Think I'd know the difference... they were the same Foldable Maxxis Crossmark is a Foldable Maxxis Crossmark.
On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 2:43 PM, Donald Klopper <[email protected]>wrote: > I've spent some time at Cycle Lab of late, and they are similarly priced to > Grant's Cycles, which is cheaper than Fritz, sometimes... not always. > > I do my homework first, then buy. It takes longer, but then I get to ride > the Bandit more :-D > > Anyway make sure that you compare apples with apples... foldable vs > foldable, beaded vs beaded, ust vs ust, extra sidewall protection vs.. ok > you get the drift... > > There's a lot of different models in the tyres out there... > > R580 might have been the UST joppie?? > > > > On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 2:10 PM, Roberto Ambrosio <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I was looking for a spare tyre recently and usually I buy the Specialised >> Captain Control, which is an excellent multi-purpose round tyre... but I >> ended up settling on a Maxxis Crossmark (a ok-ish hard-pack tyre with not so >> great holding on corners, but very low rolling resistance). >> >> What however really got me wondering is why does Fritz Pienaar cycles >> charge R580.00 for the Crossmark (the Captain Control was similarly priced), >> however the same Crossmark at Cycle Lab costs R275.00 (the Captain was >> R321.00, but the did not have 26)? >> >> So I did some comparisons on other items and though some items cost the >> same in other shops, a large portion of the goodies to be bought at Fritz >> are on average more expensive (and sometimes by a large margin). >> >> Oh and I'm going to have withdraw anything I might have ever said bad >> about Cycle Lab, the guys are friendly and there stuff is competitively >> priced. >> >> -- >> Kind regards, >> Roberto Ambrosio >> >> There is an island of opportunity in the middle of every difficulty. Miss >> that, though, and you're pretty much doomed. >> >> >> > > > > -- Kind regards, Roberto Ambrosio There is an island of opportunity in the middle of every difficulty. Miss that, though, and you're pretty much doomed. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "DarkAndDirty" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/DarkAndDirty?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
