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Wow I see you posted 'hoax' twice here. Was going to ignore it. But I can kind of see why you may have thought it's a hoax. It ain't. I bought one 2ndhand via Karl Rost on here via Alpha Beta Cycles in Kimberly shortly after my last post. Wimpie the owner. Welcome to check with either of them. This is her:

Thanks for weighing in bud. Yeah I know nothing about Titan carbon wheels. I see the hub is Titan too. Could you share any insight on why you don't like them? Of course I'm not expecting them to be in the league of the name brand carbon. But just like many are more than happy with Chinese carbons, this should be a solid rim. It's the hubs that I'm a bit worried about. But I should be able to replace just hub if need be right?

Sram Rival - 105 equivalent. So I'm happy with that! Current bike is tiagra and had no issues with that so a step up. And this has the double tap which I prefer. Thanks for the comment

Thanks I read both those off your site. And they were glowing reviews indeed. Just had no idea whether these were 'sponsored' reviews or not. Have called both your Jhb and Cpt offices a couple of times now and had great chats with pleasant sales managers. Last chat, I was told that you made podium with the bike in the CT Cycle tour and SA Champs (iirc) and that tells me that your bike doesn't just look fast, it goes it too. I went into Solomons here in Durbs and was told that they had practically no warranty returns with any Titans over the years. And that it's owned by Cytek (distributor of Merida too) and that they're good, solid guys - happy to make a plan to help keep bikes on the road. Cyclelab said they've been very happy too and recommend without hesitation. So looking forward to picking one up soon. Cheers.

Hiya Really keen on their new Valerian. Touted as an aero & climbing/race bike all in one. Seems to be superb value. Especially the one on Cyclelabs recent sale. The Elite. Disc, Sram rival, carbon wheels. Retails at r53k. On sale at 35 grand. 18k off. I called Titan. They based in Stellies. They're making their own moulds now. Claims this model should be around 4 years at least. Bike looks awesome. And I'd like to support local. Just no solid reviews yet. And worried that it may look fast but without the R&D budget of the big guns, it may not be all that good on the road. I'm just a medium level rider, not a racer. 45 y.o. but getting more serious and wanting to get into the peloton riding in the races (the relatively slower ones for now - sub 330) Would really appreciate any comments/insights.

You do get Squirt in 500ml bottles - just got one yday at Hattons cycles, Pmb. Great value too - R180 for 500ml. I'd guess LBSes would rather not stock it cos they want yu to keep comin back!