hagar Posted February 24, 2010 Share Am I being shafted ???? my stupid little clip for my garmin bike mount broke the other day so i went to Cape Union Mart to ask if i could order a replacement !!! R150 for a piddly little bike mount that probably costs no more than R5 to make in China !!! WTF i just cant see why the thing is so damm expensive !!!! I am not a happy camper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thug Posted February 24, 2010 Share I agree 100%. A totally useless piece of plastic that is guaranteed to break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thug Posted February 24, 2010 Share A thought just struck me (one of the few and far between ). Brighter Lights is now casting premoulded plastic parts for fork lockouts etc, perhaps he can make a Uitenhage version of Garmin's notorious plastic clip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desi Posted February 24, 2010 Share You're lucky ... I was quoted R250 from another shop. I'm still looking for a cheaper one (or two or three). Hope some pop up on the hub again - there have been some here before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hagar Posted February 24, 2010 Share A thought just struck me (one of the few and far between ). Brighter Lights is now casting premoulded plastic parts for fork lockouts etc' date=' perhaps he can make a Uitenhage version of Garmin's notorious plastic clip. [/quote'] i was trying to fiddle with a small cable tie last night but that intefered with my braai and red wine so i gave it up as a bad job but i want to try and get one made from stainlees steel or some spring steel i will get it doen but on principal they can shove there little clips up thier ar ...noses !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fandacious Posted February 24, 2010 Share i just got off the phone with garmin they have an independant dealer in the cape area 0823820000 - peter he should be able to help with bike mounts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankman Posted February 24, 2010 Share lets see... 4x 305 units = 8 Bike mounts Less 4 broken Less 3 currently on bikes = one spare (not for sale, just in case) they beak easily and all in the same place! looks like the edge 500's will be much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutt Posted February 24, 2010 Share i have seen malliot jaune advertise them for something like 100 bucks in the past. maybe pm them. I agree we are being shafted for these little plastic clip things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hagar Posted February 24, 2010 Share thanks Fandacious i will give him a try if i dont come right i just think for wat it is its flippen expensive seing its made in china i would like to know why the markup is so high ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted February 24, 2010 Share The ones from mallot jaune seem stronger than the standard ones that come with the garmin, i bought and fitted them to my bikes last year and had none broken yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankman Posted February 24, 2010 Share lets see... 4x 305 units = 8 Bike mountsLess 4 broken Less 3 currently on bikes = one spare (not for sale' date=' just in case) they break easily and all in the same place!looks like the edge 500's will be much better. [/quote'] oh yea that was 4x replaced the same unit not 4 individual units! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hagar Posted February 24, 2010 Share it looks like there is a niche in the market for a more robust cheaper version i have handed in my resignation and i am going to become a agent scotty who is this babe you are talking about ??? Mallot Jaune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hagar Posted February 24, 2010 Share lets see...4x 305 units = 8 Bike mountsLess 4 broken Less 3 currently on bikes = one spare (not for sale' date=' just in case)they break easily and all in the same place!looks like the edge 500's will be much better.[/quote']oh yea that was 4x replaced the same unit not 4 individual units! hell with that amount of replacements you could have bought a 305 and got a free mount at 150 each Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted February 24, 2010 Share It's a He https://www.bikehub.co.za/member_profile.asp?PF=3534 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaco Steyn Posted February 24, 2010 Share R99 available here: http://www.easygis.co.za/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=4_135_136_208&products_id=813You can also PM EasyGIS https://www.bikehub.co.za/member_profile.asp?PF=16215&FID=2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikkelz Posted February 24, 2010 Share +1 for EasyGIS. Bought an Edge 500 a few weeks ago from them - it's awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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