Try shopping for a couple weeks, maybe find a Mountain Bike Club and see who is getting rid of a quality ride. If you just feel like you need a bike, C-dale in brown might make you grind your teeth in a couple weeks. But you sound bike compentent, paint that suckka and make it your own.
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I think its disgusting and terrible how people treat Lance Armstrong, especially after winning 7 Tour de France Titles while on drugs!
I can't even find my bike when I'm on drugs. -Willie N.