Not sure if this has been dealt with but I have to rant as the situation really has become comical. Why is it "ok" that for the time starting a couple of weeks before Epic, and until just after Sani, it is impossible to get anything out of our local suppliers? I'm not going to name shops or brands as the issue extends beyond one of either of them. I've been trying to source specific brake hose and other components for a bike I'm building. I placed orders for the hose and other components just after the epic through a shop as I'm "supposed" to do. Since then without fail the excuse for non-delivery is "well it's epic/ joburg to sea/ sani so things are bit hectic". The original reasoning to go local was to try and speed things up as the new bike was ready to ride barring those parts. Once again I should have just ordered from CRC. The bike stands waiting, and has done for almost a month now. Amazing that an industry of this size still acts like a small niche group, rather than stepping up and delivering. I know most of the businesses are being managed by riders, but perhaps it's time to employ at least a manager who doesn't disappear every time there is a big race.
