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Old 12-04-12, 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by pstake
. . . so of course I want her to know the joys of offroading.
Famous last words. Hahahahahahahahahaha!

Originally Posted by pstake
I'm not too worried about drops. By the time she's comfortable enough to take two or three foot drops, she'll have dumped me for some baggy-jeaned downhiller.
FTFY



But seriously, I'd go with the Recon. Vintage only says 'old' to a neophyte and you want her to know you care enough to put decent, modern hardware under her. Besides, SIDs were suspect noodles anyway; better to save that idea for your own cudged-together project.

For wheels, you owe yourself at least look at this setup:
http://www.bicyclewarehouse.com/prod...m_medium=email
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