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Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 12,288
From: Amityville, New York
Some thoughts-
I wont ride in the rain
I wont ride down 90 degree hills
Just what I need- hurt myself on a bike and I cant work, lol
I know a guy that was in the hospital for 4 weeks and home for 4 months falling on a bike!
BTW- my bikes all had Campagnalio on them
I wont ride in the rain
I wont ride down 90 degree hills
Just what I need- hurt myself on a bike and I cant work, lol
I know a guy that was in the hospital for 4 weeks and home for 4 months falling on a bike!
BTW- my bikes all had Campagnalio on them
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 682
From: Delaware
just got done riding hardcore for 8 miles through this kickass trail.. couple 90degree.. (almost 90 degree) drops, sharp turns, lotsa dirt, gravel, and other stuff.. brand new clean bike is now all muddy.. LOVE IT !!!
those inclines kill you after flyin through the straights.
(gotta clean it every once in a while though)
those inclines kill you after flyin through the straights.
(gotta clean it every once in a while though)
Senior Member
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 453
From: A2, MI
I got a Pacific YX8500 a few years ago on sale, it has a disk front brake and normal rear, which I like cause the rear will lock up more easily then. Its got shimano gears and stuff, pretty good... Ive had to replace the tires, rims, and pedal bearings on it, as well as the rear suspension control arm (it snapped in half right in the middle of a race), so quality cant be too high, but I havent had any recent problems with it. It was about $300 on sale.
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 682
From: Delaware
took the new specialized out again this morning with the friends.. god damn brand new bike looks 5 years old already.. dusty and muddy.. frame, wheels and everything..
riding hard on trails sure beats the hell out of riding on pavement
riding hard on trails sure beats the hell out of riding on pavement