Longbarn Killer

This was before the CPA. The bikeshop just shrugged their shoulders and they told me to stop complaining. The warranty was honoured, the only problem was that the replacement wheel was different to the original that came with the bike. I ended up having two different colour wheels on the bike.

I bought a Specialized............the wheel cracked, the warranty was honoured by Cool Heat (the Shimano importers). I wasn't happy with the wheel I got. I went directly to Specialized who told me that there was nothing they could do as they were only liable for the frame. I addressed this with the bike shop, who confirmed that this was correct and almost all brands worked in this way.

That is how the cycling industry works. Momsen will only warranty the frame itself and will only be able to supply you with frames and other products they are the agents for. I'm willing to bet the wheels they offered you were Stans (because they are the importers of Stans). Stans are top notch, but damn expensive. Take the bike to the bike shop where you bought it. They should send the wheels in to the agent of the brand on your bike (probably Alex). Alex wheels are supplied on 90% of entry level bike and on many high end ones too. It's quite weird. When you buy a VW, all the parts will be supplied by VW. When you buy a bicycle, the parts are supplied from a number of different sources and the parts are warrantied by different suppliers too. It is not only Momsen that works like this, they all do. If you want another Alex wheel (I am assuming your bike has Alex), it will have to come from the importers of Alex. I have only heard good things about Momsen and their back up service. @Fanievb.....I doubt this bike will have ZTR Crest as he said it was an entry level bike.

And they are very well priced.

Thats why i say, give Lance his titles back. Sure he doped, but so did everybody else. He is being made the fall guy for everbody else's sins. If everybody was doping and he was too, we can safely say he beat them fair and square.

Ride with tekkies and flat pedals and see what happens when your wet shoe slips off the pedal whilst climbing a hill out of the river.

Us South Africans are pretty clever people. Afterall, we invented Boerewors.

There is some issue on the brakes. They do work together, but you may find that you have use slightly more effort to get the same amount of braking power. Not sure of the technical terms, but the pivot (or is it fulcrum) on the 6700 shifters is different to the 6600 brakes. All other components are perfectly compatible.

What would I give to be able to do that walk.

I didn't pay too much attention to the MTBs, but Specialized Road range for 2013 was dog ugly. They have obviously made amends because these 2014 models are hot.

This very same issue has been brought up many times from Avid owners. Either in threads dedicated to the problem or in other "general" threads. Avid seem to have very poor performance/quality based on other Hubber's experiences.

So, if Paddy Fitsgerald moves from Ireland to SA and brings his Shimano equiped bike with him, he won't be able to have it fixed in SA because he bought it in Ireland. Doesn't sound right, surely, Shimano is Shimano and parts should available irrespective of where it was bought. The owner of Coolheat and his right hand man are both members of the Hub. Perhaps they could give comments on this and set the record straight.

Interesting comment on the warranty story. Do bike warranties specifically exclude use on an indoor trainer? I have only every bought 1 new carbon bike and don't remember ever seeing that in the warranty terms and conditions.

Earlier I suggested yoyu consider a 650b. Read this article and her preferences to 27.5inch. This is written by a female procyclist, whose height is similar to yours. http://www.cyclingne...tt-scale-700-rc

Don't worry Spinnekop, this won't affect bike shops and what you can order online. This refers to "Services" not "goods". The online bike shops are safe on this one as they supply goods. VAT is paid on goods upon entry into SA. SARS gets their money then. VAT obviously cannot be paid on services in this manner. The only online service that I can think of is the downloading of software and music etc. As mentioned previously, this will be difficult to police. In fact, VAT law currently requires you to make a declaration to SARS everytime you purchase an online service and pay the required VAT over. I have never heard of anyone actually doing this.

With all the comments on this shop moving and what was FPC etc etc. Where exactly is it now? I am going to be in Hatfield at the end of the month and would like to take a look.

Many people have said that short people are not suited to 29ers. Before buying, why not consider a 650b as well. Give them both a try and see which is better. Scott and others are bringing nice 650b ranges for 2014. Some are already in the shops.

Another Hubber, who shall remain nameless, was contacted by a lawer after he voiced his dislike of a particular bike shop.

Sometimes you just don't want somebody you dislike to get the benefit of your money, no matter what the saving. What do they say "feeding the troll" or something to that effect. I refuse to buy LG products. I would rather pay more for a lower speced product than support them (I had terrible service from them in the past and refused to ever pass money over to them).

I came across a Hubber who claimed he had bought a Trek 1200 with Tiagra from Cajees for R12 000. They sold him a 2005 model in 2011. It was obviously old, unsold stock. Those particular models sold for R5 500 back in 2005. In fact Sportsmans Warehouse had discounted them to R4 900 when they discontinued Trek.

Not sure which Jhb shops will sell, but I see that some Axis bikes are being discounted to R4 799. They have Alivio parts and hydraulic discs. These are probably the best value for money spec wise. Also check out Solomons (in Lynwood and Woodmead). They have some really good deals on Fuji bikes.

DT Swiss has a better pedigree, but you will be getting a warranty with the Edge wheels as they are new.

But would you pay R15 000 to ride with him?

I can't for the life of me remember, but one of the Pro Tour teams had a whole stack of their bikes stolen at a big European race a few years back. So yes, other countries have bike theft too.

Doubt you will notice any perfomance gain going from X5 to SLX. It's not really much of an upgrade.