar cycling world is seeing corporate type shops with no character replacing the mom and pops So against that backdrop if you don't want to be involved in the community, but would rather be left alone to make money off it. Then go for that (but here you are engaging with the community). yours in everything bikes Steven Burnett (just incase you can't find my actual name on my profile) cool. That's is not news to anyone, we've had a system of two profiles linked by a common name for ages now. The "almost" that you need to include means they are still intertwined and will remain so in the immediate future. Welcome to the forum section.

that's an IQ test

ok wow. I would not have considered FB marketplace to be a safer place to do business. Maybe a volume thing but definitely feels like you are going to get scammed more there. My anecdotal evidence currently is from kitesurfing (where there is no bikehub equivalent). Seems to be the go to route for stolen kit, but some legit scams there too. On the alias thing. I put my actual name onto my profile YEARS ago when I decided that if i wanted to say something I shouldn't hide behind a pseudonym. I don't think it's something that actually comes up though (ie. I can't see yours if you have it, so you appear behind an alias to me)

Obviously not the whole story but I guess the riders don't really get to negotiate from a position of strength. Do they work on handshakes for a while and contracts only get signed once the bucks are in? edit: no longer active it seems! Wonder if Greg Minnaar has some sway here https://www.uci.org/team-details/15731

come @reteid you can do it!!

Indeed, times have changed. From the mid 2000s for a decade you could generate decent ad revenue from page counts that actually was enough to pay the bills. This has changed, so the platform moved with the times. The forum originally paid the bills, and the classifieds was a place where you could get trusted advice. The alternative was gumtree/cape ads type newspaper. That landscape has also changed and there are many alternative channels, BUT this is probably still the most trustworthy platform to trade in bikes online. Like any marketplace, you will attract some sharks. I fact checked this, and @ace cycles is registered as a business so is paying to play here and keeping the light on (just like that voluntary yellow thing on my profile also goes a teeny weeny way too). You can look through the numbers but probably one of the better dealers out there. https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/profile/716-ace-cycles Now, I don't like this attitude either but that's the way things are to him. Different people will see the platform(s) in different ways, and it can't be everything for everyone. The wheeler dealers have swooped in and will snap up the relative bargain prices on stuff that we used to find here. They found a gap in the market, but it leaves a sour taste in the mouth if they aren't adding much value to the ecosystem. For the businesses who use the platform to generate significant revenue for the time they put in, forum commenters seem to be a hassle. Maybe Ace Cycles will see the point from the side of a commenter, maybe he doesn't care. The fact that he's actually commenting on the thread on classifieds culture while not having any live adverts means it is probably not the case.. Thing is, the way it is currently the two different aspects of the site do complement each other. So we're stuck with each other.

I read it more like he was on his own, but informed his colleagues once he had the perp on cuffs. Either way, hardcore and well done officer