MrJacques Posted May 28, 2013 Posted May 28, 2013 What do sportsmans warehouse sell? They have to be the biggest mover of volume 'mountain' bikes to the masses and then the most popular. http://www.sportsmanswarehouse.co.za/individual-sports/cycling-3/bicycles/mountain-bikes/ AvalancheMongooseTitanSchwinnTrek
ZakAttak Posted May 28, 2013 Posted May 28, 2013 sa brandsmomsenmorewoodpygasilverback*****disclaimer... i dont currently have any of these myself... but have seen die hard brand conscious bike shop owners starting to convert to saffa brands Isn't Silverback a German Brand?
MrJacques Posted May 28, 2013 Posted May 28, 2013 Isn't Silverback a German Brand? Started in SA, moved to Germany.
Skubarra Posted May 28, 2013 Posted May 28, 2013 I don't doubt Spez being right at the top in terms of brand & desirability. But in terms of numbers sold? Not so sure, not exactly an entry level bike brand and the average mtb'er don't do stage races & spend more than R10k on a bike imo Would be interesting to see the actual sales figures of the different brands
ZakAttak Posted May 28, 2013 Posted May 28, 2013 Started in SA, moved to Germany. Oh, Cool... never knew that, nver too old to learn something new....
Jeepdude Posted May 28, 2013 Posted May 28, 2013 (edited) Isn't Silverback a German Brand?ja south african... worked abroad came back to start silverback , owner's surname is Retief Edited May 28, 2013 by jeepdude
jcmeyerSS Posted May 28, 2013 Posted May 28, 2013 you guys are forgettingBuffalo (MTN Quebeka) T-Bob 1
Polo Posted May 28, 2013 Posted May 28, 2013 RaleighDunlopTotumNishikiI reckon this is fairly accurate. It may be hard to believe, but the typical Sani2C field probably doesn't represent SA's population and it buying power. If it did we'd rival Sweden in terms of GDP... and be a country of middle aged white men.
Brett Posted May 28, 2013 Posted May 28, 2013 Momsen is getting big!but still most asked for brands is giant, merida, silverback, scott.not in any specific order.I feel Spesh is big but is taking a dive
Ratty Posted May 28, 2013 Posted May 28, 2013 Momsen is getting big!but still most asked for brands is giant, merida, silverback, scott.not in any specific order.I feel Spesh is big but is taking a dive Every race I go to Spesh and Giant are the two main brands I see. This includes mass races like Knysna etc.
nickc Posted May 28, 2013 Posted May 28, 2013 Windgat Hey Fabes, buy a `Dale and you can get one of these: https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/125912-pit-girl-was-i-robbed/
Stretch Posted May 28, 2013 Posted May 28, 2013 its quite close between help and help...but i reckon help is a little bit more superior Mads 1
droo Posted May 28, 2013 Posted May 28, 2013 RaleighDunlopTotumNishiki I reckon this is fairly accurate. It may be hard to believe, but the typical Sani2C field probably doesn't represent SA's population and it buying power. If it did we'd rival Sweden in terms of GDP... and be a country of middle aged white men. I see your point, and raise you a 'it's not a mountain bike if you can buy it at Pick n Pay'. Nor are the folk that ride them mountain bikers. In the UK they call them BSOs, for Bicycle Shaped Objects. I challenge you to smash even a Tokai XC trail on one at a semi decent pace without either making some or other component (most likely the fork, if it's a 'suspension' fork) disintegrate, or being kicked into the bushes. I'd say Giant, Silverback, Merida and Scott. (Not being a brand snob - those bikes have their place, but it's firmly in the all terrain commuter category, not in the MTB category.)
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