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Old 02-19-07, 11:32 AM
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hey i just got a mongoose californian off of ebay and wanted to get into racing and i dont know what's what any more what are some good racing forks to buy??
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i dont know crap about racing since i dont do it, haven't done it, wont do it, and hate it

someone else might know
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If you knew nothing about it why the hell did you post?
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Old 02-19-07, 02:33 PM
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hell i used to do it back like 10 yrs ago but i dont know anything about racing and i dont know what part's are good any more all i used to do was dirt
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Odyssey Race forks, Supercross Race forks, carbon forks (lots of $$$)
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If I was racing, I doubt I would use a carbon fork.
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Old 02-19-07, 03:20 PM
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If I was racing, I doubt I would use a carbon fork.
They are superlight but not as strong and wayyy too much money
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Hell, the fixie frame i'm building is going to have some carbon on it but I don't even know if I want a carbon fork on that...
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Originally Posted by wethepeople
If I was on a bicycle for pretty much any reason besides being lance armstrong I doubt I would use a carbon fork.
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Old 02-19-07, 07:14 PM
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riding fixed=wannabe hipster

but that's just my opinion
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Or you know, I continue to dress the way I do which is not scene or any other of that hipster stuff and I ride it because it's fun, quick and efficient.
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wow. people that ride road bikes are pretty....cool?
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I like the look of some bombshell forks
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Odyssey, S&M and Sunday all have light forks that you can race with.

I wouldn't use carbon stuff it flexes and scares me.
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Originally Posted by eightdip
I like the look of some bombshell forks
at first i read this like "i look like some of the bombshell forks" and got soooo confused
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Haha
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Originally Posted by bikerdfresh
i dont know crap about racing since i dont do it
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If you knew nothing about it why the hell did you post?
Why did you post yourself, Mr. Rocker, as it seems you know nothing about the subject either.
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Old 02-21-07, 10:33 PM
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he's been around awhile, no need to flame him
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