Anyone a keen Mountain Biker?

[Calzor Suzay]

Suppose this is an extreme sport, depends on how much of a crazy mofo you are :E but I haven't rode in years and now I live near some countryside with birds'n'stuff I want to take it up again from my crazy BMX Mongoose days...

My local shop asked me what I wanted out if it and came up with a Trek 4900 (http://www.trekbikes.com/bikes/2001/mtn/4900_main.html) in my price range and said it was a good beginners/intermediate bike with much potential...

so.. is it?

[HotGalaxy3000]

WetWilly?

I think u got yaself another review for Chewnet.com :P

[YoCk]

How much you paying for that Suzay? Looks very nice! :E

I'm also looking for a reasonably priced Mountain Bike - any places online that are any good for that? (UK)

[D MONSTER]

Biking is great fun. I'm out on my bike nearly every day. I'm pretty much a casual biker - i got some friends who are REALLY into it but i just like thrashing about on the bike. I'm also pretty cack at it - lost count of the number of times i've come off the damn bike!
Still got the scars to prove it... :-)

[D MONSTER]

Biking is great fun. I'm out on my bike nearly every day. I'm pretty much a casual biker - i got some friends who are REALLY into it but i just like thrashing about on the bike. I'm also pretty cack at it - lost count of the number of times i've come off the damn bike!
Still got the scars to prove it... :-)

[Calzor Suzay]

Well in the end I bought the bike several models up :E
I got the Trek 6500 (http://www.trekbikes.com/bikes/2001/mtn/6500_main.html) in spinkee yellow which is bloody brilliant compared to bikes of years ago. It weighs virtually sod all and goes like the clappers across wherever I go or should say hit :). It cost 650 smackeroonies though but the shop through in a £50 camelpack and micro pump so can't complain :E

I'd find a decent bike shop locally Yock because the bikes and accesories seem to be price fixed so there no cheaper online than in the shop.

[The_Allmighty_Mr_T]

I ahev a question for u mountain bikers here,
how come your always cycling around skate spots doing wheelies and stuff, you all get in us skaters way, no offence though im just curious, as they are called mountain bikes so how come you dont go and cycle up some mountains or something??

[[TSQN] Fu11]

Uh, haven't been biking since I bent my front fork back 12 and a half inches after a head on collision with uh, a wooden fence...

Rain, speed, roadtraining = Aquaplaned about 25 ft smack into a bloody fence thang..

= Much pain + Seriously twisted bike.

Never been able to afford the repairs, waaaaaah!..

[-Lucas2001-]

Just LOL @ FU11
can just imagine it on youve been framed :laugh:

[[TSQN] Fu11]

Nobody saw it AFAIK, thank God :laugh:

[Zaccix]

I did ride mountain bikes for a while, but the karma just wasn't there, so I went back to my first love - BMX racing :)