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12-18-09 | 08:50 PM

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SpongeDad

Overacting because I can

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From: The Mean Streets of Bethesda, MD

Bikes: Merlin Agilis, Trek 1500

I'm telling.

Had the same question a few months ago - generally thinking short travel FS, although CrackMonkey thought you could do it on a hardtail (albeit not that comfortably).

If I had the dough, I was thinking one of the aluminum bikesdirect bikes. Can't see any reason to get a CF mountain bike other than incremental weight savings.

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Last edited by SpongeDad; 12-21-09 at 05:34 PM.

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