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    Is a $3k bike is really worth $3k?

    So my husband just let me spend 2.5k on bikes (one for me one for him) and they were both discounted by at least 50%, does that mean he dserves to get laid? Hmmmm don't know he did say the condition was that I don't upgrade anylthing! Mind you I've already swapped over all the good bits from my...
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    Lets see you xc bikes

    Lately it seems I"ve been riding less and less, so I build myself an old Brodie Kinetic frame as an SS. But then we moved to a new town, still small but a bit bigger than the last one at least, although pretty much flat (the other town had a dh track nearby).But I found a new job, it was riding...
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    Giant STP sizing

    5ft7 and had the regular size (13.5") I never did get to dirt jumping but that size seemed doable even for XC type riding, I don't think I'd want a bigger frame for the riding it was meant to do, unless like someone said you tend to prefer longer frames.
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    Is it weird to put 24in. on a 26er?

    Your BB will be significantly lower as well so you might find you hit the pedals a lot more (on rocks or whatever). Honestly that would be the only thing I don't like about making a 26" bike to 24", depending on how high the BB currently is though.
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    Why is it?

    Perhaps a lot of Women are too busy with work and family life to devote enough time to other disciplines. Weather the fellow is into riding or not I imagine that for most women the kids / family would come before "me time". I think XC is just less time consuming. For DH riding you pretty much...
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    full face helmet

    Yes sorry for the late reply, there was I think the Met Parachute that has the chin guard (don't know how good this is). One I know of is the Giro Xen which is a relatively popular AM helmet, well it was a few years ago and I'm sure still is. And I think like someone mentioned the Specialized...
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    Need some opinions folks!!

    Particularly if he is dead set on new, you can get a really great brand new mid spec bmx for the sort of money you would spend on a low to mid level mtb which is used! I know because I've got a Giant STP and I've recently purchased a nice BMX. The BMX cost me $530Au and all I needed for it was...
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    Sam Hill's bike at Fort William ... after a crash

    Seems like some people would believe anything!
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    full face helmet

    You said occasional DH so reading between the lines it sounds like you will be keeping your current helmet for XC and want a cheap Fullface to supplement it for when you do DH riding on occasion or when you otherwise think you should wear it. As above I think 661 is probably worth looking into...
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    Slackening head tube angle - a curse?

    I've primarily experimented with a Giant STP, it's a DJ hardtail that I've used for XC type riding and I've ran everything from 80mm to 150mm travel. I don't think the geometry was a huge issue at 150 it's more the high feeling front end (yes with relatively low handlebars...like 1.5" rise). If...
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    leaving fellow riders behind

    Well Alexis it's people like you that make this world a better place. Yeah if the group ahead didn't realize that the guys behind had crashed / had issues then it's understandable but I still would have expected them to walk back up and look for them rather than sitting there for 3hrs just...
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    small womens dh bike

    I'm 5ft7 and had an Orange 222 as my DH rig. In regards to weight it was great, relatively light especially compared to a friends Iron Horse. I just wanted to chime in and say that if she is a beginner and not that great at DH then a single pivot such as Orange might not be that great for her...
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    2010 Giant Alias

    My experience is that I've had both a '07 Giant Alias and '08 STP 0 Both bikes are good bikes for the money but they are aimed at different styles of riding: Alias: Obviously an XC hardtail with XC geometry and build It felt good to ride and easy to lift the front wheel with a short stem...
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    2010 Giant Alias

    sorry this was a double post
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    Bmx or JumpBike

    .........bah he's already decided on 26" so be it. Besides BMXes are cheap enough, even if he decided to sell his mtb at a later stage he could probably buy a top notch bmx and maybe have some change over.
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    Used Giant STP - how much is it worth???

    Are most of the parts stock? Or has he used all the good parts to put on another bike? I know the STP 3 comes with the lowest spec but if it's got V Brakes it's either very old or was potentially purchased relatively cheap as a parts donor for another bike!!! And to whoever said the frame was...
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    stripping handlebars

    I reckon that paint stripper is viable for stripping a bike, but for handlebars you're probably better off just sanding the paint off, it might be a good idea to leave the paint where the stem covers it too, then you still have the centering lines etc. I stripped mine by sanding them but I left...
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    grip shift for dh?

    I had both set ups, X7 trigger on the DH bike and X7 twist shifter on the other bike. When I whittled my steeds to one bike only (the HT which I will use for a bit of DH and anything else) I chose to keep the trigger shifting. I agree on grip choice being one of the main issues, I used trimmed...
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    Giant Glory 2010, Breaking in the new ride-Vid

    Yes great vid and love the trail, looks fun.
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    New pedals to replace Straitlines?

    What about the new Answer Rove FR?
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