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That pic in that lake is sweet looking
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I'm trying to convince a friend to get into mountain biking and he's been eyeing the guardian. Seems like a hellava deal and haven't heard a bad thing about them. Congrats, and get used to the face/leg/arm/shoulder/knee/shin/elbow/ribs/pinkytoe/whole body aches and scratches. Eventually, you'll think something is wrong if you aren't banged up a little after a ride hehe.
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I'm trying to convince a friend to get into mountain biking and he's been eyeing the guardian. Seems like a hellava deal and haven't heard a bad thing about them. Congrats, and get used to the face/leg/arm/shoulder/knee/shin/elbow/ribs/pinkytoe/whole body aches and scratches. Eventually, you'll think something is wrong if you aren't banged up a little after a ride hehe.
Well, I don't really want to make a habit of getting banged up lol. The body is approaching 40 and can't take that much abuse, gonna have to start using full face helmet and body armor
The Guardian is indeed awesome deal! I thought about going the Walmart route for a second and ditched that once I saw a forum post on the Airborne. Great commuter too once you lockout the front fork.
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You really shouldn't put your bike in water like that ,water can and does get past seals.If you out riding and go though a creek ,thats part of the ride . Water causes rust ,rust does bad things to bearing ,races and chains.
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Originally I was looking at spending around $500 on a new bike, but that pretty much only got me something with a Suntour fork. The Guardian looks like an awesome deal. I might actually increase my budget....
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We are so glad to hear you like your bike!!!!!
Hey, those are some awesome shots. Would you mind posting a few of them on our facebook page? We'd be honored!
Thanks~
Jeremy
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You really shouldn't put your bike in water like that ,water can and does get past seals.If you out riding and go though a creek ,thats part of the ride . Water causes rust ,rust does bad things to bearing ,races and chains.
Yeah I don't think I'd be posing my bike in the lake like that either.
You also may want to zip tie that front brake hose to the fork. That looks like an unfortunate snag just waiting to happen. Looks like it may already be rubbing on the tire.
Enjoy the ride!
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Nice shots. Sounds like you had fun!
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Yeah I don't think I'd be posing my bike in the lake like that either.
You also may want to zip tie that front brake hose to the fork. That looks like an unfortunate snag just waiting to happen. Looks like it may already be rubbing on the tire.
Enjoy the ride!
Duly noted sirs! Just goes to show you how much of a nOOb I am....but the photographer in me couldn't resist the photo ops
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We are so glad to hear you like your bike!!!!!
Hey, those are some awesome shots. Would you mind posting a few of them on our facebook page? We'd be honored!
Thanks~
Jeremy
Will DO!
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Nice shots. Sounds like you had fun!
Thanks, it was very fun! I'm going to hit the Flume trail yet :0
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Duly noted sirs! Just goes to show you how much of a nOOb I am....but the photographer in me couldn't resist the photo ops 
Hey, there's a zip tie (along with a RockShox decal) in the bag that contains your shock manual. Check it out~
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Hey, there's a zip tie (along with a RockShox decal) in the bag that contains your shock manual. Check it out~
Oh, haha! I wondered what that was for
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Looks like a nice bike for $600. I'm passing the word on to my brother.
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Wow, great shots! I just ordered my Guardian this morning. Talked to Eric about sizing and a few other questions first. Can't wait to get my Guardian dirty. How did you get those shots? Did you bring someone with you or have a tripod?
And for the record, I ride my bike in the water all the time. Up creeks, through rivers, mud, snow, etc. It's called a mountain bike, not a sissy sidewalk bike. ;-)
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Wow, great shots! I just ordered my Guardian this morning. Talked to Eric about sizing and a few other questions first. Can't wait to get my Guardian dirty. How did you get those shots? Did you bring someone with you or have a tripod?
And for the record, I ride my bike in the water all the time. Up creeks, through rivers, mud, snow, etc. It's called a mountain bike, not a sissy sidewalk bike. ;-)
I have a tripod and an Intervalometer set to 50 shots at 2 seconds each Hey, good luck with that Guardian, awesome entry level bike and it should give you miles and miles of fun!
P.S...don't tell anyone...but I hucked the bike 10 feet into a lake (Silver Lake) last Saturday
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And for the record, I ride my bike in the water all the time. Up creeks, through rivers, mud, snow, etc. It's called a mountain bike, not a sissy sidewalk bike. ;-)
It's called a mountain bike not a lake, river, stream, or ocean bike; just because you can do something doesn't mean it's a good idea. It's fine as long as you don't mind taking the bike apart and lubricating it constantly.
Don't you hate it when a sentence doesn't end the way you think it octopus?
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P.S...don't tell anyone...but I hucked the bike 10 feet into a lake (Silver Lake) last Saturday 
LOL, we'll make a note of that in case we ever get a call from you about a seized-up BB. 
J/K
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LOL, we'll make a note of that in case we ever get a call from you about a seized-up BB. 
J/K
Seems to me it speaks volume to the quality and durability of the Airborne bicycles. Good job and keep up the excellent work!!!
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I don't think I would ever huck my Guardian into a lake, but I have ridden through some deep water on one of my older bikes. You know what? It's a challenge!
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Don't let your rear hub sit submerged like that OP....it isn't going to last very long if you do that!
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Well, I can tell you...for the price I paid for the bike I'm happy I switched hobbies and pull less crazy stunts - I wrecked(t-boned by a buick) a 15k Motorcycle a couple years ago and 9 months of worth of physical therapy and a metal rod in a leg later I sold all my motorcycles I'm now on a different kind of "bike" and hucking it into the lake is a lot less crazy and cheaper than wrestling cars....mind you, I wouldn't ever huck 10k Carbon Fiber bike if I ever owned one.
and for the record I'm not rich but I've got friends who throw away 1k at the casinos in a day...so I think my investment is better
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good lookin' bike. congrats.
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Awesome shots. I just started riding myself, and a friend recommended the Guardian too me. Wish I started doing this sooner, its a lot of fun and the bike has handled the terrain here well. All I really have done so far was change the tires.
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Nice pictures and nice story. You'll only get better with more riding so keep it up!
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Great looking bike, hows it holding up would you recommend getting an airborne bike?
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Thanks! It's my first bike so I can't really compare it to anything. I think I've abused it pretty good and it's holding up fine I commute with it daily. I've greased up the drive train after all the water abuse though.
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right on, thanks for sharing the pic.
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great shots and a great bike
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Congrats, great pics - Thanks to those of you that commented on the water - I didn't think it was a good idea either even when washing it for what I've been reading so far.
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