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Date: 08 Jul 2007 21:19:05
From: DarkProtoman
Subject: What bike do you think I should buy?
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I've just learned how to ride a bike --I'm 15, and I've got money to
burn--, and I'm looking for a hybrid or mountain bike. Are these good
bikes:
Devinci Sydney: http://www.devinci.com/9747_an.html
Devinci Frantik 3: http://www.devinci.com/9685_an.html
I'm basically going to be commuting and doing trail rides. What do you
think? Thanks!!!
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Date: 11 Jul 2007 21:20:39
From: John Thompson
Subject: Re: What bike do you think I should buy?
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On 2007-07-09, DarkProtoman <Protoman2050@gmail.com > wrote:
> I've just learned how to ride a bike --I'm 15, and I've got money to
> burn--, and I'm looking for a hybrid or mountain bike. Are these good
> bikes:
>
> Devinci Sydney: http://www.devinci.com/9747_an.html
> Devinci Frantik 3: http://www.devinci.com/9685_an.html
>
> I'm basically going to be commuting and doing trail rides. What do you
> think? Thanks!!!
If you've got money to burn, get a bike to last a lifetime:
http://www.bgcycles.com/
--
John (john@os2.dhs.org)
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Date: 11 Jul 2007 07:32:33
From: Ozark Bicycle
Subject: Re: What bike do you think I should buy?
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On Jul 9, 5:38 am, Johnny Sunset aka Tom Sherman
<sunsetss0...@yahoo.com > wrote:
> Richard McBeef wrote:
> > On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 21:19:05 -0700, DarkProtoman wrote:
>
> >> I've just learned how to ride a bike --I'm 15, and I've got money to
> >> burn--, and I'm looking for a hybrid or mountain bike. Are these good
> >> bikes:
>
> >> Devinci Sydney:http://www.devinci.com/9747_an.html
> >> Devinci Frantik 3:http://www.devinci.com/9685_an.html
>
> >> I'm basically going to be commuting and doing trail rides. What do you
> >> think? Thanks!!!
>
> > Those might work but they look kinda dorky. I'd recommend a Rivendell, such
> > as A. Homer Hilsen model.
>
> >http://www.rivbike.com/bikes/a_homer_hilsen
>
> OK, if we are going to these extremes on suggestions, for use on both
> the road and light trail use, what about the Gunnar Cross Hairs:
> <http://www.gunnarbikes.com/crosshairs.php>. Full custom geometry for a
> $325 surcharge and custom paint for $125, so a total of $1,450 including
> a Gunnar/Waterford made fork. Less wait time than Rivendell to get a
> bike, and no need to be a "hobbit" (can someone be a retro-grouch at 15?).
>
Longing for the 'good old days' of 2005?
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Date: 11 Jul 2007 13:47:34
From: Luigi de Guzman
Subject: Re: What bike do you think I should buy?
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On Mon, 09 Jul 2007 05:38:44 -0500, Johnny Sunset aka Tom Sherman wrote:
> (can someone be a retro-grouch at 15?).
It's perfectly possible for someone to be both young and a retro-grouch.
I'm not so young--I'm 26--but I tend to go for stuff that is apparently
"retro-grouchy," partly because it's more similar to the kind of gear
that's cheap and easy to find for me.
-Luigi
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Luigi de Guzman
http://ouij.livejournal.com
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Date: 09 Jul 2007 05:30:28
From: Ozark Bicycle
Subject: Re: What bike do you think I should buy?
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On Jul 9, 8:11 am, "Pat" <P...@starrynight.com > wrote:
> "DarkProtoman"--obviously a troll. This is not the way "15 year olds" talk.
> Give it a rest, dude.
Do ya think "Richard McBeef" might be a troll, too? Just maybe?
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Date: 09 Jul 2007 07:11:47
From: Pat
Subject: Re: What bike do you think I should buy?
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"DarkProtoman"--obviously a troll. This is not the way "15 year olds" talk.
Give it a rest, dude.
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Date: 09 Jul 2007 00:03:16
From: Bill Sornson
Subject: Re: What bike do you think I should buy?
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DarkProtoman wrote:
> I've just learned how to ride a bike --I'm 15, and I've got money to
> burn--, and I'm looking for a hybrid or mountain bike. Are these good
> bikes:
>
> Devinci Sydney: http://www.devinci.com/9747_an.html
> Devinci Frantik 3: http://www.devinci.com/9685_an.html
>
> I'm basically going to be commuting and doing trail rides. What do you
> think? Thanks!!!
Get a Baka Trike.
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Date: 09 Jul 2007 06:37:29
From: Luigi de Guzman
Subject: Re: What bike do you think I should buy?
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On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 23:13:41 -0800, Richard McBeef wrote:
> On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 21:19:05 -0700, DarkProtoman wrote:
>
>> I've just learned how to ride a bike --I'm 15, and I've got money to
>> burn--, and I'm looking for a hybrid or mountain bike. Are these good
>> bikes:
>>
>> Devinci Sydney: http://www.devinci.com/9747_an.html
>> Devinci Frantik 3: http://www.devinci.com/9685_an.html
>>
>> I'm basically going to be commuting and doing trail rides. What do you
>> think? Thanks!!!
>
> Those might work but they look kinda dorky. I'd recommend a Rivendell, such
> as A. Homer Hilsen model.
>
> http://www.rivbike.com/bikes/a_homer_hilsen
I would be shocked--SHOCKED--to see anyone under the age of 35 on a
Rivendell. Not to say that they're not good bikes, but they don't strike
me as young-dude bikes.
