russell g
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| 03/27/2008 10:55 PM |
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| Doesn't speak too highly of the shop who sold you a bike too small. That is what usually causes new riders to give up. |
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Rowbear
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| 03/27/2008 11:04 PM |
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Posted By russell g on 03/27/2008 10:55 PM
Doesn't speak too highly of the shop who sold you a bike too small. That is what usually causes new riders to give up.
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FireBallKY
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| 03/28/2008 12:36 PM |
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Subsequently, they closed about a year or so after that. |
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I'm not fat. That's a fuel tank for the love machine!!! |
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Big Tommy C
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| 04/01/2008 12:29 AM |
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I was mad when WKU raised the price of parking permits again in 2002, so I decided I would buy a bike and park at a friend's house. who lived about a mile and a half away. That ride was killer when I first started (didn't help that WKU is on the biggest hill in town--'tis why they're called the Hilltoppers), and I was riding a piece of junk comfort bike from Wal-Mart.
Within two weeks I went back to Howard's Cycling and Fitness, the only shop I knew of in the area, and spent then then-unheard-of sum of $230 to buy a Schwinn Frontier FS. This was much better riding by far, and I decided to actually look for a trail.
Went to ride Lock 4 in Gallatin, TN, and fell instantly in love. I probably only rode 3-5 miles that first day, and couldn't believe the way that 40 year olds were dropping me all the time--even seemingly overweight ones. I went back out the next week, and then the week after that....my bike was stolen from campus. :-(
I immediately went BACK to Howard's and bought a Diamondback Response--a $250 bike with nicer components and an aluminum frame (oh how I wish I still had the steel Schwinn, though). It was, of course, all dowhill from there, as someone else has posted. On this bike I also sprung for a U-lock that came with a warranty, in case someone decided to swipe it from campus again.
The great trick of cycling is that you buy a bike to get in shape, but then have to keep buying bike stuff so that you can bike more, and end up getting in shape just so you can bike better.
I've now owned a total of four mountain bikes and two road bike, and I've been planning more purchases the entire time. I can't see any reason for me to not get a fixed-gear road bike, and there's a trail 10 miles from my new home in Dayton that would be absolutely PERFECT for a 29er singlespeed. |
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Boonerider
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| 04/01/2008 10:06 PM |
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| Big Tommy, you are right on. If I could afford it I would buy a different bike for every day of the year, both road and mountain. My new project is fixing up my old hardtail. |
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Big Tommy C
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| 04/02/2008 3:50 PM |
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If I hadn't sold my hardtail to finance my touring bike, I'd probably be doing that too. Except it was a crappy hardtail.
Karate Monkey may be in my future someday though. ;-) |
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Boonerider
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| 04/02/2008 10:45 PM |
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I love my hardtail. I just got it back from Rod. He borrowed it for a while until he could buy him a nice ride.
It's a 97 GT Zaskar that I bought new at Pedal Power. I have a bunch of new parts to put on it. Raceface Chainrings,XT cassette, Rock shox Psylo front fork, new chain and cables. All I need now is a nice rim brake rear wheel and I'll be set. My old wheel is really starting to concave and isn't stopping as good as it used to. This bike as is only weights around 22lbs, I should drop at least a lb with the new parts. With all the road riding I've been doing this past couple of years I think that I would enjoy a hardtail more than my full suspension now.
Anyway, I seem to be rambling. Sorry to high jack the thread. |
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Rod
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| 04/03/2008 6:11 PM |
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| That bike still rides really well Jim. It climbs great and it's nimble. It has a lot of potential. I could tell that bike was light the first time I picked it up. I noticed it was lighter than my 26 pound Jamis. You could lose half a pound if you found another seat that's as comfortable as the Speed V. I'm wanting to try the wtb rocket v slt someday b/c I have a speed V on my bike and it's the same width, 210 grams, and it has the channel. That's really the only big change I can think of. The panaracers are somewhat heavy, but you can't beat them. |
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Boonerider
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| 04/03/2008 7:11 PM |
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| I have a fezik saddle that only weighs 160 grams that I'm going to put on it. It was once a really nice bike. I gave 1250.00 for it back in 97. I just haven't given it any love in several years. |
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Big Tommy C
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| 04/03/2008 11:02 PM |
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| Dude, that's an expensive saddle. |
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