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what would this be considered ?
what would this be considered ?
I would consider it a haul to pedal up a hill but fun to ride back down.qkenuf4u said:what would this be considered ?
ya well not all of us have 1000's of dollars laying around to spend on a brand new bike :madmax: ....... thanks for the info thoughsuspensionisbetter said:i would consider it old
The bike your looking at has 3 sprokets in the front. I would remove the largest one and replace it with a bash guard and shorten the chain. That will help the chain not fall off when you are riding down hills. You will still have the 22t (smallest gear) in the front for climing. You will be able to clime hills with it. It will be very tiring but it is doable.qkenuf4u said:ok so how would a freeride compare to a AM and DH bike ? do everything well or only certain things ? heavy and hard to pedal ? etc...
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What he said is basically true...and he didn't get nasty about it. You asked a simple question and he provided a simple answer. Now...if you were considering buying a bike like this one and wanted some feedback, you should have said so. If you're just asking a simple discussion question about bikes, he stated a simple truth.qkenuf4u said:ya well not all of us have 1000's of dollars laying around to spend on a brand new bike :madmax: ....... thanks for the info though
This bike acutally does display a good deal of "old" technology. That doesn't make the bike useless, but it doesn't change some things about this bike. One can parse the definitions all day, but there's a lot about this bike that is "old". I have a '99 Bullit...the first model. The frame technology is similar to this one, so it is old. At least the rear shock and fork...a Van 36 fork, Manitou 4-Way Air rear shock...are decently updated. This Marin still has the old school shock and a very spikey Marz fork, both of which were on their way out in '03 when this bike was new. It's '09...this bike is old.Razorfish said:I think the response was from calling it "old". The bike is a 2003. I wouldn't exactly call that "very old" or even "old".
I understand. Just a difference in the application of "old".TNC said:This bike acutally does display a good deal of "old" technology. That doesn't make the bike useless, but it doesn't change some things about this bike. One can parse the definitions all day, but there's a lot about this bike that is "old". I have a '99 Bullit...the first model. The frame technology is similar to this one, so it is old. At least the rear shock and fork...a Van 36 fork, Manitou 4-Way Air rear shock...are decently updated. This Marin still has the old school shock and a very spikey Marz fork, both of which were on their way out in '03 when this bike was new. It's '09...this bike is old.