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  1. This is going to be a big ask....

     

    Does anyone have a contact that will sponsor me with a Kickr smart trainer?

     

    I have made peace that I would not be able to cycle for a long time due to passing out at random times. So I could be on a cycle path with death leading me away, and no one would know.

    Cois, a fighter like you deserves a kickr.

     

    Both my parents fought this horrible disease so in very small way I know the challenges you are going through.

     

    I’ll get the ball rolling and I’ll put R2500 into the “Get Cois a kickr” pot!

  2. As I sit here, I am onboard a Drillship , drilling offshore Angola.....I can assure you that the position of "Petroleum Engineer" does not exist and in my 20 years at sea, I have never heard of this position/rank.

     

    Secondly we have the same internet access as onshore (slower), so no funny excuses for making payments. I use my bank app daily, Snapscan, Zapper the lot.

     

    Any stupid excuse when it comes to payments must always be seen as a potential scam.

    Do you know my cousin?

     

    He also works on an oil rig....been promising me a bicycle for years...

  3. Anybody heard anything about an attack on a rider there yesterday?

     

    Heard a rider was attacked with rocks after getting off to remove branches on the trail, around the Supertube area?

     

    Don’t see anything on IG about it and I’m not on Facebook to check.

     

    I ride there most weekends and ride alone so interested if any truth to this.

  4. The longest ride I've completed on the IDT is close to 10 hours or was it 9? I cant remember but I started 23:00 at night and finished the next morning.

     

    Oros works on the trainer for me as well, but I only drink something if I go more than about 60min or know it's going to be a tough session.

     

    Other than that I use water or Rehydrate, that also helps.

    10 hours on the trainer?? Did you get lost? ????

  5. Me again with one final question,

     

    I pretty much decided on the Wahoo Roam, but before I pull the plug, I need clarity / guidance on the following,

     

    Most of my riding is done on trails, so is there a significant difference between importing trails and navigating the trails on the Garmin vs. the Wahoo that would make the one better than the other?

    I went from the 530 to the Roam.

     

    Importing the trails was much the same between both devices.

     

    I found a notable difference when navigating though, the 530 would loose gps all the time and take ages to reroute when it did eventually find a signal again. The Roam is much better at holding a signal I found.

  6. I think there is a definitive difference between a bikeshop and a bike workshop.

     

    Some do both well, while others generally do one or the other. Most doing both well have an owner/stakeholder in/overseeing the workshop.

     

    Pay bananas, get monkeys is all too true in this industry though.

     

    150k bike being serviced by a guy earning peanuts and the bike owner still often complains that bike servicing costs too much.

     

    Walk in clients asking to 'just look at this' is also a thing of the past for a good workshop.

     

    You don't just arrive at VW with your car and say 'I think it's due a service, can you do it now while I wait' and expect them to hop to.

     

    Planning, booking the bike in, accepting that if you want good service you will have to wait a day or 3 etc needs to become the norm IF you want good service.

     

    It's a lot easier to be slick and fast if the walk ins didn't happen so frequently and expect service straight away.

     

    Panning is so effective in a slick operation and having to stop every 5 minutes to hep someone so they don't shoot their mouths off on bikehub for terrible service puts a huge dent in productivity

    Brilliant points!

     

    Some people expect to be able to drop into a bike shop workshop last minute and expect instant service because it’s “just a bicycle workshop” but get pissy when the bike shop doesn’t treat them like “elite, high priced bike owners”

     

    I’m one who always books stuff in, the shops around me don’t accept it any other way.

     

    So I guess some shops are shooting themselves in the foot by trying to be accommodating.

     

    So I am learning this not a single sided issue.

  7. Yes yes, another bike shop fred...

     

    There has been a lot posted recently regarding good/bad service received from bike shops as well as the cost of services compared to other industries etc.

     

    This got me thinking,

     

    We all know the cost of bikes and parts in our “humble” sport have gone crazy the last few years.

     

    Has this increases in costs filtered down to increased profits for store owners and increased salaries for bike technicians/ staff etc?

     

    I would be interested to know:

    - What would a bike technician earn these days?

    - What profits do bike shops make off new bikes? I’ve heard 30-40%? Anyone know?

     

    I’m not looking to expose anything here and absolutely have no issue with people making a profit and earning a living.

     

    My wondering is this, is there a general lack of quality service in our industry because people are being under-payed/ under-valued?

     

    Do we have a general lack of interest in quality service from shops because people are underpaid or is it a case of there being so many riding these days that if one stops supporting a shop it’s not an issue because there will always be someone else waiting behind him/her with money to spend?

     

    If you buy a 100k bike and it is serviced by someone who earns let’s say 10k a month, we will get “10k a month” quality, if the they earn 20k we would expect “20k a month” quality right?

     

    As I mentioned in another thread recently, it baffles my mind that so many people receive subpar service yet bike shops seem to continue to thrive?

  8. Never tried contacts, too much of a chicken to get my finger anywhere close to the eye.

     

    I tried the Evil Eyes but found they messed with my depth perception,

     

     

    I ride with Oakley prescription glasses now and wouldn’t change. They not cheap though, luckily my medical aid has covered both my pairs.

     

    I wasn’t aware the clear lenses would be the cut out type until I went to collect, personally I think they look crap like that but hey, I only use them on overcast days.

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