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  1. Just moved from Blouwberg to Vredehoek and am looking for advice or opinions on where the best place ti get my Titan Skyrim serviced?
  2. Finally got back on the bike again yesterday, only to realise that my bike is in need of a good service. When I was still living in Cape Town, a friend recommended a little workshop that always gave good service and great advice, not wanting to make a quick buck by trying to convince you to buy the most expensive component on the shelf. Can anyone recommend a similar type of LBS/workshop in Centurion / Pretoria giving the same kind of service?
  3. Hi hubbers, I have recently moved to the Edenvale area. I managed to break a rear spoke on my mountain bike this morning. Can anyone recommend a LBS to me in or around the Edenvale area? Thanks
  4. What is your requirements for a good bikeshop? And why is your LBS - your LBS? For me it is not free parts or massive discounts; for me it is good conversation (I want to talk bikes, parts and riding when I go to a shop), knowledgeable staff that does not try to force parts or services on you ( we all hate when a bikeshop knows only one term answer to any question: "buy a 29er"), one that has reasonable prices (I'm not saying cheap, I know they have to pay rent and make some money, but reasonable prices), and one with a solid service department / workshop; where the mechies firstly looks at service and repair, before they look at replacement and upgrades. Oh yes, and upfront courtesy calls with estimated prices, if anything is bust. What else?
  5. So I helped a friend of mine look for a bike after he borrowed a spare bike of mine for a while and the mtb bug bit him hard. Eventually found a very nice Scott Scale 910 for a bargain price, and he was obviously stoked. So with shiny new(ish) bike he was off to his LBS to get one or two minor things sorted out before we headed to Sabie for the weekend. He goes to pick up the bike and they charged him R120 for a bike wash, that he did not ask for?!?!? Holy crap I can get my car washed, polished and vacuumed for that price. It get's even worse, the bike was cleaner before he took it to the shop, and when they fetched it from the storage rack they dropped his bike and scratched it right in front of him. I stopped taking by bikes to shops for services long ago exactly because of this type of bull. So before I do a name and shame I would just like to get some input, is this acceptable? Do people actually put up with this?
  6. 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.
  7. Just a friendly reminder that we will be open tomorrow. Pop in for excellent service and the best deals around. Or just a coffee and some bike talk. Either way we'll be happy to see you. CFS TEAM
  8. So just a quick rave about Ridgeway Cycles in Greenstone who recently went out of their way to help me with a bike issue I had after another East Rand store (which shall remain unnamed) were completely and utterly useless in their half-assed efforts to "assist". Keep up the good work Rory and the Ridgeway lads!
  9. I have finally given up on buying a TT bike for IM and am going to go the clip on route. I have done a couple of 5 hour ride and I am just looking for some more variation in possible positions. So, can anyone recommend any? And then where can I get them in JHB? Thanks for any help.
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