mountain biking
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- ornj0
loving my new ride,
Rocky Mountain Slayer SS
Fox DHX Air 4.0
Fox Float RC2
Avid Code disc brakes
x9 shifting
LG-1 chain guide
- horton0
uber.. don't get a cannondale, your money can't be spent so much better on other bikes.
kona, rocky mountain, specialized, santa cruz... much better choices.
and get an all-mountain bike with rear suspension. doesn't have to be a big heavy bouncy FR or DH beast. they make some pretty light full suspension bikes that climb well.
- horton0
uber.. don't get a cannondale, your money can't be spent so much better on other bikes.
kona, rocky mountain, specialized, santa cruz... much better choices.
and get an all-mountain bike with rear suspension. doesn't have to be a big heavy bouncy FR or DH beast. they make some pretty light full suspension bikes that climb well.
- mrboywonder0
No one's asked what your budget is... It's really easy to spend more money than originally intended so be pretty firm about what you want out of the bike. If you think you're going to graduate up to more technical or aggressive riding, then consider an All Mountain bike. But if you're going to be happy on your local singletrack for a while, then go with a good quality hard tail or an XC full suspension depending on your budget and how comfortable you want the ride to be. If you get an All Mountain bike without needing it, you'll end up with a heavier bike, which will in turn be less fun on your local trails.
- formed0
also who you will be riding with. I thought 4" would be plenty, but I would have liked the longer travel better (although I rode with some guys that are crossing the all mtn into downhill territory).
- tparsons0
- it's cool and all but I have no desire to jump off of ramps********
- it's cool and all but I have no desire to jump off of ramps
- ********0
how good is http://moots.com/ ?
- Contact: vulturebikes@gmail.c...
Wade (Vulture) could build you the best bike you've ever ridden.tparsons - small time, been around forever. probably a great ride... maybe not worth the money compared to big guys.monNom
- this looks sweet: http://moots.com/#/p…monNom
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- kld0
go for an all mountain, more fun, less likely to go over the bars, more plush.
- kld0
- zarkonite0
I'm gonna have to go with the_CCG... buy something modest to begin with (I usually shop for the frame and figure I can upgrade the components as I break them) and move on up as you ride (if you need to all).
There's so much you need to figure out about how you ride and what works best in a bike for you that dishing out for your first bike is enough of a gamble.
Seriously, my city winter bike is a 110$ piece of shit and it's just fine to get around =)
- ********0
where are the best trails in the US/Canada that aren't super technical?
- horton0
um, that's a pretty broad area to search?
i can vouch for vancouver/van.island canada. trails for all levels to be found pretty much anywhere.
but i suppose you may just be fluffing your thread.
- ********0
I'm really not fluffing my thread. I'm going to pick up mountain biking.
