Bikes.

Post by **Iccy (temp)** » Wed May 18, 2005 10:02 pm

Not moto bikes.

Im looking to buy a trail bike this week and wondering what you all have. I really dont care for names, as long as its not pink with purple flowers and a basket, im good.

Just want a good trail bike, for a good price, that is in the US.

Tankee

Post by **andyman** » Wed May 18, 2005 10:05 pm

I got a Blue/Grey GT Palomar for $250 dollars 2 weeks ago. Its got front suspension, 21 speeds, grips shift, and uhhhh..... i don't know..brakes.

it gets me where i need to go. I just dont like the tires it came with

Post by **werldhed** » Wed May 18, 2005 10:24 pm

If you're just looking for something casual for trails, I'd suggest a hardtail, without disc brakes (unless you don't mind spending more). I've got a Trek 4500 Alpha -- nice and lightweight, good for on and off road. Be sure to test a bunch of different brands. I know Specialized and Giant are great bikes, but I personally don't like the feel of them. Other people do. It's very subjective.

Post by **Iccy (temp)** » Wed May 18, 2005 11:58 pm

Nice andy, thnx, that is a bout the right price, i like

hey hed, how much was your trek ?

Post by **Canis** » Thu May 19, 2005 12:01 am

I have a specialized StumpJumper FSRxc. It's a good bike, and I'd recommend it to anyone. Just make sure you get the bike that fits you. Basically the price breakes down as follows:

$700-1200 is a decent starter mountain bike that will get you through most of it.
$1200-2000 is a solid pro bike that will be more than what you need for racing.
$2000+ will get you fancy goodies that say you have a lot of money as opposed to good biking skills.

Post by **Iccy (temp)** » Thu May 19, 2005 12:08 am

Yea, thnx canis, but way way too expensive. 1k for a bike another time would be cool, but Super Master plan of fincial freedom takes first place, 250 or so is what my limit is for now.

Post by **Stoner** » Thu May 19, 2005 12:17 am

Get a Huffy.

Post by **Canis** » Thu May 19, 2005 12:34 am

$250 will buy you a standard bike with treaded tires. If you're looking to go down some back country dirt roads then that will do, but dont expect it to hold up too well on rougher condition.

sys0p · Post by **sys0p** » Thu May 19, 2005 12:39 am

Canis wrote: $2000+ will get you fancy goodies that say you have a lot of money as opposed to good biking skills.

lol fuck off, my bike is worth just under $5k and I crush little boys on lesser bikes.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu May 19, 2005 12:42 am

I got one of these

Excellent bike, no complaints.

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Thu May 19, 2005 12:59 am

i'm looking to buy a bike in the next few days, but i know jack shit about em.

want something under $300 canadian, and that i can do wheelies and bunnyhops on, but also get around town on (i.,e. gears).

any advice on what not to get, or how not to get suckered?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu May 19, 2005 1:04 am

[xeno]Julios wrote:i'm looking to buy a bike in the next few days, but i know jack shit about em.

want something under $300 canadian, and that i can do wheelies and bunnyhops on, but also get around town on (i.,e. gears).

any advice on what not to get, or how not to get suckered?

Try to get something like what I posted above used. You can get an old 96 Giant ATX 970 or something equivalent for about 300$ cdn. I wouldn't buy a new bike for 300$ you're just gonna get a cheap bike that'll give you problems in the future. I'd suggest a good quality used bike that's in good shape, that way if you choose to bu some better components for it later you'll be building on a nicer frame instead of buying a whole new bike.

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Thu May 19, 2005 1:19 am

tx - yea the place i'm getting it from is run by a guy who puts together his own bikes from second hand parts.

Post by **HM-PuFFNSTuFF** » Thu May 19, 2005 1:23 am

[xeno]Julios wrote:tx - yea the place i'm getting it from is run by a guy who puts together his own bikes from second hand parts.

did you find/talk to him?

Post by **werldhed** » Thu May 19, 2005 1:39 am

Iccy (temp) wrote:Nice andy, thnx, that is a bout the right price, i like

hey hed, how much was your trek ?

I got mine about 4 years ago, and it was already a year-old model. So it was marked down to make way for the new models. I also got some other sales discounts on it, so it came out to something around $480 USD. That was bare minimum, too -- without things like disc brakes and clipless pedals, which I added later. I'd expect a new one to run about $600 or so.

They've got a ton of models to choose from, though, so I'm sure there are pleanty priced all over the board.

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Thu May 19, 2005 4:25 am

HM-PuFFNSTuFF wrote:
did you find/talk to him?

been busy pretty much nonstop since we last talked. If i have time friday morning i'll pop in.

Post by **Iccy (temp)** » Thu May 19, 2005 9:22 pm

http://www.marinbikes.com/bicycles_2005 ... trail.html

bam, say hello to my little friend.

Was like $259. Im happy. Cheap, effective and will last me.

Post by **andyman** » Thu May 19, 2005 10:49 pm

LUCKY

Post by **Canis** » Thu May 19, 2005 11:34 pm

sys0p wrote:
Canis wrote: $2000+ will get you fancy goodies that say you have a lot of money as opposed to good biking skills.
...and I crush little boys on lesser bikes.

See, it takes no effort to prove my point.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu May 19, 2005 11:38 pm

Iccy (temp) wrote:http://www.marinbikes.com/bicycles_2005/html/bikes/bike_specs/specs_pioneer_trail.html

bam, say hello to my little friend.

Was like $259. Im happy. Cheap, effective and will last me.

Hard to peddle?

sys0p · Post by **sys0p** » Thu May 19, 2005 11:52 pm

Canis wrote:
sys0p wrote:
Canis wrote: $2000+ will get you fancy goodies that say you have a lot of money as opposed to good biking skills.
...and I crush little boys on lesser bikes.
See, it takes no effort to prove my point.

See, it takes no effort to prove my point.

Post by **Canis** » Thu May 19, 2005 11:59 pm

Kracus wrote:
Iccy (temp) wrote:http://www.marinbikes.com/bicycles_2005/html/bikes/bike_specs/specs_pioneer_trail.html

bam, say hello to my little friend.

Was like $259. Im happy. Cheap, effective and will last me.
Hard to peddle?

Dont need pedels, he'd just sit and spin on the thing anyway.

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Fri May 20, 2005 5:38 pm

well i just put a downpayment on a second hand Giant Boulder. He's gonna charge me around $200 canadian.

Puff - thanks so much for recommending that Parts Unknown place - George seems like a really solid guy.

Post by **Iccy (temp)** » Fri May 20, 2005 11:07 pm

This thing bra ?

Not a bad lil shimmy, man, thats cool man, really getting on that health kick eh. I think i figured out my key today, its not that i ride its that i have a bike to ride, its not that i surf its that i have a board to surf, you dig ?

Having these things to do and mix it up and stay interesting is the key to keeping it from being boring and hard to keep up. So like maybe ride a few days then run, then swim, mix it up.

Changing my diet too though. No more pizza and pints of ben and jerry's, switching over to wraps and low fat stuff now. Not turing to vegan, but just eating really healthy stuff. What you eat jules, got a special kinda diet?

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Fri May 20, 2005 11:13 pm

yea that's the one though it's a much older model i think.

Yea been eating healthily for a couple years now - started working out back in 2003 and just been trying to improve since.