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05-08-05 | 11:37 PM

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Raiyn

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Originally Posted by mikeoverly

Who's "Sparky?"

The guy who watches you in the mirror

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Originally Posted by mikeoverly

Do you work in a bike shop? If so, would say more sales of x-mart bikes hurt your business? Help your business? Or don't make any difference to your business?

No I'm a masochist you works on crappy X-mart bikes as part of a sick fetish.

Of course I work in a shop. X-mart bikes neither help nor hinder our business because for every five of them that come in for repairs two decide it's not worth it, one decides to have us work on it then abandons it, and two pay half what the bike cost new in repairs that may carry them another six months

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Originally Posted by mikeoverly

As for the high-end vs. low-end Shimano, I've yet to see either the high or low-end of that line break or rapidly lose adjustment without abuse/neglect by the rider.

You have limited experience. I see it everyday.

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Originally Posted by mikeoverly

but mountain bike frames are so compact to begin with that most people find what they need in seatpost & bar adjustment.

I don't know what you're smoking but that's a sweeping generalization that has no basis in reality. That's like saying that Nike should only make a size 9 regular width because that's the average shoe size of someone buying Nike's

Try this next time.

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