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02-09-2019, 08:10 AM | #196 |
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No doubt. I'll hit some of the stuff he hits, but I pass on a lot of it. He always harasses me about it and tries to talk me into it. I just respond with, "Son, I can't get hurt because I have to go to work on Monday to pay for that bike you're riding."
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04-05-2019, 07:39 AM | #197 |
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When he's not trying to sell Fortnite skins, my kid can still rip. About to get into enduro and XC season, and we're looking forward to it.
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06-01-2019, 09:27 PM | #198 |
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a little tooting of my horn here... Last weekend I went to opening weekend at Snowshoe Bike Park and met up with youtube content producer Steady Spin and I showed him around... the first part of the video has a bunch of him following me down the technical rooty rock covered Bail Out trail. Check it out:
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06-01-2019, 09:45 PM | #199 |
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In my younger days... **** NO! My face is fine the way it is.
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04-26-2020, 08:05 PM | #200 |
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Alright guys, need some advice on a bike. I started riding an old Trek my father-in-law had, its too small and it’s older. So I’m going to upgrade, and have no idea where to start. Really like the Trek but it’s definitely too small and probably needs tuned up.
I ride on local bike trails in Columbia, MO. Some dirt, some concrete paths, some roads, and some sidewalks. I’m a bigger guy, don’t know if that matters. I’m going to go into the local bike shop tomorrow and pick their brains a little bit. Budget is probably going to be around $500 Looking at a Trek Dual Sport 2 or 3, any thoughts? |
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04-26-2020, 08:50 PM | #201 |
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Dual Sport 2 has an MSRP of $669 on the Trek website, however the bike shop I use always has them for under MSRP but you'd be pushing it to find it for much under $600. If that's a hard max on your budget the FX series may be something you want to look at, the frame geometry on those is likely better suited for the type of riding you're talking about. However, when it comes to dirt, you won't be able to do any hard climbing with the tires on either of those.
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04-26-2020, 08:52 PM | #202 |
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BTW, you'll get people coming in here and bashing Trek but I've had 3 of their bikes and loved them all. My primary rig is a 2013 CrossRip that I've logged over 4,000 miles on.
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04-26-2020, 09:02 PM | #203 |
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For some reason I thought the Dual Sport was at $500, so my actual budget is around $700. I doubt I will get into anything that will require real knobby tires, the hybrid tires should be more than adequate. I will probably be on bike paths or roads 90% of the time.
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04-26-2020, 09:04 PM | #204 |
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Take some decent test rides on both of them. Oh, and budget for a helmet as well.
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04-27-2020, 06:35 AM | #205 |
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04-27-2020, 06:37 AM | #206 |
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I have been seeing some really good deals on the Trek website with closeouts.
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04-27-2020, 06:41 AM | #207 |
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04-27-2020, 06:47 AM | #208 |
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04-27-2020, 06:50 AM | #209 |
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I was trying to avoid pointing out that the cost of the bike is just the price of admission...
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04-27-2020, 06:55 AM | #210 |
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Yeah, I learned that the hard way-4 bikes later.
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