Daily Deals and Specials

[Pieter-za]

23 hours ago, betaboy said:

Don’t cut corners with a purchase of a brain bucket! Spend extra and get the latest protection. Would you buy a sub standard tires? 

Or check the specified safety standard perhaps.

https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/256314/cycle-helmet-safety-ranked-imperial-research/

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We found no correlation between price and protection, with the highest-performing helmet being one of the less expensive, retailing at around £50.

Dr Claire BakerDyson School of Design Engineering

 

[RobynE 🚵‍♀️]

1 hour ago, Pieter-za said:

Or check the specified safety standard perhaps.

https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/256314/cycle-helmet-safety-ranked-imperial-research/

 

Almost every helmet produced will meet CE standards. I mean it’s basically like a PPE hard hat standard.

The Virginia Tech stuff is great as it tests multiple directions and types of impacts across multiple sports. And just like the reference above, the safest helmets may be $50-$80 where helmets we pay R25k for here in SA score much lower (here I am speaking about 🐎 helmets - the most expensive - and fashionable - one in SA, scores basically zero, and we can’t buy the safe $50 one locally because it’s ugly and no-one stocks it 😂) 

[Shebeen]

2 hours ago, RobynE said:

Almost every helmet produced will meet CE standards. I mean it’s basically like a PPE hard hat standard.

The Virginia Tech stuff is great as it tests multiple directions and types of impacts across multiple sports. And just like the reference above, the safest helmets may be $50-$80 where helmets we pay R25k for here in SA score much lower (here I am speaking about 🐎 helmets - the most expensive - and fashionable - one in SA, scores basically zero, and we can’t buy the safe $50 one locally because it’s ugly and no-one stocks it 😂) 

Glad to hear the horsie folk are even more ridiculous than the cycling folk when it comes to bollocks image.

Those white jodhpurs are not from Maxed Elite at the mall.

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[RobynE 🚵‍♀️]

Some jodhpurs sell for like 15k these days 😂 😂 😂 And horse spit stains the same whether you’re in R800 jods or 15k jods 

[MORNE]

What a load of horses**t…

 

 

Couldn’t help myself. Sorry (not sorry)

[RobynE 🚵‍♀️]

Check check.

Note the rating of the Samshield Shadow Matt out off the 49 helmets tested, then see the local price (cheapest is around 7k, then it goes up according to bling finish to around 17k - helmet structure is the same). VT places it 26th in the list. 

And then see the rating of the $58 helmet, which we can’t get locally. Placed 6th. 

Bling factor value is a powerful thing. I mean I love a bit of cool brand or fancy, but not at the expense of an organ that controls my entire existence. I’d rather be unfashionable with all my faculties. 

 

[The Ouzo]

Thanks folks, I came right with a Specialized Align II. 

A guy at work had one sitting in his garage, bought it for his daughter around a year back, she used it maybe 3 times and then hung it up. Other than being dusty its like new.

[PhilipV]

On 4/15/2025 at 3:52 PM, RobynE said:

Check check.

Note the rating of the Samshield Shadow Matt out off the 49 helmets tested, then see the local price (cheapest is around 7k, then it goes up according to bling finish to around 17k - helmet structure is the same). VT places it 26th in the list. 

And then see the rating of the $58 helmet, which we can’t get locally. Placed 6th. 

Bling factor value is a powerful thing. I mean I love a bit of cool brand or fancy, but not at the expense of an organ that controls my entire existence. I’d rather be unfashionable with all my faculties. 

 

 

 

 

 

It's a costly sport for socialites, aimed at people with money, who need others to know (think) that they have money.

I bet the 15k helmet has a SOLID margin built in and there is a demand inflated element to that price. My guess is the importers of those helmets are not driving Polos. Even if it would have been fitting. 

[Super Sywurm]

https://www.rapide.co.za/product/rapide-tigre-29-ht/

[ChrisF]

56 minutes ago, Super Sywurm said:

https://www.rapide.co.za/product/rapide-tigre-29-ht/

 

That RED looks fast ..... 

[Super Sywurm]

9 minutes ago, ChrisF said:

 

That RED looks fast ..... 

Red is faster yes.  My boy has a 16" red bike.  He goes wroooom around the block.

[ChrisF]

1 hour ago, Super Sywurm said:

Red is faster yes.  My boy has a 16" red bike.  He goes wroooom around the block.

 

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