DT Swiss Forks

[Guttersnipe]

So, lets say you had more money than sense, and you wanted to celebrate the interest rate cut with a new DT Swiss fork, would you be able to get it serviced locally? If so, by whom? Has anyone tried?

 

I was offered one recently and turned it down because I was worried about these issues, but now I seem them at an only slightly crazy price on CRC, and I wonder.

 

Of course I have just been told by a cardiologist that I may kill myself if I race in the next three months, so it is all moot, but I have to spend all those forgone entry fees on something...pistadex2009-02-05 08:22:13

[Captain Slow]

If you can afford it, buy it!!

 

There are service agents locally!!

[Marius]

WHAT'S LOCAL? Jhb, CT, Durbs, PE?

[Santa C]

So' date=' lets say you had more money than sense, and you wanted to celebrate the interest rate cut with a new DT Swiss fork, would you be able to get it serviced locally? If so, by whom? Has anyone tried?
I was offered one recently and turned it down because I was worried about these issues, but now I seem them at an only slightly crazy price on CRC, and I wonder.
Of course I have just been told by a cardiologist that I may kill myself if I race in the next three months, so it is all moot, but I have to spend all those forgone entry fees on something...[/quote']

 

If you got it spend it!!! So worth it, how much are they on CRC?

[Guttersnipe]

I'm in Cape Town, where even three months of enforced base training goes better with a bit of bling. It isn't really that I have all that much money, just that I don't really have much sense either.

They range from R7k for last year's 80mm XRC to about R10k for the 150mm EXC. The 100mm XRC that appeals to me is R8.9k - not that much more than I paid for the Manitou R7 MRD it would replace...

 

[Wernervdmerwe]

The 100mm XRC that appeals to me is R8.9k - not that much more than I paid for the Manitou R7 MRD it would replace...

 

 

 

 

We put the Pace duplicate of that fork on (Pace was bought out by DT Swiss, so same fork) and she is loving it!

 

 

 

I think it might be the bling factor of the carbon lowers, but regardless   

[Gnarly]

Danger Doug Patterson services DT Swiss, PM if you want his details to contact him.

[Johan Bornman]

Those forks are no different from any other fork and any competent fork maccie can do it.

[Guttersnipe]

Thanks all. Now I'll just have to see whether rationality prevails over the retail instinct.

[AndreZA]

I think Magura is hotter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guttersnipe]

I seriously looked into Magura when I built my bike - just before the credit crunched the rand. The local agents wanted R12500 for a Durin at that stage, I'd imagine that will be up to R15000 at least. I didn't check CRC, where I see they are going for R6k ....