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Mountain Bike Repair/Service Stand for Sale. R850 Please see photo 1 attached of Mountain Bike Repair/Service Stand. Please Note: Bike Rack is not included.

Hey guys, Ran across this gent's blog detailing the way to make your Mattoc even better (it starts off pretty darn good) and decided to give it a try. Spoiler alert - oil level's major importante - and the factory gets it wrong. My fork from the get-go did not give full travel, and so I was looking at what to do, and with the help of Mr Haylett (stoke) and this guy, my fork is now flippen lekker. https://reachcontrol.wordpress.com/2015/05/05/manitou-mattoc-pro-amazing-with-teardown-instructions-damper-removal/comment-page-1/#comment-1191 And the result; even better than before. Bike feels 'poppier' and landings more controlled. lovely.

Hello all, Hope you guys are doing well. So, my first service for my fork is very near. I am not entirely sure when to service your fork, but I am going with the Fox video I watched which stated after 4 months. My fork will be turning 4 months old on 20 February. My fork: RockShox Reba RLT. Where do you guys service your forks? LBS which I dealt with are CWC, ThisWayOut (but the mechanic moved to EvoBikes) and Trek Bicycles. Asked for a quote today at Trek and it was R450. Is this the going rate? Thanks. Take care. ~ André

Does anyone know if there is someone offering hands on bike service and repair classes? Something handson?

Anyone know of a kiff place to service my pike in Bloem? Tks!

The air spring looks like this :- The oil looks like this:- The stanchions look like this:- I think it's time to go and watch the Rio cycling highlights!

The service at CWC online is pathetic. On the day before the black Friday sale, they had certain products advertised on their Facebook page. After noticing that these products were not on the site, I sent the page a message asking them if the website would be updated. I did not receive a response, so I sent another message. Again no response. I followed it up with another message and only got a response the following day. I was told to contact Chris Jnr. When I called Chris, he was extremely rude and arrogant. This could be judged from the tone of his voice and his choice of words. Furthermore, he told me that those deals advertised on the Facebook Page were only for the store. If this was the case, it should have said so. Posting products on a Facebook page which says "Chris Willemse Cycles Online" would obviously mean that those products are available "Online". After commenting on one of their posts expressing my dissatisfaction with their service, I was sent a message from Chris saying that I should shop somewhere else. I have attached a screenshot of this message below. This kind of service and attitude stinks.

Hi Guys I am looking into doing a proper bike service and setup course (MTB & Road), does anyone know of a reputable place or bike shop that host these ... google give a few, but i don’t know it they are worth it. Thanks

Big shout out to Greg minnaar cycles in Pietermaritzburg . We left for Durban on Friday early morning for the amashova . But knowing that I had an issue with my bike as I had changed tyres and my gears would shift of the small chainring when I did quick ride around late Thursday evening . Fiddled with front derallileur but with obviously no success as I didn't really know what I was doing . We decide rather than leave late I would hopefully find a bike shop In Durban when collecting numbers and dropping of bikes. Spoke to hubber in Durban and he had arranged at his local or them to take a look. But we got delayed in leaving and having kids in the car the schedule was becoming tight . So 20 min from Pmb and the kids starving hungry ,we called Greg minnaar cycles and told the quandary we were in can they squeeze me in immediatly ???? Please . Had to drop bike off in durbs & collect race no's still. They said sure bring the bike. Brilliant or at least it was untill they had set the gears and we realized that the derailleur hanger was bent and gears were still not prefect. They never a hanger obviously as my bike is a Cannondale. They were sacred to bend it in case it breaks then I am proper forked. Knowing the gears aren't right I couldn't leave it. So in true lbs service they called around to shops that stock Cannondale and found me a spare hanger in case and pre arranged for me to go and collect it should the worst happen while bending mine straight. They did manage to bend mine straight and sort my gears out perfectly . Whilst completely friendly and interested n my plight. I know this is maybe not a big deal,but they could of brushed me aside and said sorry can't fully booked ( which they were) or sorry that's the best I can get your gears or sorry can bend your hanger but no guarantee and not sure where you can get one. BUT THEY DIDNT. And sorted out a very stressed customer not sure if the amashova was going to be rideable . My kids were also thrilled as Greg minnaar World Cup winning bike was there and they love watching the downhill racing and always shout for minnaar. Hence the silly pics whilst posing. Ok it cost me 2 new kids helmets as they decided this was really cool buying from Greg's shop ????..and they wanted there pics taken with Greg's bike ???????????????? But the charge for the gears and trouble they went to was R150 . Big thanks to the guys at the boom street branch. My next Santa Cruz will be from you guys for sure . SREVICE STILL LIVES IN OUR LBS.

