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I don’t think you can do better than R1400 at this stage, unless you go second hand, and I for one can't wait for mine to arrive! They say 4 weeks just to cover them self - if they say 1 week and it don’t come a lot of people will be pissed where as they say 4 weeks and it comes in 2 everyone happy - over commit under deliver (we in IT are kings at this).

Im 1.85m and i got sold a Large. But i had to replace the seatpost and stem after i did a fit at my LBS.

My old schools event...ill be there (net die 25km)!

i would love too but i am wwaaaay to unfit!

anyone know what the specials will be?

I am also looking at this bike and was wondering does anyone have one or can give a review on it?

My right hand also went numb after i did Die Burger last year and it only returned to normal the wednesday or thursday after it.

cool i'll then check with my LBS and see if they can't find me something cheaper! thanks for the input.

So i fell me in my tjops this morning at Oak Valley in Grabouw. Dont know what happened but as you can see from the pic my front wheel is a writeoff. So firstly im really new to MTBing/Cycling and i just do this casually on weekends with some friends. I have a GT Avalanche and it still had the standard rims on. Now i need to get myself a new set of wheels. Firstly i need a cheap option that if it is tubeless it would be awesome but i really dont have the dough to spend on a wheelset atm. My LBS suggested Mavic (not sure which) but he quoted me just below 3k and they aren't tubeless but tubeless ready (ek neem aan dit moet seker net die rim strip kry) but 3k is no where near my budget, infact i dont have a budget so i need the cheapest option that will last a while. Don't have to be new either. Other thing to note i weigh in on around 120kg. I am supposed to have started Argus training this week but i will steal the girlfriends no name brand rims off her bike which my LBS said should be fine for road cycle i must stay away from the curbs. I've been checking on CRC for something cheap but i dont know what the difference between 6 bolt and centre lock is and i can't afford buying a set of wheels for 1.5k and then they dont fit... Any help would be very much appreciated. Dankie.

Im also new to mtbing...why do you say dual does not work for a 29er?

Theres also helderbergplaas down on the R44 towards stellenbosch!

Im not gonna quit biking because some ppl think i made an ass out of myself.. Eks n man en kan dit vat as ek verkeerd was. (dink ek) I wouldn't have posted this here if i wasn't willing to take some kind of abuse! Not everyone in life will agree with you and to wimp out and hide on the first site of dissaproval is a sign of weekness. Cheers - gaan nou golf speel. (try)

Dalk n bietjie...

Ja i know...afterwards looking at everything i was very childish with my first responses and i should've taken a step back and thought about it before i started acting. What made me more cross is the service i've gotten afterwards - but that's probably what i deserved for the fit that i threw... getting to that red moment that was talked about earlier...

Ek weet...maar partykeer is dit net so moeilik!

I did realize this afterwards and did apologize and i haven't been anything but friendly in all correspondence since then. I even got a friend of mine that needed new pedals to go buy from them and tweeted that and tagged them in it.

Yes i did try and phone him and they said he is not available and i emailed him with my details and asked if he can phone me back but still nothing.

dankie...

want ek wil weet of ander mense voel ek is verkeerd met wat ek dink sonder om iemand anders sleg te se!

I just want to share my story that happened recently to me with you guys. A cycling shop recently moved to a new “mega” store in Durbanville and seeing that I’ve always in the past have had the best experience from their online channel I decided I will drive through from Somerset West for their opening to support them. Got there and I was helped by friendly staff whom told me they are running a 20% discount on their opening day. I ended up buying a new helmet and saddle bag, which I didn’t need but because they had the 20% discount it was a bargain. I was almost at home when my girlfriend spotted on the receipt of the credit card transaction that the discount wasn’t subtracted. I phoned them immediately but their number just rang with no answer. Tried again but same result! I decided im not going to drive back as I don’t know what time they are closing. I then decided to contact them on twitter as they don’t answer their phones and the following conversation started on twitter: <Me> you say 20% discount and i got home and checked my slip and 0% discount! wtf? <them>the slips dont display the discount <me>im talking about the card slip on the machine or does the abnk "know" about your discount? Do i look retarted? <them>if it was our mistake, my sencere apology! I would be more than happy to refund u ur credit!! Really sori 4 this <me>i will email you the details monday morning WITH screen shots of everything before you say im dishonest! I got a bit P-off but if I get promised a discount I expect to get it without double checking them. So then on the Monday I email them the full details and I got the following reply: We'll sort it out for u tomorrow! U only need to mail us or give us a call, and we'll always help out! People make mistakes! > Don't think it was nessesary to act like u did on twitter! Ja maybe I did overreact a little on twitter but I did try and phone them but no answer and yeah maybe it was a mistake (but if my girlfriend didn’t check the slip would I ever have known? And how many mistakes were made on opening day?) So I went on twitter tagged them in my tweet and apologized to them for making them out as something they apparently aren’t according to them! And now my hassles start. After sending all the details on the 26th of September I didn’t hear anything back from them and on the 4th of October I email the guy again asking whats going on and he says yes I have a credit with the amount. The amount is only calculated for the helmet and not the saddle bag so after having to explain to the guy how a 20% discount works and literally showing how to add and calculate 20% on the full amount he said yes I can have the right amount credit. Now we are on the 5th of October and he advices me to refund the amount he has to have my credit card there or he can give me credit on a purchase. So I ask him does he really expect me to drive all the way back there and spend more than half of the money they owe me on petrol to get the amount refunded or I have to take a discount on my next order and then they just make more money out of me and he just replies back yes those are my choices. I then ask how long do I have too order something (as I don’t need anything at the moment) and he says I have to the end of October otherwise I lose out. I then tell him I think this is really bad customer service from their part and he replies “Cobus hoe ander wil jy hê moet ons dit doen!” I just told him I’ll let him know what I want before the end of the month. So to just get done with them I emailed the guys on Friday asking him to send me a bottle of lube and with delivery it will work out 40c less than the amount they owe me and he can keep that. Emailed him again yesterday asking what’s going on and still no word. This is really the worst customer experience I’ve ever had with anyone. (Including CellC and Telkom ) Where are the days when your customer was your biggest asset and you would do anything to keep them happy! Or is this the new age business owner whom just don’t care about the individual? I purposely didn’t mention any names…

Back Up

and down again...

they are up!

My german sheppard "Goliat".

My handle bar is redelik laer as my saal op die oomblik - as ek n skat moet vat is dit so 4 - 5 cm laer en dit gaan nog laer wees as ek die nuwe saal koop. but the general idea im getting is that the frame should be fine for me i should just get the new seat post and take it from there and then get a proper setup done!