Win a Santa Cruz and help build trails with TokaiMTB

never looked so forward to Monday before

For a moment you had me there, phew.

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Quick question, how did you enter? For some reason a few confirmations never reached their destination.

 

If you received a Payfast confirmation reflecting an order number preceded with a #hashtag, you're in!

 

If it was manual EFT and you paid and sent your POP, in! (Although we did cross-check every EFT with bank statements and a fine-toothed comb for the few who did not send their POP's.) 

 

If it was Snapscan, oddly, we've not had any issues there.. (and quite a popular payment option too!)

OK - so you learn: it appears my wife and I share a Payfast account (didn't know that....!!). So if ticket 788 wins, sadly Elsa won't win but Talus will. Jay.

I never got confirmation for any of my entries. Payfast or eft. Sure they have it all in hand????

OK - so you learn: it appears my wife and I share a Payfast account (didn't know that....!!). So if ticket 788 wins, sadly Elsa won't win but Talus will. Jay.

If I understand correctly, there are no ticket numbers.  The number given is a transaction number, so you only get one even if multiple tickets were purchased.

Makes things a bit more complicated than a traditional raffle, but I'm sure the organisers will have a system for taking this into account. 

If I understand correctly, there are no ticket numbers.  The number given is a transaction number, so you only get one even if multiple tickets were purchased.

 

Makes things a bit more complicated than a traditional raffle, but I'm sure the organisers will have a system for taking this into account. 

Correct and correct. 

I never got confirmation for any of my entries. Payfast or eft. Sure they have it all in hand

We do, but it is odd that not even Payfast sent you a receipt. If your payments went through, you'll have nothing to worry about, we'll be phoning you.*

Let's check anyway, send your details to trails@tokaimtb.co.za and I'll reply with confirmation.

*don't take that literally... although it could well be you.**

**you can take that literally. 

I can't wait for Monday. Maybe for the first time in my working life!!!

We'll know Monday for sure, unionised bank electronic systems don't get paid enough to work over weekends.

From posts on this thread, it seems as though about 1000 transactions were processed. I'm guessing that most people bought more than one entry per transaction.  So, that probably means at least R300 000* for the Tokai trails 

(*Disclaimer: My own guestimate.)

yoh... A new Santa Cruz will certainly help me get over the Rest Day withdrawals! 

Dear Santa Claus : I realise its only the Month of July but Please-Please may I have a Santa Cruz ?

After all I believe there is SNOW on the Mountains !!

"Yip ; I still believe in SANTA CLAUS "

How long will I have to decide which bike I want after you call me tomorrow?

...I just can't make my mind up - leaning towards the Hightower LT at the moment

How long will I have to decide which bike I want after you call me tomorrow?

 

...I just can't make my mind up - leaning towards the Hightower LT at the moment

How long will I have to decide which bike I want after you call me tomorrow?

 

...I just can't make my mind up - leaning towards the Hightower LT at the moment

Sorry I couldn't help. ????

I also feel as if I have a massive oestrogen attack and can just not make up my mind. "Do you think this Santa makes my quads look bigger?

And to top it off, they went and added more colours!!

I will be waiting for my phonecall and/or email.

I do not need to think, Tallboy for me.

Ps. I do not mind the color, any will do.

Not to be nasty or anything, but I'll post pics of my new Hightower LT/Bronson (still making up my mind) as soon as I have it.   

Thanks to the rest for participating...    

I opened this thread with dread - thinking the winner had been announced and I had no phone call yet. Seems there's still time for superluck!

I opened this thread with dread - thinking the winner had been announced and I had no phone call yet. Seems there's still time for superluck!

The draw is happening around 10:30 this morning. The winner will be contacted shortly after.

The draw is happening around 10:30 this morning. The winner will be contacted shortly after.

Thanks, that has saved me about 350 page refreshes

Not to be nasty or anything, but I'll post pics of my new Hightower LT/Bronson (still making up my mind) as soon as I have it.   

 

Thanks to the rest for participating...    

When you say "have it", are you referring to the short period of time between collecting it and delivering it to my house? 

I wonder if the Nomad would be substantially heavier to ride up the mountain than the Bronson? I want the absolute maximum amount of sus travel and be able to hit DH trails eventually, but still cycle it up to the start with relative ease.

And then of course there's the 27.5" vs 29" debate, which I know is as long as time itself. My 26" was quick in the berms, and the 29" is a donkey. Could 27.5" be the sweet spot?   

When you say "have it", are you referring to the short period of time between collecting it and delivering it to my house? 

 

I wonder if the Nomad would be substantially heavier to ride up the mountain than the Bronson? I want the absolute maximum amount of sus travel and be able to hit DH trails eventually, but still cycle it up to the start with relative ease.

 

And then of course there's the 27.5" vs 29" debate, which I know is as long as time itself. My 26" was quick in the berms, and the 29" is a donkey. Could 27.5" be the sweet spot?   

Nomad is a good pedaller, by the reviews so far. And if I can ride my behemoth up the hills, you can definitely ride the Nomad. It also comes down to how you spec it. Which tyres you have, whether you care about rolling resistance on the rear etc. Even an Epic can climb like a donkey if you build it burly and put DH tyres on. 

It's not all about the weight. It helps, but there's also suspension design to consider. And the VPP is one of the better pedallers. 

As for 275/29/26 - it's ALL about the geometry. You get 26ers that are utter shaite, just like you get niners that are like a chihuahua on meth (ito the poppiness and ease of direction changes)

Nomad is a good pedaller, by the reviews so far. And if I can ride my behemoth up the hills, you can definitely ride the Nomad. It also comes down to how you spec it. Which tyres you have, whether you care about rolling resistance on the rear etc. Even an Epic can climb like a donkey if you build it burly and put DH tyres on. 

 

It's not all about the weight. It helps, but there's also suspension design to consider. And the VPP is one of the better pedallers. 

 

As for 275/29/26 - it's ALL about the geometry. You get 26ers that are utter shaite, just like you get niners that are like a chihuahua on meth (ito the poppiness and ease of direction changes)

In that case I would definitely take the Nomad. In fact, I would be sorely tempted to take the V10 just because I've watched WAAAAAY too much Rampage reruns But the odds of me using it to it's full potential or for what it was designed to do is very slim.

Edit: I see that there's a Hightower, and then there's a Hightower LT. The LT is the winner winner chicken dinner. That's the one to take (to the person who wins, take that one. In yellow. Then bring it to me.)

cammaaaannnn !!!!

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