Makrodales - beware!

[Danger Dassie]

Really?

Damn right, seen the latest range coming them? Some really good work. 

New(ish) industrial designer there is shaking things up.

[Mr. G]

Why would anyone?

[ChrisF]

Every bike I have purchased so far is pay store, collect bike, check and set up everything myself as not one on the 6 bike stores I have ever purchased from has done a proper check. So what is the difference.

 

the only "tricky" thing is setting gears index, and shock/fork. And the shock/fork setup is a personal thing that you need to set by trial and error on the trail. 

 

So what is the issue if the price is right?

 

Sounds like you have bought from a store in Paarl ...   

 

For a "decent service", try buying from Geko Cycles.  They even do a basic fit with you.

 

For BRILLIANT service, buy at King Cycles in Worcester !! 

 

 

 

Sadly way too many bike shops deliver mediocre service ... but there are some that still remind us of the value a bike shop CAN add 

 

 

 

PS - I have actually bought two bikes from Makro.  The TOTEM was re-assembled at home, and is running perfectly 2 years later.  The larger bike was assembled, and when I saw the frame flex I took it back for a refund.

[arendoog]

That is a generic bike frame that i have seen on momsen ,silverback,diamondback and some weird polish brand .Probably plenty other brands too

[Headshot]

That is a generic bike frame that i have seen on momsen ,silverback,diamondback and some weird polish brand .Probably plenty other brands too

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/walmart-launches-high-end-viathon-bike-brand.html

 

They claim its been designed by a studio in Canada which has links to Cervelo and other bike brands...

[ChrisF]

That is a generic bike frame that i have seen on momsen ,silverback,diamondback and some weird polish brand .Probably plenty other brands too

 

In the 80's we had "Nisiki" in SA.

 

Generic frame with a semi-decent group set.  

 

Fraction of the cost of known brands, and gave us MANY happy miles.

 

 

 

Concept has been around for decades, and surely will always be around ....  Many will use it as their gateway into the sport.  Many will progress to the known brands from this starting point, and so the cycle keeps on repeating ...

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

In the 80's we had "Nisiki" in SA.

 

Generic frame with a semi-decent group set.

 

Fraction of the cost of known brands, and gave us MANY happy miles.

 

 

 

Concept has been around for decades, and surely will always be around .... Many will use it as their gateway into the sport. Many will progress to the known brands from this starting point, and so the cycle keeps on repeating ...

Don't you dare label Nishiki as a "generic" frame! The cheek of it all! Was a very well respected manufacturer back in the day.

[slickjay007]

In the 80's we had "Nisiki" in SA.

 

Generic frame with a semi-decent group set.  

 

Fraction of the cost of known brands, and gave us MANY happy miles.

 

 

 

Concept has been around for decades, and surely will always be around ....  Many will use it as their gateway into the sport.  Many will progress to the known brands from this starting point, and so the cycle keeps on repeating ...

 

Nothing generic about this frame from the Nishiki (2017 model)  . I had one growing up and was an awesome bike.

[MORNE]

Don't you dare label Nishiki as a "generic" frame! The cheek of it all! Was a very well respected manufacturer back in the day.

I had a Haro....and SO wanted a Nishiki

[Dirt Tracker]

Don't forget that the Calibre is essentially the bankrolled brand / in-house bikes of Go Outdoors which describes itself as 'The UK's favourite discount outdoors store' and were thought of as a joke until people got on the Bossnut and found out it was a brilliant bike. You never know, it might be decent but it's always good to go right for the negative off the bat. 

[Hairy]

can you just imagine what a Makro tech guy would do to that bike where he/she to assemble it!

 

 

So the Makrodale saga just sort of cooled down. Hold on to your Makrodale, because Walmart in the US of A just announced they are enterring the high end bike market with these bikes.

And I give you Viathon. Yes, it sounds like a new fizzy multi vitamin. Prices are between $2400 and $6000 for these machines. So are these bikes coming here and are Makro going to enter the higher end market?

[Shebeen]

Walmart revenue puts in the top 10 countries by GDP!

 

 

If they want to do this, they can shakeup the bike industry.

Which in the end would mean cheaper bikes.

 

niche brands would stay for sure.

I see one of the walmart kids bought Rapha. they not bike philistines

[scotty]

If you worried about the build and can not or do not want do it yourself, speak to your LBS and have the bike delivered to them and have all the nuts, bolts, screws etc checked out. 

[BigDL]

Walmart revenue puts in the top 10 countries by GDP!

 

 

If they want to do this, they can shakeup the bike industry.

Which in the end would mean cheaper bikes.

 

niche brands would stay for sure.

I see one of the walmart kids bought Rapha. they not bike philistines

I’d be surprised if the Walmart kids had anything at all to do with what the stores stock.

[ChrisF]

Don't you dare label Nishiki as a "generic" frame! The cheek of it all! Was a very well respected manufacturer back in the day.

 

So was jy ook n arm gat in die 80's ?

 

Sure as heck could not afford "name-brands" back in the day ....

 

 

Who knows ... maybe Titan is halfway in their journey from an "entry level bike" to being a "respected brand" ....  (I am surely IMPRESSED with the quality of their kids bikes!)

[gummibear]

Theres money to be made in MTB and only a matter of time before the bigger retail stores get involved.

 

The Walton family that owns Walmart have been building local trails and outdoor centres for the schools.If they get more people on bikes then its a good thing.

 

Bikes seem to be priced very similar to Canyon range and spec.