Full suspension fun!
12-23-09 | 07:46 AM
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Full suspension fun!
So I am begining to think my addiction is for the FS mountain bikes. I now have 3 and keep looking. '94 Pro Flex 754, '00 Schwinn Rocket 88 and a mix of 00- 01 Schwinn Rocket 88. Just something about the FS I love. Don't get me wrong the old steel/chromo rigid MTB's are great, and I am currently building one... I just can't get enough of the suspension models! 
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12-23-09 | 08:17 AM
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Just keep pedalling!
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Bikes: 1987 Schwinn Circuit, 1987 Panasonic DX-4000, 1984 Peugeot PSV10, 1989 Centurion Prestige, 1973 Raleigh Sprite, 1987 Peugeot Canyon Express, ~1986 Raleigh Capri, 1994 Trek 850, 1984 Centurion Pro Tour 15, 2012 Gravity Zilla
Sorry, but every time I hear full suspension, I think of this junk:
12-24-09 | 03:50 PM
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I used to have the matching rear... but it ultimitly tied after years of good use
12-24-09 | 03:54 PM
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The interesting thing about the high-end FS bikes is that they depreciate faster than boats. Cutting-edge technology gets over-run fast, and you can pick up a 3-4 year old FS bike for a fraction of what it cost new.
Hell, you can pay half of retail now for a vintage 2009 model.
Hell, you can pay half of retail now for a vintage 2009 model.
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12-24-09 | 04:38 PM
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K2ProFlex baby!
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From: My response would have been something along the lines of: "Does your bike have computer controlled suspension? Then shut your piehole, this baby is from the future!"
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So I am begining to think my addiction is for the FS mountain bikes. I now have 3 and keep looking. '94 Pro Flex 754, '00 Schwinn Rocket 88 and a mix of 00- 01 Schwinn Rocket 88. Just something about the FS I love. Don't get me wrong the old steel/chromo rigid MTB's are great, and I am currently building one... I just can't get enough of the suspension models!
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You see, their morals, their code...it's a bad joke, dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. When the chips are down, these...These "civilized" people...they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve
12-24-09 | 05:00 PM
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SWEET!!! I would love to have the Girivin fork. I had 2 PF's prior to this (and I wish I still had them) that had that fork. To this day I still find it to be one of the best out there. Depending on what the future brings I may look for a used one! Every now and then I search CL for either a 9-series or an Animal
12-24-09 | 05:00 PM
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The interesting thing about the high-end FS bikes is that they depreciate faster than boats. Cutting-edge technology gets over-run fast, and you can pick up a 3-4 year old FS bike for a fraction of what it cost new.
Hell, you can pay half of retail now for a vintage 2009 model.
Hell, you can pay half of retail now for a vintage 2009 model.
Yup, and I like that fact.
12-27-09 | 10:51 AM
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K2ProFlex baby!
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From: My response would have been something along the lines of: "Does your bike have computer controlled suspension? Then shut your piehole, this baby is from the future!"
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lets see what you got bikedued!
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You see, their morals, their code...it's a bad joke, dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. When the chips are down, these...These "civilized" people...they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve
You see, their morals, their code...it's a bad joke, dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. When the chips are down, these...These "civilized" people...they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve
,,,,BD
12-27-09 | 08:13 PM
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The new FS bikes are awesome!!! I ride a Litespeed Ocoee with a rigid carbon fork. It is more of a cyclocross setup. I was in Atlanta several months ago and went with a friend to the Olympic mountain bike course. I borrowed his Santa Cruz Blur FS bike. I couldn't believe how fast it descended and how much traction it had on climbing. I really want one!!!
12-27-09 | 08:18 PM
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The new FS bikes are awesome!!! I ride a Litespeed Ocoee with a rigid carbon fork. It is more of a cyclocross setup. I was in Atlanta several months ago and went with a friend to the Olympic mountain bike course. I borrowed his Santa Cruz Blur FS bike. I couldn't believe how fast it descended and how much traction it had on climbing. I really want one!!!
Here's a couple of pics of my 2009 Marin Mt. Vision 5.8. I bought it in early November, and paid half of retail for it. It was a rental bike for about 6 months until I bought it from the outfitter. It had seen very, very little use.
FS mtb's go vintage at an accelerated rate.
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12-27-09 | 08:34 PM
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Yes, they sure are.
Here's a couple of pics of my 2009 Marin Mt. Vision 5.8. I bought it in early November, and paid half of retail for it. It was a rental bike for about 6 months until I bought it from the outfitter. It had seen very, very little use.
FS mtb's go vintage at an accelerated rate.
Here's a couple of pics of my 2009 Marin Mt. Vision 5.8. I bought it in early November, and paid half of retail for it. It was a rental bike for about 6 months until I bought it from the outfitter. It had seen very, very little use.
FS mtb's go vintage at an accelerated rate.
12-27-09 | 08:37 PM
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K2ProFlex baby!
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From: My response would have been something along the lines of: "Does your bike have computer controlled suspension? Then shut your piehole, this baby is from the future!"
Bikes: to many to list
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You see, their morals, their code...it's a bad joke, dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. When the chips are down, these...These "civilized" people...they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve
You see, their morals, their code...it's a bad joke, dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. When the chips are down, these...These "civilized" people...they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve
12-27-09 | 08:39 PM
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K2ProFlex baby!
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From: My response would have been something along the lines of: "Does your bike have computer controlled suspension? Then shut your piehole, this baby is from the future!"
Bikes: to many to list
Yes, they sure are.
Here's a couple of pics of my 2009 Marin Mt. Vision 5.8. I bought it in early November, and paid half of retail for it. It was a rental bike for about 6 months until I bought it from the outfitter. It had seen very, very little use.
FS mtb's go vintage at an accelerated rate.
Here's a couple of pics of my 2009 Marin Mt. Vision 5.8. I bought it in early November, and paid half of retail for it. It was a rental bike for about 6 months until I bought it from the outfitter. It had seen very, very little use.
FS mtb's go vintage at an accelerated rate.
please explain to me how that critter pivots!?
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You see, their morals, their code...it's a bad joke, dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. When the chips are down, these...These "civilized" people...they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve
You see, their morals, their code...it's a bad joke, dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. When the chips are down, these...These "civilized" people...they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve
12-27-09 | 08:41 PM
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Then there are FS road bikes.
12-27-09 | 10:05 PM
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Oh man, Pro Flex. That was the bees knees back in the early 90's with that parallel link fork. I think elastomer dampers were the big thing too. Want to get C&V for a minute - remember the old GT RTS and Amp B2? Those were hot stuff.
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