curious ken

excuse my ignorance, but who are the wholesalers (particularly parts etc) here in SA? surely their names are the ones we should be bashing?

i agree, the wholesales appear to be the main culprits - probably because they have a monopoly themselves which they abuse freely. we're probably jumping on AM and FP because they are the personalities of the cycling industry. That begs the question, who are the main wholesalers?? Who has the right to import (say) Shimano etc?? They are the names we should be bashing!