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Discussion in 'Sports, Hobbies & Interests' started by godofspeed, Mar 3, 2010.

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  1. Aug 27, 2011 at 4:56 PM
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    RoyB

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    maybe you should sell the GT Ear :) ;)
     
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  2. Aug 28, 2011 at 5:17 AM
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    Local place has bikes on sale for labor day. Any opinions on the following they have for sale:
    Cannondale
    SL3 $699
    SL4 $549

    Marin Bobcat $560

    GT Sensor FS $1146- Kind of out of my budget currently...

    Do any of these look like a good price for the bikes? I am digging the SL3 with the sram components but not sure bout the hydro brakes. Should I keep an eye out for other bikes? This place doesn't have a whole lotta selection as far as brands go. I was hoping to keep it under $700

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    Just found a '10 Gary Fisher Marlin $650

    Components look pretty awesome for the price I think. Some people say its heavy and poorly put together.
     
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  3. Aug 28, 2011 at 2:11 PM
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    IMO, in that price range, all the bikes you linked are pretty similarly spec'd. Personally, a bigger fan of good mechanical discs, but no experience with the Tektro setup.

    Fork is a wash between them all, the Dart isnt any better than the RST.

    The geometry is close enough with all of them to avoid any standing out. Go try them out and see what fits best.
     
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  4. Aug 28, 2011 at 5:59 PM
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  5. Aug 28, 2011 at 7:25 PM
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    Been MTB'ing for years & always been a hardtail guy. Decided it was time to save the back (turned 45 on the 27th) & go Full suspension.

    Got a sweet deal on this Trek HIFI. Also looks good in the bed of Silver Taco.

    DSC00824.jpg
     
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  6. Aug 29, 2011 at 10:00 AM
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    bone stock save for the block lift that came on it with the open country m/t.
    so how do you like them otherwise? Been pondering it myself...
     
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  7. Aug 29, 2011 at 12:36 PM
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    SMKYTXN If it can't be overdone it's not worth doing Vendor

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    I haven't ridden my moutain bike in a while, but I thought I'd show off my latest toy. I've just gotten into tritathlons and I got this bike for a song.


    [​IMG]
     
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  8. Aug 29, 2011 at 12:38 PM
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    ^^^^ Nice bike!!!!
     
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  9. Aug 29, 2011 at 12:40 PM
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    Shit I'd belt out a whole warped ass soundin concert for that, lol. Cool score..........Some mountain rides are paved, guessing it counts. :D.......except maybe for where we live.
     
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  10. Aug 29, 2011 at 12:43 PM
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    FearNothing321 You gonna eat that taco?

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    I ride tubeless as well and I would not change it, it allows you to run lower pressures which in turn give you better traction and you don't have to worry about pinch flats
     
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    Those chunks of coral rolling around inside there look pretty worrysome, lol.
     
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  12. Aug 29, 2011 at 12:49 PM
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    FearNothing321 You gonna eat that taco?

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    i use Bontrager Super Juice and haven't had that kind of build up, however it did end up drying on the inside of the tire
     
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  13. Aug 29, 2011 at 6:37 PM
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    Holy hell thats a big chainring! What's something like that go for if you dont mind sharing? Where are the rear brakes?
     
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  14. Aug 30, 2011 at 3:17 AM
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    tubeless are nice...
    took me a while to jump on the bandwagon.

    it may take some time to figure out what kind of air pressures to run on which trail.
    i am able to run around 30# on most trails around here.
    any less and it gets "squishy" and you can feel them move in the corners.

    that is pretty much the only benefit i can see right now.
    definitely not any lighter.
     
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  15. Aug 30, 2011 at 11:16 AM
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    I don't mind sharing since this is my first "modern" bike. Before this I rode a 97 Trek touring bike and most recently my 1975 Mercier.

    The Felt B2 is a $4700 bike new. I paid $2100 a couple of weeks ago. That price included a Garmin Edge 305 cycling computer, aero water bottle, and a rear bottle holder. The original owner also paid to have his local bike shop fit me on the bike, and let me do a decent test ride on a closed road before I bought it. I've added the aero bottle and the rear rack in the picture since the original stuff didn't work well for me.

    The bike weights 21.7 lbs will all of the accessories on it. If I'm really anal about it I can probably get down to below 20 lbs, but I'll take the weight off of myself first. :D


    The chainrings on the bike are a 53/39. The component set is SRAM red with carbon cranks and carbon rear deraileur.

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    The rear brake is tucked into the frame behind the cranks to reduce drag.

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    Glad you guys like it. I'll be doing my first race on it at the end of September. Between now and then I really have to work on a different set of muscles. The upper body strength required to hold the tuck position is more than I bargained for, and with the upright seat tube my quads take a beating.
     
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  16. Aug 30, 2011 at 4:55 PM
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    nice! Got a screamin deal on it sounds like too.

    You could save more weight by getting that tie-wrap off the left-side crank too.
     
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  17. Aug 30, 2011 at 5:07 PM
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    Never saw that with the rear brake. I have been out of the bike scene for a while I mainly do mt biking.....
     
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  18. Aug 30, 2011 at 5:23 PM
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    wish the terrain here could warrant rear suspension D:

    pics a little old, now have a Kenda Small Block 8 on the rear.
     
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  19. Aug 30, 2011 at 6:11 PM
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    bone stock save for the block lift that came on it with the open country m/t.
    point well taken, anyone else care to chime in?btw, needing some new brakes, and well, not looking to get raped for a full set. anyone got any ideas? I have stock promax orange, and not really that impressed, even if they are disc.
     
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  20. Aug 31, 2011 at 4:35 AM
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    I have a set of Avid Juicy 3's that i took off my Santa Cruz. (just replaced with upgraded/lighter ones)

    rear mounting bracket for 160mm (no rotors)

    i will have to get cable lengths and stuff if interested (pre-bled and ready to mount)
    pic of them about 2 weeks after i bought the bike
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    stickers added...just because :)
    newdecal2_a7f8b2741d963079d9a8bc2a90c45f054fbc489d.jpg

    newdecal3_8876bcbef46748829f7f3b257875f07710b4d53a.jpg
     
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