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12-04-12 | 01:58 PM

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dminor

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Originally Posted by pstake

. . . so of course I want her to know the joys of offroading.

Famous last words. Hahahahahahahahahaha!

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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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Last edited by dminor; 12-07-12 at 11:13 AM.

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