Needed to change my seat position before my Saturday morning ride and ... stripped the hex bolt holding the seat. Seeing my weekend cycling flying out the window, I removed the seat post with seat and rushed to Nut & Bolt for help. They could provide a replacement bolt but were unable to remove the stripped unit. Off to Bicycle Exchange to talk to Avron for advice. His reply "BMC will sort you out." and so off I rushed again. By this time it was 11:30. Although BMC close at 12:00, Sampie took on the job and after trying different methods, managed to remove the offending stripped bolt by drilling off the bolt head - without any damage to my precious carbon seat post. Kudos to the staff at BMC for their willingness to go the extra mile to assist a self help bicycle maintenance clod from a sticky position. Sampie, you're a star.

A big up to Retief at Cyclesharp. I was looking to buy a few high end bib, Retief got in touch with me. He went out of his way to ensure I got the correct size, and the correct bib for the type of riding I am going and plan on doing. His price was the best price I could find anywhere online and in store. And the best part is the day after I ordered my order was delivered. Based on my experience I can highly recommend Cyclesharp to anyone looking for Assos or Giordana kit.

As a purely unselfish initiative I have created a quick web-based bike shop survey. http://www.buildabikesa.com/bike-shop-review/ Please take 2 minutes to fill this in. This is the first step in improving service in the industry. I'll never share your details, so don't stress about that. This is an effort to gauge / snapshot the current service levels at South African bike shops. Thanks in advance.

Today we got stuck about 6-7km from the trail head at Northern Farm when my son's rear axle broke rendering his bike un-rideable. We walked a bit carrying his bike but thought there was no way we would walk all the way back. We googled the farm number and could only find a cell phone number for Bongani Sithole. We called him and told him we were stuck. He was very friendly and immediately offered to bring his tractor and trailer to where we were (which happened to be "Road to nowhere"). He knew exactly where that was and came to our rescue! Thank you Bongani, you were my hero of the day! I hope you get promoted soon! We gave him a nice gratuity! Bongani's rig bringing us home! Bongani and my son

Hey guys, Just want to check if its just me, or if you have the same experience with bike shops at the moment. It seems the new - easy (almost no work) thing to do is to top up sealant when a bike is in for any other work, and then bill you for it, without asking. Sure, most people have no idea, and had a bikeshop setup their tubeless to start off with, and so it is a good thing if their LBS made sure that their tyres have a decent amount of sealant in and that they aren't left walking back to their car. I myself and my riding partner have both had similar experiences in the past couple of weeks with two different shops - where the bike went in for a service - and the tyres were topped up with sealant without asking, and just added to the bill. Here's what gets me a bit bothered; Scenario 1: my bike went in after K2C for a service still with my old tyres on - this was a couple of weeks ago. I took my bike to the same bikeshop on Monday, for a squeak on the pivots and a rear shock service. I've fitted new Onza's in the meantime and so all new sealant and perfectly sealed - 3 rides on the tyres, set up with sealant to spare. I pick up my bike yesterday, and on the job card; there it is: sealant topped up x 2 ahem... Scenario 2: My riding partner had a tubeless mishap and decided to go for slime tubes rather than try to sort it out, as his tyres have pretty high mileage on it, and he wants to squeeze out the extra mileage before new tyres for W2W. Bike goes in for service - and the mech tells him his sealant was running low, so they topped it up. So they put extra sealant in his slime tubes - entertaining bit is, the new sealant and the slime does not play well, and so it sets into a massive tumor in the bottom of the tube. First ride out, his bike is riding weird and he says he can feel his wheels almost spinning faster and slower on each revolution. flipping the bike reveals the massive weight on the one side of the wheel that creates a pendulum effect. Taking the tubes out you can feel the big lumps that formed in the tubes. So both tubes need to be binned and new tyres on go earlier than planned. Is this just the new easy way to make a buck topping up sealant unnecessarily, or am I missing the convenience of a bikeshop that looks out for its customers? I'm sure if it really is needed - it is awesome when they do it - both these cases though, not so much.

