OemD Posted October 2, 2019 Share Good day all, After 4 years and many happy miles (on a 2nd hand purchase) its time to buy a new MTB. So, I have done the homework and all is well, so many beautiful MTB's. My question, is there any place in the WC where I can go and actually "test drive" a bike (like we would do with a car"? Thank you all for any feedback. Regards OemD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamstring Posted October 2, 2019 Share Good day all, After 4 years and many happy miles (on a 2nd hand purchase) its time to buy a new MTB. So, I have done the homework and all is well, so many beautiful MTB's. My question, is there any place in the WC where I can go and actually "test drive" a bike (like we would do with a car"? Thank you all for any feedback. Regards OemD East City Cycles50 Harrington St,Cape Town021 426 6000 caps are very professional Cannondale, Pyga test bikes you may need to book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamstring Posted October 2, 2019 Share and theirs a Bootlegger next door Pure Savage and Tatt 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted October 2, 2019 Share Most decent bike shops can arrange a demo bike (If the bike brand you are looking at have this available) for you to take out and test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ouzo Posted October 2, 2019 Share or if you can wait until November then visit bike fest where there will be test bikes from most brands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter-morgan Posted October 2, 2019 Share Our Local Spez dealer has loan bikes you can "Borrow" a bike for a weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OemD Posted October 2, 2019 Share East City Cycles50 Harrington St,Cape Town021 426 6000 caps are very professional Cannondale, Pyga test bikes you may need to book.Ok Thx Mate..U had my attention at Pyga..LOL...PYGA Stage Max is on the maybe list. Grey Hubs, Wayne pudding Mol and Hamstring 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OemD Posted October 2, 2019 Share and theirs a Bootlegger next door PYGA + Bootleggers...Sold Wayne pudding Mol and Hamstring 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OemD Posted October 2, 2019 Share Most decent bike shops can arrange a demo bike (If the bike brand you are looking at have this available) for you to take out and test.Thx, Will Ask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OemD Posted October 2, 2019 Share or if you can wait until November then visit bike fest where there will be test bikes from most brandsWill See if Im still in market by then..Thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted October 2, 2019 Share PYGA + Bootleggers...SoldFYI ... Bootleggers do a cortado and a flipping good banana bread for R35 in the mornings #ImportantLifeSkills love the ride and MDJ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falling Over Posted October 2, 2019 Share Most decent bike shops can arrange a demo bike (If the bike brand you are looking at have this available) for you to take out and test. You clearly don't get to Pretoria often?! Apart from Pyga, bike shops here seem to be allergic to letting you demo a bike, regardless of how intent you are on buying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted October 3, 2019 Share You clearly don't get to Pretoria often?! Apart from Pyga, bike shops here seem to be allergic to letting you demo a bike, regardless of how intent you are on buying.Ja but all you guy's up country are dodgy, so I can understand their concerns Grey Hubs, peetwindhoek, Albatross and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riaan H Posted October 3, 2019 Share Haha, that very allergic behavior from a lot of bake shops is why I bought my Camber at that time. I was actually looking at an Anthem / Spark but nobody could be bothered to let me try one out, Spez let me have a go on a Stumpy, Camber and Epic and I chose my favorite. Not sure how in 2019 there still isn't a proper "demo-culture" in an industry where prices are literally running away. Bikes within the same "class" can feel so different that it is of the utmost importance that one tries out a bike before handing over (a lot of) your hard earned money. Hairy, Richard F, Dirkitech and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEANSTEP Posted October 3, 2019 Share Haha, that very allergic behavior from a lot of bake shops is why I bought my Camber at that time. I was actually looking at an Anthem / Spark but nobody could be bothered to let me try one out, Spez let me have a go on a Stumpy, Camber and Epic and I chose my favorite. Not sure how in 2019 there still isn't a proper "demo-culture" in an industry where prices are literally running away. Bikes within the same "class" can feel so different that it is of the utmost importance that one tries out a bike before handing over (a lot of) your hard earned money.Spot on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ouzo Posted October 3, 2019 Share Haha, that very allergic behavior from a lot of bake shops is why I bought my Camber at that time. I was actually looking at an Anthem / Spark but nobody could be bothered to let me try one out, Spez let me have a go on a Stumpy, Camber and Epic and I chose my favorite. Not sure how in 2019 there still isn't a proper "demo-culture" in an industry where prices are literally running away. Bikes within the same "class" can feel so different that it is of the utmost importance that one tries out a bike before handing over (a lot of) your hard earned money.I'm sure you can also understand the retailers point of view with this.Cars get stolen more often than you think during test drives, can you imagine how easy it would be to take a bike. Yes there should be some sort of mitigation put in place to lessen the loss, but its still risky business. Danger Dassie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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