Johan Olivier

Yes Lostfrog. Will it make your Day if I confirm that it is indeed the Fact.

Hi TimHenman You can Always send us a e-mail and you can be included in the mailing List and you can get the e-mails as well. Visit the website and send us a mail. I believe this is why MissyE got the e-mail in her inbox, she must have contacted Silverback Before. We keep our Followers in touch with what is happening. Once you decided to put that Tennis Shoes aside, we can organize you a bike to test ride.

There you Go! Constructive feedback. Now if I may ask, which Model Year Mercury did you test? The Reason I ask, MorewoodMad is due to the fact, that there is now not a PRODUCT on the market that does not get market Tested for Feedback and that is 100% Flawless from the start. I used to see some of Morewoods very first Models and it was not Flawless, why do you think any new Bicycle model in the Market, especially on High end, does NOT get MASS produced? They are Testing the Bikes to see how they react in Different circumstances. Every person has a different Riding Style and need and NO machine test can simulate that, the best way to test it, is Market Testing. This is what is done, although it does not get Recognized as such. I also know for a fact that if you have ridden the Very first Mercury, you would have the comment you have, but a lot off water and knowledge has flown into the Silverback Ocean since then and they have Tightened up the Design tolerances and Lighten the frame. The Latest Generation 3 Frame is 250grams Lighter. With-out Sacrificing Frame Strength or Durability. I'm not Trying to change your mind, you are a Morewood Man, and Morewood has got Good Suspension Designs, and I bet you he didn't wake up one morning and said that he is now going to design the best bike and did it, He made error's and he learned from it. If this was 7 year down the Line then all your comment would make sense, then at least the playing field would have been equal,but at this stage it is all wining for SILVERBACK and you can't disagree with that. So I guess what I'm Saying is a TATA is a TATA, but if the TATA does not Believe or Strive to be Better than a Ferrari he never Will be, but the SILVERBACK is not Slowing down, that I can assure you. Silverback as a brand and a Entity in the market has shown that it wants to Lead and every year they are getting Better and better, this is why now they get compared against the liking of Morewood & Giant and other big brands, and face the Fact 3 year old Suspension System matched against 50+ year off Suspension technology from the other brands. You do the math on this one.

Yes we are in a Competitive day and age, and yes SILVERBACK are matched up against Brands by the Likes of Giant, Merida, Specialized, Morewood, Canondale and so much more. When all you do your analysis of brands Look at all the Facts. Combined all the brands that are Mentioned has a collective Design engineering Experience of 200 years +, and now a company that is a Mere 5 Years Old get matched up against them, that is an achievement on its own. All the other brands are aware of Silverback and what they have achieved and I can tell you now, it does not stop here. It took them 5 years to be a "threat" to all the Other well know brands you see, imagine what they can be Capable off in the next 5 years. Have any one of you taken the time or effort to test a Silverback, more a issue has any one taken the time or effort to Test a Mercury. Before you have not done that, I'd Suggest rather to focus on the knowledge you carry. By the way, have any one of you whom are making all these comments scouted the Hub to see if any Silverback Employee has ever made negative comments against other brands? I doubt you will find anything. Silverback are students of the Bike Engineering and Brands of the World and acknowledge the fact of Good engineering when they see it. Morewood has great Design's, yes. I've seen it and I've tested it. The same with most of the brands you mentioned, and again. Just because it is a Local manufactured Brand, it does not make Morewood insignificant. So I ask you, test and then give your true unbiased opinion before you preach the facts you don't know.

Ouch! That hurt, but I expcted a reply like that sooner than later. At least I came clean. Any feedback on brake system from your side?

This my friend is like fire'ing a shot into the darkness. I wil rather not comment.

OK. Now that I got your attention. Thanks for your replies to my topic I set up. I'm really the Product Manager for Silverback, this was just a test to see if some one responds. If there are any question regarding technicalities on our product, please don't hesitate to ask. Any feedback may it be good or not so good is welcome. Thank you again for the great response. Cheers

This is a bike that gets labeled "Budget" just because it gives you excelent value for money.

there are other poles forthe guys that feel left out on this one.

I think if there are any other brands that feel left out, they should please just create another Pole as part 4 exct...

Ok. Lets forget about Price and Brand. Brake systems over all. What is the general preference? Manufacturer and model. It might be V-Brake, Disc Brake Mech, or Disc Hydraulic.

Part 3

I feel that this s unreasonable to label them as budget. They are some of the few brands that does allow for all cyclist to have a bike that will suit a consumer in any price range. It is easy to say that I do have a bike that cost R30K, but you still have to pedal it and it still cost you money afterwards to maintain. Just my opinion and I like to know what other people say. So no hard feelings.

Here is part 2 for the guys that where feeling left out.

Why does most of the brands entered in the poll get labeled as "Budget Brands"? I would add all the brands to the poll if they gave me enough space to post them all. I will just post another one then.