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Old 07-10-09, 09:18 AM
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Oh, you done got the measurements now.

Bonktown? <splutter>

Thor likes the Matrix, and so do I. But, and it's a bit of a but, that front suspension on the Matrix needs servicing, collects fecal matter off-road, and is a weight not everyone may wish to lug around when multi-modal.

The discs on the 2007 Mudtrix (mine) are cable, and not hydraulic. They seem to be Shimano's first attempt at disk brakes, and are actuated by tugging on bitz of wire.

They are, once coated in cow-poo and equine ordure, hardly worthy of the term 'brake'.

Others may not be so demanding of their anchors, but when one is hurtling down a steep muddy bank, the locking up of a wheel; often a mere teenage novelty on tarmac, is a quick route to a lifetime of taking one's lunch through a straw, when practised off-road.

Both are great bikes. I'd quite like one of each.

Only one more to collect. I accept sponsorship.







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