Moutain Bike
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- stewart0
my experience with 2.0 inch tires and bigger is that you don't want them on your front wheel! quick steering is impossible... the first time i tried my 2.35 inch i crashed in the first descent, cutting off all the shift-/break cables.
after that i took smaller tires ( http://www.schwalbe.com !)and less treads on the front tire.
- 2cent0
nice bike sherman!...i take you've ridden the park before...being you live in vic and all.
lemme know when you're in town!...can take you to some of the trails off the mtn if you're not familiar with the area.
- sherman0
i used to live up there for a few years 99-01. i loved it rode all winter and biked all summer.
id love to hook up sometime, i think we are coming over for the canada day weekend.
I miss whistler for sure, especially compared to victoria.
i hear its another great season as usual?
- 2cent0
sweet...likei said, lemme know when you're down
the park attendance is up 70% from last year so far and they've added a bunch of new stuff...also the biker-x kills what they had last year...wall rides, big doubles, log rides and all!
- Mountain0
Not to hijack the thread, but here's a link to my bike:
http://www.pinkbike.com/modules/…
And if you've got a 1300 cad for a bike, try this:
http://www.norco.com/bikes/2003b…If you've got around 1000-1100 cad for a bike, go with this:
http://www.konaworld.com/kw_inde…Personally, I'd pony up for the Norco, but that's only because I aced my Kona Stinky DeeLux up at Whistler last year...
- Mountain0
Freakin' frames. On the Kona site, make your way to the Kona Stuff. It's a solid frame that you can build off of as you get better...
Or else check out:
http://www.nsmb.com/ for the buy and sell section...
- sherman0
id imagine they have been peeling people off the trails even more then usual then. that hill sees a lot of blood.
ill let you know if im coming up.
good to see there are a few canadian bikers on this site. goodtimes.
- 2cent0
you said it sherm...hopefully we can make it through the season without any fatalities this year.
RIP
- paulrand0
mmm... mutton
- welded0
Pro deals, baby! I'm getting this for about $400 less than retail :)
http://www.norco.com/bikes/2003b…I've heard the discs can be iffy, some like them, some don't. Maybe go for hydrolics instead of mechanical.
- Turtle0
I have a TREK 4500
E-Z fire shifters
Aluminum frame
Shimano Alivio derailers
RockShox JETT front shocks
Titec Stem
Crowbar handlebarsRan me about $400
SWEET bike!!
Great bike
- mercy670
To answer my own thread, went with Rocky Mountain
- sherman0
nice work mercy67 - happy trails. where do you live?
- mercy670
Mississauga
- unknown0
2cent-Those trails look insane. Never been there, but ridden some good semi flat trails when I lived in Texas.
I'm getting a bike tomorrow, a Trek 4100 most likely, they're going for $269 at a store here in Chicago. Will mostly be riding on paved trails, streets along Lake Michigan. It's beautiful, weather these days is wonderful and when winter rolls around again-if I look back and think I didn't enjoy the good weather, I'm going to really regret it.There are some trails near Chicago that people drive to that are supposed to be really good. I miss riding dirt stuff and all that alot.
- Mimio0
Get a good saddle. Don't crush your penal artery.
- fusion410
Buy what feels best.
One bit of advice.
Put your money into a good frame even if it means low quality components. Its the backbone of any bike and is the most costly part to replace.Chances are as a beginner offroader your bust stuff anyway and thats when you upgrade.
When that time comes go XTR ;)