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Old 09-14-09, 12:06 PM
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Giant XTC2

looking at a Giant XTC2 what do you guys think?
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26 or 29?
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just a 26 the 29 is just out of my price range

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Is very nice.
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Originally Posted by newdave
just a 26 the 29 is just out of my price range
29"= excuse to charge more.
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ah, yes, i was looking at this one too....who rides one of these (2009 or 2010)?
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Old 09-14-09, 07:01 PM
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thanks for the post. i am looking at a rockhopper sl also.
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Originally Posted by kenhill3
29"= excuse to charge more.
yea but all the cool kids ride em.
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I got a 05 XTC Composite 1, Low center of gravity makes it corner better than anything I've Ever Ridden ( Enter D-minor and his forbidden terms "like it was on ..ils") The drawback to race geometry on my bike is a low BB An inch lower than the other 80 or 100 mm fork HT"s I've had in the past. It tend to drive the big ring into some of the bigger deadfall that one encounters on the trail. Over all It will never leave my ( Enter D-minor and his list of forbidden terms "Sta...") I love the bike. Can't say you would love it though. What did the bike feel like when you rode it? I assume you compared it to other bikes?
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Old 09-14-09, 08:21 PM
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my lbs does not have one. rode some thing there he said was close. going to ride the specialized in the morning. thanks
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Old 09-16-09, 08:28 PM
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rode a 2010 trek 6000 today felt about the same as the giant but alot more money! Stilll looking for the specilaized anything else i should look at?
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