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Thread: new trail bike suggestions
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03-24-2004, 10:04 PM #26
My medium Slayer is sweet, super sweet. Too light for what you're looking for maybe?
5" front (marz Z1 SL) and rear (fox Float RL,) Shimano hydo 6" discs, XT front, LX rear, race-face elsewhere. The Marz has ECC5, which, by a simple half-turn of the dial on top of the right fork leg drops the forks a few inches for steep climbing. It's the bike that I'm going to use to spank (regularly, he loves it) TelePhil this summer.
vapor lock - bitch.
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03-24-2004, 11:34 PM #27Registered User
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I'd watch out with the Slayer. I've heard that it's a great bike, but that it also has a problem with chainstays breaking and pivot problems.
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03-25-2004, 06:36 AM #28
AltaGirl - Thats pretty funny. That kid needs a lesson in how to sell something. Not exactly words that inspire you to buy his/her bike.
What size frame are you looking for?Of all the muthafuckas on earth, you the muthafuckest.
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03-25-2004, 07:39 AM #29
No kidding!
And I'm looking for a Medium."Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, "Wow, what a Ride!"
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03-25-2004, 08:43 AM #30
Here's a 17" AC2 for sale on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=27948
Here's an 18.5?" AC2:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=27948
(gotta love using a girl in a bikini to help sell the bike - what's THAT about).
Here's a medium AC1: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=27948
Lighter tires and you could drop 1.5 to 2 pounds from the weight easy.
And another AC1: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=27948
And another AC1:
http://www.cyclery.com/Members/weak1...061928656/view
And another AC AIR: http://www.cyclery.com/Members/katsh...w?s_text=GiantOf all the muthafuckas on earth, you the muthafuckest.
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03-25-2004, 08:56 AM #31
Thx - hadn't seen the cyclery.com classifieds before.
"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, "Wow, what a Ride!"
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03-25-2004, 09:16 AM #32yelgatgab
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The problem with the AC (at least in your case) as I see it is the minimal seat post adjustments you can make. The bend in the seat tube at the pivot seriously limits adjustability, particularly how far you can drop it. I'm assuming you're gonna want to hike the seat for climbs and drop it for descents. That was the number 1 reason I didn't buy that bike when I was looking.
Remind me. We'll send him a red cap and a Speedo.
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03-25-2004, 09:59 AM #33
I actually almost forgot about that. Mr.AG actually brings multiple seatposts so he can put a different length one in depending on the trail. And that was probably my #1 bitch about the Jekyll - you could only adjust the seatpost a few inches. I went and rode that Heckler around and went to drop the seatpost and it dropped all the way down flat - like a foot of adjustability. Love that.
"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, "Wow, what a Ride!"
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03-25-2004, 12:19 PM #34
Something else to check out would be the Weyless XP Pro. While I'm never one to endorse knockoff stuff, it looks pretty bomber.
Same front triangle as phUnks bike (easton RAD), with more travel in back and a SUPER stiff single pivot linkage. I'd ditch the AVID Jucy's though. Not AVID's best effort to date. FOX Talas RL in front with 100-130mm of travel (VURRRRY NICE).
http://www.supergo.com/profile.cfm?L...7&lcat_id=7604Of all the muthafuckas on earth, you the muthafuckest.
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03-25-2004, 01:55 PM #35
And the money is spent...
You can all thank me because now that I want to ride my new bike, it's guaranteed to snow."Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, "Wow, what a Ride!"
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03-25-2004, 03:21 PM #36
Sweet AG. Good purchase. Have fun on that baby.
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03-25-2004, 03:29 PM #37Registered User
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LOL, I had a feeling you'd get the Yeti. Have a blast on that thing!
Oh ya, snow in the forecast for tomorrow. Thanks!
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03-25-2004, 05:10 PM #38
Sweet ride AG! Unless you got one hell of a sweet deal, I'm betting you went over your original $2K budget on that one.
Of all the muthafuckas on earth, you the muthafuckest.
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03-25-2004, 07:09 PM #39yelgatgab
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Ooohhhhh, Purty!
Very nice choice. Let us know how it rides.Remind me. We'll send him a red cap and a Speedo.
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03-25-2004, 07:21 PM #40Registered User
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Originally posted by altagirl
And the money is spent...
You can all thank me because now that I want to ride my new bike, it's guaranteed to snow.
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