GrahamS2

Details on where you ordered from please

Yeah the decent film blocks a huge percentage of UV and IR. Really helps. The dealer wanted $650 to do mine, but I found a local chap who did a really good job for $300, with top end film too. Just goes to show.

It's a major problem here, but there's also a lot more registered vehicles (20 million in Aus vs 12 million in SA).

I’m my personal experience of Brisbane, it’s virtually non existent. But I live in a decent area and take precautions (that most ex-saffers would). The crime that I hear about is mostly wallets being stolen from unlocked cars, or tools from unlocked garages. There is very, very little contact crime. It’s just a different state of mind amongst people here, and far more respect for their fellow humans. As an example, I lost my ray bans on the bus 2 weeks ago, they fell off my shirt and I didn’t notice. I humoured myself the next day and called translink lost property, thinking there was a very slim chance of ever seeing them again, Lo and behold, a passenger had found them, handed them to the driver that night, and they were waiting for me to collect at the depot. Unbelievable! Not saying that would never happen in S.A., but the odds are far lower

Regarding option 3, I believe a 3 year stay is now $5000, and a 5 year stay is $10,000. 10 year option got scrapped. And you are fully liable for any public health costs during their stay. Quite a commitment!

I had a good chuckle at the "It's discriminatory!" comment. Of course it's discriminatory! The entire visa process is discriminatory by the simple fact that you are choosing who gets to live in NZ, and excluding those who don't qualify. IMO these changes are warranted. I personally know 2 families who have moved their (poor and retired) parents over to NZ and are now battling to support, what's now become, a family of 6 and 7 respectively. It's inevitable that they add a burden to the state once they qualify for certain pensions and benefits, and these changes help avoid that to some degree.

The kits I got have foam rings, wipers, and o-rings. Like so.

Still my perfect bike. Love it the more I ride it. Intense Primer SL. 130mm rear, 140mm front. Smidgen over 12kg. Just perfect!

Seems things have gotten expensive in 18 months. I ordered 2 Rockshox solo-air basic service kits on ebay, and they came to US$30.20 for both, including shipping. The supplier was in Taiwan. I see the cheapest option now is AU$29.95 for one.

Will do. Let me find my last order

I order seal kits on ebay. Costs R300 for 2 full rebuild kits for my Pike. Oil was another R100 and a tub of sram butter another R180. Labour is free since I do it myself (it's not exactly rocket science, you just need a clean environment to work in). So for under R1k I get 2 full rebuilds with all seals, wipers, o-rings, etc. and enough old to do a change every 6 months. Basically buys me 5 years of riding the fork.

Double insured then, unless you specifically notify your private insurer. It could get all kinds of messy, particularly on bank financed vehicles. Especially when a claim is made and pre-existing damage is identified - which policy should cover it?

Wowzers! An insurance nightmare in the making. Good option as a renter though.

Based on the pricing of 'vegan friendly' branded items, this is simply a move to higher margins for many retailers and manufacturers. Of course it will be branded as becoming sustainable and animal friendly, because that's what sells product.

How many of them were paid to be there, as a marketing drawcard? What about the other 1300 riders? Are they the best of the best of the weekend warrior pros? Sponsored entry fees, matching kit and a clever team name doesn't make you a pro. Even if you manage a top 500 finish...

Chuck Norris, is that you? That is a serious list of races. On a SS that must be some kinda record, surely?

LOL, the best of the best? There are some pro's there, but The Epic has largely become a marketing platform for ex-professional sportsmen, corporate sponsored 'execs', and folks with R100k to spend on a week of riding. You do appear to have drunk heavily from the epic koolaid.

I always chuckle at the 'saffas work hard' opinion. I'm my experience, they generally don't work any harder than other people. Background and ethnicity of people here is far wider than I experienced in SA, so no particular group of people really stands out. Culture is very much dependent on the specific organisation, but I've found people to be far more professional and take their jobs quite seriously, than in SA. I worked for 10+ organisations in SA and every single one of them had a fair amount of 'dead wood' floating around - people that just collect a pay check and manage to fly below the radar. I haven't experienced that at all in Australia so far.

He's a petty shoddy vegan if he isn't spreading the gospel, um, message to everyone around him. Happy Friday!

LOL, I was just commenting on this at work this morning. Shortly before a preso Regarding the snakes, I've seen a few in my 5 months here, all pythons. But I do spend a fair amount of time in the forest.

No, that's way up north. The sea around brisbane doesn't have salties or box jelly fish. Climate wise it's similar to living in kzn here. A bit colder in winter for sure, and a bit warmer in summer. You get a few snakes but most warm places do. Not really an everyday issue though.

It's all on page 1 of this very thread Nothing new, any exclusionary diet is bad for you. Consuming anything in excess is bad for you. Eat a balanced diet, live a balanced life.

Despite not moving to NZ, I found this thread immensely helpful during my own emigration process. Really helped with the decision making and pulling the trigger to get going.

Not buying it, sorry. Have you seen how much a chain swings and bounces under normal mtb use? It's significant. And the entire point of the clutch is to minimise that movement, so it's engaged every time you hit a bump.

Mine too. Sent the form via email to few addresses I found on myBB.