Life should be this simple. 1.Friday: Walk into Specialized Concept Store (West Rand Cycles) with a Camber carbon frame with a pivot point problem. 2. Shop owner says he has never seen such an issue before, calls Specialised, they confirm that they have never seen or heard of such a problem. No mention of such problem can even be found by trawling the web.... 3. Shop confirms the problem cannot be fixed and the frame front triangle is done for. 4. I fill out warranty form and leave the shop stressed out..... 5. 30 minutes later I get confirmation a warranty frame will be at the shop on Monday and will be shipped the same day. This is not just the front carbon triangle but the entire frame. 6. Monday collect new frame. 7. Tuesday: Ride it like I stole it. Note: You get what you pay for.......

A couple months ago I purchased a set of crank brothers Candy 2 pedals, to replace my old candy 1's that came on my bike. Now although they not the top of the range they retail for R1399 incl cleats which isn't cheap. After many rides in good and bad weather, they were not sounding to great do I ventured to disassemble clean and grease. After getting the one pedal apart and cleaned and back together, it's impossible to get that plastic end cap back on (after struggling for an hour). Out of frustration I just went onto the other pedal (saving the original pedals end cap assembly for last), I was not able to even remove the end cap on the other pedal it just started stripping. Now I sit with and serviced pedal missing a plastic end cap that will not thread back on, and a 70% stripped end cap on a pedal that is not serviced. Did anyone else experience this? Does anyone know if there is a place to get metal end caps? I'm stuck and annoyed....

Hi my fellow HUBBERS I would just like to update everyone... if you have been to Braamfontein lately and not seen Hunter Cycling there it's because we have moved. Our new and more convenient location is based at 27 Boxes in Melville between 3rd and 4th avenue. We are currently offering some cool services like custom builds, restorations and services. All bikes are welcome MTB, Road, BMX, Fixie, Cyclocross, old and new, etc. Another cool and awesome thing to do at Hunters is the Jozi Hustle every first Thursday of the month. It starts at 7pm and is a ride through the city, after the ride everyone is welcome to join us for a beer. All riders are welcome and there are marshals for every ride. So if your bike is in need of some tlc or you have an awesome bike project but don't know where to start, pop round to the awesome new shop and I'm sure we can help you. https://www.facebook.com/HunterCycling Location: 75 Third avenue Melville, Johannesburg, Johannesburg, Gauteng 0761830949 Open on Tuesday to Friday from 9:00 until 17:30 Saturday from 09:00 until 15:30 Sundays and public holidays from 10:00 until 15:00

This might be a bit of an ask, but I was wondering if anyone on the forum located in Gauteng would be happy to show me how one goes about servicing a mountain bike. I put quite a lot of kms onto the bike cycling to and from work (about 150km a week) and I would like to learn to do the kind of service that you get when you take your bike into the shop. I have a copy of Zinn and the art of mountain bike maintenance, but it would be great to get some input on my specific setup. The bike in question is fairly new. It is a 29er scott hardtail with: - air shocks - hydraulic discs - 1x10 shimano drivetrain (originally 3x10) - rear XT derailleur - tubeless 29" tyres I'd obviously be happy to pay for this lesson (in cash or beer or the like). Thanks in advance!

Just a commendation to all at the Cycle Factory in Montague Gardens , Cape Town. Besides the obvious service levels one expects from a bike shop the team went out of their way to give me the best advice. My ex step son was nagging me to go off road. We both share a love for cycling , but i was always a roadie. So December last year I made the decision to purchase a mountain bike. Needless to say I was rather uninformed. I did some research , both on this site and others on the internet to gauge what I needed. When I went to the Cycle Factory they gave me some sound advice on the type of bike I was looking for. I am sure they are inundated with people asking the most obvious questions , but they are patient , and also take the time to explain , in laymans terms , pros and cons regarding certain aspects. I eventually bought a Giant Talon 4 , 27,5. With the bonus of a Deore groupset. Took the bike to the Hillcrest trail and now I am TOTALLY HOOKED! Thanks guys , your advice and service is awesome.

