sirmoun10goat

if you want to do this, i would sggest having a cooling off period before the price change reflects. if the person chages the price within that period, the ad will show the new price only, and not the strike through old price if not, people will mark everything up, and immediately change the price, to create the perception of value this will be a lot of effort for little value imo

Not a high impact sport (unless you crash), so probably should be ok. The worry is normally recurring knocks within a short time frame (a few weeks I think)

SAA had a policy 2x23kg checked luggage, and 1x sports bag

Just buy a 12 speed nx cassette and swap them out. What’s the point of spending thousands on a trainer and then limiting the use you get from it? It’s like buying a Ferrari and fitting 13inch wheels. It might still go forward, but it is going to scrape and not do the job intended

I have flown my bike in a evoc pro (a bit smaller than the XL). Flying KLM from Vancouver to CT, no issues. But going back to Vancouver, the acsa staff declared it over sized. I had to pay an extra R900 and take it down to oversize baggage and get it loaded there. All this despite my ticket specifically included sports bag (and the bag was within the required dimensions of the airline)

I think sitting slip is acceptable, you don’t need to that close for the benefit. Hanging on for a free ride, that’s a different story as you only have one hand on the bike, but seating position is probably not optimal and it ability to brake compromised

I think you got that video wrong-one was sitting in the slip but still pedaling, the other was hitching a free ride

These threads always end the same-bashing of the established brand because someone had an issue or knows someone who had an issue. The reason there are more issues noted here relating to garmin as opposed to wahoo is more a numbers game. Garmin outsells wahoo in multiples. So the number of issues report on will also be higher. Does garmin have issues-yes. But in recent years they are driving the market a lot more than anyone, which is respectable given the lack of strong opposition. They are not pulling an ANC move. Their devices have more features and innovation than most other devices out there. And they support an ecosystem that is unmatched by other players in the field. And as good as the Apple health ecosystem is, apple really is not playing in the same arena-they play more in a concert hall

I used to run Bontrager Team XR3s on my bike-nice wide 2.3 tyre. Great mileage, very good puncture resistance. Very noisy in the road though, but then again the road is not the intended use. Nobody every comments on the Bontragers in these tyre threads? The likes of Miss Frizz must run various versions of the Bontragers, so they can’t be that ****

Brakes were invented to go faster...it means speed can be managed

I have a DeWalt and Milwaukee 3 module box. One for general tools, one got bike tools and spares. I love them

No, they are hub dependant, so you need to get what is compatible with the hubs

But nobody will appreciate the frame, so if I advertise it here I won’t get the intrinsic value, so I will just rather keep it

I forgot to bring my carbon framed bike indoors the one night when it was raining, it has since corroded, and I can see cracks forming on the welds. The only thing you enumerated through were you emotions, most notably a love for steel bikes, bitterness toward the masses for not buying your steel bike and again you love for steel bikes.

I used to, up until the time I left SA in 2019

I think you are in agreement with me. This thread goes on about people needing to change their mindsets with regard to trail bikes, and rather buy those instead of xc bikes. My point is that people should ride a bike that makes sense for them. As you note, your xc bike makes sense for you, and you enjoy it. Based on that why should you get a trail bike (assuming you can only have one bike). I also pointed out the an xc bike does a great job on those long district (gravel) roads.

I stay active on the hub for the community it offers. Nothing like that over here - the classifieds are all craigslist and fb markets. And there is no community platform. Glad it worked well. Hope you like the upgrade - you can sell some of your parts to defray costs, or hold on to them in case you need them some day. 10sp is not easy to come by

Hopefully someone can help you, else you may want to look at something like this: https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/complete-groupsets/452542/dura-ace-10-speed-groupset-beautiful-bargain Keep what you need, sell the rest to defray some of the costs. Yu may even find you are better off upgrading to an 11sp setup - getting these 10sp components is pricey, as they are not generally carried by the shops

Can it hold gravel bikes?

A price point is just a reference point, nothing to do with cheap. And sure, maybe the components don’t add up to more than R4k, but there is so much more than just assembly-think off all the R&D. If it was just R4k to make a trainer, why don’t you start a line, undercut wahoo and be set for life?

At no point did I ever mention cheap. I said same price point.

It is still a biased rant, blatantly calling Wahoo out on quality, and iKambi on service. Before making these accusations, it needs to be verified how many other products are affected by this issue, versus how many other products are general operating without fault. Likewise, how many happy iKambi clients versus unhappy. Most people can make/build/items to a higher level of quality than that is available on the market, but can they do this at the same price point, on scale?

Not quite - they get paid for what they do. So training is part of the job. This tests their mental strength, which is also part of the job.

This is a whole other argument. People in SA don't respect personal space - always has been an issue. Here in Canada, many people walk around without masks. As you approach oncoming walkers, we all move apart (step into the street if necessary) and give each other room. When we wait at a robot for the light to change so we can walk across the road, people are spaced out. I was in SA during December - people throng together, bump into each other in the shops, congregate in middle of walk ways and shopping isles to skinner. So your disappointment in people not wearing a mask should extend to disappoint in people not respecting personal space and giving each other room. You are using poor etiquette to justify a face covering. Sort out the poor behavior, and the mask thing will be less of an issue.

This is honestly a pointless argument of theory vs reality. Eskom is a monopoly - in theory it should make profits, but in reality it doesn't.