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Old 03-02-08 | 10:48 PM
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I knew that - - just had to give you a bad time (someone has to). Welcome back. And good find - - always good to turn up a little unexpected dough.
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Old 03-02-08 | 10:54 PM
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Oh and also counted all of the loose change I had laying around, came out to $80.
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Old 03-03-08 | 12:00 AM
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Old 03-03-08 | 12:18 AM
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Old 03-03-08 | 12:24 AM
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I rode to the hardware store on my beater road bike to get some firelighters for the Weber. Is this awesome, Y/N?
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Old 03-03-08 | 12:31 AM
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I rode to the hardware store on my beater road bike to get some firelighters for the Weber. Is this awesome, Y/N?
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Nothing is more manly than a grill.
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Old 03-03-08 | 12:42 AM
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Never had chicken on the Weber, looking forward to it.

In MTB news, im so close to getting a new bike its not funny, im excited. I just hope it doesnt sell before i raise the next 100 or so dollars.
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Old 03-03-08 | 06:15 AM
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Never had chicken on the Weber, looking forward to it.

In MTB news, im so close to getting a new bike its not funny, im excited. I just hope it doesnt sell before i raise the next 100 or so dollars.
No down payment option?
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Old 03-03-08 | 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by BFG
Never had chicken on the Weber, looking forward to it. . . .
So, are they right? - - does it taste just like wallaby?
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Old 03-04-08 | 03:28 AM
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Originally Posted by dminor
So, are they right? - - does it taste just like wallaby?
Yes, it tastes just like a wallaby
Ha, nah it tasted like plain ole chicken i guess. A little smoky though, i liked it. Id like to try my Honey Chicken recipe in there.

Oh and Rankin116 - it's secondhand. Fingers crossed ill bring it home this Saturday. Watch this forum!
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Old 03-04-08 | 04:07 AM
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I dont ride street/dj/park (i wish i did though) - but that bike is hot. Maybe a lot hotter with Shimano DX's and sans e-13
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Old 03-04-08 | 07:59 AM
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White stuff (haha, even the black fork) = good.
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Old 03-04-08 | 08:01 AM
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Old 03-04-08 | 12:00 PM
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Can anyone give me a quick rundown of the differences between a 'dirt jump' frame and a maybe a xc hard-tail. I check craigslist all the time, seeing what people are selling, and a guy has a Rocky mountain flow frame. I'm not really interested in buying it, just wondering what really sets this apart from a run-of-the-mill hard-tail.




Looking at one built up, the geometry doesn't look all too different. What gives?
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Old 03-04-08 | 12:55 PM
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Slacker head tube angles (sometimes, anyway, as with the Flow's 66.5), shorter seat tube to allow more maneuvering clearance over the top of the frame and much burlier junctures at the head tube, chainstay/seatstay and at the bottom bracket.
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Old 03-07-08 | 05:59 AM
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The weather been great this week. I've been able to ride every day. It's only home from work on my rigid bike but it's nice country roads for about 6 miles. At least I'm getting a little leg work in. I was riding out from the shop on Wed. and my boss was coming in. He stopped his truck and told me to take the work truck home, I just laughed at him. It was 65 and sunny, no way I was driving home.
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Old 03-07-08 | 10:13 AM
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That's awesome, I'm getting snow here!
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We had freezing rain/flurries here in GA...

Heavy winds and really cold today
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Old 03-08-08 | 03:17 PM
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Re-laced the riding shoes.

Are those the sticky soled nike riding shoes? I remember seeing some pics a while back but then never saw any more about them.
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Old 03-08-08 | 05:46 PM
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I'm thinking about buying a new ride. But I can't decide which one the recycles sticker will look better on,the Exterra or the Element.
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Old 03-08-08 | 06:04 PM
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An Element with a recycles sticker? You could tell everyone it runs on corn liquor.



never has an Xterra I think.
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Old 03-08-08 | 07:00 PM
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Old 03-09-08 | 04:16 PM
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I'm thinking about buying a new ride. But I can't decide which one the recycles sticker will look better on,the Exterra or the Element.
My vote is for the Element over the Xterra.

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We got more crazy snow! This year is for the record books. I read that our total accumulative snowfall this year is something like 3.7m! That's 12 feet for you metrically challenged. Remember some pics I posted a while back after our third big, big snow fall. Pffft. In these pics the driveway was already cleared by the snow removal guy but you can see how crazy the snowbanks are.


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Old 03-09-08 | 04:21 PM
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my vote for the xterra. can't stand the styling of the element
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Old 03-09-08 | 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Te*****92
my vote for the xterra. can't stand the styling of the element
But the element is really practical inside. No carpet,tough seat covers. My kids are voting for the Exterra as well.
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