Guest Omega Man Posted September 26, 2013 Posted September 26, 2013 I'm guessing that since the thread is about Race Face narrow-wide chain rings, the the R515 is about Race Face narrow-wide chainrings...Of course. Sorry Brain fade.
DIRT EATER KZN Posted September 26, 2013 Posted September 26, 2013 Really keen to pull the trigger but I know on my first ride in longmore my legs will absolutely hate me!!!! Its noe thing training in one front ring but it's comforting knowing it's there.Decision time though..........pal I put my 32t wolf tooth on two days before the hill2hill I know I shouldn't have but I like doing stupid things I wanted a time of 5:30 and managed a time of 4:30 i know the route was shorter and there was a tail wind and a few technical bits were taken out the important thing is it still had 1780 meters of climbing and i only had to run 20m up a hill because a chap in front of me lost it a bit i will never go back to the 2x10 setup again it has just transformed my climbing there is no granny gear to sissy out to so you land up going up the hill faster and pacing yourself much better Steven Knoetze (sk27) and Heel Drop 2
Steven Knoetze (sk27) Posted September 26, 2013 Posted September 26, 2013 pal I put my 32t wolf tooth on two days before the hill2hill I know I shouldn't have but I like doing stupid things I wanted a time of 5:30 and managed a time of 4:30 i know the route was shorter and there was a tail wind and a few technical bits were taken out the important thing is it still had 1780 meters of climbing and i only had to run 20m up a hill because a chap in front of me lost it a bit i will never go back to the 2x10 setup again it has just transformed my climbing there is no granny gear to sissy out to so you land up going up the hill faster and pacing yourself much better Thats encouraging, still limited by my current budget though. Have the bucks for the chainring but not for the derailleur so will stick it out. Dont want to be frustrated by a chain jumping off every so many km's because my derailleur cage is too long and clutchless.
missionS Posted September 26, 2013 Author Posted September 26, 2013 (edited) That is an excellent price!That price is for 32t and 34t only 36t is R599http://www.buycycle....ring-12533.html Edited September 26, 2013 by missionS
Super_mil Posted September 26, 2013 Posted September 26, 2013 That price is for 32t and 34t only 36t is R599http://www.buycycle....ring-12533.html Still not too shabby. My one from CRC was just under R750 landed.Priced at R580 on CRC website (there exchange rate calculator/software is WAY out )It should have been priced closer to R650 on their website, so R600 ain't bad.
Sidewinder. Posted September 26, 2013 Posted September 26, 2013 R599 is a whole lot cheaper than the R900 ones from wolftooth. doppelganger 1
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted September 26, 2013 Posted September 26, 2013   Still not too shabby. My one from CRC was just under R750 landed.Priced at R580 on CRC website (there exchange rate calculator/software is WAY out )It should have been priced closer to R650 on their website, so R600 ain't bad. That sounds right though... 589 plus vat is approx 680 and then shipping / clearance fees on top of that... doppelganger 1
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted September 26, 2013 Posted September 26, 2013 But ja. Just goes to show how the ZAR has affected us wrt imports.
patches Posted September 26, 2013 Posted September 26, 2013 Gave my NW its first test ride. Peach was very curious as to whether it would drop a chain or not. I tried pretty hard to get it to do so, riding rocky terrain while pedaling, bouncing the bike up and down unnecessarily, and hitting a jump or three... but nothing. The chainring didn't skip a beat. So far... very impressed Captain Fastbastard Mayhem, Steven Knoetze (sk27), TopFuel and 1 other 4
Super_mil Posted September 27, 2013 Posted September 27, 2013 That sounds right though... 589 plus vat is approx 680 and then shipping / clearance fees on top of that... There were no shipping fees, the clearance fee was the normal R35.00 on a R6k order so the associated cost to the chainring was very little. VAT came in about right at 15.94%, a bit higher than the normal 15.4%, but that was due to the Rand weakening in the time it took to get to SA as SARS use the exchange rate on the day that the parcel arrives, which was R16.2219 = £1. The biggest error was with CRC. They were working with an exchange rate of R14.00 = £1, when in actual fact it was R15.68 = £1 on the day (I checked it via Google on the day of the order, after I got the SMS saying how much Ronds came off of my account). A couple other people have noticed the error on their side too so be aware if you do order from them anytime soon.
DIRT EATER KZN Posted September 27, 2013 Posted September 27, 2013 Thats encouraging, still limited by my current budget though. Have the bucks for the chainring but not for the derailleur so will stick it out. Dont want to be frustrated by a chain jumping off every so many km's because my derailleur cage is too long and clutchless.used the zee free ride is working a charm and doesn't cost a arm and a leg paid about R1700 for ring and derailer
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted September 27, 2013 Posted September 27, 2013   There were no shipping fees, the clearance fee was the normal R35.00 on a R6k order so the associated cost to the chainring was very little. VAT came in about right at 15.94%, a bit higher than the normal 15.4%, but that was due to the Rand weakening in the time it took to get to SA as SARS use the exchange rate on the day that the parcel arrives, which was R16.2219 = £1. The biggest error was with CRC. They were working with an exchange rate of R14.00 = £1, when in actual fact it was R15.68 = £1 on the day (I checked it via Google on the day of the order, after I got the SMS saying how much Ronds came off of my account). A couple other people have noticed the error on their side too so be aware if you do order from them anytime soon.  Eeek! Noted dude. Just as well they were more expensive than a couple of local options when I bought my stuff! Even with the low exchange rate.
patches Posted September 27, 2013 Posted September 27, 2013 (edited) There were no shipping fees, the clearance fee was the normal R35.00 on a R6k order so the associated cost to the chainring was very little. VAT came in about right at 15.94%, a bit higher than the normal 15.4%, but that was due to the Rand weakening in the time it took to get to SA as SARS use the exchange rate on the day that the parcel arrives, which was R16.2219 = £1. The biggest error was with CRC. They were working with an exchange rate of R14.00 = £1, when in actual fact it was R15.68 = £1 on the day (I checked it via Google on the day of the order, after I got the SMS saying how much Ronds came off of my account). A couple other people have noticed the error on their side too so be aware if you do order from them anytime soon.  Yup, my last CRC order was R1200 more than what the site stated it would be. EDIT: ammount corrected Edited September 27, 2013 by patches
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted September 27, 2013 Posted September 27, 2013   Yup, my last CRC order was R1800 more than what the site stated it would be. Ouch. That's a years groceries for a starving Ethiopians extended family!
Flowta Posted September 27, 2013 Posted September 27, 2013 Yup, my last CRC order was R1800 more than what the site stated it would be. Yoh, that must have been a BIG order
patches Posted September 27, 2013 Posted September 27, 2013 Yoh, that must have been a BIG order naaa, not that big. R6600. I see now it was R1200 more that I was charged due to inaccurate exchange rates, not R1800. But still... boosting R6600 to R7800 is quite a big percentage of error on their part.
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