New Stellenbosch bike shop!?

[Deep Section]

So whats he doing in Stellenbosch' date=' or what happened to Bike Haven?[/quote']

 

 

 

Bike haven closed down due to a couple of breakins, But i heard through the grapevine something fishy was going on.(I repeat that i only heard it through the grape vine) But saying that i used his shop once or twice and was very happy with the service i got. He seemed like a nice guy Deep Section2008-12-01 13:44:39

[PEEZ@]

The bike haven was hit by 4 robberies in a month and he was forced to close down unfortunatly, he is working in stellenbosch to earn a living

[WorcesterWheelers]

So whats he doing in Stellenbosch' date=' or what happened to Bike Haven?[/quote']

 

I heard they had a spade of break ins, causing them to close down the shop.

[Lucky Luke.]

 

I ride with Justin pretty often. He is currently training for Iron Man 2009 and has a silver medal from the WP time trials a couple years ago. His wife Karen manages Club 100 Cape Town.

 

Shop-wise, he used to work at Bowmans and then opened his own, Bike Haven in Muizenburg before moving to BMT in Stellenbosch after repeated break-ins in Muizenburg Main Road.

 

He looks after a lot of bikes in the South Peninsula area, particularly triathletes bikes. Kent Horner who recently returned from the Olympics is a regular customer. I'm currently riding a bike he built for himself, which you can have a look at here.

 

Justin is a mate of mine, but even if he wasn't I wouldn't go anywhere else for bike repairs.

 

lukehardiman2008-12-03 03:02:24

[AfreekduSoet]

But how much mechanic work does a triathlete need?

 

Their bike handling is better than their mechanical abilities....  they need a good mechanic.

 

 

How many triathletes are out there? In stellenbosch.

 

Tim Don' date=' Conrad Stoltz, Marie Rabie, etc list it as home....

 

 

And surely the cost of a speedo and tekkies are minimal compared to bike stuff. So they should try and get another brand or 2. 

 

They probably stock Orca, 2XU, etc.  I spent R5k+ on 2 Orca items last week.  Running shoes, R1k a pop, 2-3 pairs a year.

 

[AfreekduSoet]

Kent Horner who recently returned from the Olympics is a regular customer.

 

What did Kent do at the olympics???

[Shebeen]

Kent Horner who recently returned from the Olympics is a regular customer.

 

What did Kent do at the olympics???

 

 

about as much as hendrik,

 

maybe he was referring to the pub in rondebosch...not easy getting out of there alive

[Shebeen]

So whats he doing in Stellenbosch' date=' or what happened to Bike Haven?[/quote']

Bike haven closed down due to a couple of breakins, But i heard through the grapevine something fishy was going on.(I repeat that i only heard it through the grape vine) But saying that i used his shop once or twice and was very happy with the service i got. He seemed like a nice guy

 

only thing fishy i could sense was the smell wafting from kalk bay harbour directly past the police station opposite.

 

i'm sorry it had to close, he ran a good shop and is a top guy.

[ChrisH]

 

Kent Horner who recently returned from the Olympics is a regular customer.

 

What did Kent do at the olympics???

Kent didn't go to Olympics. Hendrik De Villiers did but pulled out sick. Kent was in the B selection squad.

 

[AfreekduSoet]

Kent Horner who recently returned from the Olympics is a regular customer.

 

What did Kent do at the olympics???

Kent didn't go to Olympics. Hendrik De Villiers did but pulled out sick. Kent was in the B selection squad.

 

Hendrik never left SA.  Kent in B?  Did he race ITU?? 

 

Thought Kent was now a German?  Or was it only Claude who defected?

 

At least an ex-SA booitjie won gold.

[pepsi]

We moved down from Pta couple yeras ago - been cycling and would like to start running again. stopped for couple of years because of cycling.

Where in CT do you find a propper runnning shop with people that can giev you real good advise on shoes ets....

 

[BMT Stellies]

HI there

I would suggest you go to The Cape Runner - there are a few branches around!

we do have runnning shoes, but we only stock NB. The Cape Runner has a variety of brands to chose from.

Hope this helps!

cheers

 

[GT oke]

is helderberg cycles good at reparing bikes??

[BMT Stellies]

No idea - but we are!

[jugheaddave]

so how is the shop going??

[insomnia]

Hi Cornelis

 

The manager then had a serious medical condition , which would account for the poor feedback. She has moved . There is now a very good team working there. Best to pop in again and see the progress. Thanks for the criticism. We see it in a constructive manner.

 

Regards BMT team.