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6 grand for some of those Assos bibs, they would have to be able to ride the bike on their own before I pay that kind of tin. Sportful & Pearl Izumi over here, think were about R1500 each. Dig them both, very comfy. Only seem to buy on sales, there are so many sales throughout the year.

I think this is the best post on this thread so far.

You mean this Friday thread Patch? Who knew the ball baggie was such an emotive issue? Wowsers.

Thank goodness, some people are beginning to get this!

Dont need a new thread, plenty of excuses right here.

Or he could stash this under a fizik saddle, fit no problem.

Used to have a saddlebag, then moved all to jersey pockets, now, tube and 2 bombs under seat with one of those straps, very compact and out the way so all good, now just mini pump, patches, 2 tyre levers in the jersey, very comfortable. Off topic but has been mentioned in this thread, Dont care about Sagan not shaving, hairy bushy legs on a roadie just looks *** !!! Ankle socks look *** !!! Hey but each to their own, if someone wants to wear a budgie smuggler to the beach instead of baggies that is absolutely their business, it doesnt make it right though.

Ahhh, xmas, the special time of year when families come together from all corners of the globe to fight for 2 weeks. You just may have a cunning plan here Allrounder.

I had tried to get in touch with the guy that owns the company to see if he could give me more details on this amazing technology, but he is apparently working offshore on an oil rig at the moment.

Thanks for the heads up guys, Not something will be buying right now. Sounds like there are some issues with that device.

I heard a journo on 702 mention 70 k as a price.

Hey DragoRosso, If you edit my post in the quote, could you please bold your text or else it looks like I wrote the whole post that you quoted above, which I didnt, so the quoted post really doesnt make sense. We can agree to disagree, to my mind it doesnt make sense to say, some toys are ok to finance and others are not, depending on which toys you are most passionate about. There is hipocracy on display when people say that you shouldnt be financing a bicycle yet sit with a Motorcycle, or car etc that has been financed in the garage.

So I think you have relevant points for sure as to why there seems to be this disconnect between financing of bikes and these other items, but do they really apply? Devils advocate may say: Cars, motorcycles and boats depreciate too. Risk of total loss cannot be higher than a car thats driven every day in SA. Someone else will be able to ride the bike when you sell it to them. Cars, motorcycles etc all have maintenance costs. If you purchased the more expensive bike, you would be less likely to require expensive mods and upgrades. Amounts to be spent are relative or subjective but i can certainly see the logic in a person buying say a 60k bike with a reasonable size deposit and buying an item that would satisfy their need to buy a good bike as opposed to buying an "entry level" bike for 30k and not buying what they really wanted. They would always be hankering for the upgrade. With the prices of the bikes going up the way they have must drive the growth in bike financing. Wonder how many people have taken money from say a bond or credit card to buy a bike but in their minds dont see this as financed, they see this as paid "cash" Just saying, if you use finance to buy a bike, people shouldnt make moral judgements about it as they have all likely "financed toys" There is an amount of logic in the saying, "the sweetness of quality is remembered long after the bitterness of the price has been forgotten" or something like that.

So it seems that financing bicycles is not deemed to be smart by many hubbers, lets say its the common view, think there have been other threads on this topic. But,,, many people do finance toys, eg, motorbikes, boats, jetskis, fancy cars, aircraft. Whats the real difference? If you finance 100k motorcycle, ok Finance 100k on a 250k car that you cannot afford to buy cash, ok Finance a bicycle for 30k, you are branded an idiot ? Dont get the logic.

One of these, compact, not telling my mates about it, hoping to slap them on some hills. Wishful thinking but worth a try.

Done it, sidecutters and all, must be over 6 months ago! vumatel fiber line installed R1710 once off. Vox telecom wifi router installed and set up R1700 once off Vox telecom uncapped 20 meg line R799 pm (no contract) Netflix account R139 pm Youtube is a winner too! (Free) Cancelled prob 4 x 3g data cards in devices from vodacom ( adds to the savings) Streams to 2 smart tv setups plus ipads etc simultaneously, couldnt be happier, total win. Only downside is that I have to go to one of our many local drinking holes to watch rugby etc as i dont have it on my TV anymore, Sweeeeeeeeet !!!

So in other words you are overpaying for the R8 by about R400k, great deal !

So this a pic of me going for a flip in a harvard back in the army days at Dunottar, i had a ppl and the pilot let me fly for a bit, instructed me on doing a loop which I attempted but passed out, (on my own loop, only one ever attempted) Wow, brings back some great memories. ( trying to look very top gun in the pic) I even had hair , sorry about pic orientation, cant get it upright. !

139 999.99, why dont they just say 140k, are they trying to make it sound cheap ? Yes I may be bitter and terribly jealous as I cannot afford a bike that cost so much. Anyhoo, isnt it an indication that margins are a bit out of line when you can smack 40k off for an arbitrary day sale called black friday. Must be awesome to ride though !!

Thought about getting Strava set up to check how fast / slow I am, to monitor my progress and long term fitness levels, while constantly being measured against other riders whilst partaking in my leisure activity. Went upstairs and lay down until the thought passed. Feel much better now.

Floyd better not leave his jaw in the path of Conors left hook, cos he is also quick as a rattlesnake with it, Conor will prob like the fact that he only has to focus on boxing as normally he has to guard against so many other means of contact, this may prove an advantage to the Irishman.

I reckon Conor going to wipe Floyds clock. Did anyone check out "Notorius" on DSTV, Conor is a machine, the KO,s in the video posted here show he can do the busines. Heard they each getting 100 Million US. For that kind of ammo even they prob dont mind hitting the canvas.

Bon Scott, acdc front man for seven years, not exactly legend timeframe either. Had to google him, never even heard of him, ha ha, apologies to any fans. Personal taste perhaps ?

Amy, Kurt, Cash, all legend, notable omission from this meme has to be Jim Morrisson.

Hi Peeps, Long time fan of Bikehub, Love riding my roadbike, with mates or solo, even seen on a 26 mtb from time to time but road is my thing. Done a few 94.7 s, no Argus yet but is on the bucket list for sure. Anyhoo, see ya on the forum!