MintSauce

OH.MY.GOD! A distributor offers to look after it's consumers and you complain and bitch and moan? What more do you want? And as for the failure rate, anyone care to venture a guess as to how many of those saddles are in SA? Someone mentioned '100'. Ahem, they are spec'd on almost every Giant bike sold locally....that would be THOUSANDS of saddles. Seriously, some of you don't keep POPs? Wake up people. As for recalls, the way I see it, a company is only obliged to do a recall if the failure of a product can cause serious injury or death. I don't see that happening when your saddle cracks. Offering to replace it after the fact is totally fair. Stop being a bunch of whiners and be thankful that they're standing by their product. And asking for a PoP is their right. @Topwine....stop being a chop Honestly, some people...

Any half average set of wheels will get you through epic. If the cheap-ass wheels some people use can last for years, then there's no reason they can't survive one high-mileage week.

People....you're all missing the point. Screw the debates on which is better. Screw what everyone thinks. I ride for fun and enjoyment. Stop trying to analyze and compare etc etc etc....ride the bloody thing and decide whether you like the feel or not. To hell with whether it's going to be .17 seconds faster over your favorite trail or whether it's going to provide .00076 more G's of cornering force because of the bigger contact patch. 29ers feel AWESOME! But my 26er also feels AWESEOME....but in different ways.

More like 6-7 years ago. And it's ok, those early adopters didn't do it for the 'novelty' or for being 'cool' because more often than not they got ridiculed. Ride one. Especially considering your size. You won't go back' NOTE: I don't actually ride a 29er myself

The 29er debate will probably never stop. The only way to settle it, for yourself at least, is to ride one.

Agreed

Bike box(cardboard) and your trusty post office. It'll take up to a week, but if you ask for insurance you'll have tracking too. Size is not an issue, they only work on actual weight. I sent an empty bikebag weighting 13kg from CPT to PE and I think it was just over R100(Got quoted R800 by a courier). A bike in a cardboard box shouldn't weigh much more.

It depends on how badly it's dented. Aluminium doesn't really like being bent back and forth. If the dent is quite severe then it's likely to form a crack if you try and bend it back. I generally don't bother with fixing dents if it seals up again. If it doesn't then it's a different story, but even then I'd be very weary of it forming a crack and only bend it out enough until it seals.

Ok, if the rotor is straight then the next step would be to realign. Just loosen the two bolts, just enough for the caliper to move side to side. Pull the brakelever to align the caliper on the rotor and while holding the lever in, gently re-tighten the caliper bolts, little by little, alternating between the two bolts. If this does not resolve the problem, then you need to start looking at the axle and dropouts as Johan mentioned.

Have you tried loosening and realigning the caliper?

Does the wheel spin at all when the QR is tightened? I mean does it turn freely for a bit and then get stuck or does the rotor rub through the whole revolution?

In all likelihood your disc rotor is bent or you just need to have your brake caliper adjusted. I'm guessing it's the rotor seeing as it spins freely and then stops suddenly. If it was the caliper alignment it would touch slightly but still spin freely. The wheels spins freely when the QR is loosened as the bent disc causes the wheel to be pushed out of position to compensate for the bent disc. Once the QR is tightened it keeps the wheel in the correct position and since there's no more give the rotor makes contact with the pad causing the wheel to stop. A decent shop should have a rotor truing fork, which is a basic device used to straiten the rotor, unless they're too lazy and want to sell you a new rotor. As for the rim, a 3mm buckle is not too serious, but you should have it sorted. What brakes do you run?

Titusti also nearly got taken out at Giempie street. when he told the cops they said "What were you doing there? We don't even go there" As for the Paardeneiland route, I suspect there'll be surveillance cameras there. Not sure how much that will help though

+1 Best service of any online store I've used....by far. Was actually just making up a shopping list on their site this morning. Need to get the tools so I can service my hub more often

Usually in the CBD it takes one to two days, but from Stellies I can't tell. Depends how often Omnico go out that way. I recently had a warrenty issue with a new fork and they fetched from the LBS, rebuilt and delivered the same day....but that was a brand new fork so they went out of their way.

I choose not to carry a firearm, so pointing my finger at him won't accomplish much. My point was specific to the responses to the car hijacking incident mentioned. I'm pretty sure we see eye to eye on the broader issue. I never said I would do nothing. As stated above, my comments were specifically aimed at the idea of confronting an armed hijacker. Read it carefully. If an unarmed or lightly armed thug tries to take my stuff, you can bet your ass he'll have to fight me for it, but I'm not going to try convince a guy with a 9mm to put it down and have a scuffle in stead. That can only end one way.

Thanks. I actually stole it off someone on MTBR....but he wasn't a very nice guy so I didn't feel too bad

Don't get me wrong, I'm with all the comments about doing something and taking a stand. However, trying to stop a hijacking in whatever way you think, will in 99% of cases end with you lying in a pool of your own blood. You were happy to pass comment about the people that did nothing about your friend who got hijacked. I'd like to know what your response would be if two hijackers with 9mms cocked and ready to go jumped out at the car in front of you? It's very easy to sit in front of your computer and criticize. @ coenie: He would run....after shooting 10 of them....good luck with those odds

Hope's are great value for money. But also great, period. However, my Chris Kings have been badly neglected and in spite of that, after almost 6 years, are still on the original bearings, which are made by King and unlike normal cartridge bearings are fully serviceable. But ja, these days they're flippen expensive. I just bought them because at the time they were very cheap from CRC.

I'm ALL FOR doing something, but it's not as simple as you make it sound. Most hijackers work in pairs so you'd have to run down two of them. Chances are you'll be shot before you're done squashing number 1. In a large part of hijacking cases they simply want the car. This is why it's best to just walk away and let them take it. It sure as hell is not worth losing your life over. But, be my guest and go be a hero.

What a stupid comment. What are they supposed to do? Get out and tell the armed hijacker to leave her alone....and get shot in the process?

Friend of mine rides a Victoria ti fixie. Think he paid 4k for the frame only. He got it from Crosstown Cycles in Kenilworth. There's another one of them there last time I checked, think it's a 58 or 60....not sure. Would make a nice pair.

Berry, my 8yr old niece has better punctuation and, as a result, makes more sense. I'm just saying. Use it, don't use it.

Was in George last week and wanted to head out there for a ride, but luckily we phoned ahead as the region has had heavy rains. It's something to keep in mind as well, as the route is often closed after heavy rains.

Ulnar Nerve Entrapment. Usually due to issues where the nerve passes around the outside of the elbow ie the 'funny bone'. I had the same problems. Mine were due to sleeping with arms folded at a sharp angle and exacerbated by resting my elbow on the edge of the desk while working, causing pressure on the nerve. When it got to the point where my left hand was permanently tingly, I finally went to see a specialist. Don't let it get out of hand, depending on the cause it could cause permanent damage. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulnar_nerve_entrapment