I might be able to help with this question. First though, let me tell you a bit about myself and the type of riding that I do, so that you can understand where I'm coming from.
I am probably very similar to you. I'm middle-aged, in my mid-40s, not in bad shape, but not in as good a shape as...
I just thought I'd close the loop on this thread. Thanks to your advice, and some from another forum, and some from the LBS, and a review or two that I stumbled across, my nephew is now riding a brand new Trek 4500. Somehow he didn't seem too dissappointed when I told him I wanted to get him the...
I ride a Rockhopper Comp. Very nice bike. More front shock travel than the Trek he's looking at. The bike shop he's been looking at usually carries Specialized, but apparently they don't have any in stock at the moment. He lives nine hours from me, so I can't go shopping w/him, unfortunately...
I've no particular interest in Treks. No one local to me sells them, so I don't follow the Trek line. I actually ride a Specialized. Treks just seem to be one of the lines that my nephew's local bike shop carries. He apparently finds them comfortable (which is really important, IMHO). He's too...
I'm helping my nephew buy a mountain bike. Bascially, he's picking the bike and I'm picking up the tab. He told me tonight that he's picked out a Trek 3900. He rides a lot in southern Michigan, at a place called Fort Custer. From talking to him and looking at a few pictures, I think we're...
I was a bit peeved, yes. But this was a 14-year-old and his 16-year-old brother. I guess I don't expect rock-solid reliability from teenagers. Next time though, I will just go, and if they want to ride w/me, then fine, but I will think twice before holding up my plans for them again.
They are...
Almost had a bummer of a weekend, but in the end it turned out ok. Saturday here in Munising looked to be a good riding day. Tried to get a friend to go in the afternoon. He asked to do an in-the-dark-ride instead. I canceled my afternoon ride in favor of an evening ride, and then he never...
Hey, I just remembered, I have a few photos online of where I like to ride:
http://gennick.com/BikeRide.html
These photos are all on the snowmobile route that loops around south of town.
I was the one taking the pics, so you don't get to see me in them. Sorry 'bout that.
There are...
Thanks. There is, actually, a Giant/Cannondale dealer in Marquette. Next time I get the chance, I'll try and have a look at the models you mention.
LOL! Yeah, it has occurred to me that I could probably survive without full suspension. Would be nice to have a smoother ride though. And I will...
"These f***s have the nerve to ask me to a X-MAS party on a Saturday?"
I also do not like that sort of thing. You don't have to go though. It is possible, though perhaps awkward, to simply skip the company christmas party. I regularly skip out on such events, and I've never sufferred for...
Thanks Tenchiro. I have a hardtail now, in fact, and am thinking my next purchase will be something softer. Maybe. If my wife lets me spend the money. She was rather taken aback this fall when I began looking at that Enduro that was on sale "for only" $2500 :-)
I've read that downhill bikes...
I began wearing helmets because of my kids. I realized I couldn't very well tell them to wear a helmet while not wearing one myself. So I bought a good one and began to wear it. At first, I felt like a conspicuous, bloomin' idiot, but after a few months that feeling pretty much went away...
Some random thoughts:
* I like work, like to be creative, like to accomplish things.
* Every job I've ever held has had its downsides. Heck, even projects that I've choosen to work on, like writing a book, where I'm working for myself and not for "the man", have aspects to them that I...
I am new to this forum. This is my first post. I like to ride off-road, on trails or on things approximating trails. These days I am trying to pay a bit more attention to having the "right" sort of bike for the riding that I most like to do. And this gets me to the reason for my post: I'm having...
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