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Old 07-20-2008, 07:54 PM   #21 (permalink)
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get a specialized pitch
That's one of the bikes I'm looking at. What have you heard? I'm also thinking about the Heckler.

Basically I want something that can take some abuse and minor hucking but that will still trail ride well.

And yea, it's entry level, but I think my wife will go for something near $2k, but not much higher.

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Old 07-20-2008, 08:26 PM   #22 (permalink)
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im looking at getting a Mark III Elite
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Old 07-21-2008, 03:04 PM   #23 (permalink)
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Old 07-21-2008, 03:10 PM   #24 (permalink)
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Basically I want something that can take some abuse and minor hucking but that will still trail ride well.
Dude, at your size and the way you ride, there are no minor hucks. Your bikes wince in pain when you fly off curbs.
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Old 07-21-2008, 03:28 PM   #25 (permalink)
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Dude, at your size and the way you ride, there are no minor hucks. Your bikes wince in pain when you fly off curbs.
Good point. Any advice on the applicable bike for someone such as mysefl?

I've been looking at sh1tloads of bikes and they seem to be too heavy or not burly enough. I want my cake and I want to be able to eat it too.

Some ideas: Heckler, Jamis Parker II, Spec. Pitch, Trek Remedy and some new Mongoose that Andy heard about.

Oh, and of course, I don't want to pay too much.

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Old 07-21-2008, 03:35 PM   #26 (permalink)
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reed, get a kona stinky or coiler deluxe from wheel world. Burly, Heavy, Cheap, done
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Old 07-21-2008, 03:46 PM   #27 (permalink)
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thanks for the thread jack guys.. maybe I should make a straight FOR SALE Thread lol, as for bikes for reed....... 7 point, lucky 7, Bottlerocket, Matador, Santa Cruz Nomad or Bullit
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Old 07-21-2008, 03:49 PM   #28 (permalink)
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thanks for the thread jack guys.. maybe I should make a straight FOR SALE Thread lol, as for bikes for reed....... 7 point, lucky 7, Bottlerocket, Matador, Santa Cruz Nomad or Bullit
You're welcome.

Er, I mean, sorry.

Thanks for the suggestions. I think those bikes are a little more downhill than I want. I was looking at the 6 point and I thought that might be a little burlier than I want. But maybe Chewy is right and I should just go big and heavy and not worry about it.

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Old 07-21-2008, 04:01 PM   #29 (permalink)
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pitch is an entry level bike
Oh, really?

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Old 07-21-2008, 04:09 PM   #30 (permalink)
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Remedy and some new Mongoose that Andy heard about.
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Probably the Nugget.

It's their Slopestyle bike from what I understand.

www.mongoose.com
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Old 07-21-2008, 04:10 PM   #31 (permalink)
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Probably the Nugget.

It's their Slopestyle bike from what I understand.

www.mongoose.com

That's it. He said it was their slopestyle bike. Thanks.

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Old 07-21-2008, 04:18 PM   #32 (permalink)
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Sorry to hear that you are giving up the Canzo....thats a pretty sweet bike. You should probably hit Andy up. He says that Candace wants to get the full squish 29er.
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Old 07-21-2008, 04:22 PM   #33 (permalink)
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Nugget, thats the one! I don't know why I couldn't think of that...makes me need to poop.

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Old 07-21-2008, 04:38 PM   #34 (permalink)
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Sorry to hear that you are giving up the Canzo....thats a pretty sweet bike. You should probably hit Andy up. He says that Candace wants to get the full squish 29er.
candace towers over tricky ricky....
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Old 07-21-2008, 04:48 PM   #35 (permalink)
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shut your mouth fat boy,
find someone to buy this thing I have a killer deal on a new MKIII
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Old 07-21-2008, 04:51 PM   #36 (permalink)
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Ricky is a real man, he doesn't mess around with those hula hoop 29r's
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Old 07-21-2008, 04:59 PM   #37 (permalink)
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Ricky is a real man, he doesn't mess around with those hula hoop 29r's
You shut your dirty whorish mouth! thems fightin words!
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Old 07-21-2008, 05:18 PM   #38 (permalink)
 
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Ricky is a real man, he doesn't mess around with those hula hoop 29r's

You know how them kids always have to "experiment" with "different" things. Unlike a certain person I know...... Ricky just came to realization a little quicker than others.
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Old 07-21-2008, 05:22 PM   #39 (permalink)
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ricky got the sense knocked out of him....

shutup mr 300lb tires
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Old 07-21-2008, 05:28 PM   #40 (permalink)
 
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ricky got the sense knocked IN him....
I fixed it for ya!

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