Pappa Bear

surely with the new consumer act and everything one will have a good case to swap your 29er, or get your money back, since the goods are recalled in other parts of the world ,USA? other thing, does the LBS inform you that anthem 29ers are being recalled in the US? Surely that will kill the deal? Surely you can get into **** for selling defective goods under the new act?

Correction..... SA wont recall the bikes as they will loose to much money so lets screw the consumer AGAIN. The frames are the same, US or RSA..... Its the middle man thats diffrent.

I saw on the giant US site that they are recalling all 2011 giant anthem 29ers....... Due to cracking at the weld between the seatpost and top tube. Funny that my reign cracked in exactly the same spot two years ago. I think the maestro design is mechanically not sound or they have some quality problems in taiwan where the frames are manufactured. Mazzorchi also had a QC problem with their forks a couple of years ago due to assembly / manufacturing in taiwan. hope dragons will sort you guys with new bikes....

I like these guys.....

Had the same crack on my giant Reign...... was not lucky enough to get a new frame due to some small print.... But it seams the mystro design is mechanicaly flawed in that region - meaning that the only cracks I heard of (about 5) is all in that same spot......

Lets stop this thread right here right now...... we do not need another fight on the hub.... For cheep trills rent a B-rated movie.

Reliability, Availability, Servicability, track record..... Why do we prefer to buy a VW instead of a Cadalac? Because we can get service and spares in RSA

There is only three bike shops that EVER phoned me back: 1) Williams bike shop in somerset west 2) Epic Sports in Doornkloof 3) Mike's bikes in JHB

get the pads...... I ride with knee and elbow pads. It saves me about once a year.

Only if you use your MTB on the road...

groenkloof? Monument? Van Gaalen? Northen farms?

If you pay for something you have the right to moan about it....

i just kept mine.... Considered it a free gift. Surely nobody is as stupid to think you can send them a photo and then demand money..... Wait a minute..... dont the traffic department do that?

So why don't the seller then reply and say - SORRY that is my price and I am sticking to it??? We are looking out for each other and try to help - yes telling you to drop your price is helping you otherwise you are not going to sell it.

...apparantly the Talas has more stiction, thus less plush. I have changed my Talas to a vanilla and could feel the differance.

strip most off with paint stripper............. then take it for blasting. That way it will spen less time being blasted.

....there goes my smartass reply, busted in the first sentence. Free bump

pic please

get a fox 36

Try wikipedia - full suspension it explain the benifits and drawbacks of some of the systems

William's bike shop in Somerset west and Epic sports in Centurion

Yes to the Mbuzi..... I had one that I used for XC/AM weight was about 14/15kg with a Fox 36.

How is the TOTEM doing? It looks AWSOME!

cool will be poping in....