What do you guys pay for road bike service? I have a Scott Jean De La Tour and want to know what price I would look at for minor and major service.

After having my bike stand for let's just say a very long time due to some recovery issues after shoulder surgery and a bad case of laziness, I decided to dust it off in December and take it away on holiday. A quick service revealed nothing untoward but a few loops around the resort we stayed at highlighted some suspension issues one of which was very kindly sorted by Droo from Stoke Suspension in the form of a rear shock service The other issue that I noticed was this thing called sticktion at the start of my fork's stroke... I thought it was as a result of standing so I tipped the bike onto it's head overnight and hoped and prayed that some oil would somehow creep in and resolve all my issues... Alas it was not to be... This weekend I decided that a baptism of fire was in order and off came the fork (Marzocchi 44 Bomber TST2 120mm travel). With a little help from Google, Marzocchi and Pinkbike within a reasonable amount of time it was stripped on my workbench and the inspection began. As there was no oil leaks and the fork was holding air, it resulted in an inspection and oil service. Castrol Fork Oil was used (10W) as there was no 7,5W available and I figured thicker rather that thinner (5W) would be better. A change to 5W isn't a train smash should that be required I removed the dust wipers, re-soaked the felt wipers in oil, checked the bushings (Good as new thankfully) and checked inside the lower legs for damage. All good. After a thorough clean assembly ensued with a little light grease inside the lowers (Everything works better with lube...) a bit more grease on the bushings as well as the oil seals and the wipers. I lubed up the stanchions and reassembled the fork (Lube everywhere that there was any chance of any contact. There was more lube on that fork than what was present in any Ron Jeremy movie ever made and probably all of them combined!!) After reassembly, to my horror..... sticktion at the start of the stroke..... I was hoping that with the slightest of pressure the stanchions would slide. It takes a bit of pressure and they release and start to slide. My question is, what is considered acceptable?

I just want to give a thumbs up for the great service I got form Cajees Boksburg and Giant. On Saturday I broke my frame when I was out on a ride, after the ride I took my bike to Cajees Boksburg and they handled the warranty process for me... On Wednesday my new frame arrived and rebuilt bike was ready for collection on Thursday... Now how awesome is that, I didn't even miss one weekend of riding

