Mountain Biking - My First (real) Bike!!!

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slickhare
07-10-06, 10:18 PM
so after selling a whole bunch of stuff and saying goodbye to some old hobbies, i managed to get the money for my Marin Bolinas Ridge! here's a pic of my new baby:
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/6424/mbrshare4wo.jpg

thank you so much to the people who told me save some more money and not getting a diamondback outlook :eek: i love this bike so much it rides like a dream! thank you for all your help BikeForums!

Serendipper
07-10-06, 10:24 PM
Thank god, its a hardtail. ;)
kxpedder7
07-10-06, 11:36 PM
you made the right choice. Congrats

WannaGetGood
07-11-06, 01:19 AM
Looks like a good cruiser. Have fun with it.
jag89
07-11-06, 07:52 AM
good choice!

now get it dirty!!
slickhare
07-11-06, 08:55 AM
Looks like a good cruiser. Have fun with it.

wait... you mean it's not designed for off road? :eek:

oh crap...
Grasschopper
07-11-06, 09:02 AM
I think the comment comes from the fact that the bars are so much higher than the saddle. It is a MTB but does it fit you? Is the saddle height in the photo where you ride? To me it looks like you got a bike that is much too big but it is hard to tell from the dark photo.
Brate
07-11-06, 09:06 AM
It will do fine on dirt, its similar to my Marin and trust me it likes dirt. It even likes some rocks... and some roots... and the occasional deer jumping in front of you.
slickhare
07-11-06, 09:12 AM
I think the comment comes from the fact that the bars are so much higher than the saddle. It is a MTB but does it fit you? Is the saddle height in the photo where you ride? To me it looks like you got a bike that is much too big but it is hard to tell from the dark photo.

i ride a little higher than that, and sorry about the darkness of the picture, the construction of my garage is really weird so lighting was a bit difficult