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09-14-05 | 05:00 PM

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Raiyn

I drink your MILKSHAKE

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From: St. Petersburg, FL

Bikes: 2003 Specialized Rockhopper FSR Comp, 1999 Specialized Hardrock Comp FS, 1971 Schwinn Varsity

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Originally Posted by CrimsonEclipse

I'm looking for 1 with disk brakes (I know, the rest of the components will be cheap)

Once again buying a bike simply because it has disc brakes is a fool's errand. Unfortunately companies are no longer giving folks the option. It's too bad that they aren't equipping the bikes with brakes that are worth a damn:
The MX2's on the Yukon aren't worth the powder to blow them back to hell
The Tektro's on the Hardrock Sport Disc are worse yet.
A disc equipped 'hopper is out of the topic's price point.
The up shot of this is that you do get a disc compatible wheelset and it's still cheap to upgrade to some decent brakes http://www.pricepoint.com/detail/126...rake-160mm.htm

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