Dah mtb doctor! The service shop Hi and welcome to Dahmtbdoctor. I would firstly like to introduce myself as my name is Donovan Shaw and I am a professional bicycle mechanic, I have over 8 years of experience in the mechanical section of mountainbiking. I have a partner by the name of Dean Hugo, who has been in the industry for over 5 years; some of you might know him from northcliff cycles. We have come together and we now have the very first pickup and delivery workshop service out there, what we offer is very unique to the cycling industry, and we take great pride at what we do. You’re probably tired of rushing to cycle shops early in the morning, lunch times or even after work, where you just make it in time to book your bike in somewhere, well with us it’s a different story. We actually drive to your house at any time of the day to pick your bike up, we then give you a 24 hour to 48 hour guarantee bike back. It’s a common fact that due to the sport being so active and big, that you sometimes wait days for your bike Our prices are very competitive, with us you not only saving money but also saving time! After a long hard ride and you are battling with our bike, giving you issues then all you do is give us a call or an sms and we will come pick your bike up. To top it off we even do callouts, which means if you came from a ride and you wish to have your gears set, or tubeless giving problems, even if you want us to fit new parts for you. How does this work? Our workshop is based in nortriding, randburg, we have a 20 kilometre radius from which we charge a standard rate, and if you fall out of that radius we then charge an extra fee per 320 kilometres. When you feel our bike needs a basic or a full service, all you need to do is give us a ring and we will confirm a pickup time with you,within a 48 hour period you will have your bike back at your house, worked on, properly cleaned and tested, ready for another ride. Below I will give you our full price list on our services, please be patient as our parts list will be available soon, this is just to give you an idea of how we work.: Service list Basic service: R350 -wash and lube -bottom bracket service -headset service -gears set front and rear -complete rundown on wear and tear on your parts -setting of brakes Full service: R450 -bike gets stripped completely to the frame -wash and lube -gears set front and rear -headset service -front and rear hub service -bottom bracket service -both wheels get trued (balanced) -brake bleeding if needed (excluding) The following is not included in our services and will be charged separately: Brake bleeding- R 125 per side (R250 for both) Shock service- R600 Gear cables and outer housings- R200 (for front and rear) Tubeless sealant – R100 per wheel The following are additional services on its own: Wheel true- R100 per wheel Gears set- R100 Headset services- R100 Bottom bracket service- R100 Setting of brakes (v brakes) - R70 Hub service- R100 per hub Wash/lube- R50 Shock service (rear) - R500 Fork service (front) - R600 Tubeless conversion (tubeless tape, sealant, valves) - R450 excluding tyres Tubeless package (including tyres) - R1550 (maxis crossmark tubeless tyres) There will be an additional charge of R150 with pickup and delivery option if you fall under the radius of 20 kilometres, if you decide to drop your bike of there will be only a half price charge on the callout, however…if you live within a 7 kilometre radius from bland fort road, northriding then we charge only R100 for pickup and delivery These are services we can perform at your home within an hour only: -setting of gears R100 -headset service R120 -tubeless N/A (new tape, top up sealant, fit new tyres) -Wheel true R120 per wheel -hub service R120 per wheel Callout fee will be charged at @R100 for these services! How to get started? It’s very simple, all you need to do is give us a call or email us and let us know what you would like us to do, we will then confirm a time with you that suit you for us to come and collect your bike. On our arrival you will receive a quotation on what will be done on your bike, if there are parts that need to be replaced you might not get your bike back the following day but as soon as our supplier has delivered our stock. Insurance purposes Please know that although your bike is with us and not at a cycle shop, we indeed have insurance from where your bike gets worked on. We live in a secure complex with 24 hour guards; your bike will be 100% safe with us!! Payment method We are very easy going when it comes to payments, as much as you trust us with your bike we expect no payment hassles from you, we prefer EFT or cash on drop of. Feel free to contact me via whatsapp or cell: 0721561718 Hope to hear from you soon Thanks don/dean

Hi everyone, Was hoping you could all share some wisdom wrt service costs and intervals on a full-sus bike. I just paid 700bob for a rear linkage service and new bearings - my bike is 10 months old -- Merida 120 and I've only done about 1200km on it - mix of XC and technical trail. My LBS told me that the bearings aren't serviceable and will have to be replaced yearly. This is apparently also true of my BB (shimano octalink). Does that sound right? I thought they would both be serviceable? I take good care of my bike - regular washing/ lubing, I keep as much water away from seals and bearings as possible, it's stored in a shed away from the elements etc etc. I am however 6"3 and 90kg, and ride through very wet JHB summers. Anyway my questions are: 1.Should I be taking the bike in for a service every 6 months to avoid wear, replacing parts? Or should I just aim for a full service every year? 2. Is it true that some rear-linkage bearings and BBs are not serviceable? 3. How often should I bleed brakes and replace gear cables, is it a matter of feel - or is it safer to bleed brakes at regular intervals? 4. How often should I service my fork (air) and shock(air)?

Everyone on the Hub will recall the debacle around Cycle Science in Broadacres and the fake Pinarello. Apparently,Cycle Science have (understandably, given all the negative press) gone belly up, and Melo Velo Cycles has mnoved in where Cycle Science was at Broadacres. I was told by the staff that Melo is in no way associated with Cycle Science. Was on my way to an LSD ride in the Cradle last week when I remembered - halfway there - that I had forgotten my socks at home. Went into Melo Velo Cycles to buy some socks. I was short of cash and didn't have my wallet, and was R10 short. They gave me the socks anyway, saying I didn't need to worry about the shortfall. On my way back after my 3 hour ride, I stopped and asked them if they would do a same-day minor service on my bike (since I wanted to ride the next day). They then turned the service around in less than 4 hours. Obviously, I paid them the R10 I was short earlier on the socks. The Melo shop is a great improvement on Cycle Science as well! Hope these guys do well - nice, well-stocked shop and excellent service.