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- Ole - 09-04-2008
Ginger Wrote:Whether the height is in his torso or legs will make a big difference,
Middle leg!
- Ginger - 09-04-2008
.RJ Wrote:Thats a funny lookin seat post.
It does t3h shock absorbings. I never figured it out, though... I guess it's for keeping impacts off the rider and conserving energy instead of increasing grip (like an FS). Seems silly, to me.
- balactm - 09-04-2008
i got my trek for 410 and love it. you don't really need a 1200 dollar bike unless you're an experienced rider and going off jumps. a less expensive bike will be able to take less impact, but, like i said, unless you're jumping you won't need something THAT expensive.
- .RJ - 09-04-2008
87jdmmr2 Wrote:unless you're jumping you won't need something THAT expensive.
Depends on how, and how much you're using it. If you're riding it a few times a year, or just going down fire roads and the C&O canal, then a $400 bike will do just fine. If you're riding it more often on more technical terrain and crashing it a lot :lol: then a bike with a stronger frame and better components will be money well spent. I had a cheaper mtb a few years ago and I did nothing but tear that thing up. Replaced it with my Trek 8000 ($1200 new in '04) and have had very few problems with it.
- Ginger - 09-04-2008
I'm with RJ on that one. If you really want to go mountain biking, you need to spend a good chunk of change to get something durable enough to stand up to the punishment it can lay on a bike. A well executed jump or drop really isn't that destructive to bike (watch an expert BMX'er or cross country racer, it's almost elegant to watch)... but hanging up your chainring on a big log roll, pitching the bike in a poor execution crossing a rock garden, casing your wheel, whatever, can really lay some damage to cheap alternatives.
Sure, if you don't want to use it often, a cheap bike will work.... or if you want to use it on fire roads and dirt trails. But if you're going to bomb through the sixpack downhills, visit fountainhead, or something to that effect, you're going to be spending a lot of time working on, and cursing a cheap bike.
- Evan - 09-04-2008
Alan doenst buy a bike because he cant find one for $24 or less. Theres a shocker.
- .RJ - 09-04-2008
Evan Wrote:Alan doenst buy a bike because he cant find one for $24 or less. Theres a shocker.
Gotta save that money for a RV to haul your shit to the track...
- Ole - 09-04-2008
I'm willing to go higher.
- .RJ - 09-04-2008
Higher than.... $ ?
Or are you talking about higher in the air than Andrew and I get when we go over the bars?
- Ole - 09-04-2008
$100?
- Ginger - 09-04-2008
Don't bring me into your mess!
- Evan - 09-04-2008
Ole Wrote:$100?go to walmart, pick something off the rack, ride it twice, and when it sucks you can throw it in the garage and say that cycling just isnt for you.
or if actually want to ride a real bike you're going to have to spend at least as much as a set of 2/32 toyos that last 2 weekends.
- Ole - 09-04-2008
Find me a bike for that and I will buy it. Summer is almost gone and this thing will be sitting in the garage all winter.......
- .RJ - 09-04-2008
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The basket would be a nice touch for you
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Seriously, whats your budget?
- Ole - 09-04-2008
Decent bike for a good price. Budget is based on my percieved value. If you giys say its a good deal, I trust you all on this matter.
- Evan - 09-04-2008
Ole Wrote:Find me a bike for that and I will buy it. Summer is almost gone and this thing will be sitting in the garage all winter.......plenty of good suggestions in this thread. time for you to put up or shut up!
- Evan - 09-04-2008
Ive got a nice bike ill sell you
Some jackass borrowed it in the paddock and it came back with a bent wheel though.....
- .RJ - 09-04-2008
This one posted before would be a pretty good buy if you can get the price down a little more -
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- Ole - 09-04-2008
.RJ Wrote:This one posted before would be a pretty good buy if you can get the price down a little more -
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$500?
- Ginger - 09-05-2008
If you could get him to $500, you should take it, provided it's in good working order.
RJ and I did two loops of Difficult Run/Reston tonight. Good riding.