Bahahahah NO!

it's a different word for "mommy and daddy help with the finances".. however the mtb in question, he said he actually paid for himself. The road bike was a gift if I recall.

Who cares how you pay for the bike. It's how you ride it. You nazi...

WERD! ride it like you stole it DUDE!!!!!!!!!!!!

I wasn't the one implying that it mattered how he paid for it... someone else said he had financial assistance.. I replied that the above mentioned person most likely meant that his parents helped and then stated that he actually paid for the mtn bike, contrary to what people may think. But whatever, it's a hella nice bike.. I say ride the crap out of it and enjoy it.

and I agree with Raiyn.. we want pics!

I have the 2004 Trek Fuel 98 with the XT hydraulic disk brake option. After riding a HT for several years, this bike is very forgiving on my 42 year-old body.

I was gonna get a Top Fuel 98, but ended up with a Rocky Mountain Instinct Instead How do you like your fuel and how would you describe its riding characteristics?

You really need to have some nice pictures of your own A bike like that needs its own special glory

rant: I have no idea how in the year 2004 you can't even own a 20 dollar webcam to snap a pic of your bike with! Almost everyone I know has a digital camera or access to one in some form! Bah! :end rant

I'm a techie w/ all the fun toys. Some people are simply not interest in technology....

Well in this case, at least he's into the high end bikes, which is admireable

I am such a geek, I have an ipod, laptop, dinovo keyboard, wifi AP and networking, STB Video camera, digital camera, logitech pro cam, palm pilot, overpriced cell phone, etc

OK, you wouldnt beleive the crap I had to go through to get these pics on here, so they had better work lol.... I didnt know how to do the wholeImg thing, so im doing it from a site

My Rig

My Rig

Specialized Hardrock Sport Disc

Shimano Xt throughout
Hope Mono m4 Hydro on back
Magura Julie on Front
Panaracer XC Fire Pro Tyre
Little pink Quick Releases
Mud Comes as standard

^^nice

Nice, but that is the first time I have ever seen platforms on XT stuff, on a Hardrock. Truly groundbreaking.

THis Is my bike.
Frame: Oryx DHO2 2003, 9" of travel
Boxxer 2000 6"
Axiom chain guide
XTR
Alex rims dx32
Truvativ hussfelt crankharm
Hayes purples front
Hayes hfx rear
Michelin 2.8 front
Maxxis minion 2.7 rear

I Like it, but maybe I will change it for a 2005 giant dh comp.

Very nice.

Thx for the Kind words Guys, cant beat a good set of platforms

As for the Avid Rollamajik, its an amazing peice of kit, easy to install if you get instuctions, it takes about 5 mins, it works by changing the rough angle of the cable as it swings around to join the rear derailler, it changes the angle, therefore making the shifting much crisper, i bought it when i had my acera ech, i dont really need it now, but Im leaving it on there for the hell of it....

Great little invention, get one

Don't need one.

https://www.bikeforums.net/mountain-biking/73630-aol-ese-stops-here.html

1) It's raiyning it's boring the old man is snoring.
2) Raiyn Raiyn go away come again some other day.
3) Kona howd your break your saddle by switching it off?
4) Just kidding raiyn.

I wouldn't expect less from you Hooligan.

Actually I do have some pictures of my bike (and a digital cam too). I tried to use the "Manage pictures" feature to upload them and it simply did not work (even though it said that the pictures have been uploaded) Unfortunately I don't have a hosting web site to link to, so I decided to provide the link to the Trek site where they have pictures and specs instead.

The funny thing is that I am an engineer (with years of s/w development and R&D experience behind me) and technology is not much of a problem for me. But I admit that I am not a tech geek. Go figure.

As for the Fuel 98, it certainly is a nice XC bike. I come from a HT (Norco Nitro with XT components) and there are 2 things about the Fuel that make it superior to the average aluminium HT bike:

1) The carbon frame provides a much less harsh ride. Coupled with full suspension, it is soooo much easier on the body (remember that I am 42 years old). Even though I am in good shape, train constantly and try to eat well, long, tehcnical rides take their toll. I ride as much as 3.5 hours (mostly advanced and expert single track). The Fuel is forgiving on the body, no doubt.

2) The Fuel's shock (Fox Float RL Pro Pedal) is amazing. I detect almost no bob, yet it hooks up extremely well when climbing over rough terrain or roots. No more bouncing over rough stuff and losing traction. I love the way this bike climbs. Period. But I think a big/heavy person would feel much more bob. The Pro Pedal setup is for lightweights mostly (I weigh 160 lbs).

Otherwise, it is a smooth, efficient 25.6 lbs bike (with the Selle Italia Trans-Am saddle and Crank Brothers Candy pedals I added), which is ideal for XC and tehnical trails. Another interesting thing is that the cockpit is more "relaxed" than the Norco Nitro. The Fuel comes with a short stem (80mm) and wider (31.8) bar. The steering is not as aggressive as you would expect, which is better for technical rides.

I am very fortunate to have this bike. It costs way too much, but the ride quality and the fun factor help ease the pain.

You just have locate where the pictures are on your hard drive. The default directory to store pictures on windows XP is: C:\Documents and Settings\MingY\My Documents\My Pictures. If you cannot locate your pictures in that directory, I would find out what your camera names its files, and use the search feature that comes with windows.

There are many free sites that will host pictures, such as geocities, or anglefire. You could also search for free picture hosting on google.



The carbon frame was one of the things that drawn me to the bike, but I was concerned about its durability since I am somewhat a newbie and do crash occassionally. Coming from a totally rigid bike, the full suspension on my Rocky definitely helps a lot.


Sounds like you found a bike that's made for you! Make sure you enjoy it and show some some pictures!

Ming

if you need some assistance w/ the pix I can host them for you...get at me on AIM.

Take a look at my Fisher X-Caliber. Hayes discs are awesome
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