Prince Albert Cycles

Hansie’s wife Martie is leading the ladies

Agree . Let me know if I can help you getting one

Would like to follow Vetseun what is his real name ?

Sorry what a beautiful bike !

Nice workshop.

Check his saddle height

Thank you for the article would not mind to get a copy of Basil Cohen’s autobiography . My DHC has the Simplex levers and center pull Weinman brakes as well.

I got hold of a DHC of 60’s vintage with original wheels and other parts. saw that it has been repainted badly and got a set of original decals from Ron Thompson. BUT I can’t get the paint off , must have been powdercoated or something similar. Paint stripper does nothing and sand blasters phoned today to say they can’t get off . any suggestions pse thanks Arno 0833959038

Sepia . Try Komoot . Free to register and easy to use . Even for an old timer like me .

Pity they are not marketed properly in South Africa their attention to detail and paintwork is awesome

Met the Shebeen gang yesterday. Hope I will recognize them again when they are clean . Joking but Prince Albert and the Swartberg Pass had 100mm of rain the night before . Their spirits were high after crossing the Pass without incident . Thanks for dropping in guys.

TREK who bought/took over Gary Fisher replaced a rear triangle on a 12 year old Gary Fisher frame belonging to a customer of mine for free…

Got a report that you and 1 of your sons were riding CTCT with the shirts

You make me nervous brother…people hear Prince Albert has a shop and they expect a Cyclelab . But I will do my best this is boer maak n plan territory . Enjoy the Kruisrivier road . The surface of the Pass that side is super smooth but the gradient is unchanged ???? Be careful though when you go through the 1st water crossing this side the water hides a bad pothole.

I drive a white double cab Isuzu and I give cyclists 3 meters ????

I was guiding a group of 10 riders in the Tankwa Karoo 2 weeks ago . On a very badly rutted wide road in the Tankwa Park the riders were sticking to the left and right edges of the road as any mtb rider would do . Waiting for them at a badly marked turnoff a red Jeep Wrangler stopped next to me in a cloud of dust and started verbally attacking me about the fact that they were both sides of the road ( with huge space between them) .I was so dumbfounded that I could not think of anything abusive to hurl at him . We will never win.

You should capitalize on your talent for writing !

A simplistic 101 of Law of Contract is that the parties must agree on the item and it’s condition and when the seller accepts an offer by the prospective purchaser you have a binding contract . So I advertise an item for say 10K and someone asks “ will you take 6K ? “ Should I say yes we are still nowhere but if was offered 6K it is something to consider . Case in point I advertise a bike and get asked “ will you take “ a much lesser amount . So I respond by asking are you making an offer or are you fishing . The response is should I say yes he will research the bike then inspect it and then decide . Just decided not going to respond to any “ will you take “ messages in future.

I agree with your description of the mugger

Schalk has a complete bike 0824138363

Not so sure that having done a Cape Epic puts you in an exclusive club … rarely that I see a visiting rider sitting at one of our coffee shops not wearing an Epic buff . Or perhaps I missed the sale.

I clearly remember riding with a friend many years ago when he asked me : are you using Strava ? Replying that I was unaware of what it was his response was: you have not lived ????

Finding all the discussions interesting . Just reading this saying came up in my mind . How do you make 5 Million Rand in a bike shop ? You start off with 10 million????

I was in the same position 4 years ago . I started a shop in Prince Albert with almost no stock offering to repair bicycles . Bought parts from other shops with sometimes a small discount sometimes not . Few suppliers were prepared to supply me even on a prepaid basis . Some of the bigger suppliers either ignored my approaches or demanded ridiculous first orders . If I was not retired from my earlier profession and having a small pension I would have been dead before I started . Got a lot of help from a shop in Oudtshoorn . Rush Sports and Silverback were extremely helpful. The big ones Omnico, Cool Heat, Cape Cycles Systems, Ryder, Paragon require huge 1st orders . I fail to understand their logic . I am a cash buyer . I am the only shop in this small town . Surely if they help me to help people to continue riding the whole industry benefits ?

Drooling…. Thanks for the link