Out on our club ride around Camps Bay this weekend, we greeted every runner that we saw (with long hair, tight/short shorts and crop tops) so it must be the Joburg riders that are the unfriendly lot.........
Used Genius for the first time yesterday on my Ipod and got a rocking track list after selecting "You look good on dance floor" by the Arctic Monkeys....... Included stuff by Muse, Blur, The Killers, Coldplay, Scissor sisters, Franz Ferdinand, Kaiser Chiefs...........Certainly helped me up Malanshoogte on the ride home!Mackem2008-10-31 07:34:01
A while back I posted the Frame, but having had her built up after the waiting for new goodies, I thought I would share the completed bike. Now all I gotta do is get the go to match the show!!! With a pair of (borrowed!!! ) dream wheels (thanks Enzo)
My point exactly - there are minimum order sizes for bulk shipments (sea), but in most cases not for airfreight!! As as a distributor, you should bring in these products (even at a loss) to ensure that these parts are available. BUT because the agents have control of the market, they will merely add the order to following shipment and tell their clients to wait until stock arrives - try telling that to someone who needs a new bb or crankset.......
Bruce I too agree with most of your points BUT someone is getting screwed. Why is it that LBS's in most instances get higher wholesale prices quoted to them by the large local distributors for groupsets than customers can get online??? Why too did a friend have to wait over 2 months for a new XTR components from the local suppliers. How can Shimano not have stock of XTR components?? Why was there such a large lead time, when surely the official agent could have flown in what was required? Whilst reading this thread I have just received a box directly from Selle Royal (Fi'zik) with two custom saddles. From placing of order on their website to delivery (about 15mins ago) was a total of 10days. Total cost - about R350 more than bog standard ones from the agent (including shipping). Brilliant service!!!! Thats why customers are avoiding the agents!!!
Waiting for a Fizik Aliante Carbon rail saddle in White and black, an ITM K Sword White stem and bar....cant decide to go with either black or white speedplays and black and gold Alligator cables.... I will be taking across my record gruppo (with KCNC jockey wheels and black KCNC skewers) as well as keeping my Orion II's (powertap) and my Hed Stinger 60's. Cant decide if the outlay on a set of gold KCNC brakes will be worth it........
Gila Can't you send a few pairs there?? I really, really like those photochromatic ones (have they gold inserts to go with my frame?) I'm sure they are going to sell like hot cakes