--
Luigi de Guzman
http://ouij.livejournal.com
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Date: 18 Jul 2007 13:47:04
From: Dane Buson
Subject: Re: What bike do you think I should buy?
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Luigi de Guzman <luigi12081@cox.net > wrote:
> On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 23:13:41 -0800, Richard McBeef wrote:
>>
>> Those might work but they look kinda dorky. I'd recommend a Rivendell, such
>> as A. Homer Hilsen model.
>>
>> http://www.rivbike.com/bikes/a_homer_hilsen
>
> I would be shocked--SHOCKED--to see anyone under the age of 35 on a
> Rivendell. Not to say that they're not good bikes, but they don't strike
> me as young-dude bikes.
Come out to Seattle. I can introduce you to a few. Though, to be fair,
most of them are bike mechanics or work in the industry. The cheaper
version is all the people I know riding Bridgestone bikes...
--
Dane Buson - sigdane@unixbigots.org
You don't have to think too hard when you talk to teachers.
-- J. D. Salinger
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Date: 08 Jul 2007 23:13:41
From: Richard McBeef
Subject: Re: What bike do you think I should buy?
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On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 21:19:05 -0700, DarkProtoman wrote:
> I've just learned how to ride a bike --I'm 15, and I've got money to
> burn--, and I'm looking for a hybrid or mountain bike. Are these good
> bikes:
>
> Devinci Sydney: http://www.devinci.com/9747_an.html
> Devinci Frantik 3: http://www.devinci.com/9685_an.html
>
> I'm basically going to be commuting and doing trail rides. What do you
> think? Thanks!!!
Those might work but they look kinda dorky. I'd recommend a Rivendell, such
as A. Homer Hilsen model.
http://www.rivbike.com/bikes/a_homer_hilsen
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Date: 09 Jul 2007 05:38:44
From: Johnny Sunset aka Tom Sherman
Subject: Re: What bike do you think I should buy?
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Richard McBeef wrote:
> On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 21:19:05 -0700, DarkProtoman wrote:
>
>> I've just learned how to ride a bike --I'm 15, and I've got money to
>> burn--, and I'm looking for a hybrid or mountain bike. Are these good
>> bikes:
>>
>> Devinci Sydney: http://www.devinci.com/9747_an.html
>> Devinci Frantik 3: http://www.devinci.com/9685_an.html
>>
>> I'm basically going to be commuting and doing trail rides. What do you
>> think? Thanks!!!
>
> Those might work but they look kinda dorky. I'd recommend a Rivendell, such
> as A. Homer Hilsen model.
>
> http://www.rivbike.com/bikes/a_homer_hilsen
OK, if we are going to these extremes on suggestions, for use on both
the road and light trail use, what about the Gunnar Cross Hairs:
<http://www.gunnarbikes.com/crosshairs.php >. Full custom geometry for a
$325 surcharge and custom paint for $125, so a total of $1,450 including
a Gunnar/Waterford made fork. Less wait time than Rivendell to get a
bike, and no need to be a "hobbit" (can someone be a retro-grouch at 15?).
--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
The weather is here, wish you were beautiful
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Date: 09 Jul 2007 05:34:00
From: Luigi de Guzman
Subject: Re: What bike do you think I should buy?
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1) How much are you willing to spend?
2) Define "trail rides." If that's a multi-use path--paved or crushed
gravel, nothing gnarly, then suspension is overkill and counterproductive.
I would get something more along these lines:
Trek 7000
http://www2.trekbikes.com/bikes/bike.php?bikeid=1310000&f=27
Fuji Crosstown 4.0
http://www.fujibikes.com/2007/bikes.asp?id=331&subcat=#
Key points:
No suspension: If you're not going to ride it off any major drops,
suspension is of no use to you.
Real wheels: 32, preferrably 36 spokes, laced 3-cross. Wheel failures
suck, HARD.
Things to consider:
Leave space in the budget for a decent lock (also learn how to use same)
and a set of lights (for when you get caught out after dark). A small
multi-tool is not a bad investment either. A cyclocomputer will tell you
how fast and how far you're going, and for this reason alone is cool.
Finally:
If you have a friend or relation who's knowledgeable about bicycles, you
might want to consider the used bike market. You could get a reasonable
deal--my first "nice" bike was a seventy-five buck pawnshop road bike
which I (literally) rode into the ground.
--
Luigi de Guzman
http://ouij.livejournal.com
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Date: 08 Jul 2007 23:34:58
From: Johnny Sunset aka Tom Sherman
Subject: Re: What bike do you think I should buy?
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DarkProtoman who? wrote:
> I've just learned how to ride a bike --I'm 15, and I've got money to
> burn--,
Your parents have much to answer for.
> and I'm looking for a hybrid or mountain bike. Are these good
> bikes:
>
> Devinci Sydney: http://www.devinci.com/9747_an.html
Looks pretty typical of today's offerings. Frankly, I would try to get
exchange credit for the wheels and seat post. Conventional 36-spoke,
3-cross wheels, built with proper tension and stress relieving [1] will
provide better service. Unless one is racing, the lower weight of a
carbon fiber seat post is not worth the tradeoff in durability and
potential for hidden damage and/or brittle failure.
> Devinci Frantik 3: http://www.devinci.com/9685_an.html
>
> I'm basically going to be commuting and doing trail rides. What do you
> think? Thanks!!!
>
Unless the trails involve the type of descents that require dual
suspension, a hard-tail MTB would be the better choice. Lighter weight,
greater pedaling efficiency, more reliable/less maintenance and a higher
quality bike for the price.
[1] Ignoring for the moment the controversy over what this actually
accomplishes.
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Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
The weather is here, wish you were beautiful
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