Caerus Posted March 7, 2011 Share Dude what car tyres you fitting at less then R500? Shoppig around at the moment and cant get anything other then chinese cr*p for less then R850 a shot Ive only got 14" tyres, my landlord own wheel & steel in Durban, so got good prices. cheaper then the Conti tyre on my bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerus Posted March 7, 2011 Share After Illovo two years ago in the mud, I vowed to never ride in the mud again. It isn't fun hearing your components wearing away!! My bike was about 5kg heavier after the ride and I lost about a kilo of paint in the process. My bike looked like sh!t after I had cleaned it. Had to strip it right down and do an "annual service". Cost me a fortune! If you are careful about when, where and how you ride, there is no reason for the costs to be that vastly different between MTB and road. The maintenance intervals are a lot more frequent for MTB but if you do them yourself it saves you a lot. That was a shocker of a race. I dont think you were alone in having to also pay a fortune to service the bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bman Posted March 7, 2011 Share Ive only got 14" tyres, my landlord own wheel & steel in Durban, so got good prices. cheaper then the Conti tyre on my bike.You lucky to have a connection there man, iv got 17's and really feel the pinch like now when i need 4 more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grebel Posted March 7, 2011 Share Ive only got 14" tyres, my landlord own wheel & steel in Durban, so got good prices. cheaper then the Conti tyre on my bike. That is one of the hardest contacts to acquire!! You are a lucky guy. Make sure he stays your friend! Plenty contacts for spares, paint etc, but try find a contact for well priced tyres and they seem to be like rocking horse turds... Non existent!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mets Posted March 7, 2011 Share You lucky to have a connection there man, iv got 17's and really feel the pinch like now when i need 4 more What is scary is that your car's tires will do multiple times the distance you'll get on your mtb's tires.On the price topic - I replaced my rear hub and spokes two weeks ago as I walked out of my LBS I realized I just spent "a Game Special" on a very small component of my bike - Eish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bman Posted March 7, 2011 Share What is scary is that your car's tires will do multiple times the distance you'll get on your mtb's tires.On the price topic - I replaced my rear hub and spokes two weeks ago as I walked out of my LBS I realized I just spent "a Game Special" on a very small component of my bike - EishTrue on the multiple distance im putting off doing my spokes but will have to in the near future aswel! problem is those game specials arent as cheap as they used to be either!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerus Posted March 7, 2011 Share Just look at the cost of your suspension alone, could buy a decent entry level roadbike for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted March 7, 2011 Share Riding a mtb in the mud is when most of the damage happens. After 3 days in the mud at Sani2C last year I spent about R11k on new components.This did include R3k of new parts for the front fork.Hektiek!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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