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Pretty stoked to be going to Sedona tomorrow for some trail riding , it will be tough as i was out of comission for the past month fighting a infection. had a couple of quick rides to get comfortable on the bike again.

anyway had car troubles ....think it was the battery

 
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Awesome photo, I'm jelly...but the time is here I think, time to start tuning the good old Cobra Kai...
 
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Well got back from sedona / flagstaff mtb trip . it was a good time with some pretty gnarly trails .

some the trails we rode were
west sedona tour
cathedral rock / Slim shady
HHH

in flagstaff
secret moto
shultz pass

7 bikes and gear a tight fit .



did alot of this trying to find how to stay on the right trail





 
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Awesome!!! Great pics!

This is it! The time is here to start this ship! The weather seems pretty good around here to get going, I already tuned up the bikes like a good boyscout!
 
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less exciting, but i shook off some of the winter rust on a hazy morning the other day.

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I rode 50 miles ealier this week, the weather was excellent...and now we got 3" of snow, WTF?!
 
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View from the highest point of my saturday ride.

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cdamm said:
less exciting, but i shook off some of the winter rust on a hazy morning the other day.
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So what do you think of that water bottle?

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I rode 50 miles ealier this week, the weather was excellent...and now we got 3" of snow, WTF?!
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50 miles on road or mountain? and thats perfect weather for a fat tire bike...
 
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IcBlUsCrN said:
So what do you think of that water bottle?
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I like it for basic riding and lightweight off road stuff. if i'm gonna get dirty, then i go back to my old one. you were right, the damn nozzle gets filthy in the dirt.


also of note: that mild build up i did on my cheap-o bike made a world of difference. Even on the lower end of the spectrum the components used were night and day from what it came with.

Im looking at a good frame right now and i plan to build up a proper hardtail now.
 
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cdamm said:
Im looking at a good frame right now and i plan to build up a proper hardtail now.
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Looking for new or used frame ? if your building up going used is a good way to save a ton. You can find deals on pinkbike.com
 
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IcBlUsCrN said:
Looking for new or used frame ? if your building up going used is a good way to save a ton. You can find deals on pinkbike.com
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new. the one i'm looking at is a proper frame, but it's been discontinued and is super cheap right now.

I'm also looking at the sram eagle groupset for it. it's a little spendy, but holy cow is it fast and light. If I end up cheaping out, i'll go the one step below it. The sram folks were out at one of the local trails letting the riders demo it.
 
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I want to get out so bad…I've put in a whopping 15 outdoor mile son my bike since last Sept. 15 fucking miles.

At the moment, today was a high of 51 and raining…so until this shit clears up, all I'm doing is indoor running and swimming. I'd kill for a clean 30 mile hump at this point...
 
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cdamm said:
new. the one i'm looking at is a proper frame, but it's been discontinued and is super cheap right now.
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What frame are you looking at ? If i had the money the hardtail id like is a kingdom vendetta
 
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A little uphill action near Poudre Canyon west of town a couple weeks ago.

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EDIT: From a few months ago, I'll really miss hitting the trails west of town during the winter and mud season.

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A bit more urban than the bikes you guys have been showing, but I just bought a Specialized Sirrus Elite Disc 2016 yesterday after uhming and ahhing about it for a few months. Got a couple hundy off it, but still more expensive than I would ever have imagined myself paying for a bike.

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My city isn't particularly bike-friendly so hopefully I won't get knocked off it in a hurry. Been ok so far with my old shitter bikes.
 
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I have a pretty sweet road bike, an orbea aqua, but unsure of year or exact model.
 
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I've said it before, around here, you get the choice between road riding, or riding in the fucking woods, which I hate. So...road cycling it is. Still training for the triathlon coming up so I wanted to do some grinders to get the legs in shape. I have a rather difficult 32 mile out/back that has some really nasty grinders in it, I ride that on Sunday and it beat my ass. The turn around point is when the road goes to gravel, it's in a low riverbed. Here's my kit at the half way point last Sunday:

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Me being better than everybody:
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man that sworks is a sexy bike. Anyone watching the giro d'italia ?
 
