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04-22-05 | 04:50 PM

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Raiyn

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Originally Posted by StalkerZERO

OMG why?

Forget the y26 but why not ANY of the mongoose wing bikes? Hey not every one of us has $1000 bucks or more for a mtn bike. I just want a decent....not outstanding but a decent entry level dual suspension.
The mongoose wing elite for instance. Whats so bad about it? I'm not planning to beat the bike to death with a 1000 foot vertical drop off of some rocky cliff. Just a walking trail maybe.

For a walking trail you don't need full suspension. Under $1000 the designs are old, ineffeicent, and suck money away from more important parts like the drivetrain, brakes, wheelset, fork and so on. Like I said a decent entry level FS bike is $1000 they go up from there.

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