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04-05-10 | 08:13 PM
#2126
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From: Toronto, Canada
04-05-10 | 08:33 PM
#2127
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From: Colorado
Bikes: Something Canadian, something Italian, something American, and something German
04-05-10 | 08:44 PM
#2128
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From: Toronto, Canada
I always find it funny how mass media portrays MTB... i guess it is sort of like how they portray commuter cyclists, where every guy going to work is suddenly a messenger weaving in traffic like a crash test-dummy looking for a date.
04-07-10 | 09:13 AM
#2129
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From: Nacogdoches, TX
Bikes: cheapie Schwinn - ride what you got.
Sure wish I was riding right now.
04-08-10 | 10:36 PM
#2130
Don't really have a bike.
Joined: Feb 2009
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From: Wenatchee, WA
just sayin.
Also:
https://www.jensonusa.com/store/produ...Jamneshan.aspx
pretty girl for sale at jenson
Last edited by craigcraigcraig; 04-08-10 at 10:40 PM. Reason: pretty girl
04-09-10 | 05:30 AM
#2131
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From: Colorado
Bikes: Something Canadian, something Italian, something American, and something German
04-09-10 | 07:14 AM
#2132
Don't really have a bike.
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From: Wenatchee, WA
haha, not me but the story is here: https://www.spokemagazine.com/2010/04/hand-brake/
but I saw it here: https://bikejerksmpls.blogspot.com/20...and-brake.html
but I saw it here: https://bikejerksmpls.blogspot.com/20...and-brake.html
04-09-10 | 08:55 AM
#2133
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From: Pittsburgh, PA
That is pretty freaking creepy.
04-09-10 | 10:36 AM
#2134
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From: Toronto, Canada
ow.. btw i think the best thing would have been to cut the brake line, not rip that lever outta his hand in the middle of nowhere... ow.
I hope you requested a price match!
04-16-10 | 04:06 PM
#2135
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From: Melbourne, Australia
Bikes: 2010 Giant Filter 1. 07/08 Apollo Independent.
Anyone have any idea about the ol' RockShox Duke forks? I might be getting a Duke U-Turn. It says "All Mountain" up the side, but I can only find XC forks when I use the google machine. Same sh*t?
I found the users manual in the archives of the SRAM site, but just looking for opinions of people who've used them.
It's going on my NRS, and I do mainly XC riding. Travel can be adjusted from 63-108mm.
I found the users manual in the archives of the SRAM site, but just looking for opinions of people who've used them.
It's going on my NRS, and I do mainly XC riding. Travel can be adjusted from 63-108mm.
04-16-10 | 05:25 PM
#2136
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From: Montréal, QC, Canada
Bikes: 2005 Kona Blast; 2005 Turner Flux, 2006 Felt F3C
Anyone here is or was a skater? My daughters have taken an interest and I would like to shop around for a board for them. I did some reading and my suspicions about avoiding *-mart boards (much like for bikes) is confirmed. This means that I should be looking at boards from skateboard shops. I have a couple here in town but their online prices seem way too high compared to what I see available in the US and figured I'd buy online. (The Canadian dollar has been on a tear with respect to the US exchange rate, eh, Doug?)
I'm a little stumped for sizing for my girls (they are 6 and 9) but found some online guidelines I can follow. I'm open to any recommendations on brands and online stores. I figured on buying "completes" but am open to buying the boards in components and building them up myself.
I'm a little stumped for sizing for my girls (they are 6 and 9) but found some online guidelines I can follow. I'm open to any recommendations on brands and online stores. I figured on buying "completes" but am open to buying the boards in components and building them up myself.
04-17-10 | 01:07 AM
#2137
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Joined: Mar 2009
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From: WVU-Morgantown
Bikes: Trek 3900. 2007 Kona Dawg
I was a skater some time ago.
I always rode with World Industries, got a complete deck for around 100$ and it suited my needs.... until it got stolen.
Since then there have been many newer brands that have surfaced.
Some of the brands I remember seeing a lot in the parks around me were:
Element
Toy Machine
Alien Workshop
Blind
Saw a few Darkstars
Back when I skated you could get a decent "entry level" or starter complete for 70-100.
I always rode with World Industries, got a complete deck for around 100$ and it suited my needs.... until it got stolen.
Since then there have been many newer brands that have surfaced.
Some of the brands I remember seeing a lot in the parks around me were:
Element
Toy Machine
Alien Workshop
Blind
Saw a few Darkstars
Back when I skated you could get a decent "entry level" or starter complete for 70-100.
04-17-10 | 08:01 AM
#2138
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From: Colorado
Bikes: Something Canadian, something Italian, something American, and something German
I did too before I got into biking. I had a local (to massachusetts) brand which was great, built it up custom. I also got some trucks I had not heard of, and when I was riding, one snapped mostly half (enough to drag on the ground and give me a nice taste of asphalt). Then I got grind king and all was good.
04-17-10 | 02:24 PM
#2139
Fool O' crap
Joined: Jul 2002
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From: spokane
Bikes: Are faster than yours.
I got an Alien work shop about a year ago ~ 110. For the ages of your kids I would not spend that much, unless you know they are going to stick with it.
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04-17-10 | 02:35 PM
#2140
"STAT"
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From: WVU-Morgantown
Bikes: Trek 3900. 2007 Kona Dawg
16.8 miles today, road and trail mixed.
felt good. Had a nice SUNNY day, despite the Volcanic cloud that is covering us.
felt good. Had a nice SUNNY day, despite the Volcanic cloud that is covering us.
04-17-10 | 08:37 PM
#2141
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Still kicking.
Joined: Oct 2002
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From: Annandale, New Jersey
Bikes: Bike Count: Rising.
Hmm, drifting a mtb in volcanic ash could be real fun.
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04-17-10 | 08:39 PM
#2142
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From: Toronto, Canada
04-18-10 | 03:12 PM
#2143
Don't really have a bike.
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From: Wenatchee, WA
04-18-10 | 06:02 PM
#2144
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From: Montréal, QC, Canada
Bikes: 2005 Kona Blast; 2005 Turner Flux, 2006 Felt F3C
04-19-10 | 04:52 AM
#2145
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From: Melbourne, Australia
Bikes: 2010 Giant Filter 1. 07/08 Apollo Independent.
New wheelset in ze works. DM24 32-hole rims, which will be laced to Deore hubs.
Got some tyres thrown in with the rims too, so I'm happy with that
Got some tyres thrown in with the rims too, so I'm happy with that
04-19-10 | 08:08 AM
#2146
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From: Toronto, Canada
04-19-10 | 10:15 AM
#2147
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From: The 509
Bikes: Bike list is not a resume. Nobody cares.
OK. I gotta know: are those the Evel Kneivel, the Super Joe Einhorn or the Reckless Rex Phelps signature edition Asics?
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04-19-10 | 07:14 PM
#2148
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From: Annandale, New Jersey
Bikes: Bike Count: Rising.
He can't be doing the canyon gap, don't think there is any starbucks located there.
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04-19-10 | 07:31 PM
#2149
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From: Toronto, Canada
04-19-10 | 07:34 PM
#2150
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