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RE: Biking thread - 10/8/2007 9:58:10 AM   
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Status: offline 		this is my dh bike not fully rebuilt in the pic but the only one i could find as this is my other computer but what you think ?

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RE: Biking thread - 10/8/2007 7:01:19 PM   
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Schwinn Pro Stock 02' model.. Got it just before Schwinn sold out to Walmart.. $700 for the bike

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RE: Biking thread - 10/8/2007 7:35:16 PM   
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ORIGINAL: stadium truck freak

this is my dh bike not fully rebuilt in the pic but the only one i could find as this is my other computer but what you think ?


wow nice slick tyres lol, real lo-pros

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RE: Biking thread - 10/9/2007 12:31:30 AM   
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Status: offline 		OOhh bikes!
Don't know if you'll know(what i'm referring to)but i had a DP Firebird Freestyler with,Skyyway Ta's,Redlinne Flite,DiaComp brakes,Haro Stem/post,ha many years ago(sold in 1986)now have a Kona Muni Mula,front suspender,nice tires,Hope hubs,Mavic 216 rims,tapered spokes,alloy nips,etc.

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RE: Biking thread - 10/9/2007 1:34:48 AM   
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Status: offline 		For my mtb I've got this sick walmart full suspension bike I found in some bushes I ride the hell outta it and am wanting a new bike, but cant justify paying more for a bike than for a quad. Even the bikes I want on ebay go for over 1000. I either would like a kona stab, kona stinky, or a intense socom. The konas look nice and fit in my budget, plus my local dealer has them, so if I ever get a bike it will probably be one of those.

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RE: Biking thread - 10/9/2007 1:36:19 AM   
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Status: offline 		what you guys think pf this bike for trials. its 2500 bucks but im think about gettin that or a norco bigfoot. the first bike is an echo pure and is a little bit more (i think) and it has maguras on hte front, and id rather have a disc. the second is an echo control and is the one i like more. the third bike is the bike i ride now, a schwinn 240-dsx

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RE: Biking thread - 10/9/2007 10:11:55 PM   
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Status: offline 		haha.i cant believe those trials bikes go for that much. there only a couple tubes welded together. haha. if your good at trials, you would prolly want them. if your are just starting out, or somewhere in between, pretty much any hard tail would be fine IMO.

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RE: Biking thread - 10/10/2007 12:24:10 AM   
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haha.i cant believe those trials bikes go for that much. there only a couple tubes welded together. haha. if your good at trials, you would prolly want them. if your are just starting out, or somewhere in between, pretty much any hard tail would be fine IMO.


they also have expensive components that are many times stronger and lighter than what you would find in a wal-mart bike...(i think a pair of rims from those bikes cost a couple hundred....)

trials riding is one of the hardest forms of mountain biking....wish i could do stuff like that....



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RE: Biking thread - 10/11/2007 8:40:20 PM   
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Status: offline 		dont get me wrong, ik they are built out of very lightweight material. its just funny though to see a bike look like that cost sooo much.


the bike i want to build this winter is gunna be the gaint faith 2. im hoping to race next year as well (just need to convince my parents, ha). im still not sure tho just because me being 15, im gunna need a car soon, lol. until then, i have my mind set on this/a DH bike.

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RE: Biking thread - 10/11/2007 10:06:25 PM   
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Status: offline 		wait, for 2 and a half grand.. they dont even come with seats?

i'd pass on that

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RE: Biking thread - 10/12/2007 1:43:19 AM   
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Status: offline 		haha. you dont know what trials is then im guessing?? you dont need, or want seats, for trials. you want the COG as low as possible, as well as weight. heres a couple vids of trials for those who dont know what it is.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-707330981528292989&q=trials&total=57109&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=5

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5291774906054449212&q=trials&total=57109&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=4

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RE: Biking thread - 10/12/2007 2:34:17 AM   
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Status: offline 		i might get the norco evolve, way cheaper ($900) but if i did get that one id need to get some hydraulic disc brakes for the front and hydraulic rim brakes out back and that might set me back another $200. i dont like the sea tho... id prbably use it but i dont like the look of one. and i wouldnt want gears..
i watched ryan leech's 'manifesto' video today( ryan leech is a famous trials rider if you dont know) and it was insane.


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RE: Biking thread - 10/12/2007 3:23:34 AM   
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Status: offline 		Man you do not know how badly I need a new bike. I spent a ton of money fixing up my quad and now that I fixed my mtd I realised 1) I love the sport and 2) My bike is a total POS! I'm searching for stuff to sell to fund a new bike.

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RE: Biking thread - 10/12/2007 4:01:42 PM   
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Status: offline 		can some one give me a link to dans comp or soe thing like that

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no, i dont want to go on the bus with seat belts!!!

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