the nerd Posted June 1, 2017 Posted June 1, 2017 People commenting on the hours between servicing of the brain forks and shocks... Fox is worse, every 30 hours new oil every 100 hours full strip and service.
Kalahari Vegmot Posted June 1, 2017 Posted June 1, 2017 People commenting on the hours between servicing of the brain forks and shocks... Fox is worse, every 30 hours new oil every 100 hours full strip and service. But you can do it yourself
the nerd Posted June 1, 2017 Posted June 1, 2017 But you can do it yourself I can assure you that a large percentage of both readers of this forum and joe public do not... so that point is moot.
Kalahari Vegmot Posted June 1, 2017 Posted June 1, 2017 I can assure you that a large percentage of both readers of this forum and joe public do not... so that point is moot. True
Jurgens Smit Posted June 1, 2017 Posted June 1, 2017 A mate worked out that he spent R20k on bike services last year (S-works Epic as MTB option) vs R4k on 60,000kms service for his Audi. Something seriously wrong with this sport, a bubble maybe? I call BS on this. Unless he broke something big there is no way you can rack up 20k in services on a single bike. Complete cyclist charge +- R600.00 for a major service. They quoted me parts and labour R3500 for Front and rear suspension service, headset + bb replacement, and pivot service. So your mate had one of these services every 2 months?
GrahamS2 Posted June 2, 2017 Posted June 2, 2017 I call BS on this. Unless he broke something big there is no way you can rack up 20k in services on a single bike. Complete cyclist charge +- R600.00 for a major service. They quoted me parts and labour R3500 for Front and rear suspension service, headset + bb replacement, and pivot service. So your mate had one of these services every 2 months?S-works mostly run XTR. New chain, rings and cluster is around R7-8k or so. Without labour... One service, with some parts and bearings is an easy R10k.
PhilipV Posted June 2, 2017 Posted June 2, 2017 I call BS on this. Unless he broke something big there is no way you can rack up 20k in services on a single bike. Complete cyclist charge +- R600.00 for a major service. They quoted me parts and labour R3500 for Front and rear suspension service, headset + bb replacement, and pivot service. So your mate had one of these services every 2 months?Either that, or he takes his bike in for a wash and lube service every Monday. Or he is riding SRAM 11spd and is getting shafted without Vaseline on Cassette prices. (It's an S-Wors so I'm guessing Eagle.) As jy jou uitgee vir 'n toffie...
Heel Drop Posted June 2, 2017 Posted June 2, 2017 The whole SPez things is quite interesting - once you paid SO MUCH for a bike . You feel you SHOULD also pay ALLOT to maintain it and its WORTH the money since you PAID SO MUCH for it - it MUST be expensive to service it - I mean you dont pay THAT much for a BIKE and then its cheap to maintain . Part of what you pay for is the PRESTIGE of the BRAND
droo Posted June 2, 2017 Posted June 2, 2017 But you can do it yourself Most of it. You'll need some stuff you don't find in the average garage to rebuild a FIT damper.
Gert Janse v Rensburg Posted June 2, 2017 Posted June 2, 2017 S-works mostly run XTR. New chain, rings and cluster is around R7-8k or so. Without labour... One service, with some parts and bearings is an easy R10k.Or Sram 1 x 11... same story though....
Gert Janse v Rensburg Posted June 2, 2017 Posted June 2, 2017 The whole SPez things is quite interesting - once you paid SO MUCH for a bike . You feel you SHOULD also pay ALLOT to maintain it and its WORTH the money since you PAID SO MUCH for it - it MUST be expensive to service it - I mean you dont pay THAT much for a BIKE and then its cheap to maintain . Part of what you pay for is the PRESTIGE of the BRAND its not just a Spez thing....Cannondale, Scott, Trek and most other brands have bikes in the 100k+ bracket so the running cost on those should be close to the same... You look at what a 150/major service on a FOX, Magura, RS and Lefty costs and it comes within a R100 or R200 of what a 150Hr Brain service will cost. Sometimes more, sometimes less.... But still very close We get a lot of other brands into our store and they have the same high bills.They run the same top end components that a top end SpeZ runs....
divernick Posted June 2, 2017 Posted June 2, 2017 Geez guys. I understand suspension, but a bicycle is a basic mechanical thing. Invest in some tools and some skills and do 99% of it yourself. If you're in Joburg and need to acquire said skills, attend a course: http://www.buildabikesa.com/product/basic-bicycle-repair/
Skinnyone Posted June 2, 2017 Posted June 2, 2017 In my 20+ years in cycling, I have never paid so much for servicing, yes, I do it at home and I have access to spares at a cheaper price - being in the trade. I have seen guys go stupid with servicing.... lets get one thing right about suspension, the 30/50/100/150hr thing is a "best practice" scenario set out by the manufacturers that will definitely see their product operating at peak... I have serviced my suspension once a year and managed just fine - just keep the stuff clean... Same thing with drivetrains - I have ridden the same chain cassette etc for 2 years - was it totally stuffed when I did it? Yes of course, but the fact is that you don't have to replace everything every 2 weeks... Agreed, I am prepared to put up with the odd creak or the odd mis-shift unlike others....
Spock Posted June 5, 2017 Posted June 5, 2017 The whole SPez things is quite interesting - once you paid SO MUCH for a bike . You feel you SHOULD also pay ALLOT to maintain it and its WORTH the money since you PAID SO MUCH for it - it MUST be expensive to service it - I mean you dont pay THAT much for a BIKE and then its cheap to maintain . Part of what you pay for is the PRESTIGE of the BRAND Spez not really more expensive than other descent brands, but strangely some people always have that perception...
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