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my latest to me from me for xmas pressie, set of hope evo 2 front and rear hubs, anodized red of coarse, Dartmoor raider rims in red to match the hubs, new black spokes and hope red QR skewer to match. man those are hot wheels!!!!

I agree 99%with one exception, I have stated on the hub before and will time and time again, to mod your post slightly the 2 rules of business are: 1) the customer is always king, not always right, but .2) When the customer is wrong refer to rule 1. As others have said no matter how bad your day is, what the client has done or if you believe the world is actually going to end tomorrow, nobody in a service related industry, including sales has the right to disrespect a client in that way. What may have happened which I thought about is he was not talking to the OP and had a view that he was done with his interaction to client and made the statement in jest to a colleague/mate in the shop etc, this does change the situation from what the OP sees as the story but does not excuse the lack of response. As for the OP airing his opinion on a public forum, why the hell not, in South Africa I find the biggest problem is that people are complacent and do not tell people when something is wrong, public forum or not the op has a right to make his point, this is why big companies have teams of people search Hello Peter, Facebook, Twitter etc. A response is deserved if as stated the staff have a different story, the explanation will clear what the story is and restore the reputation of the store, for now all the silence is doing is fueling the fire that the attitude is wrong and customer service in the shop is shoddy. There are a few that Are telling a different side of their experience with Collin but the rest swear not to deal with the store again if they every have. In a business damage control ensures you do not end up on the big heap of failed business stories especially in an industry where competition is fierce and online shopping is hurting your business every day. Sorry rant off, my humble 2000000000000000000000 zim dollars!

i ike this idea, come on who is in, i am a full blown soutie but for this i will put on my best i carnt likes to talk wif out an accent voice and ask some very long winded questions, like 20 min plus kinda long must say i have been in there before and was very far from blown away or over by the service, not bad per say but not god either, sorry to the OP its a *** on, me i would have had an apoplectic incident right there and then the neighbors would have heard.

What a complete dick, it never ceases to amaze me hat people like this feel hey have a right to comment on something they know very little about. The whole tone of the article is aggressive towards white people, it's not even about the mass but slating whites at every chance. It does surprise me though the the author appears to be white himself. I have been riding critical for over a year now and have never had any feeling of superiority or aggression. I sincerely he this guy becomes a statistic sooner rather than later!

I half fill my camelbak bladder the night before and freeze, apart from the first sip or 2 from the pipe while riding my water is always ice cold, with the exception of very long rides. My camelbak is the best money I have ever spent. Worth every cent!!.,

A hard tail will try to prove the sadle can come out your mouth through your ass

Ok so I came across this vid today, so I love the Discovery Chanel show unchained reaction and found this vid. All the athletes are sponsored by red bull as far as I can tell and the whole "contraception" is just very cool... Take a look:

its because the spacers are wrong, the shimano spacers are slightly different to the ones needed for avid breaks, there are a few small differences such as the space between the holes, angle of the caliper mount etc. some brakes will fit no problem but others you will need to get the correct caliper spacers

uh guys i hate to point this out but the fix's being described are fine for caliper alignment but will do nothing to correct if the lever has been pulled with the rotor out. for that you will need to remove the pads, usually a split pin or Allen bolt keeps them from falling out. once the pads are out take a spanner or something similar and force the pistons back into the caliper housing, replace pads and wheel the squeeze the brake lever till you feel resistance and see braking power being applied to the rotor. all done. unless i am mis-reading the OP?

not to say the bike shop you are using is dishonest in anyway but i would mark the current spokes, a scratch each or something like that, and ask for the build, this way you are sure it is a rebuild not a fix job. as i say its not a lbs bashing session but its way to easy to say the wheel has been rebuilt when it has not. personally i dont trust anybody to build a wheel but JB, have yet to do a build with him but his ethics etc speak for themselves. if you have a spoke wrench you could even do the strip down yourself and only take in the hub and rim, some shops charge extra for the breakdown.

fark, i really want to do this course!!!!! jOhann please pm when the next workshop will be,i hav ebeen wanting to attend since Jan.

i get to fall off ****

does anyone know if the guys will be doing a critical on the 28th of Dec?

conti mountain king 2, 2.4 across all, but in reality its one not on the list, Continental Rubber queen, sticks like its on rails but wears out very quickly, very soft compound!!

OI bugger thats my saying, stop poaching!!!! and the statement should read, ill never gop back as long as i have air in my lungs and a hole in my arse

no must have been the one after then, i was there in Jan or feb this year when it stared raining as we went up under the highway, also about 2 hundred or so people,

Awesome, nice find Sean, amazing how the mass has grown, I did my first at the end of October or November last year( old age means I can't really remember when) and haven't missed one since, there were only about a hundred very dedicated people then! It is My absolute favorite ride. My only gripe is the attitude of both some drivers and cyclists, oh and the guys riding without helmets!!!!!. Otherwise always a great time. Thanks to Melvin and the team for keeping up the effort every single time we ride.

I love my xt's I can't speak for the hope fraternity but know that as sure as the day is long my brakes work better than most, I would be hard pressed to change

bwhahahahahaha almost fell off my chair i was laughing so hard. *** story for the cyclist but funny as hell from this point of view.

sorry stupid question but how would you do this? do you work for a crime unit of sorts? sorry i see some other posts where you say you are investigating am just curios as its nice to have a hubber that is able to action the big stick vs us shouting about it.

Ok so forgive me for pointing out that spending money on wheels rather than going for a slightly higher spec bike is a big mistake. The 60 is the entry level version of the bike and has a coil front fork, rather spend the extra cash on the bike itself and get a better all round bike, moving from deor if memory serves on the groupset to slx, air fork and a generally better wheel set, no it's not going to be a set of mavics but will be good enough to ride for many many happy miles. Remember that while you can get a great deal on a set of wheels the discounts you get from a better spec bike far outweigh and benefits you will get from the wheels, when you do upgrade the groupset, fork shock etc you will spend way more, also remember your resale value is greatly reduced thanks to the spec of the bike the great parts are fitted to. That's just my 2c worth, personally I would go for a 50 or 40 if the budget will stretch that far and get many years of quality bike vs a bike for now and upgrade in a year or 2's time

Take a shock pump and add 5 psi, set the compression rubber( if you have one, if not use a cable tie around the compression arm of the shock) and sit on the bike with all your riding kit without bouncing on the bike, check how far your shock compresses, you should only have about 10-15% compression, if you have more add another 5 psi and so on and so forth until its right. Once this is set you should find it hard to bottom out except off some of the higher jumps you may encounter. Rule of thumb is roughly 2x your body weight - 20 psi as a starting point on most shocks, may be different for yours though. Check the fox web site for your exact weight and psi setting if you want, me I only use the sag method but different stokes for different folks and all.

sorry guys, had a bit of an accident yesterday and was in too much pain to meet up for the ride, had a tumble down a fight of stairs ( dumbass) will definitely meet up for the next one if you are going to be doing it again?

What the hell??? I'll take a couple please, other colors would be great, me I'd like a Gary and a red one.