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08-29-04 | 12:54 AM

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Raiyn

I drink your MILKSHAKE

Joined: Jul 2002

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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 skellapriest

I just picked up a 2004 Specialized Rockhopper today.

After visiting many LBS everyone I talked to said to stay away from the GT's now that Wallmart (or was it Target?) bought them out. I was pretty interested in a GT Avalanche 1.0 at first and it seems like a very nice bike for the price range but I was told most LBS won't service GT anymore. I am very happy with my Rockhopper though, it's a very solid bike.

WalMart (evil empire though it is) did NOT buy GT or Schwinn this heinous act was perpetrated by Pacific Cycles purveyor of mass market bicycle shaped objects to the masses. Anymore Schwinn and GT aren't really even worth considering, in my never-so humble opinion

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