joevan

SeanMort, what area of CT are you in? In the Northern Suburbs area, try City Cycling Club. Saturdays 07:00 Meduim and long ride 50k - 80k Sundays 07:00 approx 80k plus generally some MTB plans Ride from Edgemead. http://www.citycyclingclub.org/

Yep Aedon, have told him to keep an eye out at the local Cash Crusaders. Although ID is requested, I doubt if it is always demanded.

Not Guilty KonaFan! First thing I do with a new bike is some photos, and record the serial number. As you said not many people do bother with this until it's tooo late. Unfortunately my mate is one of them!!

Sad part is that my mate has no pics of the bike, and he never recorded the serial number. But it's a very distinctive frame and design, even re-sprayed, he would recognise it. I think right now he is taking pictures of his other bikes and recording the serial numbers!!!

Good mate of mine in Bothasig Cape Town had his garage broken into on Sunday night and his Orbea full suspension MTB stolen. They left the road bike, so it sounds like a ride away job Unfortunately no pics of the bike, but it was a blue frame with distinctive square shaped chainstay in an orange color. SRAM Groupset, with twist grip shifters. Very few of these around, in fact his is the only one I've seen, so if you see one in the CT area, please PM me

My Grandson has a magnetic attraction to thorns in the tyres. I agree, don't leave them in. What I normally do is pull out the thorn, and hold my finger over the hole for a few seconds until the sealant does it's job. That way you lose far less sealant. With him I have had up to twenty sealant plugged holes before having to think about replacing the tube.joevan2008-06-16 07:48:55

DunMan also got the Z80, also love it. How come you got Tiagra groupset, they came standard with Tiagra triple crank front, and Shimano105 rear. If you got Tiagra both ends, someone ripped you off!!

Graham, I'm in!! How about dragging our local councillor along as well, he's had a long rest after his last safe cycling day in our area??? Joe

I agree with Skye, let's put this topic to bed. Everybody is entitled to thier opinion, but some insensititive opinions are best left unsaid!! Condolences to One Time and his family!!! joevan2008-05-22 09:31:27

And that says it all!! Criminals have no respect for Police any more, and even if they get caught, the law is heavily in thier favour so they will be back on the street in no time!!

Congrats on the new Bike, Felt are great bikes. If you are looking to upgrade, look at the wheels first. They are Alex AKX R2, which is the absolute entry level Alex rim. My Felt also came with them, and the first hard braking and slide I had due to an idiot motorist, wiped them out. Rear wheel buckled, and the seam cracked. They are not the best of wheels!! Local LBS had a special on Shimano 105 hubs coupled with Mavic CXP33 rims for R3400.00. Apart from dropping about 400g weight, huge difference in performance.

Try this link http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-IN/bikes/mountain/1476/29864/

Good question, can ADMIN clear this up? How many posts for each ranking???????????

Upgraded from Raleigh to Felt last November. Excellent bikes, you can't go wrong!!

If you've never MTB'd at all, try and borrow a bike first and ride with some mates. It is very different from Road biking!! If the bug bites, which it probably will, go to a good LBS for further advise on bikes. THese days, you can get a good entry level MTB with decent specs for under R8000.00. Don't know where you stay, so can't give advise on which LBS to go to.

Schwinn came out with a seat clamp that a bottle cage could be screwed on, but it's not the best for muddy rides unless you have a rear mudflap as well. Mud comes up off the rear wheel straight onto the bottle. so you get a "organic mix" when you take a sip!!

To be fair, different people experience different service levels at LBS's. At the shop originally named, I have experienced both excellent and poor service. Often it depends on who you are dealing with, some staff take thier job's seriously, and others don't. Now before the comments fly, yes, I agree, management should not allow this to happen. Also the customers approach can often be the trigger to the kind of service received. We as customers need to be more assertive, if you experience bad service, take the issue up there and then. If the management shows no sign of interest in your comments, then tell them clearly that they have lost a customer. Sooner or later, they will either get it right, or they will go out of business!!

Try Meurant at Dirtopia. He will be able to help or advise. Dirtopia Contact Details Trail Centre: ?Tel: 021 884 4752 ?Fax: 021 884 4752 Meurant Botha: ?Tel:083 450 5313 ?email: meurant@dirtopia.co.za Arina Botha: ?Tel:083 284 5932 ?email: arina@dirtopia.co.za

Also had a traffic circle "experience" this weekend. Not too serious, but cost some money on bike repair. Hope Wouter gets well soon. Think we will have to accept that some motorists only recognise vehicles that have a big metal body and four wheels. Can't say how many times I have looked a motorist straight in the eyes, and then when you yell at them, they suddenly are shocked to discover that there is something other than a car in thier way. It's really a sad comment on driver training, and the ease of obtaining a licence!!

Hi Slowpoke, The idiot eventually stopped halfway down the next road. I caught up to him and gave him a good peice of my mind and threatened to drag him down to the nearest Police station. His only comment, "Is it because I'm Black?" Funny, I hadn't made any mention of color!! Almost belted him one then, but decided that it wasn't worth it, he is the type who will rush off and lay an assault charge. Not much faith in the local police anyway from previous experience. Took the wheel to Cycle factory, but it was stuffed, so had to get a new set of wheels. (A present to myself!!) These things happen, and as you say, as long as no-one is badly hurt, that's what counts.

I was there this morning. Told them they may have a new customer soon. Had to get new wheels after my close encounter with a idiot motorist yesterday. Mavic rims, Shimano Dura Ace hubs R3300.00, all set up and ready in less than an hour!! Five stars for service

akshun Great bunch of guys, full service, sales, fitting, workshop etc. Speak to Ian or Kyle Check out thier website http://cyclefactory.co.za/content/view/13/47/ If you are a beginner or a novice, we take special care in not making you feel intimidated when buying a bicycle. Bicycles and all options are explained in friendly, down to earth terms and you are not sold anything that is beyond what you really need. We have beginner?s aluminium mountain bikes for as little as R1400 and top brand road bikes that start at just R3,100, so it is now more affordable than ever to get into cycling. Interestingly enough I also upgraded from a Raleigh RC2000. I went for the Felt Z80 selling at R6200.00. R1000 off the list price, but if you have 8K to spend you can do better. The FELT F85 is about in your price range. This is a compact crankset with 10 speed rear and acceptable components, but they have other models as well.such as the F5, goes for about R10k. This is a carbon frame if you are into that. Also stock other brands so theres a good choice rangejoevan2008-03-21 16:40:49

Try Cycle Factory in Montague Gardens 021 5528285 You should be able to put your 8K to good use there

Almost got taken out this afternoon about 2pm at Bothasig/Plattekloof circle by an idiot in a beige Cressida coming from the Tableview side and ignoring the fact that I was already in the circle heading for Tiekiedraai. Had to brake so hard, dropped the bike!! He didn't bother to stop, probably didn't even realise tht there was a cyclist around, and that he almost killed one. Bent rear derailier, and buckled rear wheel. Why is it that these idoits don't see cyclists at all??????????????? Maybe we must fit revolving blue lights on top of our helmets!!

What year is the model you are buying? If it's a 2007, you will get a better price as they always discount near the year end to clear old stock. I bought a Z80 last year end November, and got R1000.00 off list price. Wish I could have afforded one of the F series though, but still very happy with the bike.