madmarc

Had the same issue with Merc Vito - had to have a Merc towbar module fitted by Merc - It basically protects the main computer and if not fitted voids the warranty on the vehicle.

And they would care even less - Not to get me wrong, i'm with you on this, but any electronic goods when it come to warranty i wouldn't waste my time - So just cry a little, bin it and go buy a new one. Back in the days of DION Wired i bought a big ass smart TV and Soundbar both the same make SAMSUNG, I could never get the sound bar to connect took it back 7 times, they refused to replace it always sending it for repair which would take up to 3 weeks. When i threatened them with legal action they were like - "Join the que" - None of the local apps would load on the TV, after months of backward and forward i eventually through a contact got hold of some technical manager at SAMSUNG, gave home the serial number to be told it's not a model built for SA, its built for Philippines, when i told him i bought it at DION Wired he said impossible - emailed him the receipt - response was sorry its out of warranty cant help. I drank a few beers the day Dion Wired closed its doors

Do you think they really care - SA probably represents less than 1% of their global Turnover - so they leave the politics up to the local distributor to sort out.

Pvt event, by invite only - "How will they know?"

There i fixed it

Well it does come with a hole punch as well - but you need to supply the hammer

Don't laugh at me, because i read this somewhere on the WWW with a similar problem which had a simple fix Where the rear brake hyd cable touches the frame wrap it with some rubber tape to insulate it against the frame - according to this clever guy it worked and the theory was that the sound is resonance from the brake system traveling into the frame which can also travel from the brake line into the frame. I never tried it, but hey its a simple hack and if it works then problem solved. On another note - Did you try different brake pad material ?

I honestly don't know where one would get 0.5kg off the bike - I think it's the wheels that are a touch heavy. the bars are 720 from my 29er - I do have the original narrow bars that are carbon and the matching carbon seatpost, but its missing a bolt on the seat clamp, thats why i have the bontragger seat post on it

10.55 kg

I see it sold yesterday

Not if it's designed for cycling - We bought some orange rain jackets from Decathlon for TB, designed specifically for cycling with vents, they worked really well and cost about 700 ronds

I was in the same boat - RBC charged me 6 274.10 ronds - replaced stanchions, bushings & seal kit service kit for FOX float 29 - 32mm fork. I'm in JHB, their system of loading the job card online and courier JHB -> PE -> JHB is properly dialed - I would highly recommend them. A mate stripped his fork to repaint the lowers and then sent the stripped fork for same treatment - also very happy with the result

Come on CT hubbers - surely the new train on the southern line from Simons Town back to CT is safe to use ? with bikes they gonna need more than just an Uber to transport the bikes

Thanks for the feedback In my mind I was sitting between 5.5 & 6.5 K Also maybe thinking of stripping it and selling off as parts

I'm a bit confused here. so you want to cycle from Cape Town to Cape Point and then use transport to return to Cape Town, correct?

I'm busy clearing out the bike collection and amongst them is this TREK 9.8 full carbon 26er hard tail, built up with all the parts i upgraded on my 29er SRAM GXP cranks 1 X 10 XO Type 2 RD XO brakes XL Frame American Classic wheels - tubeless Rockshox Reba fork with remote lockout Bike is in really good condition - few chips and scratches from the trails What would be a fair asking price ?

On RBC website they have ROCKSHOX ND Tuned bushings I read somewhere that Rockshox no longer offer bushings as parts, only complete lowers, but i'm sure they can be replaced with aftermarket like ND Tuned

Uber ? I'm not from CT but maybe ride from Cape Point to Simons town and then catch the train on the southern Line

Yes i'm sure they can be - Stanchions are pressed out and new ones pressed in - same applies to new bushings - I had mine done by RBC in PE (it was a FOX fork though) - I think they were the first local LBS to start doing it here in ZA - By now there are a few other guys who can do it. They can also replace the steerer tubes. Give them a call and ask.

I still run a FOX Float fork which is now over 10 years old - When i saw wear marks on the stanchions some years back i wanted to replace and the fork engineers told me, it if not leaking oil and has no play then it's good to go. I rode it for another 5 or 6 years but made sure i was doing the lower oil service 2 or 3 times a year. Recently i pulled the trigger and had RBC replace the Stanchion & Bushings with complete service - it's like a brand new fork which i'm sure will last another 10 years

Been using TR for many years - I was a BETA tester and grandfathered in at 99 USD per year, so it was a real bargain for me. there was a big debate recently on their forum about the subscription increase as clearly the grandfathered subs are not sustainable any more - The debate was value for money when comparing TR with other platforms and TR certainly comes out tops. The adaptive training and AI FTP measuring as well as the ease of us mere mortals creating a training plan for an A event is where the value is. If its pure disciplined structure you looking for, then TR is the place to be and you will see the results. The only negative is watching the blue graph can get very monotonous, but the program does allow window collapse to the bottom and then you can watch youtube or anything you like while doing a session. I mess around in ZWIFT as well - so i run both programs at the same time - TR controls the trainer while the window is collapsed and i ride in ZWIFT, so i get the best of both worlds but it does start hurting the wallet a bit now that our ZAR is in the toilet and you running both subs.

I think internal cables on MTB are great - it just gives a neat appearance. But it's only practical if the cable routing design allows for the complete outer to be routed like from the shifter to the RD, so when it comes to changing the inner cable it's not a big deal. also the routing design needs to allow the cables inside the frame to be secured - Nothing worse than a rattling cable inside your frame while riding. when i see designs with the cables entering through the handlebars or the stem i wonder what the designers were smoking - might look cool, but when it comes to maintenance you be stripping the entire cockpit just to replace a cable and all those 90deg corners the cables need to do just goes against how cables are supposed to be installed

Don't get stuck in the CASTROL bush pub - you never find your way home

Not sure which frame you riding, but 24mm tyres are very tight older NAGO frames frames, especially the gap between the tyre and the seatpost - Nevertheless if it was tyre rubbing it would happen all the time, not only when freewheeling. Find out from Dragon Sports if they replaced the bearings or simply cleaned and re-greased. Cup & Cone each ball needs to be cleaned and inspected - I use a magnifying glass - In fact i mostly just replace them - the races have to be cleaned and inspected for damage, if there is any damage they are Kaput - these cup and cone bearings emit a fairly loud friction noise when they are damaged - Also from overtightening. Same applies for cartridge bearings, if they removed the seals, cleaned and re-greased without checking the balls and races and they still have friction noise - then thy need to be replaced. Hub service = new bearings, especially if they are the older type

Well if the grinding is only happening when you freewheeling then it can't be the BB as its not turning - maybe i misunderstand your post. During freewheeling the only things turning are the wheels and i would hazard a guess it's got to do with your hubs. When you say you serviced them, did you replace the bearings ?