ngala24

Hi Guys, here is some of Crows feedback so far. If you have ridden the bike please give us some feedback "Initial impressions from everybody has been good so far. When I say initial I mean when first laying eyes on the bike. The blue, red and white create the impression of a MUCH more expensive bike. Riding impressions have been good all round. Haven?t had feedback from mintsauce yet. He rides a Titus Moto Lite so it?ll be interesting to hear what he has to say. From my side? I like it! Very much! Set up was easy and I found that I can run the bike a little softer than STD sag settings as it pedals good enough. This makes it a bit more plush. I?m not a big fan of the tires (Conti Mountain King 2.4 Tubelss) so I will try it with some Nevegals to get a better idea of cornering and traction. Rear tire is on the worn side as well which might be why the bike feels a bit skittish. I like the fact that it comes with a slightly shorter (70mm), than purely for XC, stem and the wider bar (680mm) is right up my alley. Not sure how many k?s the bike has on the clock, but the fork can do with some bedding. I will try and get that sorted in the time it is down here. For the price and spec the bike is light which obviously aids when climbing. Compared to my 15.2kg Morewood Mbuzi it?s a rocket! In single track the bike feels balanced with a natural feel to it. Haven?t done anything too technical on it, but will give it a go this weekend. A non-hubber will demo it Saturday and Alcino on Sunday. Doing a group ride on Saturday so the bike will most likely change hands on the go. Was riding with some friends on Sunday and between the four of us we kept swopping bikes to get a feel for it! Fortunately we all ride Mediums, are more or less the same height and weigh within 5k?s of each other! How weird is that! All but the girl who was riding with us of course. Will be interesting to hear what Mintsauce has to say..."

Frames are duty Free

Its correct Clothing was 40% and going to 45% as ive already posted here https://www.bikehub.co.za/forum_posts.asp?TID=49241 Example of calculation for you Customs duty is eg R1000 x 40% = R400 Customs vat is then R1000 x 10% = R1100 = R400 = R1500 x 14% = R210.00 Payable would be R400 Duty R210 Vat

You dont pay the 10%, only the 14% on that add figure

Frame are duty free, you will pay 14% vat though based on the following Value + 10% = R???? x14 % = Vat Even if its a gift you have declare a value Best is just to get a letter from relative stating the following "gift of no commercial value, value for customs purposes only ZAR ???" ngala242009-10-13 02:49:39

Guys just beware that clothing rates are going up from 40% to 45% now

I can give you the build kit on this particular demo bike although the spec for the new bikes will differ slightly on the cranks and brakes Chumba VF2 Frame with RP23 shock 2010 F120 fit RLC Fork XT Cranks, Front and Rear der and shifters Juicy 5 brakes XT Wheelset / Conti mountain kings

Derek as discussed

Depending on date im in ! Training for Sani has to start sometime after the wedding

ngala242009-09-17 00:16:12

Blue, black and Red are ano finished

Mampara they are all the same model RRP in states $1850 so roughly R13875 at ROE 7.5. First batch arriving now the Frame will be R12500 incl RP23

Frame weight is about 2.6Kg's, we recently did a Large frame full xt and it was just under the 12.5kg mark with pedals and slime Look at this thread aswell https://www.bikehub.co.za/forum_posts.asp?TID=59803

Mampara if you show me the colour im sure they will do it

Build it up as you like, we run it with a RP23 for a XC/Marathon type build or we can put a CCDB on there for you to use as a great AM bike

What this space for the launch of your next bike (CHUMBA) but in the meantime dream up a colour and we can order specially for you Some Examples We also offer a X Small for the kids and the shorter people of the world, ideal for 4'11" to 5'4" ngala242009-09-16 00:12:19

Its a bike the UK agents did so not locally, think i might have a brand new pair lying at home though but not foldable's

Another black one

Goldmember this is the one i was talking about or this one

Downhillking we will be importing these soon hopefully, havent started with the market research yet for the DH bikes.

How about one of these ? ngala242009-09-02 08:22:42

caad4 ill let you know soonest