Bike Lore Posted May 15, 2012 Share I get you Grebel. Will think about something else in the future. I am hoping to find a night race where I can get the lights as part of the entry or something like that. But still looking in to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grebel Posted May 15, 2012 Share I get you Grebel. Will think about something else in the future. I am hoping to find a night race where I can get the lights as part of the entry or something like that. But still looking in to it. Thanks Hannes Send the lights to KZN. I will gladly demo them for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bike Lore Posted May 15, 2012 Share Thanks Hannes Send the lights to KZN. I will gladly demo them for you demoing is easy, selling them is tricky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawieO Posted May 16, 2012 Share MagicShine Facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grebel Posted May 16, 2012 Share demoing is easy, selling them is tricky You need to demo them in theh right surroundings and the rest should follow... What about having a few at a trail centre that people can hire for a night ride? Not everybody wants to shell out R1500 for a light. A lot of people however would love to try night riding though but don't have lights. That way they could give it a bash with a decent light and perhaps purchase a light of their own based on their experience (Or carry on hiring the light which will ultamayely result in it being paid off eventually...). It has to be better that riding with a torch strapped to your bars and coming back thinking that night riding sucks... Just a thought. Dustbin Dog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Mike Posted May 16, 2012 Share You need to demo them in theh right surroundings and the rest should follow... What about having a few at a trail centre that people can hire for a night ride? Not everybody wants to shell out R1500 for a light. A lot of people however would love to try night riding though but don't have lights. That way they could give it a bash with a decent light and perhaps purchase a light of their own based on their experience (Or carry on hiring the light which will ultamayely result in it being paid off eventually...). It has to be better that riding with a torch strapped to your bars and coming back thinking that night riding sucks... Just a thought.+1I have decent light for sticking to the road, but not nearly good enough for hitting the trails. Would really like to test the light before spending R1500 on it, and then find I am not happy about it.Perhaps one can hire the lights at a 24 hour event? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grebel Posted May 16, 2012 Share +1I have decent light for sticking to the road, but not nearly good enough for hitting the trails. Would really like to test the light before spending R1500 on it, and then find I am not happy about it.Perhaps one can hire the lights at a 24 hour event? Shouldn't be limited to a 24 hour race. Giba has a dedicated night ride night on a Wednesday but it isn't that well supported as far as I know. Probably due to the fact that lights cost money and those that have tried it had torches strapped to their bars or R150 headlamps on their helmets and went home thinking it was a k@k experience. I recently tried my hand at DH and on my trail bike it was cool. On a DH bike it was freekin' awesome! You need the right equipment for it to be a complete experience! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bike Lore Posted May 18, 2012 Share Shouldn't be limited to a 24 hour race. Giba has a dedicated night ride night on a Wednesday but it isn't that well supported as far as I know. Probably due to the fact that lights cost money and those that have tried it had torches strapped to their bars or R150 headlamps on their helmets and went home thinking it was a k@k experience. I recently tried my hand at DH and on my trail bike it was cool. On a DH bike it was freekin' awesome! You need the right equipment for it to be a complete experience! If i made 50 - 150% profit on what i sell I would not mind to give a few units to pay with. I started riding at night with a small Sigma unit that had a halogen lamp. I think it did about 15 lumen? Night riding was limited to full moon but that is where i started. Some people will use a 50k bike and think MTB suck. where others will love it on a checkers bike. But it is a good suggestion and I will get out to some night spots in the next week or so. Edited May 18, 2012 by Hannes Zietsman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grebel Posted May 19, 2012 Share If i made 50 - 150% profit on what i sell I would not mind to give a few units to pay with. I started riding at night with a small Sigma unit that had a halogen lamp. I think it did about 15 lumen? Night riding was limited to full moon but that is where i started. Some people will use a 50k bike and think MTB suck. where others will love it on a checkers bike. But it is a good suggestion and I will get out to some night spots in the next week or so. Ja like I said, just an idea. Try before you buy. Edited May 19, 2012 by Grebel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinton1 Posted May 19, 2012 Share Shouldn't be limited to a 24 hour race. Giba has a dedicated night ride night on a Wednesday but it isn't that well supported as far as I know. Probably due to the fact that lights cost money and those that have tried it had torches strapped to their bars or R150 headlamps on their helmets and went home thinking it was a k@k experience. I recently tried my hand at DH and on my trail bike it was cool. On a DH bike it was freekin' awesome! You need the right equipment for it to be a complete experience! I partly disagree, I think it is not well attended for two reasons: 1. It is not well organised and marketed at all. I know it is not a Giba initiative per se but that of the users of the park but when I got my light I found the thread referring to the rides and asked if it was still happening. This was months ago and I am still awaiting a response. 2. Durbanites are shocking at committing to anything. We have been trying to arrange Critical Mass and full moon rides in Durban and although the facebook group has 58 members there are only about 5 active! Turn out is appalling at most of these rides and most are cancelled due to lack of interest. Probably the same reason most concerts are not brought to Durban any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinton1 Posted May 19, 2012 Share If i made 50 - 150% profit on what i sell I would not mind to give a few units to pay with. I started riding at night with a small Sigma unit that had a halogen lamp. I think it did about 15 lumen? Night riding was limited to full moon but that is where i started. Some people will use a 50k bike and think MTB suck. where others will love it on a checkers bike. But it is a good suggestion and I will get out to some night spots in the next week or so. Hell yeah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTB0007 Posted May 20, 2012 Share Dunnit .. Liked .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petatodd Posted May 20, 2012 Share Unless you do something different you are also going to save on the light you want to give away on Facebook. You are waaay short of the required number of likes needed. Maybe 1000 likes is too ambitious based the specialised nature of the product you are offering. Hubbers like auctions when the deal and the product are right.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad890 Posted May 20, 2012 Share I get you Grebel. Will think about something else in the future. I am hoping to find a night race where I can get the lights as part of the entry or something like that. But still looking in to it. Maybe try organizing something with the ASG guys here in hub, they have a night race once a month ( Midrand GP), I dont know if they sell sell lights? but it might be worth a try, I hear the race is becoming quite popular Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bike Lore Posted May 21, 2012 Share Unless you do something different you are also going to save on the light you want to give away on Facebook. You are waaay short of the required number of likes needed. Maybe 1000 likes is too ambitious based the specialised nature of the product you are offering. Hubbers like auctions when the deal and the product are right.... I don't know. I started this campaign less than 2 months ago and we are on 363 so far. But lets see what happens over the next 3 months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerus Posted May 22, 2012 Share Enter time Enter what? Three months is a long time to keep the momentum going in order to get 1000 likes on your facebook page, maybe make it 500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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