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  1. FCH
    nought, nothing will change. Sure the omnico and coolheat guys are reading this thread (yes we know you are). Thinking, bit of inconvenience and splatter of egg on the face. Yet, outside of the Hub (indeed, there is a world outside of Hubland) Joe & Joanne Public will still be taking in their bicycles to get fixed and repaired, still dutifully buying the officially imported parts.... paying the R4 bar fine one instalment after the next.
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    we also get tax breaks in good old SA..... the tax breaks all our backs, 24/7.
  3. FCH
    Gotcha. As with anything commercial, vote with your wallet. Alternatively draught a petition to the likes of Shimano and Cannondale asking if they are condoning said behaviour with their current distributors? Like I said, I am very honest about buying parts online or grey imports.
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    Please explain?
  5. FCH
    Iwan, for who is this bike really meant? For doing multiple downhill runs; it doesnt make much sense as it isnt a downhiller and how much does that extra weight throw your handling out vs standard bike? Honestly asking, so I can wrap my head around the use.
  6. FCH
    sorry regardless of what whom may say; when I hear or read rrp..... I walk, pure and simple price fixing. Feel for (some) bike shops but I buy every single part online now; we get milked by a corrupt government 24/7, no reason for me to allow this in something I do to forget about the government!
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    Canyon Bikes

    FCH replied to a topic in What bike to buy

    sorry, thought you were bringing in a frame only;
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    Canyon Bikes

    FCH replied to a topic in What bike to buy

    15% duties on top of vat for a frame?
  9. FCH
    All fine and well blaming the useless Rand; but bike companies are busy taking the ..ss , seriously these bikes cost more than motorbikes now. My mates in US are choking at new bike prices, they earn in $. Paying 80k for XT equiped bike.
  10. FCH
    Whats the damage?? $$
  11. FCH
    The route map is very deveptive; those constant climbs the last 15km after the big one is what puts the nail in the coffin for me; limped in at 8:15
  12. FCH
    Well done b20, did the 100; last weeks Sani2c gave me a free pass till 100km, then it was a very very hard slog and dodging cramps
  13. FCH
    Doing my third one this year; really no way of knowing how much corrugation you will face; very little rain probably means roads arent too rutted; also no idea when last the roads were scraped. Best is too watch what the guys infront are doing, they figure out the flattest, fastest line on the roads; usually right in the tyre track of the farm vehicles, hook onto a nice group and then you can tick off km's at a rapid rate. I wouldnt overthink the set up too much, depending on weight, probably 1.6 to 1.8 bar range. You have a few fast downhills, nothing overly technical, again dependent if the roads are rutted. Dont forget the few climbs at the end, if you burnt your matches on the first 140km the last 20 becomes a uncomfortable effort.
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    lekker weather for tomorrow; 13 -19 degrees c, very slight wind, no rain. sweet.
  15. FCH
    Fair enough. Cant say that I am remotely informed on road bikes lineage.
  16. FCH
    Here I was thinking a Rockshox RS1 on a road bike....... Wonder if Swift ran this past the ip team from sram.
  17. FCH
    Saw this yesterday at CWC; hot damn!!!
  18. FCH
    Bliksem, 70 is the 35; 200 000 the new 125 000.
  19. FCH
    "Ahhhhh, I immediately regret the decision! "
  20. FCH
    Almost a million bucks a second, only Guptas make cash faster
  21. FCH
    You can make it a 100k, (not unlikely by next year) it will still be sold out in seconds. Nah, saving up a bit and heading for Trans Alps instead.
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    jirre
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  24. FCH
    Weird pink thing ..... On her seat tube.
  25. FCH
    "Re the frames, those prices will be up on the site in the next week. If you would like to know pricing in the mean time, drop us a mail and we will send you those. Cheers, Team Niner"
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