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not sure what happened to my other post , well anyway i upgraded my frame to Nomad CC . First few rides have been pretty sweet on it. will probably sell the trek fuel and the bronson frame to build something else up, or major upgrades.
 
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So my work has a cycle to work scheme. Wherein you pick out a bike, an invoice gets sent to your work, they sign off on it, and you have a shiny new bike up to the cost of 1000 euro. I went to the bike shop today, had a look around, and a chat with the guy there. He recommended some models to me, so I figured I'd run it by you guys to see what's good and what's crap. He suggested the following:

The giant escape: https://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-us/bikes/model/escape.1/22180/83978/
The giant roam: https://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-us/bikes/model/roam.2/22193/84015/
The trek 7.1x: http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/bikes/city-bikes/fitness-bikes/fx/7-1-fx/p/1320010-2016
The Fuji absolute: http://www.fujibikes.com/bike/details/absolute-21-

I don't want any kind of racing bike, just a commuter that can handle the odd bumpy road, and my fat ass (I'm around 250 these days). So some sort of reinforced, beefy, with a bit of speed, hybrid bike. Personally I like the roam, but I haven't ridden in years, and last time I did it was bmx style 20 inch fun. Point me in the right direction folks.
 
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I was pretty keen on a Fuji Absolute, but my shitty country doesn't get stock in for anything, so there were no demo models (I would have had to put a deposit down), so I never got to try one. And the Trek FXs were out of stock. As were the local version of the Giant Escape. But I hear good things about each, I believe they are fairly equivalent - the general advice I saw while looking was 'they are roughly the same, try them out and see which one feels best to you', if you have that option.
 
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Kim _Kaphwan said:
So my work has a cycle to work scheme. Wherein you pick out a bike, an invoice gets sent to your work, they sign off on it, and you have a shiny new bike up to the cost of 1000 euro. I went to the bike shop today, had a look around, and a chat with the guy there. He recommended some models to me, so I figured I'd run it by you guys to see what's good and what's crap. He suggested the following:

The giant escape: https://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-us/bikes/model/escape.1/22180/83978/
The giant roam: https://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-us/bikes/model/roam.2/22193/84015/
The trek 7.1x: http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/bikes/city-bikes/fitness-bikes/fx/7-1-fx/p/1320010-2016
The Fuji absolute: http://www.fujibikes.com/bike/details/absolute-21-

I don't want any kind of racing bike, just a commuter that can handle the odd bumpy road, and my fat ass (I'm around 250 these days). So some sort of reinforced, beefy, with a bit of speed, hybrid bike. Personally I like the roam, but I haven't ridden in years, and last time I did it was bmx style 20 inch fun. Point me in the right direction folks.
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thats awesome!

if possible- check out the cannondale badboy. its a pretty great 'urban' city style bike.
 
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fluxcore said:
I was pretty keen on a Fuji Absolute, but my shitty country doesn't get stock in for anything, so there were no demo models (I would have had to put a deposit down), so I never got to try one. And the Trek FXs were out of stock. As were the local version of the Giant Escape. But I hear good things about each, I believe they are fairly equivalent - the general advice I saw while looking was 'they are roughly the same, try them out and see which one feels best to you', if you have that option.
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My local shop isn't a big facility, so there's not likely models I can try out. They have some bikes in store which I think they just try to sell on and aren't demos. Though they might be. In any case I do like the Giants the best and after seeing the reviews for them all they seem the sturdiest. While the trek seemed prone to varied issues. With broken axles popping up a lot in complaints.

I've never had a proper bike of any kind. Last thing I rode was a redline that was chromed out and great for jumps and wheelies. My main worry is that because I've let myself go a bit, and out on some weight would I be too much for these lightweight aluminum frames to cope with on these bumpy Dublin streets? Might be an irrational fear, but I have it.

By the way: the cannondale bad boy is much too expensive. I've got a max of 1000 euro to play with here. So if I can keep the bike around 800, then accessories for a bit more, I'll be alright. But yes I get the feeling that the bikes he suggested are a bit apples to apples comparison wise.
 
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