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and another.

This ones for Slowbee.

Same here. Drop me a message when you get down and we can make a plan to set you up with a few groups.

Brain Rear Shock service is R1800 alone. Bear in mind that you wont be able to DIY your rebound on your shock.

No hard feelings, I do agree that it's a crazy amount of money and you can defiantly get more value else where.

I'll agree that Giant is an incredible value for money bike. There are a few differences when you get down to the nitty gritty. Full Carbon frame vs Carbon/Alu frame and Carbon wheels, Now you get grades of Carbon and I'd like to see the differences. I know Trek use some sort of special impact resistant carbon/resin layup. On the other hand no one can compete with Giant the worlds largest bike manufacture who at various points in time have made bikes/parts for Scott, Trek, Colnago, Specialized, Lapierre, Schwinn, Fuji and Bianchi. Giant also owned 30% of a key supplier for many other brands.

I totally agree and know how it all works. That's why the bike retails in SA for pretty much the same as the US. The difference between what Joe soap buy's it for and what Trek do in this case is Treks profit.

Sorry mate, I recommend you do some research and educate yourself before you comment about things you clearly are not knowledgeable on and please compare apples with apples. Firstly what you are looking at on CRC is a 2013 Fox Evolution Series Fork which is a piece of Cr@p not a 2016 Factory Series and the same goes for the Shock (so add 3 years a Fork that is worlds better and the R/$ going from 9-1 to 14-1). Secondly Please tell me how you get to 8k for the groupset? The driveline will according to CRC set you back ±R5900 now add Brakes, Rotors and adapters and that's R2100 a side. So you get R10100.00 Now add Seatpost 1.5k, Stem 1.4k, Race Saddle 2.5k, Grips R280, Tyres 1.9k, Tubes R100, Wheels, Carbon XXX bar at R2600 direct $ exchange. = R10280.00 so you were 3k out on just etc. Plus Wheels ±7k This takes it to 17k without Headset 1k, Cables R200, Bottom Bracket R500. So call the total 19k. Again you do not know what you are talking about don't just some thumb suck a figure of "around 2k".

That price is what I would have expected. First off you got a full carbon full-sus frame. +40k2016 Fox Factory suspension. ±30kLife time guarantee.$/R being the highest it's been in 15 years = +30% last years prices.XT 8000 + DT Swiss + XXX Carbon bar, etc = Not Cheap ±20kIf you go and build this bike in Trek's Project One System it gives you a price of $6 199.99 = R89345,57 So there can't quite understand all the moaning try find another US bike (let alone one with the pedigree and backup of Trek) that you can buy in SA for ± R750 more than you can in the US.

52-36T is a way better ratio. On a side note: what is the frame size?

The good old days!!!!

Very Nice. But please remove that Red plastic cover on your quick release before it lays eggs.

Have a careful slow look. Then make your own decision. (I call it petty from both sides) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tv0voGsDl0

Cats will be cats

55k I think might be a little steep for what you get.

Enve's are 15k per rim (only). Good luck guy's

Can get a SC Tallboy with that spec for that kind of money.

I agree to a point. XTR has slightly better performance but weight is the big difference. More expensive Forks generally mean better performance but double the price for a slight gain if any (depending on who you talk to) is just the same as showing off with your XTR. The Pike is great whereas the RS-1 not so much for the following Lateral stiffness is lacking, wieght, exposed stanchions, proprietary hub, etc the list goes on. Would rather have a SID XX WC and XX1 for the same price or the new Fox 32 and XTR for the same money.

I'm all for the bike, but what on earth where they thinking putting a RS-1 with a XT build kit. that's a 28k fork with a 10-14k groupset.

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