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Puncture Kid

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  1. The young lad that was helivac'ed has VERY serious injuries. Punctured lung. Liver damage from what I heard. Strongs to the fam
  2. In exactly the same vein, all these plastic pepper and salt grinders that are so convenient. As they wear, they simply deposit in plastic into your food as you grind. I refuse to use them myself. Can't control other people preparing meals that I may eat
  3. Man, My Marzocchi Bomber 1 fork was probs the best I have ever had...
  4. Looking at the pics, it's a bunch of old ballies..... being an old ballie myself
  5. where was i partially incorrect? 😕 but you are 100% correct. My point being that _if_ a website checks ID nos, then you cannot simply change the birth date
  6. Either the website does not verify ID Numbers (bad) or you are talking erm.. untruths. Can cannot simply change a digit in your ID no. It will immediately render the number invalid. The last digit is a check digit that is calculated from the others. If it doesn't add up, the ID no is invalid
  7. We were at that crossing on our way to Conties when this happened. The farm workers/bee keepers asked us to help take care of the bicycle as they were concerned that it would be stolen if left unattended. I then asked some one that just came from Hoogekraal in his bakkie to pick up the abandoned bike. We actually saw the guy on the jeep's roof. Not sure what happened to the bike?
  8. Don't modify it. You risk life and limb if it fails at the most inopportune moment. Years ago there was a guy at the Knysna race that modified / welded his fork. It failed during a descent and the bottom part took half of his face away. He died en-route to the hospital
  9. Not that I know of. Just gravel roads. Nothing technical. The road along the river to the north and then round the back to Jongens not bad.
  10. If a reseller sold your bike for a higher price without adding value then you sold it for too little
  11. Not many other guys not offering the same service does not mean you will be successful. Maybe there is not enough customers to sustain them in that area. But yes sure it depends on what your need is from a shop owner point of view. Doing the service yourself may be better. The low return and having to deal with $hitty labour in this country is not worth it IMHO.
  12. Not to rain on your parade, but I doubt if this will be successful. A friend tried that and he could never make ends meet to enable him to draw a salary. Closed it down after a year. The margins on parts and labour are not enough to pay overheads. Bike riders are also too stingy. They will not pay the rates for a service that you will need to sustain the business. They want trained and professional mechanics but is not prepared to pay for it. Some bikes cost the same as a small car, but the owners still want to skimp on spending money to maintain it. Best of luck though...
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